Khayyam

Legendary Music Composer Khayyam's Last Rites Performed With State Honours. Javed Akhtar, Gulzar And Others Attend Funeral

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Khayyam died following a brief illness on Monday

After Legendary Composer Khayyam's Death, Gulzar, Sonu Nigam And Others Visit Family

Entertainment | Written by Nilanjana Basu | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Legendary music composer Khayyam left behind an unforgettable legacy

Khayyam's Unforgettable Legacy, From Aakhri Khat To Umrao Jaan

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Five years after a halt, it was time for Khayyam's solo break. He scored music for 1953 hit Foot Path, starring Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari.

Legendary Music Composer Khayyam Dies At 92; PM Tweets Condolence

Entertainment | Written by Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Khayyam was a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Padma Bhushan

Google Doodle Celebrates Persian Mathematician, Poet Omar Khayyum

World News | Edited by Abhimanyu Bose | Saturday May 18, 2019

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the birth anniversary of Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet Omar Khayyam. The Iran-born mathematician was known for his work on the classification and solution of cubic equations.

Opinion: Modi Should Offer Shah His 56-Inch Chest For Succour

Opinion | Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday October 23, 2017

It's been a bad few days for Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. Fortunately, one has a 56-inch chest and the other ample shoulder-space for each to lean on the other and cry. But, alas for them, Omar Khayyam's "Moving Finger" has written - and not all their "tears can wash out a word of it". So, while the nation waits with increasing skepticism for their...

Nigaar Khan Marries Longtime Beau Khayyam Sheikh, Thanks Everyone For Wishes

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 25, 2015

Her groom is reportedly a Pakistani businessman settled in Abu Dhabi

When a Mahesh Bhatt film led to news being deferred

Entertainment | Riya Chakravarty | Sunday January 12, 2014

Mahesh Bhatt's Janam didn't just create a furore; it also made an impact. The story of an 'illegitimate' son trying to be acknowledged by his father had something raw and real.

Khayyam impressed with young composers, says they can do wonders

Entertainment | Riya Chakravarty | Thursday May 2, 2013

The music maestro behind music of films like Kabhi Kabhie and Umrao Jaan, Khayyam says although the standard of music has deteriorated in Bollywood, "talented young" musicians and writers have the capability to do "wonders".

Mubarak Begum, once a famous singer, needs help

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday March 7, 2013

Through the 1950s and 60s, she worked with the best music directors in the film industry, collaborating with S D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan and Khayyam for movies that starred screen legends like Sunil Dutt, Nargis and Rajendra Kumar. Today, she is an impoverished 70-year-old, living in a one-bedroom house in the Mumbai suburb of Jogeshwari. With he...