India, Aug. 20 -- Veteran Bollywood music composer and Padma Bhushan Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi passing away is a great loss to film industry. Khayyam's songs touched the hearts of generations.
Khayyam made Rekha's Umrao Jaan magically adorn the silver screen with his subtle tunes like 'Dil Cheez kya hai'. Khayyam ji began his musical career at a mere age of 17 years. However, he got his big break with Umrao Jaan post which he was able to carve a niche for himself in the film industry.He made angry young manAmitabh Bachchanunravel his transfixing emotional side while singing 'Kabhi Kabhi mere Dil Mein'.His first break was as a singer in the Chisti Baba-composed "Dono Jahaan Teri Mohabbat," a duet with Zohrabai Ambalewali in "Romeo And J...