[2] Ghulam Ahmed Chishti was born on 17 August 1905 in a small village Gunnachaur near Jallandhar, now in Nawanshahar district.
He was later noticed by a stage play director Agha Hashar Kashmiri when Chishti came to Lahore in 1934.
[2] Kashmiri was a well-known writer and playwright whose works were praised throughout the Indian subcontinent and would occasionally compose songs for theatres.
Later the Censor Board banned his composition for the song Aik Shehr Ki Londiya from the film Shukriya in 1944 bestowing much needed attention upon the composer.
[5][1] Baba Chishti was a contemporary of famous musicians Pandit Amar Nath and Master Ghulam Haider of the 1940s.
The new industry was at the mercy of learned musicians and filmmakers and lacked funds to compete with the imported Indian films.
[2][1] Ghulam Ahmed Chishti had a reputation in the Pakistani film industry as a very simple, affable and kind person.
Due to his popularity and venerability, he was called Baba Jii (father figure) in the film industry.