Nisar Bazmi

Nisar Bazmi
Born
Syed Nisar Ahmed

(1924-12-01)1 December 1924
Died22 March 2007(2007-03-22) (aged 83)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
OccupationComposer & music director of films
Years active1944 2007
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1994
Won 5 Nigar Awards during his long career

Nisar Bazmi (1 December 1924 – 22 March 2007) was a composer and music director of Indian and Pakistan film industry.

Nisar Bazmi was known as one of the accomplished musician of South Asia. He also introduced new singers like Alamgir and Mehnaz Begum. The duo of composers Laxmikant–Pyarelal were musicians with Bazmi in India before partition. However, he is primarily remembered for his compositions in the voice of playback singer Ahmed Rushdi.