In a grievous occurrence, another industry stalwart has left the material world for his heavenly abode today. Legendary music composer Mohammed Zahur 'Khayyam' Hashmi is no more. He inhaled his last at Sujoy Hospital, Juhu, at 9:30 PM yesterday.
He was admitted there since a most recent couple of days for age-related sickness. In his last days, music director/composer was suffering from various ailments. On July 28, 2019, Khayyam was hospitalized because of lung disease. Furthermore, along these lines, his heart bombed him at 92 years old.
The nonagenarian Padma Bhushan and the beneficiary of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award who has made famous music including Umrao Jaan, Bazaar, Razia Sultan and Kabhi Kabhie will consistently be associated with his enormous commitment to music. His last rites will be carried out soon.
Khayyam observed his 92nd birth anniversary in February this year. On the event, Khayyam had given Rs 5 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund towards aid projects for the relatives of the individuals who passed on in the Pulwama terror assault.
He had additionally chosen to give his life profit (Rs 10 crore) to help the film industry's specialists and experts out of luck."I'm glad to do my bit for all those unsung people who work behind the scenes. In many ways they're the real heroes of the industry," he had said.
Apart from film music that had the touch of ghazal but was rooted in Indian classical music, Khayyam saab's non-film songs are equally loved by his fans including the evergreen compositions like Paaon padun tore shyam, Brij mein laut chalo and Ghazab kiya tere vaade pe aitbaar kiya. May his soul rest in peace.
