Islamabad One of the most accomplished music composers in Pakistan’s film industry Khalil Ahmed was remembered on his death anniversary on Monday. Khalil Ahmed was born on March 3, 1936, started his career with film ‘Anchal’ in 1962 and remained one of the leading music directors in subcontinent.He composed music for the film ‘Khamosh Raho’ (1964) and recorded a ‘ghazal’ in Ahmed Rushdi’s voice, which gained him countrywide fame. He also gave hit music of the film ‘Khilona’ (1967). An accomplished composer for television and films, Khalil’s many contributions to music have embedded themselves in the Pakistani psyche. Khalil was one of Pakistan film industry’s most versatile musicians having composed music for over 40 films and was expert in sad compositions, in a career spanning two decades. Khalil died on July 22, 1997, in Lahore.
