Top Ten Lollywood Male Singers # 01 "Mehdi Hassan"."Aey Jan-e-Tamanna".."Pehli Nazar"..(1977)

Produced and directed by Aslam Dar,Muhammad ali,Babra shareef,Nadeem,Aasia and Masood akhter played the lead,music by Master Inayat Hussain,sung by Mehdi Hassan. What do i say about the most successful singer in indo-Pak,what do i say about his vocals,how do i praise his contribution in Ghazals?,whatevr i say won`t be enough,none other then Mehdi Hassan,for whome Lata Mangeshkar said "Unn ki awaz main bhagwan bolta hey".. The struggle ended when Mehdi Hassan was given the opportunity to sing on Radio Pakistan in 1957, primarily as a thumri singer, which earned him recognition within the musical fraternity. At the time, Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Begum Akhtar and Mukhtar Begum were considered the stalwarts of ghazal gayaki. He also had a passion for Urdu poetry and began to experiment by singing ghazals on a part-time basis. He cites radio officers ZA Bukhari and Rafiq Anwar as additional influences in his progression as a ghazal singer. He made his debut as play back singer from the film "Shikar" but got his actual break through from film "Frangi" when he composed and sung Faiz ahmed faiz`s ghazal "Gulon Main Rung Bharey" (in Film Rasheed atrrey had re-composed ths Ghazal),Following a severe illness in the late 80s, Mehdi Hassan stepped down from playback singing. Later due to severity of his illness he completely departed from music. He now lives a secluded life in Karachi which he has made his permanent residence. Nevertheless he often visits Lahore where he spends most of ...

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