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{{short description|Pakistani film music composer (1945 - 2017)}} |
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| name = Wajahat Attre |
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| native_name = {{nastaliq|وجاہت عطرے}} |
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| birth_date = 1945 |
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| birth_place = [[Puna, Gujarat]], [[British India]] |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|5|26|1945}} |
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| death_place = [[Lahore]] |
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| occupation = Film Music director |
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| years_active = 1969 – 2013 |
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| awards = Won 9 [[Nigar Awards]] during his career |
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'''Wajahat Attre''' (1945 – 26 May 2017) was a Pakistani music director who composed around 3000 songs for over 200 films.<ref name=a/> |
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==Early life== |
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Wajahat Attre was born in [[Puna, Gujarat]], [[British India]] in 1945. After the [[independence of Pakistan]] in 1947, his family migrated to Pakistan.<ref name=a/> His father, [[Rasheed Attre]] (1919 – 1967) also was a noted film music composer of Pakistan and originally belonged to [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, British India]].<ref name=Dawn/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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⚫ | Wajahat composed music for over 200 films, among them [[Mukhra (1988 film)]], ''Chan Varyam'' (1981), [[Naukar Wohti Da]] (1974 film) and [[Ishq Khuda]] (2013 film) became musical hits. He churned out popular songs like ''Wagdi Nadi Da Paani'', ''Vay Ik Tera Pyar Menu Mileya'', ''Aanda Teray Layi Reshmi Rumal''. He worked with singers like [[Noor Jehan]], [[Humaira Channa]], Saira Nasim, [[Shabnam Majeed]] and [[Azra Jehan]].<ref name=a>[https://images.dawn.com/news/1177677 Music composer Wajahat Attre passes away at 68] Dawn Images (newspaper), Published 27 May 2017, Retrieved 4 June 2022</ref><ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1497890 |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|author=Sultan Arshad Khan|title=SOUNDSCAPE: THREE GENERATIONS OF SONGMAKERS|date=4 August 2019|access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://english.newsnationtv.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/pakistani-music-composer-wajahat-attre-passes-away-at-68-on-saturday-was-suffering-from-paralysis-and-heart-problems-172445.html Pakistani music composer Wajahat Attre passes away at 68 on Saturday]</ref><ref name=uae>[https://theuaenews.com/2017/05/26/pakistani-musician-wajahat-attre-dies/amp/ Pakistani musician Wajahat Attre dies] The UAE News website,</ref> |
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Wajahat Attre was born in 1945 in [[Puna]], [[Gujarat]], [[British India]] in a Gujarati-speaking muslim family. His family migrated to Pakistan followibg partition in 1947. <ref name=a/> |
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Wajahat Attre used to be his father's chief assistant for many years before his father's death on 18 December, 1967. So he took up the same profession as his father and eventually became one of the most sought after film music composers in Pakistan in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name=Dawn/> |
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==Popular songs== |
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! Song title || Sung by || Lyrics by || Music by || Film notes |
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| ''Raqs zanjeer pehan ker bhi kiya jata hai''<ref name=a/><ref name=pakmag/> ||[[Mehdi Hassan]]||[[Habib Jalib]] ||Rasheed Attre and Wajahat Attre || [[Zarqa (film)|Zarqa (1969 film)]]<br/>This particular song was reportedly composed by Wajahat Attre because his father [[Rasheed Attre]] had died during the filming of Zarqa<ref name=a/> |
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| ''Ishqay Di Kook Sun Kay, Koi Uttar Paharun Aya''<ref name=pakmag/>|| Noor Jehan || Hazin Qadri ||Wajahat Attre || ''Teray Ishq Nachaya'' (1969)<ref name=pakmag/> |
