Mohammed Zahur Khayyam

Khayyam was born to a Punjabi Muslim family{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1500734/music-legend-khayyam-dies-at-92|title=Music legend Khayyam dies at 92|first=Jawed|last=Naqvi|work=Dawn|date=21 August 2019|access-date=2 June 2020|quote=But easily the real reason for the grudging interest in claiming his own identity was his conservative Muslim Punjabi family for whom music was taboo.|archive-date=18 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001139/https://www.dawn.com/news/1500734/music-legend-khayyam-dies-at-92|url-status=live}} on 18 February 1927 in Rahon in Punjab, British India.{{cite web|url=https://m.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/amp/legendary-music-composer-khayyam-passes-away-1566275483-1|title= Legendary Music Composer Khayyam Passes Away |author= Jagran Josh|date=20 August 2019|access-date=21 August 2019}}{{cite news |title=Music composer Khayyam dies at 92 |url=https://scroll.in/latest/934446/music-composer-khayyam-dies-at-92 |access-date=20 August 2019 |work=Scroll.in |date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=20 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820090135/https://scroll.in/latest/934446/music-composer-khayyam-dies-at-92 |url-status=live }} As a boy, Khayyam ran away to his uncle's house in New Delhi. There he was trained under classical vocalist and composer Pandit Amarnath.{{cite news |title=Legendary Bollywood composer Khayyam celebrates his 92nd birthday - in pictures |url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/legendary-bollywood-composer-khayyam-celebrates-his-92nd-birthday-in-pictures-1.827423 |date=19 February 2019|access-date=20 August 2019 |work=The National |language=en}}

Khayyam went to Lahore looking for roles in films. There he met Baba Chishti, a famous Punjabi music director. After listening to a composition by Chishti, he sang to him its first part. Impressed, Chishti gave him an offer of joining him as an assistant. Khayyam assisted Chishti for six months and came to Ludhiana in 1943. He was only 17 then.

After a stint in the Army in the Second World War, Khayyam went to Bombay to fulfil his dream and made his debut as Sharmaji of the Sharmaji-Varmaji composer duo with the film Heer Ranjha in 1948. He went solo after his co-composer Rehman Verma went to the newly created Pakistan post partition. One of his earliest breaks was in the film Biwi (1950) in which the song "Akele Mein Woh Ghabrate To Honge" sung by Mohammed Rafi was a hit. "Shaam-e-Gham Ki Kasam" sung by Talat Mehmood from the film Footpath (1953) struck a chord among the masses.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN3hn_E3ZcA|url-status=dead|title=AN INTERVIEW WITH SHRI KHAYYAM BY SHRI S.Y.QURAISHI|author=YouTube|website=YouTube|date=14 June 2017|access-date=22 August 2019|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301233924/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN3hn_E3ZcA}} He gained greater recognition from the film Phir Subha Hogi (1958) starring Raj Kapoor and Mala Sinha, in which songs written by Sahir Ludhianvi and sung by Mukesh and Asha Bhosle were set to tune by Khayyam.{{cite web|url=https://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/2014/03/phir-subah-hogi.html|title= Phir Subah Hogi (1958) |author= Anuradha Warrier|date=22 March 2014|access-date=22 August 2019}} Notable amongst them are "Wo Subha Kabhi To Aayegi", "Aasman Pe hai Khuda Aur Zameen Pe Hum" and "Chin-o-Arab Humara".

Songs from the film Shola Aur Shabnam (1961) written by Kaifi Azmi established Khayyam's reputation as a composer. From the Chetan Anand directed Aakhri Khat (1966) "Baharon Mera Jeevan Bhi Sawaron" by Lata and "Aur Kuch Der Theher" by Rafi were huge hits. Other notable songs are from the film Shagoon (1964) which had Khayyam's wife Jagjit Kaur sing "Tum Apna Ranj-o-Gham" and "Tum Chali Jaogi".{{cite web|url=https://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-masters-khayyam_5.html|title=The Masters: Khayyam |author= Anuradha Warrier|date=5 February 2015|access-date=22 August 2019}}

