1. Khalil Ahmed was a Pakistani composer for radio, television, and films.
13 Facts About Khalil Ahmed
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Khalil Ahmed started his career with film Aanchal and remained one of the leading music directors in Pakistan in the 1960s.
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Khalil Ahmed composed several memorable songs for Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
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Khalil Ahmed was born on 3 March 1936, in Agra, British India.
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Khalil Ahmed made his music debut with director Al-Hamid's film Aanchal, which was released on 7 December 1962.
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Khalil Ahmed quickly became one of the stalwarts of Pakistani film industry.
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Khalil Ahmed always had his finger on the pulse of what the listeners wanted to hear on radio, television and in his films.
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Khalil Ahmed composed music for film Khamosh Raho and recorded a Nazm in Ahmed Rushdi's voice Mein nahi manta which became famous all over Pakistan.
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Khalil Ahmed was a specialist in sad compositions and he became one of the top composers of the 1960s after composing the songs of film Kaneez.
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Khalil Ahmed was one of Pakistan film industry's prominent musicians in the 1960s and 1970s, composing film music in over 40 films.
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In 1978, Khalil Ahmed began hosting a music program for children, which was telecast from the Pakistan Television, Lahore station.
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Khalil Ahmed composed the tune and we asked Farida Khanumm to sing it.
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Khalil Ahmed died on 22 July 1997, in Lahore, Pakistan at age 61.