Shaukat Dehlavi (1923-1981) was a music composer. He composed music for Hindi films in 1940s and 1950s, sometimes under names Nashad ('naashaad') or Shaukat Haidari.

Nashad was born as Shaukat Ali in Delhi, India, in 1923. He received his early academic education in a local high school in Delhi. He was drawn to music at a tender age. He learned to play flute and mastered it with astonishing rapidity.

His immense love of music took him to Bombay.

He put his name as Shaukat Dehelvi and made his music debut in 1947 action film ‘Dildaar’. Director: Shev Raj, Lyrics: C.M. Muneer, Cast: Sagina, Yashonat, Dev Radha and Deepak.

He put his name as Shaukat Husain to compose for the 1948 film ‘Jeenay do’. Banner: J. Hind Chitra, Director: A. F. Keka and Majeed, Cast: Monica Devi, Pana Laal, Haresh, Ratan Piya, Laila Gupta and Shanta Kanwar.

He put his name as Shaukat Ali to compose for the 1948 film ‘Payal’.

He put his name again as "Shaukat Dehelvi" to compose for 1948 film ‘Suhagi’.

In 1948, he also composed songs for film ‘Tutay taray’ as Shaukat Dehelvi. Released under the banner of Sheikh Mukhtar’s film production unit called ‘Omar Khayyam films’, Director: Haresh, Cast: Shamim Banu and Moti Laal. In this film, he composed Bahadur Shah Zafar’s ghazal ‘Na kisi ki Aankh ka noor hoon’.

In 1949, He composed music for actor-director Yaqoob’s movie, ‘Aiye’. Cast: Yaqoob and Silo Chena Cheterji.

In 1949, Nashad put his name as Shaukat Husain Haideri and composed songs for film ‘Dada’. Director: Haresh, released under the banner of ‘Omar Khayyam films’, Cast: Sheikh Mukhtar, Begum Para, Munawwar Sultana, Shayam, Murad, Mukhri, and Gullu. It was released in Jubilee cinema, Karachi.

In 1953, film director, Nakshab Jarachavi, changed Shaukat Ali’s name to Nashad. This name accompanied him for the rest of his life. Nashad composed for his 1953 movie ‘Naghma’, Cast: Nadira and Ashok Kumar.

His other films are: ‘Chaar Chaand’, cast: Sheyama and Saresh. Music, Nashad.

‘Darwaza’, director: Shahid Lateef, husband of writer Ismat Chughtai, cast: Sheyama and Chandar Shehkar. He introduced singer Sauman Kalyanpur for the first time in this film.

‘Subse Bada Rupaiya’, director: P. L. Santoshi, cast: Shashi Kala and Sundar, music: Nashad and O. P. Nayyar.

‘Shehzada’ (1955), director: Mohan Sehna, cast: Shela Ramani and Ajeet, music: Nashad and S. Mohinder.

‘Jawab’.

‘Baaradari, director: K. Amarnath, lyrics: Khumar Barabankvi, cast: Gita Bali, Ajeet, Chandrashehkar and Pran. This film had the songs ‘Bhula nahin dena ji bhula nahin dena, zamaana kharaab hai, bhula nahin dena’ by Shamshad Begum, and also ‘Tasveer banata hoon tasveer naheen banti’ by Talat Mehmood. Nashad himself sang a song in this film.

‘Aawara shehzadi’, Director, Pyarelal, cast: Meena Shori and Diljeet, music: Nashad and Jimmi.

‘Jallad’, cast: Veena, Munawwar Sultana and Nasir Khan.

‘Bada Bhai’, cast: Kaamni Koshal and Ajit.

‘Mehfil’, cast: Rehana and Diljeet.

‘Hathkari,’ cast: Shakila and Moti Laal.

‘Zindigi ya tufaan’ cast: Nautan and Perdeep Kumar.

‘Zara bachh kay’ cast: Nanda and Saresh.

‘Qatil’ cast: Chitra and Prem Nath.

‘Flight to Aasaam’, cast: Shakila and Ranjan.

‘Pyar ki dastaan’, cast: Anita Guha and Suresh Kumar.

‘Roop laikha’ cast: Wajeeh Chaudhari and Mahipal.

‘Maya mehel’ cast: Helen and Mahipal.

Nashad’s last film in India as a music composer was the 1962 film ‘Flying man’.

He migrated to Pakistan and debuted in Pakistan as a composer in the 1964 film ‘Maikhana’, director: Nakhshab Jarachavi, scriptwriter: Agha Nasir.

Nashad felt privileged to work with probably the two all-time greatest music composers of the Sub-continent, Master Ghulam Haider and Naushad. Additionally, Nashad coordinated with a group of instrumentalists and attained expertise in various musical instruments.

He married an Indian woman.He has eight sons and seven daughters. His son, Wajid_Ali_Nashad, is a music composer in Pakistan.His son Shahid Ali Nashad is a composer.Akbar Ali Nashad is also a composer and arranger. His another son, Imran Ali Nashad, made his mark as a singer.Arshad Ali Nashad has gone USA.Ahmad Ali Nashad is a Crickter.Ajmal Ali Nashad is supervisor.Singer ['Ameer Ali'] (Choorian Film Fame )also son of Shaukat Ali Nashad.He is good male singer.He performed lot of live shows on stage.He is great performer.He has one son (Drood Abbas).Now Ameer Ali Nashad made his own Audio Studio.His hit song is Karan Mein Nazara Jadu Ohdi Tasweer Da( Film Choorian ).

Nashad died in January 1981 at 58 years of age.

[edit] Notabale films

• Baradari
• Zindagi Ya Toofan
• Azmat
• Aik Raat
• Tum Mile Pyar Mila
• Salgirah

[edit] External links

• (Partial Filmography)

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