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Ghulam Haider (1908 9 November 1953), also known by the honorary title Master Ghulam Haider, was a Pakistani music composer who worked both in India and later in Pakistan after its independence in 1947.

Master Ghulam Haider
Born
Ghulam Haider

1908
Hyderabad, Sind, British India
Died9 November 1953 (aged 4445)
Lahore, Pakistan
Other namesMaster Ghulam Haidar
OccupationFilm music composer
Years active1932 1953
AwardsTamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) by the President of Pakistan (2011)
Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (2018)

He changed the face of film songs by combining the popular Raags with the verve and rhythm of Punjabi music,[1][2] and also helped raise the status of film music directors. He is also known for giving a break to the well-known playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar.[1][2]

In an interview, Lata Mangeshkar herself disclosed on her 84th birthday in 2013, "Ghulam Haider is truly my Godfather. It was his confidence in me that he fought for me to tuck me into the Hindi Film Industry which otherwise had rejected me". Remembering her early rejection, Lata once said, "Ghulam Haider was the first music director who showed complete faith in my talent. He introduced me to many producers including S. Mukerji, a big name in film production, but when he too rejected me, Ghulam Haider was very furious. Hence, finally he convinced Bombay Talkies, a banner bigger than S. Mukerji and introduced me through their movie Majboor (1948 film)".[3][4]


Early life


According to one account, Ghulam Haider was born in 1908 in Narowal, Punjab, British India[1] (now in Pakistani Punjab). Another account says that he was born in Hyderabad, Sindh.[2][5]

According to a major newspaper, "Ghulam Haider hailed from Muslim Punjabi Khatri family. After passing his intermediate examination, he was admitted to a college of dentistry and completed his education as a dentist. Being curious about music, he started learning music from Babu Ganesh Lal.[1][5] His love for music made him leave his career as a dentist, facing the wrath of his family, he still found a job with Alfred Theatrical Company and Alexander Theatrical Company as a piano player in Calcutta, and worked with Jenaphone (Genophone) Recording Company as a music composer as well. He composed music for the then famous singer, Umrao Zia Begum, who was working for Pancholi Studios, Lahore. He later married her in 1938.[2][5]


Career


Haider broke into films with the father-son duo Roshan Lal Shorey and Roop Kumar Shorey, and then A.R. Kardar gave him the opportunity to compose music for the 1935 film, Swarg Ki Seerhi. But he got his first big breakthrough with D.M. Pancholi's Punjabi film, Gul-E-Bakavali (1939) starring Noor Jehan.[1] This was followed by film Yamla Jat (1940). His first big hit song came with Khazanchi in 1941,[1] which helped cause a revolution in the music industry. The music of the film Khazanchi (1941), in particular, the song Sawan Ke Nazare Hain sung by Shamshad Begum and Ghulam Haider himself caused a revolution in music composing. By then Music Directors of the 1930s, who had composed film songs set in classical ragas, were beginning to sound commonplace. Khazanchi's refreshingly 'free wheeling music' not only took the audiences by storm but also made other film music directors sit up and take notice. With this film, Ghulam Haider ensured that the Indian film song would never be the same again. Khandan (1942), the first film of Noor Jehan as lead actress, was also a big hit[1] and established him as a top film composer. Film Poonji (1943) was also successful. Then Haider moved to Bombay and composed music for many films including Humayun (1945) and Majboor (1948 film), the first major breakthrough film for Lata Mangeshkar in Hindi films.[1] Films Shaheed (1948) and Kaneez are his other big hits.[3]


Pioneering work


He introduced Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum, Sudha Malhotra and Surinder Kaur to the Indian Film Industry.[2] Besides them, as a film song composer, he played a key role in giving first breakthrough popularity to Noor Jehan in film Khandan. Master Ghulam Haider also gets major credit for introducing the Punjabi folk music and instruments like dholak in the film music. His pioneering work in music later inspired many Punjabi film music directors like Hansraj Behl, Shyam Sunder, Husnlal Bhagatram and Feroz Nizami. His assistants in Mumbai were film music composers Madan Mohan and Nashad, not to be confused here with Naushad.[2] Later in Pakistan, film music director A. Hameed worked as his assistant.


Death


After independence in 1947, he returned to Lahore and his first Pakistani film was Shahida (1949). He composed music for many other Pakistani films like Beqarar (1950), Akeli (1951) and Bheegi Palken (1952) but the films flopped. He died just a few days after the release of Pakistani film Gulnar (1953) due to throat cancer at age 45.[1][5]


Awards and recognition



Filmography


His major films are:




References


  1. "Ghulam Haider". Upperstall.com website. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. Profile of Ghulam Haider on Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website Retrieved 17 January 2022
  3. Sarwat Ali (10 November 2019). "Remembering Master Ghulam Haider". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. (P. Nidhi) Who is Lata Mangeshkar's Godfather? glamsham.com website Published 27 September 2013, Retrieved 17 January 2022
  5. Sharad Dutt (26 May 2018). "Ghulam Haider: The Grand Master of Melodies". MillenniumPost (newspaper). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. "President confers civil awards on Independence Day". Business Recorder (newspaper). 15 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  7. President Mamnoon confers civil awards on Yaum-i-Pakistan (Pakistan Day - 23 March 2018) Dawn (newspaper), Published 23 March 2018, Retrieved 6 June 2021





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