मास्टर बशीर

Master Basheer was the music director of Allaudin Laila (1941), a costume fantasy produced by Mohan Pictures, Bombay, and directed by A. M. Khan, a prolific maker of stunt and fantasy films of the era. Basheer composed the film's complete score of nine songs, all written by lyricist Munshi Nayab — among them 'Nadi Ye Pyari Thandi', 'Wo Pehli Kiran Phooti', 'Laila Teri Sultani Kayam Rahe', and 'Sakhi Mere Uth Jhoom Ke'. The cast included Jayant, Ameena, Indurani, and Violet Cooper. The 'Master' prefix in his credit follows the convention used for music teachers and singer-composers of the studio period. Film-song databases list him separately from his contemporary, composer Bashir Dehlvi, and record no other verified credits under this name; beyond the Allaudin Laila song register, no biographical details survive in accessible sources.