The 1970s saw Khayyam team up with Sahir Ludhyanvi once again to work in the Yash Chopra-directed Kabhi Kabhie (1976). The songs showed Khayyam's versatility with hits such as "Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein Khayal Aata Hai" (Sung by Mukesh and Lata), "Tere Chehre Se Nazar Nahin" (by Kishore & Lata) and "Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hoon" (by Mukesh).{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/entertainment%2Fkhayyam-saab-maestro-indian-music-mohammed-zahur|title=Poetry and Melody: A Musical Journey Through Khayyam's Life|author=Quint|date=20 August 2019|access-date=21 August 2019|archive-date=15 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915014202/https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/entertainment%2Fkhayyam-saab-maestro-indian-music-mohammed-zahur|url-status=live}}

Khayyam provided music to the films of the late-1970s and early-1980s. Songs from Trishul, Thodi Si Bewafaai, Bazaar, Dard, Noorie, Nakhuda, Sawaal, Bepannah, and Khandaan are some of his best works.

Khayyam was still to deliver his best, and the opportunity came in Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan in 1981.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/khayyams-songs-had-more-soul-than-sound/article29221255.ece|title=Khayyam's songs had more soul than sound|author=Hindu|date=22 August 2019|access-date=22 August 2019|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405211111/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/khayyams-songs-had-more-soul-than-sound/article29221255.ece|url-status=live}} He had Asha Bhonsle sing the songs "In Aankhon Ki Masti Ke", "Ye Kya Jagah Hai Doston", and "Dil Cheez Kya Hai", which are evergreen.

Rajesh Khanna liked the songs of the film Kabhi Kabhie so much that he gifted Khayyam one of his cars.{{cite book |last1=Sabharwal |first1=Bharat |title=Captain of My Sea |date=2017 |publisher=Partridge Publishing |isbn=9781482867268 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YC-_DgAAQBAJ&q=Rajesh+Khanna+gifted+Khayyam+a+car&pg=PT138 |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en}} Subsequently, Khayyam composed music for Thodisi Bewafai, Dard (both 1981) and Dil-E-Nadaan (1982), all of them starring Khanna in the lead.{{cite news |title=Rajesh Khanna Complete Filmography |url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/celebrities/filmography/rajesh-khanna/528 |work=Bollywood MDB |language=en |access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822174359/https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/celebrities/filmography/rajesh-khanna/528 |url-status=live }}

Khayyam created music for the Kamal Amrohi directed film Razia Sultan (1983) and his song "Aye Dil-e-Nadan" sung by Lata is considered as a milestone.{{cite news |title=Khayyam no more, leaves behind Umrao Jaan |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/khayyam-no-more-leaves-behind-umrao-jaan-755530.html |access-date=22 August 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=19 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822172908/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/khayyam-no-more-leaves-behind-umrao-jaan-755530.html |url-status=live }}

File:Khayyam visits Rajesh Khanna's home Aashirwad 24.jpg

He also composed non-film songs. Some of them include "Paaon Padun Tore Shyam, Brij Mein Laut Chalo" and "Ghazab Kiya Tere Vaade Pe Aitbaar Kiya". He also gave music for Meena Kumari's album, I Write, I Recite (1971) featuring the "nazms" written and sung by her.{{cite web |last=Chandel |first=Rajani |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/Lesser-known-facts-about-music-composer-Khayyam/Khayyam-has-composed-for-actress-Meena-Kumaris-poems/photostory/51058319.cms |title=Khayyam has composed for actress Meena Kumari's poems |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=25 July 2016 |date=19 February 2016 |archive-date=18 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518052202/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/Lesser-known-facts-about-music-composer-Khayyam/Khayyam-has-composed-for-actress-Meena-Kumaris-poems/photostory/51058319.cms |url-status=live }}

Khayyam always preferred to work with poets rather than film lyricists.{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/ode-to-khayyam/article29221835.ece |title=Ode to Khayyam |newspaper=Hindu |date=22 August 2019 |access-date=22 August 2019 |last1=Kusnur |first1=Narendra |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630040132/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/ode-to-khayyam/article29221835.ece |url-status=live }} That is the reason one finds poetry playing an equal role in Khayyam's compositions as the music or the singer. Khayyam prefers to give full freedom to the poets for expressing their views thereby making the expression of songs more poetic and meaningful.