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| ''Aanda teray layi reshmi rumal''<ref name=a/><ref name=pakmag/> || [[Noor Jehan]] || [[Ahmad Rahi]] || Wajahat Attre || ''Nikke Hondyan Da Pyar'' (1969)<ref name=pakmag>{{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/musicians/WajahatAttray.php|url-status=dead|title=Wajahat Attre film songs list|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|access-date=11 July 2022|archive-date=5 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505152151/http://pakfilms.net/musicians/WajahatAttray.php}}</ref> |
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|''Wagdi nadi da paani, ainj jaa ke murr nahin aanda''<ref name=a/><ref name=Dawn/><ref name=pakmag/> ||Noor Jehan || Hazin Qadri || Wajahat Attre ||''Ishq Na Puchhay Zaat'' (1969)<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=pakmag/> |
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|''Toonba wajda eei na taar bina'' ||Noor Jehan ||Khawaja Pervaiz ||Wajahat Attre || [[Naukar Wohti Da]] (1974 film)<ref name=a/><ref name=uae/> |
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| ''Zindagi Tamasha Bani, Dunya Da Hasa Bani, Kittay Bhi Na Pyar Milia''<ref name=pakmag/>||Afshan ||Khawaja Pervaiz ||Wajahat Attre || ''Naukar Wohti Da'' (1974) |
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|''Jatt Kurrian Taun Darda Mara, Jawani Che Malang Ho Gaya''<ref name=pakmag/>||Noor Jehan and [[Masood Rana]]||Khawaja Pervaiz ||Wajahat Attre ||''Jatt Kurrian Taun Darda'' (1976)<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/person25625.htm|archive-date=27 November 2018|website=Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website|title=Filmography of Wajahat Attre|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127133826/http://www.citwf.com/person25625.htm|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> |
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|''Jhanjharia bhi pehna dou, Bindiya bhi chamka duo''<ref name=Dawn/>||Noor Jehan||Khawaja Pervaiz ||Wajahat Attre||[[Sher Khan (1981 film)|Sher Khan (1981)]]<ref name=Dawn/> |
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|''Tu jay mere hamesha kole rawein''||Noor Jehan||Khawaja Pervaiz ||Wajahat Attre||''Sher Khan'' (1981) |
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|''Vay ik tera pyar meinu mileya, mein dunya taun hore ki leina''<ref name=a/><ref name=Dawn/>||Noor Jehan || [[Khawaja Pervaiz]] ||Wajahat Attre ||''Sala Sahib'' (1981)<ref name=Dawn/> |
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* Films: [[Mukhra (1988 film)]],<ref name=uae/> ''Chan Varyam'' (1981), [[Ishq Khuda]] (2013 film)<ref name=a/><ref name=uae/> |
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==Awards== |
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* Wajahat Attre won a total of 9 [[Nigar Awards]] as Best Music Director in 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990 and in 1997.<ref name=hot>{{cite web | url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/ | archive-date=13 June 2020|title=Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards | date=24 November 2017 | work=The Hot Spot Film Reviews website |url-status=dead | access-date=12 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Attre passed away on 26 May |
Attre passed away on 26 May 2017 at the age of 72. He was suffering from heart disease. He was laid to rest at [[Miani Sahib Graveyard]] in [[Lahore]], Pakistan.<ref name=a/><ref>[https://www.suchtv.pk/entertainment/item/54433-veteran-pakistani-musician-wajahat-attre-dies.html Veteran Pakistani musician Wajahat Attre dies] Such TV News website</ref><ref name=uae/> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{IMDb name|0041102|Wajahat Attre }} |
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[[Category:1945 births]] |
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[[Category:2017 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani film score composers]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani musicians]] |
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[[Category:Musicians from Lahore]] |
