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Mohammed Zahur Khayyam

1927 - 2019

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Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi (18 February 1927 – 19 August 2019), better known mononymously as Khayyam, was an Indian music director and background score composer whose career spanned four decades. He won three Filmfare Awards: for Best Music in 1977 for Kabhi Kabhie and 1982 for Umrao Jaan, and a lifetime achievement award in 2010. He was awarded the 2007 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Creative Music, by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Theatre. He was awarded the third-highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan, by the Government of India in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammed Zahur Khayyam is the 2,782nd most popular musician (down from 2,471st in 2024), the 1,217th most popular biography from India (down from 1,030th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Indian Musician.

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Among musicians, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 2,782 out of 3,175. Before him are J. R. Rotem, Nigel Godrich, Ross Robinson, Stina Nordenstam, Laurent Wolf, and Bradley Joseph. After him are Stuart Adamson, ICS Vortex, Gautier Capuçon, Mark Oliver Everett, Mortiis, and Ruth B..

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Among people born in 1927, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 503. Before him are Bill Rowling, Ralph Stanley, Norman Petty, Rupert Crosse, Barbara Cook, and Willie Ormond. After him are Mort Sahl, Joan Birman, Peggie Castle, Phyllis Coates, Abrar Alvi, and Ken Dodd. Among people deceased in 2019, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 599. Before him are Heidi Mohr, Catherine Burns, Bettina Schmidt, Lisa Sheridan, Jonathan Miller, and Gerald Messlender. After him are Justin Raimondo, Ashley Massaro, Sergey Pogorelov, Windsor Davies, Eric Caldow, and Lisa Martinek.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 1,217 out of 1,861. Before him are Vijaya Mehta (1934), Uma Bharti (1959), Michael Bennet (1964), Sushant Singh Rajput (1986), Urvashi Butalia (1952), and Bina Agarwal (1951). After him are Sarika (1962), Allu Arjun (1982), K. L. Rahul (1992), Laxmirani Majhi (1989), Sohrab Modi (1897), and Sohail Khan (1970).

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Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 22. Before him are Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938), Salil Chowdhury (1925), Teejan Bai (1956), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), and Mehdi Hassan (1927). After him are Rajesh Roshan (1955), P.V.R. Raja (1985), Shubha Mudgal (1959), U. Srinivas (1969), Amit Trivedi (1979), and Sidhu Moose Wala (1993).

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