Muslehuddin (composer)

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

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, 80's and 90's 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

At the young age of sixteen, he started his career as a composer. He married Nahid Niazi in Lahore, Pakistan, on 10 January 1964.

His wife was a very prominent Pakistani singer who worked with all of the top music directors in Pakistan before and after their marriage. In PTV shows like Kaliyon Ki Mala (the first children's TV music programme in Pakistan started under the name Padma Kee Mouje by Moslehuddin in 1964), Moslehuddin and Nahid Niazi both sang, produced and wrote the songs (music and lyrics) for this children's show

He composed music for various Urdu films such as Daal Mein Kaala, Deewana, Joker, Jaan Pehchaan, Rahguzar and Josh among others. Besides his contribution to the film industry, he worked for Pakistan Television Corporation which he originally joined in 1964 and was one of its pioneering artists. He along with his wife produced the first children's television series focused on music and songs such as Kaliyon Ki Mala and Padma Kee Mouje.

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

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, the BBC, Bengali music and stage and TV shows.

He was born as Abul Qasim Mohammed Moslehuddin on 27 October 1932 in Bengal Presidency (in modern-day Bangladesh). He later migrated to West Pakistan in 1956. After obtaining M.Com. degree in Commerce and Economics from the University of Dhaka, he went to Lahore where he initially started working in Pakistani film industry as a music composer. He and Deebo Bhattacharya were the two Bengali composers who started their musical careers in the 1950s from West Pakistan. He later met Luqman in 1958, a Pakistani film director who introduced him in his film titled Aadmi. He also composed music for Humsafar (1960 film), for which the film became the recipient of a Nigar Award – Best Music in 1960. He introduced Western, Arabic and Bengali-style music to films.