About A. Hameed
Lived 1934 – 1991 (aged 56–57). A. Hameed was a Pakistani composer and film score composer.
A. Hameed (born Shaikh Abdul Hameed; 1924 – 20 May 1991) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director.
He started his career in Bombay cinema (in modern-day Bollywood) and later worked in Lollywood, the Pakistan film industry originally based in Lahore. The first Pakistani film he worked on as a director was Anjaam (1957). 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 (now India). His first hit film song that became very popular was in Raat Ke Rahi (1960).
Filmography
|1957
|1974 |
|1977 |
|1978 |
|1979 |
Death A. Hameed died in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 20 May 1991.
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Who was A. Hameed?
Pakistani film score composer
When was A. Hameed born?
A. Hameed was born in 1934 in Amritsar, British Raj, Punjab Province (British India).
When did A. Hameed die?
A. Hameed died on 20 May 1991 in Punjab, Pakistan, Rawalpindi.
What was A. Hameed's occupation?
A. Hameed was a composer and film score composer.
What nationality was A. Hameed?
A. Hameed was Pakistani.
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