Husnlal Bhagatram

Film music composers

Husn Lal and Bhagat Ram were the first legendary music directors duo in Bollywood. They are two brothers, Husn Lal (8 April 1920 – 28 December 1968) and Bhagat Ram (1914 – 29 November 1973).

Husn Lal was also a renowned violinist, vocalist (indian classical music) and music composer, but his prowess as singer is not commonly known. And he was the disciple of Pt. Dilip Chandra Vedi. Bhagat Ram was considered an expert harmonium player.

Bhagat Ram composed music for a few films in the 1930s alone under the name "Bhagat Ram Batish". In 1944, he and Husn Lal joined forces for the first time to compose music for a film under the name Husn Lal - Bhagat Ram. The brothers were popular music composers in the 1940s and early 1950s, but their career waned after 1955.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Their oldest cousin Pandit Amarnath or Amar Nath was also a music composer of HMV and film music in the 1940s. These two great exponents trained music directors Shankar (of Shankar–Jaikishan), Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar (of Laxmikant–Pyarelal), Khayyam, the singer Mahendra Kapoor and the singer-composer S. Mohinder and trained musician Pandit Kesar Chand Narang. The brothers were born in Kahma, Punjab, British India.^[1]^[3]

Filmography

Films to their credits include:

Chaand, 1944, by Prabhat Film Company, Pune
Mirza Sahiban (1947 film) (only music of this film was composed by all three – Pandit Amarnath (older cousin) and two brothers Husn Lal Bhagat Ram)^[4]
Aaj Ki Raat (1948)^[5]
Amar Kahani, 1949
Badi Bahen (1949)^[2]^[5]^[1]
Balam (1949)^[5]
Pyar Ki Jeet (1948)^[5]^[1]
Aadhi Raat (1950)
Meena Bazaar (film) (1950)^[5]
Afsana (1951)
Sanam (1951)
Kaafilaa (1952)
Shama Parwana (1954)
Adl-e-Jehangir (1955 film)^[5]
Shaheed Bhagat Singh (1963 film)
Main Jatti Punjab Di (1964)- punjabi movie^[5]

Popular songs

The following is a short list of some of Husnlal Bhagatram's best compositions:

Chale Jana Nahi (Bari Behen)
Chup Chup Khade Ho (Bari Behen)
Woh Meri Taraf Yun Chale Aa Rahe - Kaafila
Laharon Se puch lo - Kaafila
Tere Nainon Ne Chori Kiya (Pyar Ki Jeet)
Kya Yehi Tera Pyar Tha (Mirza Sahiban)
Hath Sine Pe Jo Rakh Do To Qarar Aa Jaye (Mirza Sahiban)
O Pardesi Musafir, Kise Karta Hai Ishare (Balam)- A Rare Duet between Lata Mangeshkar and Suraiya
Hume Duniya ko Dil ke jakhm (Aadhi Raat)
O Mahi O Dupatta Mera Dede (Meena Bazaar)
Apna Bana Ke Chhod Nahi Jana (Meena Bazaar)
O Sanam, Main Tujhe Pukaarun SanamSanam (Sanam)
Sham e Bahar ayi -Shama Parwana
Abhi to main jawaan hoon (Afsana)- One of the best songs of Lata Mangeshkar, It was the title song of a popular program of the same titled on Radio Ceylon for years

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sonal Pandya (29 November 2016). "Remember music composer Bhagat Ram?". Cinestaan.com website. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Bari Behen (1949 film review) - scored by Husn Lal Bhagat Ram". Upperstall.com website. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 584–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
^ Film music and songs of Mirza Sahiban (1947 film) on hindigeetmala.net website Archived 31 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 May 2020
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Filmography of Husn Lal Bhagat Ram". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2023.