Muslehuddin

Moslehuddin (born Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin; 27 October 1932 6 August 2003; also spelled Muslehuddin) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director. He composed music for sixteen Lollywood films besides contributing to Pakistan Television (PTV), the BBC, Bengali music and stage and TV shows.

At the young age of sixteen, he started his career as a composer. He married Nahid Niazi in Lahore, Pakistan, on 10 January 1964. In 1958, he met Luqman, a Pakistani film director who introduced him in his film titled Aadmi. He also composed music for Humsafar (1960 film), which became the recipient of a Nigar Award in the Best Music category in 1960. He introduced Western, Arabic and Bengali-style music to films.

He composed music for various Urdu films such as Daal Mein Kaala, Deewana, Joker, Jaan Pehchaan, Rahguzar and Josh among others. Before Moslehuddin married Nahid Niazi she recorded Moslehuddin's famous song Is "Jahan Mein Kash Koi Dil Lagaye" sung by Nahid Niazi and Saleem Raza.

In the 1960s Moslehuddin traveled to Calcutta, India to record Hemant Kumar for the song Raat Sohani Hai.

In 1971, Moslehuddin and his wife went to the U.K. to record for the BBC and do various tours doing musical shows . During this time the split of East Pakistan happened and they decided to apply to remain and migrate to the U.K. in 1971. Moslehuddin spent much of his life in the U.K. but also spent months at a time visiting Pakistan and the USA to visit his son Feisal. Both Moslehuddin and his wife Nahid continued working for Pakistan Television in the 1970s, 80s and 90s and produced many new songs and performances. They both also worked for the BBC, and Moslehuddin managed multiple musical performances for the BBC both in Birmingham (Pebble Mill) and London over many of the years he spent in the U.K. Some of these performances are viewable on YouTube. e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htvrLScwzeo&t=152s

Filmography Aadmi (1958) Rahguzar (1960) (producer: Zia Sarhadi) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1969 Nigar Award as Best Music Director in film Hamsafar (1960)

Death He died of a heart attack in England on 6 August 2003.