Khayyam came to limelight with the Ghazal "Shaam-e-Gham Ki Kasam" sung by Talat Mehmood from the film Footpath(1953). He gained greater recognition from the film Phir Subha Hogi (1958), in which all the songs were written by Sahir Ludhyanvi. Since then, he preferred to work with poets rather than film lyricists. That is the reason one finds poetry playing an equal role in Khayyam's compositions as the music or the singer.
Khayyam's music had the touch of ghazal but was rooted in Indian classical music. In a career spanning over four decades, he gave Hindi cinema some of its most memorable movie soundtracks with films like Umrao Jaan, Kabhi Kabhie, Raziya Sultan, Bazar, and many others.
I am posting a few of my favorite Ghazals of Khayyam
Song of Footpath 1953
Song of Phir Subha Hogi 1958
Song of Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)
Song of Shagoon (1964)
Song of Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
Song of Thodi Si Bewafaai (1980)
Song of Ahista Ahista (1981)
Song of Umrao Jaan (1981)
Song of Umrao Jaan (1981)
Song of Bazaar (1982)
Song of Bazaar (1982)
Song of Razia Sultan (1983)
Song of Anjuman (1986)
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