Attivo come compositore e direttore musicale di cinema di film Hindi, ha avviato la sua carriera nel 1940 per concluderla nel 2005.
Premi e riconoscimenti 1954: Filmfare Best Music Director Award – Baiju Bawra 1961: Bengal Film Journalists' Association's "Best Music Director Award" 1981: Dadasaheb Phalke Award 1984: Lata Mangeshkar Award 1987: Amir Khusrow Award 1992: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1992: Padma Bhushan Award 1993: Awadh Ratna Award 1994: Maharashtra Gaurav Puruskar Award 2000: Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
Filmografia parziale Prem Nagar (1940) Mala (1941) Nai Duniya (1942) Sharda (1942) Kanoon (1943) Sanjog (1943) Pehle Aap (1944) Rattan (1944) Sanyasi (1945) Anmol Ghadi (1946) Dard (1947) Anokhi Ada (1948) Mela (1948) Dulari (1949) Deedar (1951) Baiju Bawra (1952) Deewana (1952) Sohni Mahiwal (1958) Mughal-E-Azam (1960) Mere Mehboob (1963) Ram Aur Shyam (1967) Dharam Kanta (1982) Love and God (1986) Guddu (1995) Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005)
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