Mustafa Sajjad Hussain

SHRI MUSTAFA SAJJAD, “DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARDEE-2013”, a Senior Most, well-known and very high calibered “TOP GRADE” Mandolin Player of Indian Film Iindustry (Mumbai), since more than Five Decades.

After completing Music Course, Given trail to All the Music Directors of that Era. I still remember when I and my younger brother were performing in front of SHRI SHANKAR –JAIKISHAN at their Music Room at Famous Mahalaxmi, Suddenly Shankarji said “AAISA LAGTA HAI DO ZABARDAST BACCHE RUSSIA SE AAKAR BAJA RAHE HAIN.. ” then he called their Music arranger Mr. Sebastian and instructed him that from today onwards add them for our every Recording..” in presence of 

about 60  Musicians who were there for rehearsal. At the same time Mr.DATTARAM (Asstt. to Shri Shankar- Jaikishan )ask us to play some BANDISH (Composition) in “AIKTAAL” (12 Beats), we fulfilled  and everybody appreciated  and started clapping .

 

SHRI O.P. NAYYAR also thrilled after  listening about half an hour at his Music Room at Famous Mahalaxmi, Stood up and presented  HUNDRED RUPEE NEW NOTE with High complements  to each one and said “BETE AAJ KE BAAD JAB BHI AAPKO PATA CHALE KE NAYYAR KI RECORDING HAI TO BEDHARAK MANDOLIN LEKAR AA JAANA..’ and called his Asst. Mr. G.S. Kohli (Kaalu) and said “AAJ SE IN BACCHON KA NAAM HAR RECORDING KE LIYE LIKH LO..”

When SHRI C.RAMCHANDRA (ANNA SAHEB) listened us he was exited and presented one “BENJOLIN” (Musical Instrument ) as Gift and Added “ IS SAAZ PE BETE SIRF AAPKA HI HAQ HAI , ISE AAP HI SAMBHAALKAR RAKHIYE...and also same Benjolin I have played for his many songs. I am lucky that my Bollywoods career as a MANDOLIN PLAYER started from SHRI C. RAMCHANDRA’s Song Recording in End of Fifties.

SHRI MUSTAFA SAJJAD played Number of Film’s Tilte Music, Background Music , and Played more than Twenty Two Thousand Songs.

SHRI MUSTAFA SAJJAD knows 300 ‘RAAGAS’ and Many ‘TAALA’s,   is also a Music Director , Music Arranger  and plays TEN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS including i.e. BENJO,- MANDOLA,- BENJOLIN,-SITAR- RABAB,(AFGHANISTAN’s INSTRUMENT ) -OOD (ARABIC INSTRUMENT ), BALALAIKA (RUSSIAN INSTRUMENT ),BAAZOOGI ( AFRICAN INSTRUMENT),HARMONIUM AND MANDOLIN. He scores Music for Three Hindi Movies ,  “ZIARAT-GAHE-HIND” URF ZEENAT, Released in 1970 songs sung by  RAFI SAHEB, MUBARAK BEGUMJI, SULAKSHANA PANDITJI and ASHA BHOSLEJI. Second film “KAB, KYON, KAISE?” musical Thriller with six songs recorded , Sung by , KUMAR SANU, UDIT NARAYAN, VINOD RATHOD,MUNNA AZIZ, SADHNA SARGAM and KAVITA KRISHNAMURTHY. One under production, TITLE to be decided,  Five songs recorded. 

SHRI MUSTAFA SAJJAD Composed and  Arranged Music for Number of Nursary songs,Music Albums like ‘LOVE 99’ -‘AAHAT’- ‘IZHAAR’-‘IBADAT’-‘CHALO AJMER CHALAIN’ (T SERIES QAWWALI ALBUM )  Released. 

