Roshan Lal Nagrath (14 July 1917 – 16 November 1967), known mononymously as Roshan, was an Indian esraj player and Hindustani classical and folk music director from Gujranwala. Nagrath studied at Marris College under Pandit S N Ratanjankar and learned sarod from Allauddin Khan. He served as a staff artist for All India Radio Delhi until 1948, when he moved to Bombay to work as an assistant for Khawaja Khurshid Anwar. Nagrath’s recording career included the score for the film Baawre Nain (1950) and compositions for Malhar (1951), Shisham (1952), and Anhonee (1952). His musical style integrated ghazal and qawwali traditions, as heard in the films Barsaat Ki Raat (1960) and Bahu Begum (1967). Nagrath received the Filmfare Best Music Director Award for the film Taj Mahal (1963). His discography featured the recording “Zindagi Bhar Nahi Bhoolegi Woh Barsaat ki Raat”. Nagrath died in Mumbai following a heart attack.
