If you think about elegance in the music industry of old Indian cinema, what is it that comes to your mind? There could be many but none as elegant as the music and composition of ‘Mohe Panghat Pe’ and ‘Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya’ in the mega-blockbuster Mughal-e-Azam. The composer was the pioneer of an elegant new style of music to Indian cinema, Naushad Ali.

Today, on his Birth Anniversary, we will take you on a nostalgic trip to his music and poetry.