A. Hameed
A. Hameed was a Pakistani film score composer and music director.
He started his career in Bombay cinema and later worked in Lollywood, the Pakistan film industry originally based in Lahore. The first Pakistani film he worked as a director was Anjaam , however he earned his recognition in Pakistani film industry as a music composer.
Biography
Shaikh Abdul Hameed was born in 1924 in Amritsar, British India. He initially worked in Hindi film industry with the veteran music composer Ghulam Haider as a pianist, and subsequently composed music in Pakistan for Anjaam and Bharosa films.His family later migrated to Pakistan following the partition in 1947 and worked in Pakistani films as a composer. His first hit film song that became very popular was in Raat Ke Rahi. Then, in the same year, a widely popular film Saheli gained him a lot of recognition as a music composer. Another popular film Aulad followed with notable songs, "Naam le le ke tera hum to jiye jaen ge", Tum mile pyar mila ab koi armaan nahin. His next musical creation was film Tauba. It made a great impact with its melodious tracks. Munir Hussain and Salim Raza's Qawali, "Na milta gar ye tauba ka sahaara hum kahaan jaate" and Noor Jehan's song "O re sanam dil yeh kaise bataye" became very popular.
Filmography
| # | Title | Year | Credited as | |
| 1 | Anjaam | 1957 | Music composer | |
| 2 | Saheli | 1960 | Music composer | |
| 3 | Aulad | 1962 | Music composer | |
| 4 | Susral | 1962 | Music composer | |
| 5 | Paigham | 1964 | Music composer | |
| 6 | Ashiana | 1974 | Music composer | |
| 7 | Insaniyat | 1967 | Producer | |
| 8 | Gharnata | 1971 | Music composer | |
| 9 | Yeh Aman | 1971 | Music composer | |
| 10 | Bahisht | 1974 | Music composer | |
| 11 | Begum Jaan | 1977 | Music composer | |
| 12 | Awaz | 1978 | Music composer | |
| 13 | Behan Bhai | 1979 | ||
| 14 | Naya Andaz | 1979 | ||
| 15 | Sangdil | 1982 |
Awards and recognition
- Nigar Award for Best Music Director in Dosti.