Wajahat Attre

Wajahat Attre (1945 – 26 May 2017) was a Pakistani music director who composed around 3000 songs for over 200 films.[1]

Wajahat Attre
وجاہت عطرے
Born1945
Puna, Gujarat, British India
Died26 May 2017(2017-05-26) (aged 71–72)
Lahore
OccupationFilm Music director
Years active1969 – 2013
AwardsWon 9 Nigar Awards during his career

Early life

Wajahat Attre was born in Puna, Gujarat, British India in 1945. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, his family migrated to Pakistan.[1] His father, Rasheed Attre (1919 – 1967) also was a noted film music composer of Pakistan and originally belonged to Amritsar, Punjab, British India.[2]

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.[1][2][3][4]

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.[2]

Song titleSung byLyrics byMusic byFilm notes
Raqs zanjeer pehan ker bhi kiya jata hai[1][5]Mehdi HassanHabib JalibRasheed Attre and Wajahat AttreZarqa (1969 film)
This particular song was reportedly composed by Wajahat Attre because his father Rasheed Attre had died during the filming of Zarqa[1]
Ishqay Di Kook Sun Kay, Koi Uttar Paharun Aya[5]Noor JehanHazin QadriWajahat AttreTeray Ishq Nachaya (1969)[5]
Aanda teray layi reshmi rumal[1][5]Noor JehanAhmad RahiWajahat AttreNikke Hondyan Da Pyar (1969)[5]
Wagdi nadi da paani, ainj jaa ke murr nahin aanda[1][2][5]Noor JehanHazin QadriWajahat AttreIshq Na Puchhay Zaat (1969)[2][5]
Toonba wajda eei na taar binaNoor JehanKhawaja PervaizWajahat AttreNaukar Wohti Da (1974 film)[1][4]
Zindagi Tamasha Bani, Dunya Da Hasa Bani, Kittay Bhi Na Pyar Milia[5]AfshanKhawaja PervaizWajahat AttreNaukar Wohti Da (1974)
Jatt Kurrian Taun Darda Mara, Jawani Che Malang Ho Gaya[5]Noor Jehan and Masood RanaKhawaja PervaizWajahat AttreJatt Kurrian Taun Darda (1976)[6]
Jhanjharia bhi pehna dou, Bindiya bhi chamka duo[2]Noor JehanKhawaja PervaizWajahat AttreSher Khan (1981)[2]
Tu jay mere hamesha kole raweinNoor JehanKhawaja PervaizWajahat AttreSher Khan (1981)
Vay ik tera pyar meinu mileya, mein dunya taun hore ki leina[1][2]Noor JehanKhawaja PervaizWajahat AttreSala Sahib (1981)[2]

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.[7]

Death

Attre passed away 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.[1][8][4]

References
  1. Music composer Wajahat Attre passes away at 68 Dawn Images (newspaper), Published 27 May 2017, Retrieved 4 June 2022
  2. Sultan Arshad Khan (4 August 2019). "SOUNDSCAPE: THREE GENERATIONS OF SONGMAKERS". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. Pakistani music composer Wajahat Attre passes away at 68 on Saturday
  4. Pakistani musician Wajahat Attre dies The UAE News website,
  5. "Wajahat Attre film songs list". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. "Filmography of Wajahat Attre". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. Veteran Pakistani musician Wajahat Attre dies Such TV News website

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