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Husn Lal and Bhagat Ram were the first legendary music directors duo in Bollywood. They are two brothers, Husn Lal (8 April 1920 – 28 December 1968) and Bhagat Ram (1914 – 29 November 1973).
Husn Lal was also a renowned violinist, vocalist (indian classical music) and music composer, but his prowess as singer is not commonly known. And he was the disciple of Pt. Dilip Chandra Vedi. Bhagat Ram was considered an expert harmonium player.
Bhagat Ram composed music for a few films in the 1930s alone under the name "Bhagat Ram Batish". In 1944, he and Husn Lal joined forces for the first time to compose music for a film under the name Husn Lal - Bhagat Ram. The brothers were popular music composers in the 1940s and early 1950s, but their career waned after 1955.[1][2][3]
Their oldest cousin Pandit Amarnath or Amar Nath was also a music composer of HMV and film music in the 1940s. These two great exponents trained music directors Shankar (of Shankar–Jaikishan), Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar (of Laxmikant–Pyarelal), Khayyam, the singer Mahendra Kapoor and the singer-composer S. Mohinder and trained musician Pandit Kesar Chand Narang. The brothers were born in Kahma, Punjab, British India.[1][3]
Husnlal Bhagatram were the youngest brothers of Pandit Amarnath. They were the sons of Pandit Devi Chand. Later on, Pandit Husnlal learned the music from Pandit Dilip Chandra Vedi. Later on, he learned music from Ustad Bashir Khan. On the other hand, Pandit Bhagatram was the great harmonium player
Films to their credits include:
The following is a short list of some of Husnlal Bhagatram's best compositions:
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