Naushad - The true Indian composer

Naushad unlike his contemporaries never plagiarized from western music while composing his songs.He was an Indian by heart and a true protagonist of Indianness in film mussic. In this sense he has carved his own niche in the history of film music.All his songs are based on Indian music viz.classical,semiclassical,folk or any other forms.Seelect any of his songs and listen carefully and repeatedly,you will realize how painstakingly the melody is casted with each note and pause cut and polished like diamonds in a jewellery.

He was a hard task master and insisted his playback singer to rehearsal for weeks unless he is satisfied with the result. One can feel the result of this "Riyaz" in the flow and pace of his songs.
His songs are never composed in haste.There is a feeling of tranquality and spirituality in them,supported by mellow orchestra. I mention two songs which exude
these qualities of his music :
1) "Jane wale se molakat na hone payee" by Lata from the film Amar based on the raga Bhopali
2) "Zindagi aaj mere nam se sharmati hai" by Rafi from the film Son of India base on raga jaijainvanti
Naushad music is incomplete without mentioning the rare charm of his background music.For his background score he used a large orchestra whic gave the symphony effect using various indian musical instruements going with the mood and the demand of the scenes.Feel the musical effect in the background score of Mughale Azaam and Pakizah