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New Delhi, July 07: Taking time out from his busy schedule, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met noted musician Khayyam who presented him with his biography 'Khayyam - The Man, His Life'.

Khayyam, who lent music to songs in a number of films including 'Kabhi Kabhi', 'Trishul', 'Bazaar', 'Noorie' and 'Umrao Jaan', was accompanied by his wife, Jagjit Kaur, who is a friend of the Prime Minister from his college days.

"It was my wish to present this book to the Prime Minister and he was very happy to meet me and his old friend, my wife," said a beaming Khayyam after a nearly 30-minute meeting with Singh at his residence here.

The book, written by Viswas Nerurkar and Biswanath Chatterjee, chronicles Mohd Zahur Khayyam's struggle against all odds to become one of the most loved music composers of the country.

Khayyam, who went to Lahore from his native Jalandhar to learn music from Chisti Baba, teamed up with all the leading singers Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh, Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle during his four-decade long musical career.

He has lent his immortal tunes like 'Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein' and 'in Aankhom Ki Masti'.

His other evergreen tunes include 'Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Ho', 'Dil Cheez Kya Hai', 'Aaja Re O Mere Dilbar Aaja' and 'Tere Chehre Se Nahi Hatti'.

Bureau Report