Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar extended best wishes to legendary music composer Khayyam, who turns 89 today.
The 86-year-old singer took to Twitter to say happy birthday to the "Umrao Jaan" music director.
<img title="Lata Mangeshkar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/feb/18lata.jpg" alt="Lata Mangeshkar" /> Lata Mangeshkar
"Namaskar. Today is the birthday of talented music composer Khayyam sahab. I give my best wishes to him," she wrote.
Lata also shared a link of song "Dikhayi Diye Yun Ke Bekhud Kiya", composed by the veteran composer with her in the vocals.
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Namaskar. Aaj guni sangeetkar Khayyam sahab ka janamdin hai.Main bahut badhai deti hun.<a href="https://t.co/m9lADuedAM">https://t.co/m9lADuedAM</a>
&mdash; Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) <a href="https://twitter.com/mangeshkarlata/status/700232824561897472">February 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Khayyam began his musical journey as an assistant to famous Punjabi composer Baba Chishti. He made his Bollywood debut in 1948 as a part of Sharmaji-Varmaji composer duo with "Heer Ranjha", but got recognition as solo music director with Raj Kapoor starrer, "Phir Subha Hogi".
In his over four decade-long career Khayyam gave a musical touch to films like, "Kabhi Kabhie," "Bazaar," "Trishul," "Noorie," and "Aakhri Khat" with Lata lending her voice in most of the films.

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