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[[Category:Nigar Award winners]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 6 November 2022
Wajahat Attre | |
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وجاہت عطرے | |
Born | 1945 |
Died | 26 May 2017 | (aged 71–72)
Occupation | Film Music director |
Years active | 1969 – 2013 |
Awards | Won 9 Nigar Awards during his career |
Wajahat Attre (1945 – 26 May 2017) was a Pakistani music director who composed around 3000 songs for over 200 films.[1]
Early life
[edit]Wajahat Attre was born in Puna, Gujarat, British India in 1945. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, his family migrated to Pakistan.[1] His father, Rasheed Attre (1919 – 1967) also was a noted film music composer of Pakistan and originally belonged to Amritsar, Punjab, British India.[2]
Career
[edit]Wajahat composed music for over 200 films, among them Mukhra (1988 film), Chan Varyam (1981), Naukar Wohti Da (1974 film) and Ishq Khuda (2013 film) became musical hits. He churned out popular songs like Wagdi Nadi Da Paani, Vay Ik Tera Pyar Menu Mileya, Aanda Teray Layi Reshmi Rumal. He worked with singers like Noor Jehan, Humaira Channa, Saira Nasim, Shabnam Majeed and Azra Jehan.[1][2][3][4]
Wajahat Attre used to be his father's chief assistant for many years before his father's death on 18 December, 1967. So he took up the same profession as his father and eventually became one of the most sought after film music composers in Pakistan in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
Popular songs
[edit]Song title | Sung by | Lyrics by | Music by | Film notes |
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Raqs zanjeer pehan ker bhi kiya jata hai[1][5] | Mehdi Hassan | Habib Jalib | Rasheed Attre and Wajahat Attre | Zarqa (1969 film) This particular song was reportedly composed by Wajahat Attre because his father Rasheed Attre had died during the filming of Zarqa[1] |
Ishqay Di Kook Sun Kay, Koi Uttar Paharun Aya[5] | Noor Jehan | Hazin Qadri | Wajahat Attre | Teray Ishq Nachaya (1969)[5] |
Aanda teray layi reshmi rumal[1][5] | Noor Jehan | Ahmad Rahi | Wajahat Attre | Nikke Hondyan Da Pyar (1969)[5] |
Wagdi nadi da paani, ainj jaa ke murr nahin aanda[1][2][5] | Noor Jehan | Hazin Qadri | Wajahat Attre | Ishq Na Puchhay Zaat (1969)[2][5] |
Toonba wajda eei na taar bina | Noor Jehan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Naukar Wohti Da (1974 film)[1][4] |
Zindagi Tamasha Bani, Dunya Da Hasa Bani, Kittay Bhi Na Pyar Milia[5] | Afshan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Naukar Wohti Da (1974) |
Jatt Kurrian Taun Darda Mara, Jawani Che Malang Ho Gaya[5] | Noor Jehan and Masood Rana | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Jatt Kurrian Taun Darda (1976)[6] |
Jhanjharia bhi pehna dou, Bindiya bhi chamka duo[2] | Noor Jehan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Sher Khan (1981)[2] |
Tu jay mere hamesha kole rawein | Noor Jehan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Sher Khan (1981) |
Vay ik tera pyar meinu mileya, mein dunya taun hore ki leina[1][2] | Noor Jehan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Sala Sahib (1981)[2] |
- Films: Mukhra (1988 film),[4] Chan Varyam (1981), Ishq Khuda (2013 film)[1][4]
Awards
[edit]- Wajahat Attre won a total of 9 Nigar Awards as Best Music Director in 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990 and in 1997.[7]
Death
[edit]Attre passed away on 26 May 2017 at the age of 72. He was suffering from heart disease. He was laid to rest at Miani Sahib Graveyard in Lahore, Pakistan.[1][8][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Music composer Wajahat Attre passes away at 68 Dawn Images (newspaper), Published 27 May 2017, Retrieved 4 June 2022
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sultan Arshad Khan (4 August 2019). "SOUNDSCAPE: THREE GENERATIONS OF SONGMAKERS". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Pakistani music composer Wajahat Attre passes away at 68 on Saturday
- ^ a b c d e Pakistani musician Wajahat Attre dies The UAE News website,
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Wajahat Attre film songs list". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Filmography of Wajahat Attre". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Veteran Pakistani musician Wajahat Attre dies Such TV News website