Master Abdullah Explained

Master Abdullah
Native Name Lang:	Urdu
Birth Name:	Sadiq Ali
Alias:	Master Abdullah
Birth Date:	1930
Birth Place:	Mazang Kanakmandi, Lahore, Punjab, British India
Death Date:	31 Jan 1994
Death Place:	Sheikh Zaid Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation:	Film score composer
Awards:	Won Nigar Award in 1973

Master Abdullah (Punjabi, Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ماسٹر عبدُاللہ), (1930 – 31 January 1994) was a Pakistani film music composer. He is known for his music in movies like, "Badla" (1968), "Commander" (1968), "Ziddi" (1973), and "Sheeshay Ka Ghar" (1978).^[1]

Early life and family

He was born in 1930 in Lahore. His elder brother Master Inayat Hussain (1923-1993) was a film music composer in the early days of Pakistan film industry and was better known in Pakistan than Master Abdullah himself.^[2]

Career

Master Abdullah began his film career in 1962 with an Urdu language film Suraj Mukhi (1962).

Major Films of Master Abdullah

• Malangi (1965)^[1]
• Laado (1966)
• Badla (1968)^[1]
• Commander (1968)
• Rangu Jatt (1970)
• Ziddi (1973) (won for this film Best Film Music Director Nigar Award in 1973)^[1]
• Shehanshah (1974)
• Sharif Badmash (1975)^[1]
• Sheeshay Ka Ghar (1978)^[1]
• Jatt Mirza (1982)
• Qismet (1985)

Compositions

Songs composed by Master Abdullah include:

• Mahi way saano bhul na jaaven, Singer: Noor Jehan, Movie:Malingi (1965)
• Phhikki pay gayi chan tarian di lou, Singer: Noor Jehan, Movie: Badla (1968)
• Jan e man itna bata do mohabbat hai kiya, Singer: Runa Laila, Movie: Commander (1968)
• Chal chaliay duniya di os nukray, Singer: Noor Jehan / Mehdi Hassan, Movie: Duniya Paise Di (1971)
• Mera dilbar mera dildar ton en, Singer: Tassawar Khanum, Movie: Jaagde Rena (1972)
• Way chadd meri veni no maroor, Singer: Noor Jehan, Movie: Ziddi (1973)
• Tere naal naal we main rena, Singer: Noor Jehan, Movie: Ziddi (1973)
• Ye safar tere mere piyar ka, Singer: Mehdi Hassan / Mehnaz, Movie: Sheeshay Ka Ghar (1978)

Awards

Master Abdullah won a Best Musician Nigar Award for the Punjabi film "Ziddi" in 1973.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Master Abdullah filmography. 18 October 2020. 1 September 2019. dead. 7 May 2022. Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018070714/http://www.citwf.com/person65668.htm.
2. News: How Pakistani film music has declined over the decades. Ishtiaq Ahmed. 7 December 2017. Herald (Dawn group of newspapers). 6 June 2022.
3. Web site: THE NIGAR AWARDS 1972 - 1986 . The Hot Spot Online website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725090554/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards2.htm . 22 December 2021. 2008-07-25 .