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Naushad

1919 - 2006

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Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian composer for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the use of classical music in films. His first film as an independent music director was Prem Nagar in 1940. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Naushad is the 885th most popular musician (up from 2,412th in 2019), the 440th most popular biography from India (up from 996th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Naushad ranks 885 out of 3,175. Before him are Alice, Aníbal Troilo, Mischa Elman, Roy Ayers, Bella Davidovich, and Hillel Slovak. After him are Snowy White, Billy Sheehan, Hilton Valentine, Airto Moreira, Tommy Thayer, and Luiz Bonfá.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Naushad ranks 163. Before him are Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Ota Šik, Clyde Cowan, Joan Brossa, Kathleen Freeman, and Henri Vidal. After him are Albert Batteux, Eva Gabor, Irmgard Seefried, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Antonio Aguilar, and Fritz Muliar. Among people deceased in 2006, Naushad ranks 170. Before him are Caspar Weinberger, Chris Penn, Pío Leyva, Mickey Hargitay, Larry Black, and David Gemmell. After him are Rocío Jurado, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Daniel Schmid, Bismillah Khan, Peter Benchley, and Suzanne Morrow Francis.

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In India

Among people born in India, Naushad ranks 440 out of 1,861. Before him are Kumar Sanu (1957), Sridevi (1963), Rukhmabai (1864), Debendranath Tagore (1817), Irrfan Khan (1967), and BP Koirala (1914). After him are Sarada Devi (1853), Satya Nadella (1967), Jacques Lauriston (1768), Jahandar Shah (1661), Keshub Chandra Sen (1838), and Satish Kumar (1936).

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Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, Naushad ranks 9. Before him are A. R. Rahman (1966), Pete Best (1941), Ravi Shankar (1920), Cliff Richard (1940), Tansen (1493), and Ilaiyaraaja (1943). After him are Bismillah Khan (1916), Christian Zacharias (1950), Barry Hay (1948), M. M. Keeravani (1961), K. S. Chithra (1963), and Trilok Gurtu (1951).

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