Khayyam Last Rites: Full state honours for a mythological song composer

Legendary song composer Khayyam, famous for his song in classical films like Umrao Jaan, upheld divided on Aug 19, 2019. Khayyam Saab was laid to rest with full state honours on Aug 20.

Khayyam Last Rites: Full state honours for a mythological song composer

Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, popularly famous simply as Khayyam, famous for his much-loved song in iconic films like Umrao Jaan and Kabhi Kabhie, upheld divided on Aug 19, in Mumbai. The maestro song composer was certified in a sanatorium in Juhu, Mumbai, and was in a vicious condition due to lung infection. 

Gulzar along with Vishal Bhardwaj, Sonu Nigam, Tabassum and a series of other eminent Bollywood personalities arrived to compensate their final respects to a low-pitched genius. Khayyam was laid to rest with full state honours in Mumbai. (All pictures/Sameer Markande, Yogen Shah)

Khayyam full state honoursKhayyam Saab was accorded full state honours

Khayyam began his career in song during a proposal age of 17 from Ludhiana. He got his initial large mangle in a strike Umrao Jaan by that he done a permanent place in a Hindi film industry.

Khayyam's wife, Jagjit KaurKhayyam’s wife, Jagjit Kaur

Khayyam Saab started off his low-pitched career by component as Sharmaji of a Sharmaji-Varmaji composer duo. The span combined song for a 1948 film, Heer Ranjha. But after a Partition, his partner, Rahman Varma left Bombay.

GulzarGulzar came to offer condolences to Khayyam Saab’s family during his Juhu home

Khayyam’s wake started from his Juhu chateau and done a approach to a Four Bungalows Kabrastan. He will be accorded full state honours, including a gun salute. 

Khayyam final ritesFriends and kin compensate their final respects to Khayyam

Here are a few others from a film companionship who came in to compensate their final respects to Khayyam Saab:

Poonam Dhillon
Poonam Dhillon

Raza MuradRaza Murad 

Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam

Besides these Bollywood celebrities, renouned TV presenter Tabassum also arrived to compensate her final respects. The maestro song composer had incited 92 in February, and instead of celebrating his birthday, he donated Rs 500,000 to a family members of a soldiers who died in a Pulwama apprehension attack.

Khayyam Saab, who was removing celebrated during his chateau by Big Urdu Awards told a media, “I am feeling unequivocally unhappy with what has happened in Pulwama, so we didn’t feel like celebrating my birthday. My deepest condolences to a families who have mislaid their desired ones in this attack. we wish a Indian supervision will solve these issues. We have motionless to present Rs 500,000 to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and we are perplexing to present some-more supports by a trust to support martyrs’ families.”

See photos: Remembering Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi: Unseen photos of a mythological composer 

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