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Amjad Bobby

Amjad Bobby

Pakistani film music composer (1942-2005)

Amjad Bobby (Punjabi, Urdu: امجد بوبی; 1942 – 15 April 2005) was an acclaimed Pakistani music composer and director.[2][3]

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Early life and career

He was born in Amritsar, British India in 1942. His father wanted him to be a clerk but he preferred to become a film music composer. His first film as a music director was Aik Nagina (1969) and the song "Dil nahi toe koi sheesha koi pathar hi milay" in Ahmed Rushdi's voice gained him some recognition.[2][1]

"Initially, like all musicians, he achieved fame after struggling and assisted renowned musicians like A. Hameed, Nashad, Nisar Bazmi, Khwaja Khurshid Anwar and Rasheed Attre."[1] Amjad Bobby had little success in the decade of the 1970s. His first hit song was "Kajra lagana chor do, sawan ka rukh badal jaye ga", sung by great singer Mehdi Hassan for movie Ansoo Aur Sholay. Later he composed music of movie Aik Nagina with two super hit songs "Beena tera naam" and "Tere bin raha jaye naa". The decade of the 1980s brought luck for Amjad Bobby and he gave many great film songs to the Pakistani film industry. His success continued till his death in 2005.[1]

Death

Amjad Bobby died of cardiac arrest on 15 April 2005 in Lahore.[2][1] His death was a big loss for Pakistani film music industry because Amjad Bobby was a composer who almost singlehandedly gave film music a new direction and brought much freshness into the film music in the 1990s, when it most needed it in Pakistan.[1]

Awards and recognition

Worked with many film playback singers

He had worked with singers from both Pakistan and India. He composed music for Ahmed Rushdi, Salma Agha, Akhlaq Ahmed, Ghulam Abbas, A Nayyar, Waris Baig, Shazia Manzoor, Humera Channa, Arshad Mehmood, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Kavita, Saira Nasim, Jaspinder Narula.[5][2]

Special appearances as a live singer

At the Nigar Awards presentation, he sang a song from his movie 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'. The song was originally sung by Arshad Mehmood, but due to his busy schedule, he could not come so Amjad Bobby sang in his place. He also sang in Javed Sheikh's movie Mushkil, and performed this song on stage several times.

Filmography as music composer

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Film songs

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Profile of music composer Amjad Bobby". Cineplot.com website. 17 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Profile of Amjad Bobby". Urduwire.com website. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Remembering Amjad Bobby!". The News International (newspaper). 15 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". Film Reviews on The Hot Spot Online website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "110 songs in 56 films - Amjad Bobby". Pakistan Film Magazine website. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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