Naushad Ali (26 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for Hindi films.[1][2][3] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry.[4] He is particularly known for popularising the use of classical music in films.[5][6]

His first film as an independent music director was Prem Nagar in 1940.[7] His first musically successful film was Rattan (1944), followed by 35 silver jubilee hits, 12 golden jubilee and 3 diamond jubilee mega successes. Naushad was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and 1992 respectively for his contribution to the Hindi film industry.[8]