Shaukat Husain Haideri ‘Nashad’, a composer and a musician of the highest cadre, was remembered on his death anniversary on Tuesday. He was born in Delhi, India, in 1923 but moved later to Bombay, where he made his debut in 1947 as a music composer for the film ‘Dildaar’. In 1949, he used his given name and composed songs for the film ‘Dada’. In 1953, film director, Nakshab, changed Shaukat Ali’s name to Nashad. Nashad’s last film in India as a music composer was the 1962 film the ‘Flying man’.
He migrated to Pakistan and debuted as a composer in the 1964 film ‘Maikhana’. He went on to compose music for over 60 Pakistani films and was regarded as one of the most successful film composers of the 60’s and 70’s. Two of his sons also composed music for films. Nashad died in January 1981 at 58 years of age.