He worked with both his contemporaries in the field of poetry. That's the reason one finds in his account the work profiled by Mirza Ghalib, Daagh, Wali Mohammed Wali, Ali Sardar Jafri, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Sahir Ludhianvi, and among the new ones Naqsh Lyallpuri, Nida Fazli, Jan Nisar Akhtar and Ahmed Wasi.

Khayyam's music had the touch of ghazal but was rooted in Indian classical music. The compositions were soulful, melodious and emotional, the songs were rich in poetry and purpose and the style was noticeably different from the popular brand of music in those days, which used to be either semi-classical, ghazal or light and peppy.{{cite web|url=http://www.learningandcreativity.com/khayyam/|title=Reference: Khayyam: Making Poetry Come Alive With Melody|author=Antara Nanda Mondal|publisher=Learning and Creativity|date=18 February 2014|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715210807/https://learningandcreativity.com/khayyam/|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live}}

On his 89th birthday, Khayyam announced the formation of a charitable trust, Khayyam Jagjeet Kaur KPG Charitable Trust, and decided to donate his entire wealth to the trust to support budding artists and technicians in India. His wealth at the time of announcement was valued at around {{INRConvert|10|C}}.{{cite news|title=Legendary music director Khayyam donates his entire wealth to aid budding artists|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-legendary-music-director-khayyam-to-donate-his-entire-wealth-to-aid-budding-artists-2179335|access-date=15 July 2018|agency=Zee News|publisher=DNA India|date=18 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235542/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-legendary-music-director-khayyam-to-donate-his-entire-wealth-to-aid-budding-artists-2179335|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live}}

He decided not to celebrate his birthday after the terrorist attack on India's border post of Pulwama and donated {{INRConvert|5|L}} to the kin of the martyrs.{{cite news|title=Pulwama terrorist attack: Veteran music composer Khayyam donates Rs 500,000 for martyrs' families|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/pulwama-terrorist-attack-veteran-music-composer-khayyam-donates-rs-5-lakh-for-martyrs-families-1459741-2019-02-20|access-date=22 August 2019|publisher=India Today|date=20 February 2019|archive-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822083055/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/pulwama-terrorist-attack-veteran-music-composer-khayyam-donates-rs-5-lakh-for-martyrs-families-1459741-2019-02-20|url-status=live}}

Khayyam married Jagjit Kaur in 1954 in one of the first inter-communal marriages in the Indian film industry.{{cite news |title=1954: A love story, featuring Khayyam and Jagjit Kaur |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/1954-a-love-story-featuring-khayyam-and-jagjit-kaur/articleshow/70663867.cms |access-date=20 August 2019 |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=14 August 2019 |language=en}} They had a son, Pradeep, who died of a heart attack in 2012. Inspired by their son's helping nature, they started a trust, "Khayyam Jagjit Kaur Charitable Trust" to help artistes and technicians in need.{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-we-were-inspired-by-the-divine-to-do-what-we-did-khayyam-2215087|title=We were inspired by the divine to do what we did: Khayyam - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=22 May 2016|work=DNA India|access-date=20 August 2019|archive-date=20 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820154626/https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-we-were-inspired-by-the-divine-to-do-what-we-did-khayyam-2215087|url-status=live}}

In his last days, Khayyam was suffering from various age related ailments. On 28 July 2019, Khayyam was admitted to Sujay Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai due to lung infection. He died on 19 August 2019 following a cardiac arrest at the age of 92.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/khayyam-dead-5890887/ |title=Music composer Khayyam passes away |website=Indian Express |date=19 August 2019 |access-date=19 August 2019}} He was buried the following day with full state honours.{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/music/khayyam-funeral-gulzar-vishal-bhardwaj-pay-their-last-respects-see-pics/story-RqyoTsVR7OA2KXco8npy0O_amp.html|title= Khayyam funeral: Composer accorded full state honours, Sonu Nigam, Gulzar, Vishal Bhardwaj pay last respects |author= Hindustan Times|date=20 August 2019|access-date=21 August 2019|author-link= Hindustan Times }}

File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Bhushan award to Shri Khayyam, at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 24, 2011.jpg by President Pratibha Patil in 2011.]]