SHRI MUSTAFA SAJJAD works with almost all the leading and legendary Playback singers (with Due Respect), like LATA  MANGESHKAR , SHAMSHAD BEGUM,  GEETA DUTT ,  MUBARAK BEGUM,  ASHA BHOSALE,  USHA   MANGESHKAR,  MOHD RAFI,  TALAT MEHMOOD,  MUKESH, KISHORE   KUMAR,  MANNA DEY,  MAHENDRA KAPOOR,  Etc. , And Mentioning Some of Regional and Hindi Films  MUSIC  DIRECTORS  LIKE,    SAJJAD  HUSSAIN SHANKAR–JAIKISHAN,O.P.NAYYAR,C.RAMCHANDRA,    NAUSHAD,  RAVI,   

GHULAM MOHD, MADAN MOHAN, JAIDEV,SALIL CHOWDHRY, VASANT DESAI, KHAYYAM, USHA KHANNA, KISHORE KUMAR, N. DUTTA,SNEHAL BHATKAR, LAXMIKANT-PYARELAL,RAVI SHANKAR,  SONIK-OMI, SHIV-HARI, Father and Son Series :  (ANILBISWAS,-UTPAL), (ROSHAN-RAJESH ROSHAN), (S.D.BURMAN-R.D.BURMAN,)(KALYANJI-ANANDJI,-VIJUSHAH)(CHITRAGUPT-ANAND-MILIND),(SARDAR MALIK-ANU MALIK),(SHAMBHUSEN-SAMEERSEN,DILIPSEN) etc.

MARATHI FILMS MUSIC DIRECTORS:(With Due Respect) HRIDAYANATH MANGESHKAR, SUDHIR PHADKE,YESHWANT DEV,DATTA DAVJEKAR, RAM KADAM, BAL PALSULEY,RAM- LAXMAN, VISHAWANATH MORE, PRABHAKAR JOG, ASHOK PATKI, NANDU HONAP, SIKANDAR (KOLHAPUR), SHRIKANT THACKREY etc. 

Though All were great Composers but I want to mention Shrikant Thackrey Saheb’s Name (Father of Shri Raj Thackrey ) whom I had very special relationship and the family knows me very well.  Beside Great Cartoonist , he was a fine Musician, a great and difficult violin player and good composer. He was very fond of my Father Shri Sajjad Hussain Saheb and also like my playing and respect me a lot. Shrikant Thackreyji use to Call me frequently and say “MAIN GAADI BHEJ RAHA HOON MANDOLIN LEKAR GHAR AAYIYE ZARA BAITHENGE..” at his Shivaji Park’s Residence. He use to say “I want you to compose your Solo MANDOLIN part of your style of “SAJJAD SAHEB GHARANA” , in my songs which no other Mandolin Player can even try or play it’s My challenge”. His Maximum Songs are played by me.Always he use to call me and ask “AAP KAB FREE HAIN US DIN MAIN RECORDING RAKHUNGA..” Wow, what a great people were they.

OTHER REGIONAL FILMS MUSIC DIRECTORS : (With Due Respect) BHUPEN HAZARIKA (ASSAM) AVINASH VYAS, GAURANG VYAS, PURSHOTTAM UPADHYA, AJIT MERCHAT, PINAKIN SHAH, SULOCHANA BEN, ASHIT DESAI,(GUJARATI) etc. 

S. MOHINDER, SARDUL KWATRA, VEDPAL VERMA, SADDIQ , SURENDRA KOHLI, (PUNJABI), and Many More.    

SHRI MUSTAFA SAJJAD have been performing INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC, ARABIC MUSIC , SUFI MUSIC, and film songs ‘INSTRUMENTAL SHOW’ on MANDOLIN SOLO in INDIA and ABROAD.

  

