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MUSICIAN

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohammed Zahur Khayyam has received more than 676,655 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammed Zahur Khayyam is the 2,459th most popular musician, the 929th most popular biography from India and the 19th most popular Indian Musician.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 2,459 out of 2,662. Before him are Toby Fox, Rocky Gray, Esperanza Spalding, Terry Date, Cynthia Weil, and Giorgi Latso. After him are Rodney Crowell, Chris Pitman, Oliver Mtukudzi, Tor Endresen, Bob Johnston, and Dave Abbruzzese.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 433. Before him are Kirti Nidhi Bista, Slim Dusty, Norman Petty, Dick Hyman, Barbara Cook, and Eddie Sachs. After him are Peggie Castle, Peggy McCay, Ralph Beard, Edwin Edwards, Ralph Stanley, and Bill Rowling. Among people deceased in 2019, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 535. Before him are Kristoff St. John, Andrea Levy, Viktor Manakov, Manohar Parrikar, Lisa Sheridan, and Windsor Davies. After him are Oliver Mtukudzi, John Dingell, Stevie Chalmers, Jonathan Miller, Alan Krueger, and Nipsey Hussle.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 929 out of 1,493. Before him are Om Birla (1962), Rajiv Kapoor (1962), Arjun Rampal (1972), Pawan Kumar Chamling (1950), Prabhas (1979), and Lara Dutta (1978). After him are Antony Padiyara (1921), Moushumi Chatterjee (1953), Shashikala (1932), Sushant Singh Rajput (1986), Lakshmi (1952), and Raj Babbar (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam ranks 19. Before him are A. R. Rahman (1966), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Mehdi Hassan (1927), Salil Chowdhury (1925), and Naushad (1919). After him are K. S. Chithra (1963), U. Srinivas (1969), and Amit Trivedi (1979).

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