Won

• 1977: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Kabhi Kabhie{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|title=All Filmfare Awards Winners|work=Filmfare|access-date=22 August 2019|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204095338/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|url-status=live}}
• 1982: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Umrao Jaan
• 1982: National Film Award for Best Music Direction: Umrao Jaan{{cite news |title=Indian music composer Khayyam dies |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/indian-music-composer-khayyam-dies-1.1566238681255 |access-date=22 August 2019 |work=gulfnews.com |language=en |archive-date=21 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821200225/https://gulfnews.com/world/indian-music-composer-khayyam-dies-1.1566238681255 |url-status=live }}
• 2007: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award: Creative Music
• 2009: Naushaad Sangeet Samman award{{Cite news |date=7 January 2009 |title=Promotions have taken over music creation, rues Khayyam |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/promotions-have-taken-over-music-creation-rues-khayyam/story-mI6n4asIZuPuSmQtkiP97N.html |work=Hindustan Times |agency=IANS |access-date=11 March 2023 |archive-date=11 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311160255/https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/promotions-have-taken-over-music-creation-rues-khayyam/story-mI6n4asIZuPuSmQtkiP97N.html |url-status=live }}
• 2010: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2011: Padma Bhushan
• 2012: Mirchi Music Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2018: Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award{{cite news |title=Khayyam named for Hridaynath Award for lifetime achievement |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/khayyam-named-for-hridaynath-award-for-lifetime-achievement-118101500411_1.html |access-date=22 August 2019 |work=Business Standard India |date=15 October 2018}}

Nominated

• 1980: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Noorie
• 1981: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Thodisi Bewafai
• 1982: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Bazaar
• 1984: Filmfare Best Music Director Award: Razia Sultan

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;Singer

• Romeo & Juliet (1947) — sang a duet with Zohrabai Ambalewali{{cite web|title=Khayyam Filmography|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/khayyam-2768/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820025924/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/khayyam-2768/filmography|url-status=live|archive-date=20 August 2019|access-date=20 August 2019}}

; Music director

• Heer Ranjha (1948) — as Sharmaji (of Sharmaji-Varmaji duo, with Rahman Varma and Aziz Khan)
• Biwi (1950){{cite web |title=Biwi : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Biwi (1950) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/biwi.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822153927/http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/biwi.htm |url-status=live }}
• Pyaar Ki Baatein (1951)
• Foot Path (1953) — adopted the screen name Khayyam.
• Gul Sanobar (1953) — with Bulo C. Rani{{cite web |title=Gul Sanovar : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Gul Sanovar (1953) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/gul_sanovar.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822175609/http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/gul_sanovar.htm |url-status=live }}
• Gul Bahar (1954)
• Dhobi Doctor (1954)
• Tatar Ka Chor (1955)
• Phir Subha Hogi (1958){{cite web |title=Phir Subah Hogi : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Phir Subah Hogi (1958) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/phir_subah_hogi.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822181154/http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/phir_subah_hogi.htm |url-status=live }}
• Lala Rukh (1958)
• Barood (1960)
• Bombai Ki Billi (1960)
• Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)
• Shagoon (1964){{cite book|author=Ganesh Anantharaman|title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&pg=PA75|date=January 2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-306340-7|page=75}}
• Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain (1965)
• Aakhri Khat (1966)
• Mera Bhai Mera Dushman (1967)
• I Write, I Recite (1971) — Album consisting of nazms written and sung by Meena Kumari.
• Pyaase Dil (1974)
• Sandhya (1975)
• Mutthi Bhar Chawal (1975)
• Sankalp (1975){{cite web |title=Sankalp : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Sankalp (1974) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/sankalp.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en}}
• Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
• Naukar Biwi Da Punjabi black & white Movie The film began principal photography in the mid-1960s and was delayed for several years before being released in 1976
• Shankar Hussain (1977){{cite web |title=Shankar Husain : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Shankar Husain (1977) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/shankar_husain.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822165834/http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/shankar_husain.htm |url-status=live }}
• Trishul (1978)
• Khandaan (1979){{cite web |title=Khandaan : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Khandaan (1979) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/khandaan.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822165835/http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/khandaan.htm |url-status=live }}
• Noorie (1979)
• Meena Kumari ki Amar Kahani (1979)

