Mumbai, August 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the demise of veteran music composer Mohammed Zahur Khayyam. PM Modi said that Khayyam immortalised countless songs with his memorable melodies and the entire film and art world will always be indebted to him for his outstanding contribution. Veteran Music Composer Khayyam Critical, Admitted to an ICU in a Mumbai Hospital.

The veteran music composer died in Mumbai on Monday evening. The 92-year-old composer was admitted to Sujay Hospital in Mumbai on August 15. Khayyam was in a critical condition due to an infection in lungs. After his condition deteriorated, Khayyam was shifted to an ICU. Veteran Music Composer Khayyam Passes Away.

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Khayyam will always be remembered for his iconic contribution to Bollywood with brilliant compositions such as Noorie (1979), Raziya Sultan (1983), Bazaar (1982) which are considered to be legendary albums even today. He first gained fame for composing music for the 1961 film Shola aur Shabnam.

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