HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | MUSIC ‘Naushad was an icon of composite culture’06th May 2006 11.55 IST By Agencies A non-compromising votary of the traditional Indian music, veteran music composer Naushad Ali, who died on Friday, was fondly remembered by the film fraternity as a champion of the country's composite culture. Known for his aversion to the fast-catching 'remix culture', Naushad was a master proponent of the Indian classical music in Hindi films in the 40s and 50s, when the movie industry was at a nascent stage, they said. 
“He was not just a music director, but a symbol of composite culture of the country, who brought dignity, class and refinement to the Indian film music,” lyricist and noted scriptwriter Javed Akhtar said. He said Naushad's contribution to the film industry has been awesome. "For years Naushad was the name of Indian film music....We will always remember him with great respect and reverence," he added. Renowned director Mahesh Bhatt said 86-year-old Naushad was a "symbol of secular India, a man who really lived out what the composite culture was all about in his daily life. His music has a resonance of that composite culture." "When he composed Bhajans it seemed he was a devout Hindu. He had the depth of India and the great civilisation really ran through his veins," he said and recollected that Naushad was heartbroken when the secular fabric of the nation was torn apart during communal riots. Naushad was saddened when the quality of the Indian music deteriorated due to mindless imitation of the West and he used to say that "we must change with the changing times, but should not lose connection with the roots," Bhatt said. Related Naushad Javed Akhtar Mahesh Bhatt | ALSO READ scoop ~ Slumdog sweeps UK film awards ~ Terror fallout – Ayesha Takia postpones marriage, Tusshar Kapoor cancels party ~ M F Hussain to paint a portrait of Katrina Kaif? ~ Kangana Ranaut wants to look sexy the natural way ~ Britney Spears back with her new album 'Circus' ~ MGR to return in an animation flick ~ Farhan Akhtar to act in a psychological thriller ~ Saif and Kareena to live in together ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Amitabh Bachchan turns down Bill Clinton's invite ~ Jethro Tull, Anoushka concert dedicated to Mumbai terror victims ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > Halloween, New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Sorry Bhai, Yuvvraaj, Dostana, Dasvidaniya, Golmaal Returns, Fashion, Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi, EMI, Heroes, Roadside Romeo, Kidnap, Drona, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , Rang Rasiya , Meerabai Not Out , Horn Ok Pleassss MUSIC Ghajini , Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Chitrangada Singh | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Mandira Bedi | Shahana Goswami | Konkona Sen Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Anushka Sharma | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Vidya Malvade | Malaika Arora | Shweta Kumar | | more... | 
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