Back محمد زاهور خايام ARZ মোহাম্মদ জহুর খৈয়াম Bengali/Bangla खय्याम Hindi Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Italian മുഹമ്മദ് സഹുർ ഖയാം Malayalam खय्याम Marathi खय्याम Nepali ਮੁਹੰਮਦ ਜ਼ਹੂਰ ਖ਼ਯਾਮ Punjabi محمد ظہور خیام PNB Хайям, Мохаммед Захир Russian
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam | |
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 Khayyam at his 85th birthday bash in 2012 | |
| Born | 18 February 1927 |
| Died | 19 August 2019 (aged 92) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Music director, film score composer |
| Known for | Umrao Jaan Kabhi Kabhie Razia Sultan Dil-e-Nadaan Dard Thodisi Bewafai |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Honours | Padma Bhushan |
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi (18 February 1927 – 19 August 2019),[1] better known mononymously as Khayyam, was an Indian music director and background score composer whose career spanned four decades.[2][3]
He won three Filmfare Awards: for Best Music in 1977 for Kabhi Kabhie and 1982 for Umrao Jaan, and a lifetime achievement award in 2010. He was awarded the 2007 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Creative Music, by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Theatre.[4] He was awarded the third-highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, by the Government of India in 2011.[5]
- ^ "Music Composer Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi Dies at 92". NDTV. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "PM meets musician Khayyam". The Times of India. PTI. 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ This studio gave a struggling musician a new dawn[dead link] Mohammed Wajihuddin, Indian Express, 26 May 2002.
- ^ Creative Music Archived 15 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine Sangeet Natak Akademi Official Award listings.
- ^ "Padma Bhushan Award Winners". The Times of India. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2018.