Wajahat Attre
{{short description|Pakistani film music composer (1945 - 2017)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Wajahat Attre
| native_name = {{nastaliq|وجاہت عطرے}}
| image =
| birth_date = 1945
| birth_place = Puna, Gujarat, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|5|26|1945}}
| death_place = Lahore
| occupation = Film Music director
| years_active = 1969 – 2013
| awards = Won 9 Nigar Awards during his career
}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
Wajahat Attre (1945 – 26 May 2017) was a Pakistani music director who composed around 3000 songs for over 200 films.
Early life
Career
Wajahat composed music for over 200 films, among them Mukhra (1988 film), Chan Varyam (1981), Naukar Wohti Da (1974 film) and Ishq Khuda (2013 film) became musical hits. He churned out popular songs like Wagdi Nadi Da Paani, Vay Ik Tera Pyar Menu Mileya, Aanda Teray Layi Reshmi Rumal. He worked with singers like Noor Jehan, Humaira Channa, Saira Nasim, Shabnam Majeed and Azra Jehan.[https://images.dawn.com/news/1177677 Music composer Wajahat Attre passes away at 68] Dawn Images (newspaper), Published 27 May 2017, Retrieved 4 June 2022{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1497890 |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|author=Sultan Arshad Khan|title=SOUNDSCAPE: THREE GENERATIONS OF SONGMAKERS|date=4 August 2019|access-date=4 June 2022}}[https://english.newsnationtv.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/pakistani-music-composer-wajahat-attre-passes-away-at-68-on-saturday-was-suffering-from-paralysis-and-heart-problems-172445.html Pakistani music composer Wajahat Attre passes away at 68 on Saturday][https://theuaenews.com/2017/05/26/pakistani-musician-wajahat-attre-dies/amp/ Pakistani musician Wajahat Attre dies] The UAE News website,
Wajahat Attre used to be his father's chief assistant for many years before his father's death on 18 December 1967. So he took up the same profession as his father and eventually became one of the most sought after film music composers in Pakistan in the 1970s and 1980s.
Popular songs
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| Song title || Sung by || Lyrics by || Music by || Film notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raqs zanjeer pehan ker bhi kiya jata hai | Mehdi Hassan | Habib Jalib | Rasheed Attre and Wajahat Attre | Zarqa (1969 film) This particular song was reportedly composed by Wajahat Attre because his father Rasheed Attre had died during the filming of Zarqa |
| Ishqay Di Kook Sun Kay, Koi Uttar Paharun Aya | Noor Jehan | Hazin Qadri | Wajahat Attre | Teray Ishq Nachaya (1969) |
| Aanda teray layi reshmi rumal | Noor Jehan | Ahmad Rahi | Wajahat Attre | Nikke Hondyan Da Pyar (1969){{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/musicians/WajahatAttray.php|url-status=dead|title=Wajahat Attre film songs list|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|access-date=11 July 2022|archive-date=5 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505152151/http://pakfilms.net/musicians/WajahatAttray.php}} |
| Wagdi nadi da paani, ainj jaa ke murr nahin aanda | Noor Jehan | Hazin Qadri | Wajahat Attre | Ishq Na Puchhay Zaat (1969) |
| Toonba wajda eei na taar bina | Noor Jehan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Naukar Wohti Da (1974 film) |
| Zindagi Tamasha Bani, Dunya Da Hasa Bani, Kittay Bhi Na Pyar Milia | Afshan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Naukar Wohti Da (1974) |
| Jatt Kurrian Taun Darda Mara, Jawani Che Malang Ho Gaya | Noor Jehan and Masood Rana | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Jatt Kurrian Taun Darda (1976){{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/person25625.htm|archive-date=27 November 2018|website=Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website|title=Filmography of Wajahat Attre|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127133826/http://www.citwf.com/person25625.htm|access-date=12 July 2022}} |
| Jhanjharia bhi pehna dou, Bindiya bhi chamka duo | Noor Jehan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Sher Khan (1981) |
| Tu jay mere hamesha kole rawein | Noor Jehan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Sher Khan (1981) |
| Vay ik tera pyar meinu mileya, mein dunya taun hore ki leina | Noor Jehan | Khawaja Pervaiz | Wajahat Attre | Sala Sahib (1981) |
Awards
- Wajahat Attre won a total of 9 Nigar Awards as Best Music Director in 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990 and in 1997.{{cite web | url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/ | archive-date=13 June 2020|title=Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards | date=24 November 2017 | work=The Hot Spot Film Reviews website |url-status=dead | access-date=12 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/}}
Death
Attre died on 26 May 2017 at the age of 72. He was suffering from heart disease. He was laid to rest at Miani Sahib Graveyard in Lahore, Pakistan.[https://www.suchtv.pk/entertainment/item/54433-veteran-pakistani-musician-wajahat-attre-dies.html Veteran Pakistani musician Wajahat Attre dies] Such TV News website
References
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External links
{{IMDb name|0041102|Wajahat Attre }}
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Category:Pakistani film score composers