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Rafiq Ghaznavi
Rafiq Ghaznavi (1907 – 4 March 1974)[1] was a British Indian and later a Pakistani musician and actor in pre-partition Indian cinema and later Pakistani cinema.[2] He is known for his contributions in Abdul Rashid Kardar's Heer Ranjha (1932),[3] Sohrab Modi's film Sikandar (1941 film), Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer (1943), Ek Din Ka Sultan (1945) among others.[4] Early life and careerRafiq Ghaznavi's ancestors were from Ghazni, Afghanistan. He was born in Rawalpindi, British India.[3] He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore. Due to his passion for music, he sought classical music training from Patiala gharana ustads Ashiq Ali and Asif Ali and became a popular singer in Lahore, British India.[3] After the partition of India in 1947, he settled in Lahore, Pakistan and later moved to Karachi.[3] In Pakistan, he composed music for director Ashfaq Malik's film Parwaaz (1954) and director Aziz Ahmed's film Mandi (1956). He later joined Radio Pakistan and dedicated himself exclusively to radio programs as a music director.[3] DeathHe died in Karachi at the age of 67 on 4 March 1974.[3][1] References
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