Khayyam

Khayyam reigned in the Bollywood world of music and poetry. Having composed the music for masterpieces like Kabhi Kabhi, Umrao Jaan, and Bazaar, Khayyam worked with some of the greatest poets and singers of India. With a career spanning almost 55 years, Khayyam was selective enough to compose music for just 55 movies, though his non-film repertoire of ghazals and bhajans is huge. Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi was born in the village of Rahon in the Nawanshahr District, and learned music from Baba Chishti. In his early days he was intrigued by the world of cinema and went to Bo...