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Khayyam (1927-2019): Composer who crafted melody on the scales of poetry

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How Khayyam got Razia Sultan back from Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Moody, arrogant and supremely talented, Khayyam is one of the greats of Hindi film music. Yet, the composer was not always the first choice for films, not even for Kamal Amrohi's historical epic Razia Sultan.

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Jayam Ravi’s Comali, from writer-director Pradeep Ranganathan, is the kind of film that never makes sense but manages to work, thanks to a terrific Yogi Babu and his one-liners 

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