Sajjad Hussain (composer)
| Sajjad Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 June 1917 Sitamau, Central India Agency now called Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Died | 21 July 1995 (aged 78) |
| Genres | film score |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Years active | 1944–1977 |
| Notable instruments | |
| mandolin | |
Sajjad Hussain (15 June 1917, Sitamau – 21 July 1995) was an Indian film score composer.
Sajjad Hussain was born in 1917 in the Sitamau, which was at that time, a village in the then Central India Agency, now called Madhya Pradesh, India . As a child, he was taught sitar by his father Mohammed Amir Khan. He learned veena, violin, flute and piano during his teenager years. He was also an accomplished mandolin player, and could play Indian classical music on the instrument.
In 1937, Sajjad Hussain decided to try his luck as a film score composer, and came to Bombay with his elder brother Nisar Hussain. His first job was at Sohrab Modi's Minerva Movietone at Rs. 30 a month. He later moved to the Wadia Movietone, working at Rs. 60 a month. During the next few years, he worked as an assistant to music composer Meer Saheb and Rafiq Ghaznavi, and as a contract player for Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.
In the early 1940s, Sajjad was introduced to the composer Ali Baksh (father of the actress Meena Kumari) by a friend. Impressed with Sajjad's mandolin skills, Ali employed him as an assistant.
Sometime later, Sajjad became an assistant to the music director Hanuman Prasad. In this capacity, he composed two songs for the film Gaali (1944): Aag Lage Saavan Mein and Ab Aaja Dil Na Lage (both sung by Nirmala Devi). The songs of Dost (1944), his first film as an independent music director, were hit. These songs included three songs sung by Noor Jehan: Koi Prem Ka Deke Sandesa, Alam Par Alam Aur Sitam Par Sitam and Badnaam Mohabbat Kaun Kare.
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