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Ghulam Mohammed

Ghulam Mohammed

Composer · Died March 17, 1968, aged 65 · Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

Ghulam Mohammed was an Indian film score composer, who is most remembered for his work in Hindi musical-hit films like, Mirza Ghalib (1954), Shama (1961) and Pakeezah (1972). He received National Film Award for Best Music Direction (then called State Awards for Films in 1954) for the film Mirza Ghalib (1954). The shooting of his last film, Pakeezah, was held up for many years due to marital and personal problems between the film producer Kamal Amrohi and the film's lead actress Meena Kumari, and the film was finally released only after Ghulam Mohammed's death.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1903
Died
March 17, 1968 (aged 65)
From
Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Works as
Composer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Ghulam Mohammed's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Survival
26%
Bonds
25%
Morality
18%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Romantic
3
Tense
2
Elegiac
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ghulam Mohammed's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ghulam Mohammed's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

11 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pakeezah(1972)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Kundan(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mirza Ghalib(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rail Ka Dibba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Compositor

  • Hazaar Raaten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Amber(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nazneen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Pardes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Shair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Doli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • Sanjog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1943 to 1972.

Highest rated

Pakeezah (1972)

Midcredits 87th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music10 of 11: 10 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s3 · crew1950s7 · crew1970s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ghulam Mohammed's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · composer

Amber (1952)

70th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Pakeezah (1972)

Midcredits 87th · 79% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ghulam Mohammed work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ghulam Mohammed's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sohrab Modi shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors