Lal Mohammad Iqbal
{{Short description|Pakistani film music composer (1930–2013)}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lal Mohammad Iqbal
| image = Lal_Mohammad_Iqbal.jpg
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| birth_name = Lal Mohammad (1933 - 2009) and Buland Iqbal (1930 - 2013)
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Rajasthan, British India (Lal Mohammad)
| death_date =
| death_place = Karachi, Pakistan (both of them died in Karachi)
| origin = Pakistani
| genre = Contemporary instrumental
| occupation = Composers and music directors of films
| years_active = 1957 – 1994
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Lal Mohammad Iqbal were a Pakistani composer duo, consisting of Lal Mohammad (1933 – 29 September 2009) and Buland Iqbal (1930 – 25 July 2013). They were among the leading musicians of Pakistan film industry belonging to the golden era of film songs.{{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/musicians/LalMohammadIqbal.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 April 2017|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|title=Film songs of Lal Mohammad Iqbal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428045747/http://pakfilms.net/musicians/LalMohammadIqbal.php|access-date=4 February 2023}}
Buland Iqbal composed music at Radio Pakistan with his colleague Lal Mohammad and the duo was known as Lal Mohammad Iqbal. They had joined Radio Pakistan, Karachi within a span of six months in 1950. At first, they together composed 'geets' and 'ghazals' for Radio Pakistan. The duo is primarily remembered for their compositions in the voice of playback singer Ahmed Rushdi.{{cite web|title=Tribute to maestro Buland Iqbal|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1035815|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|date=14 August 2013|author=Parvez Rahim|access-date=12 July 2021}}{{Cite news|date=23 October 2009|title=Paying tribute to maestros|url=https://www.dawn.com/2009/10/23/paying-tribute-to-maestro/|access-date=12 July 2021|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en}}
Early life and career
Buland Iqbal was the son of Ustad Bundu Khan (1880 – 1955), the famous sarangi player of the subcontinent and he was the younger brother of Umrao Bundu Khan, a sarangi player and classical singer. Belonging to a family of classical musicians of Delhi gharana, Buland Iqbal had command over numerous ragas, which he also sang.
Iqbal used to compose music on Radio and then with his mate Lal Mohammad. He started his film career in 1961 with the film Bara Bajey (1962).{{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=1857|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2017|title=Profile of Lal Mohammad Iqbal|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629180238/http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=1857}}
They were first given the chance for films by playback singer Ahmed Rushdi as Rushdi introduced them to different film producers.{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/274126/lal-mohammad-iqbal-the-forgotten-hero-duo/ |title=Lal Mohammad Iqbal - the forgotten hero duo |author=Amjad Parvez|date=28 July 2018|newspaper=Daily Times (newspaper)|access-date=12 July 2021}}
The duo composed music for at least 40 films and utilized the voices of many playback singers, including three vocalists from India, namely Talat Mahmood, C. H. Atma and Mubarak Begum. Their last film as a music director was Sab Ke Baap which was released in 1994. Lal Mohammad had died earlier on 29 September 2009 whereas over the last two decades, Buland Iqbal devoted his time to teaching classical and ghazal singing. His devotion for music was so intense that till the age of 80, he would come to teach music four to five times in a week driving his motorbike from his residence in Liaquatabad, Karachi to many other parts of the city.
Death
Popular compositions of Lal Mohammad Iqbal
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1539571/ Filmography of Lal Mohammad Iqbal on IMDb website]
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Category:Radio personalities from Karachi
Category:Pakistani film score composers
Category:Musicians from Karachi
Category:Pakistani people of Rajasthani descent
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