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[[File:Husan Lal, Bhagat Ram in Nairobi. c 1960.jpg|thumb|Husan Lal, Bhagat Ram in Nairobi]]<br />
'''Husanlal Bhagatram''' were one of the legendary [[music director]]s in [[Bollywood]]. The team consisted of two brothers, the younger Husnlal (1920 &ndash; 28 December 1968) and Bhagatram ( 1914 &ndash; 29 November 1973). Husanlal was also an accomplished classical singer <ref>https://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/jog/</ref> and sang in conferences, but his prowess as singer is not commonly known. Bhagatram was considered an expert harmonium player. <br />
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Bhagatram composed music for a few films in 1930s alone under the name 'Bhagatram Batish'. <ref>https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/details-music-director/bhagatram-batish</ref> In 1944 he and Husnlal joined forces for the first time to compose music for a film under the name Husnlal - Bhagatram. The brothers were popular music composers in the 1940s and early 1950s, but their career waned after 1955.<ref name=cinestaan>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2016/nov/29/3118 |author=Sonal Pandya |title=Remember music composer Bhagatram? |date=29 November 2016|website=Cinestaan.com website|accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=upperstall>{{cite web|url=https://upperstall.com/film/bari-behen/ |title= Bari Behen (1949 film review) - scored by Husnlal Bhagatram|website=Upperstall.com website |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="GulazāraNihalani2003">{{cite book|author1=Gulzar|last2=Nihalani|first2=Govind|last3=Chatterjee|first3=Saibal|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT584|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=584–}}</ref> <br />
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Their older cousin Pandit Amarnath was also a music composer of [[HMV]] and [[Film Music|film music]] in the 1940s. These three musicians trained music directors Shankar (of [[Shankar–Jaikishan]]), Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar (of [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]), [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam]], the singer [[Mahendra Kapoor]] and the singer-composer [[Mohinderjit Singh]]. According to author Sonal Pandya of Cinestaan.com website, the older cousin Pandit Amarnath and both brothers were born in [[Punjab, British India]].<ref name=cinestaan/><ref name="GulazāraNihalani2003"/><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
Films to their credits include: <br />
* Chaand, 1944, by Prabhat Film Company, Pune <br />
* [[Mirza Sahiban (1947 film)]] (only music of this film was composed by all three &ndash; Pandit Amarnath (older cousin) and two brothers Husnlal Bhagatram)<ref>[https://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/mirza_sahiban_1947.htm Film music and songs of Mirza Sahiban (1947 film) on hindigeetmala.net website] Retrieved 31 May 2020</ref><br />
* [[Aaj Ki Raat (film)|Aaj Ki Raat]] (1948)<ref name=citwf/><br />
* [[Amar Kahani]], 1949 <br />
* [[Badi Bahen]] (1949)<ref name=upperstall/><ref name=citwf>[https://www.citwf.com/person26219.htm Filmography of Husnlal Bhagatram on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website] Retrieved 31 May 2020</ref><ref name=cinestaan/><br />
* [[Balam (1949 film)|Balam]] (1949)<ref name=citwf/><br />
* [[Pyar Ki Jeet (1948 film)|Pyar Ki Jeet]] (1948)<ref name=citwf/><ref name=cinestaan/><br />
* [[Aadhi Raat]] (1950)<br />
* [[Meena Bazaar (film)]] (1950)<ref name=citwf/><br />
* [[Afsana (film)|Afsana]] (1951)<br />
* [[Sanam (1951 film)|Sanam]] (1951)<br />
* Kaafilaa (1952)<br />
* Shama Parwana (1954)<br />
* [[Adl-e-Jehangir]] (1955 film)<ref name=citwf/><br />
* Shaheed Bhagat Singh (1963 film)<br />
* [[Main Jatti Punjab Di]] (1964)- punjabi movie<ref name=citwf/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Shankar Jaikishan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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