Naushad - A Biography (Hindi)

Author: Chaudhury Zia Iman
Contributor(s)/Artiste(s): Syed Mohammad Mehndi
Publisher: Penguin/Yatra
Year: 2008
Language: Hindi
Pages: 248
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9780143101895

Description

This book is a biography of famous Music Director of Hindi cinema Naushad. The book is noted for its revealing anecdotes about Naushad’s life, principles and musical collaborations.

Naushad: Zarra Jo Aaftab Bana—“the speck that became the sun”—is Chaudhary Zia Imam’s Hindi biographical portrait of legendary film composer Naushad Ali. Through personal recollections and behind-the-scenes stories involving Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and filmmaker K. Asif, it traces the music-obsessed Lucknow boy who listened outside cinema halls to the celebrated composer behind Baiju Bawra, Mother India and Mughal-e-Azam.

Why We love it at India Club

This books takes us beyond Naushad’s unforgettable melodies and introduces us to the man, memories and emotions behind the music.