He Played MANDOLIN in films like : DIL BHI TERA HUM BHI TERE, JIS DESH MAIN GANGA BEHTI HAI, LOVE IN SIMLA, BARSAAT KI RAAT , MUGHAL-E-AAZAM, RUSTAM-SOHRAB,AAS KA PANCHI, SHOLA AUR SHABNAM, ASLI NAQLI, DIL EK MANDIR, GUMRAAH, BAHURANI,RAJ KUMAR, SANGAM, ZIDDI, JAB JAB PHOOL KHILE, GUMNAAM , WAQT, SURAJ, TEESRI KASAM, AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHT DOLLARS, FARZ, MILAN, PADOSAN, DO RAASTE, TALAASH, ANAND, MERA NAAM JOKER, SHAGIRD, ANURAAG, NAYA ZAMANA, AALAM AARA KI BETI, HUM DONO, JAB PYAR KISI SE HOTA HAI, JUNGLEE, KABULIWALA, ANPADH, BEES SAAL BAAD, HARIYALI AUR RAASTA, MADAM ZAPATA, SAHIB BIBI AUR GULAM, TOWER HOUSE,AARTI, PHIR WOHI DIL LAYA HUN, MERE SANAM, KISMAT, SHIKARI,TERE GHAR KE SAAMNE, KASHMIR KI KALI, WHO KAUN THI ?, AARZOO, PROFESSOR, GUIDE, JOHAR MEHMOOD IN GOA, KAAJAL, LOOTERA, TEEN DEVIYAN,  DIL   NE   PHIR   YAAD   KIYA ,  THAKUR   JARNAIL     SINGH ,   ANARI, RAM AUR SHYAM, SANGHARSH, MERE MEHBOOB,   JEWELTHIEF, HIMALIYAKI GODMAIN, QURBANI, DHARMATMA, APRADH, MUQADDAR KA SIKANDAR , UMRAOJAAN, PYAAR KA MAUSAM , JAWANI DIWANI, DDLJ etc.

Mentioning few songs in which SHRI MUSTAFA SAJJAD Played MANDOLIN Like, AHSAAN TERA HOGA MUJHPAR,DIN SAARA GUZARA, AEY GULBADAN, KHULI PALAK MAIN JHUTA GUSSA, PIYA AAISO JIYA MAIN SAMAYO GAYO RE, YEH KAISI AJAB DAASTAAN HO GAYEE HAI, AB DER HO GAYEE WALLAH, PHIR TUMHARI YAAD AAYEE AEY SANAM, HUM TO TERE AASHIQ HAIN , TAARIF KARUN KYA USKI, NA NA KARTE PYAR,SHOKHIYON MAIN GHOLA JAYE,AEY MERE ZOHRA JABEEN, KAHIN DEEP JALE KAHIN DIL, TUJHKO PIYA DIL DIYA, MAIN TO TUM SUNG, AEY KAASH KISI DIWANE KO, KEHDO KOI NAA KARE YAHAN PYAR, YEH KYA HAI EK MANDIR HAI,TERA JAANA DIL KE ARMAANO  KA ,AJEE ROOTHKAR AB, PUKARTA CHALA HOON MAIN, MUJHE KITNA PYAR HAI TUMSE, TUMHE AUR KYA DOON MAIN DIL KE SIVA, GORI TUM MUJH SE BAAT KARTI HO,LAG JAA GALE, SUBHANALLAH HAI, ISHARON ISHARON MAIN,MERE PAIRON MAIN GHUNGROO, IBTADA-E-ISHQ MAIN, TUMHARI NAZAR KYUN KHAFA HO GAYI,SALAM-E-ISHQ, KHAEE KE PAAN,KYA KHOOB LAGTI HO,AGAR SAAZ CHEDA TARANE BANENGE,HAI AGAR DUSHMAN, TUJH SANG PREET LAGAI SAJNA, TAUBA TAUBA, TERE JAISA YAAR KAHAN,JEENA HAI TO JEE BHAR HAS LO,(Film HOTEL), Chand Ahe Bharega and Many Many  More. 

ABOVE ALL SHRI MUSTAFA SAJJAD  HONOURED  BY BOLLYWOODS PRESTIGIOUS “DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD” ON 30TH APRIL -2013.ON THE GOLDEN OCCASION OF 100 YEARS OF 

INDIAN CINEMA ,  FOR HIS DEVOTED  SERVICES AND HUGE CONTRIBUTION TO FILM  INDUSTRY AS A “MANDOLIN” PLAYER.

 

NOTE :-  SHRI MUSTAFA SAJJAD IS DEDICATED THIS “DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD” TO HIS GREAT FATHER AND MOTHER.