The 19th death anniversary of Pakistani music director and composer Rehman Verma was observed on Tuesday. 

His real name was Abdul Rehman, and he was born in 1927 in British India.

He began his music career as “Verma Ji” of the musical duo “Sharma Ji-Verma Ji,” which was active in the film industry of the Indian subcontinent before Partition.

After 1947, Rehman decided to work in the newly established Pakistani film industry in Lahore.

In 1956, he composed the music for Lollywood's first action film, Baghi. From 1956 to 1976, Rehman Verma composed music for 27 Urdu and Punjabi films.

He died on this day in 2007.