Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, better known mononymously as Khayyam, was an Indian music director and background score composer whose career spanned four decades.
Khayyam at his 85th birthday bash in 2012
Khayyam in 2012
Khayyam being awarded Padma Bhushan by President Pratibha Patil in 2011.
Music Director Khayyam presenting a book titled "Khayyam: The man, His Music" to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
The Filmfare Award for Best Music Director is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad Ali was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj" from the film Baiju Bawra. For the first two years, it was awarded to the composer for a particular song and not the entire album. From 1956 onwards, awards in this category have been given for the entire soundtrack. From 2017, the name of this was category changed from best music direction to music album.
A. R. Rahman with his award of 2012 for the film Rockstar. He holds the record of maximum wins in this category.
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Image: Sachin Dev Burman 2007 stamp of India
Image: Hemant Kumar 2016 stamp of India