Music composer Naushad Ali passes away

Mumbai, May 5 :Veteran music composer Naushad Ali, who composed music for classics like Mughal-e-Azam and Mother India, passed away this morning.

Naushad, 86, died in the in Nanavati hospital at 0930 hrs, sources said.

He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, Sangeet Academy Award and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

UNI