Husnlal Bhagatram

Husn Lal and Bhagat Ram were the first legendary music directors duo[1] in Bollywood. They are two brothers, Husn Lal (08 April, 1920 – 28 December, 1968) and Bhagat Ram (1914 – 29 November 1973).

Husn Lal and Bhagat Ram in Nairobi

Husn Lal was also a renowned violinist, vocalist (indian classical music)[2] and music composer, but his prowess as singer is not commonly known. Bhagat Ram was considered an expert harmonium player.

Bhagat Ram composed music for a few films in 1930s alone under the name "Bhagat Ram Batish".[3] 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.[4][5][6]

Their oldest brother Pandit Amarnath 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. The brothers were born in Kahma, Punjab, British India.[4][6]

Filmography

Films to their credits include:

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

See also

References
  1. https://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/jog/
  2. http://www.dkprabhakar.com/?page_id=2
  3. https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/details-music-director/bhagatram-batish
  4. Sonal Pandya (29 November 2016). "Remember music composer Bhagat Ram?". Cinestaan.com website. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. "Bari Behen (1949 film review) - scored by Husn Lal Bhagat Ram". Upperstall.com website. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 584–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
  7. Film music and songs of Mirza Sahiban (1947 film) on hindigeetmala.net website Retrieved 31 May 2020
  8. Filmography of Husn Lal Bhagat Ram on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 31 May 2020

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