LAHORE (Web Desk) - The 39th death anniversary of renowned filmmaker, writer, director and music composer, Khawaja Khurshid Anwar, is being observed on Monday (today).
He was widely credited for his music for 227 films, six scripts, direction of three movies and production of six films.
As a filmmaker, writer, director and music composer, Khawaja Khurshid Anwar gained tremendous popularity both in India and Pakistan.
He composed music for several famous movies including Intazar, Ghoonghat, Chingari, Hamraz, Mirza Jutt and Shireen Farhad.
Khawaja Khurshid Anwar was also the founder of Radio Pakistan’s signature tune.
In recognition of his achievements, he was awarded Nigar award and Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
He was born on March 01, 1912 in Mianwali. Khurshid Anwar was credited as being one of the most original and inventive music directors of his generation.
He was also the Programme Producer (Music) at All India Radio in 1939. Before his return to Lahore from India in 1952, he had composed popular songs for films like Ishaara, Parwana and Singaar, a private news channel reported.
Anwar formed a team which included Masud Parvez as director, Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj as writer, Qateel Shifai and Tanvir Naqvi as song writers which produced movies like Intezar, Jhoomer and Zehr-e-Ishq from 1956 to 1958 which opened the industry to new ideas. He died on October 30, 1984 in Lahore.