Hansraj Behl

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{{Infobox person
| name = Hansraj Behl
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1916|11|19}}
| birth_place = [[Ambala]], [[British Punjab]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1984|5|20|1916|11|19}}
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| children = Chander H. Bahl
| occupation = [[film score composer]]
| nationality = Indian
| years active = 1946 – 1984
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'''Hansraj Behl''' (19 November 1916 – 20 May 1984) was an [[India]]n [[music composer]], who composed music both for [[Bollywood|Hindi]] and [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi]] films.<ref name=dml>[http://www.downmelodylane.com/hansrajbehl.html Hansraj Behl profile and filmography on Down Melody Lane website] Retrieved 22 September 2019</ref><ref name=apna>{{cite web|url=https://apnaarchive.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/hansraj-behl-a-forgotten-name/ |author=Ajay Deshpande|title=Hansraj Behl: a forgotten name |date=22 December 2013|website=Apnaarchive website|accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Born in [[Ambala]], [[British Punjab]], Hansraj received his early education in music from Pandit Chunnilal.<ref name=dml/> His father was a zamindar (landlord) in his area.<ref name=apna/>

==Career==
Hansraj Behl opened a music school in [[Anarkali Bazaar]], [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, British India]] and released a few non-film records through [[His Master's Voice]] (HMV). Hansraj, along with his younger brother Gulshan Behl and later day poet and film songs lyricist [[Verma Malik]], travelled to [[Bombay]] in 1944 to pursue a career as a music director in [[Bollywood|Hindi film industry]]. His uncle Chunnilal Behl introduced him to the famous actor [[Prithviraj Kapoor]]. He managed to make his debut as a composer with film ''Pujari'' (1946), directed by [[Ardeshir Irani]]. He introduced the noted playback singer [[Asha Bhosle]] who made her Hindi film debut when she sang, along with [[Zohrabai Ambalewali]], the song ''Saawan aaya'' for Hansraj Behl's film ''Chunariya'' (1948).<ref name=apna/><ref name="rediff_70">{{cite web |url=http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/05ms1.htm |title=Asha, 70 years, 70 landmarks |date=2003-09-08 |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] Movies |accessdate=22 September 2019}}</ref>

In 1964 he gave music for hit Punjabi film by Padam Prakash Maheshwary titled ''[[Satluj De Kandhe]]'', starring [[Balraj Sahni]], [[Nishi (actress)|Nishi]], Wasti, and Mirza Musharraf. The patriotic hit, "Jahan Daal Daal Pe Sone Ki Chidiya Karti Hai Basera.." sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]] in the film ''Sikandar-e-Aazam'' (1965), starring [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] was one of his last memorable number. Hansraj Behl and [[Master Ghulam Haider]] are widely considered to be two well-respected music directors of [[Indian Film Industry]] even among the musicians.<ref name=apna/>

He worked with film song lyricists like [[Pandit Indra Chandra]], [[D. N. Madhok]], [[Prem Dhawan]], [[Verma Malik]], [[Asad Bhopali]], [[Qamar Jalalabadi]] and [[Naqsh Lyallpuri]] during his four-decade-long career and scored music for nearly 67 films.<ref name=apna/>

==Filmography==
* ''Pujari'' (1946)<ref name=dml/>
* [[Phoolwari]] (1946)<ref name=dml/>
* [[Lachhi (1949 film)]]<ref name=apna/> Punjabi Movie
* ''Chhai'' (1950) Punjabi Movie
* ''Shaan'' (1950)
* ''Chunariya'' (1948)<ref name=apna/>
* ''Chakori'' (1949)<ref name=apna/>
* ''Khiladi'' (1950)
* ''Khamosh Sipahi'' (1950)
* ''Nakhre'' (1951)
* ''Rajput'' (1951)<ref name=apna/>
* ''Moti Mahal'' (1952)
* ''Jaggu'' (1952)
* ''Apni Izzat'' (1952)
* ''Lal Pari'' (1954)
* ''[[Dost (1954 film)|Dost]]'' (1954)<ref name=dml/><ref name=apna/>
* ''Mast Qalandar'' (1955)
* ''[[Rajdhani (film)|Rajdhani]]'' (1956)
* ''Changez Khan'' (1957)<ref name=dml/><ref name=apna/>
* ''Milan'' (1958)
* ''[[Bhangra (film)]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Sawan]]'' (1959)
*''[[Do Lachhian]]'' (1959)
* ''Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh'' (1960)<ref name=dml/>
* [[Satluj De Kandhe]] (1964)
* ''Sikandar E Azam'' (1965)
* ''Rustom-E-Hind'' (1965)
* ''[[Do Aankhen]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Jai Mata Di]]'' (1977) Punjabi Movie
* ''Jatt Punjabi'' (1979)
* ''Kunwara Mama'' (1979)
* ''Jatt Da Gandasa'' (1982)
* ''[[Insaaf Ka Khoon]]'' (1991)<ref name=apna/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0066917}}
* [http://www.dishant.com/music-director/hansraj-behl.html Hansraj Behl songs]

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[[Category:1916 births]]
[[Category:1984 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Ambala]]
[[Category:Indian film score composers]]
[[Category:Cinema of Punjab]]
[[Category:20th-century composers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian musicians]]
[[Category:Singers from Haryana]]
[[Category:20th-century singers]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hansraj Behl]]

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