Nuashad is one of the foremost music composers of
Bollywood. He has the credit of introducing the famous
Lata Mangeshkar and
Mohd. Rafi to
Hindi filmi music. Naushad's professional training in
Hindustani music[?] enabled him in swift adaptations of the
Hindustani ragas[?] to
filmi music. He is by and large regarded as the ONLY exponent of the usage of
Hindustani music[?] in
Hindi films[?]. Late in his career, Naushad lamented upon the decreasing use of Hindustani genre and so he dreamt of starting a music school which teaches that genre. He has been quite successful in both bringing up the school and breeding young talent in that school.
His major hits include Mughal-e-azam, Mother India and Baiju Bawra[?].
Songs for his music have been mostly penned down by Shakeel Badayuni. In a sense, their partnership can be compared to that of Rodgers & Hammerstein's.