O. P. Nayyar
Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician · India · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1926 to 2007 · aged 81
Omkar Prasad Nayyar was an Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician. He is considered as one of the most rhythmic and melodious music directors of the Indian cinema. He won Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for Naya Daur in 1958.
O. P. Nayyar is read about 131 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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Kishore Kumar O. P. Nayyar wrote Dhake Ki Malmal (1956)
Guru Dutt O. P. Nayyar wrote Mr. & Mrs. '55 and Baaz
Pran O. P. Nayyar wrote Mere Sanam (1965)
Madhubala O. P. Nayyar wrote Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955)
Sharmila Tagore O. P. Nayyar wrote Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
Shammi Kapoor Also in Kashmir Ki Kali and Tumsa Nahin Dekha- Joy Mukherjee O. P. Nayyar wrote Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962)
K. N. Singh O. P. Nayyar wrote Howrah Bridge and Baaz
Dharmendra O. P. Nayyar wrote Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966)
Dev Anand O. P. Nayyar wrote C.I.D. and Jaali Note
Mumtaz O. P. Nayyar wrote Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi (1966)
Vinod Khanna Also in Nishchaiy (1992)
Asha Parekh O. P. Nayyar wrote Mere Sanam (1965)
Tanuja O. P. Nayyar wrote Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966)
Mehmood Ali O. P. Nayyar wrote C.I.D. (1956)
Jagdeep O. P. Nayyar wrote Aar Paar and Dhake Ki Malmal- Nasir Hussain Directed Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957)
Om Prakash O. P. Nayyar wrote Howrah Bridge (1958)- Jagdish Raj O. P. Nayyar wrote C.I.D. (1956)
- Manmohan Desai Directed Kismat (1968)
Raj Khosla Directed C.I.D. (1956)
Esmayeel Shroff Directed Nishchaiy (1992)
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Nayyar worked extensively with singers Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi. He also worked with Kishore Kumar in the films like Baap Re Baap (1955) and Raagini (1958), which was one of Kumar hits in the characteristic "O. P. style".