• Thodi Si Bewafaai (1980)
• Chambal Ki Kasam (1980)
• Nakhuda(1981)
• Umrao Jaan (1981)
• Dard (1981){{cite web |title=Dard : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Dard (1981) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/dard_1981.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822170024/http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/dard_1981.htm |url-status=live }}
• Ahista Ahista (1981){{cite web |title=Aahista Aahista : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Aahista Aahista (1981) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/aahista_aahista.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en}}
• Dil-e-Nadaan (1982)
• Bazaar (1982)
• Baawri (1982)
• Sawaal (1982){{cite web |title=Khayyam Movies List - Khayyam Upcoming Movies |website=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/khayyam/filmography/ |access-date=19 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=19 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819195516/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/khayyam/filmography/ |url-status=live }}
• Dil...Akhir Dil Hai (1982)
• Razia Sultan (1983)
• Mehndi (1983){{cite web |title=Mehndi : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Mehndi (1983) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/mehndi.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en}}
• Lorie (1984)
• Bepanaah (1985){{cite web |title=Bepanah : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Bepanah (1985) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/bepanah.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822170021/http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/bepanah.htm |url-status=live }}
• Tere Shahar Mein (1986)
• Anjuman (1986){{cite news |title=Remembering Khayyam, the Music Maestro of Classical Allure |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/remembering-khayyam-the-music-maestro-of-classical-allure-2276403.html |access-date=22 August 2019 |work=News18}}{{cite web |title=Anjuman : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Anjuman (1986) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/anjuman_1986.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822170554/http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/anjuman_1986.htm |url-status=live }}
• Devar Bhabhi (1986)
• Ek Naya Rishta (1988)
• Parbat Ke Us Paar (1988){{cite news |title=Khayyam: I'm happy that I made some tunes that people love and admire even today - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/khayyam-im-happy-that-i-made-some-tunes-that-people-love-and-admire-even-today/articleshow/70766434.cms |access-date=22 August 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=21 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=12 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912172139/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/khayyam-im-happy-that-i-made-some-tunes-that-people-love-and-admire-even-today/articleshow/70766434.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Parbat Ke Us Paar : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Parbat Ke Us Paar (1988) |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/parbat_ke_us_paar.htm |website=HindiGeetMala |access-date=22 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822170340/http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/parbat_ke_us_paar.htm |url-status=live }}
• Jaan-E-Wafa (1990)
• Mohabbaton Ka Safar (1995)
• Ek Hi Manzil (2000)
• Yatra (2007)
• Mission-The Last War (2008)
• Bazaar E Husn (2014)
• Ghulam Bandhu (2016) — Unreleased{{cite news |title=Khayyam: I'm happy that I made some tunes that people love and admire even today - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/khayyam-im-happy-that-i-made-some-tunes-that-people-love-and-admire-even-today/articleshow/70766434.cms |access-date=22 August 2019 |work=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=12 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912172139/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/khayyam-im-happy-that-i-made-some-tunes-that-people-love-and-admire-even-today/articleshow/70766434.cms |url-status=live }}

• Khayyam — The Man, His Music, biography.{{cite book |last1=Nerurkar |first1=Vishwas |last2=Chatterjee |first2=Bishwanath |title=Khayyam : The Man-His Music |date=2010 |publisher=Gayatri Publication |pages=242 }}{{cite web |title=Photo Gallery : Prime Minister of India - Dr. Manmohan Singh (May 22, 2004 - 26th May 2014) |url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/photogallery_next.php?pageid=1709 |website=archivepmo.nic.in |access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822133655/https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/photogallery_next.php?pageid=1709 |url-status=live }}

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