A long-standing link with the ‘golden era’ of Hindi film music was snapped in the death of the famous music maestro Khayyam. Though he composed music for a limited number of films, his songs are quite memorable and have a lilting appeal about them. The song ‘sham-e-gham ki qasam’ from Foot Path , rendered in the velvety voice of Talat Mahmood, will linger in our ears forever.
Seshagiri Row Karry,
Hyderabad
The man behind some of Hindustani cinema’s most celebrated soundtracks and melodies has left us. Khayyam sa’ab was truly a “musical magician” who could mesmerise. Unlike today's music composers who lacks skill to fuse Hindustani classical music with Indian film music, Khayyam sahab was an expert with a ‘midas touch’.
Even today, the sweet melodies of Khayyam from films like Kabhie Kabhie , Noorie and Bazaar stirs the soul of listeners.
M. Pradyu,
Hyderabad