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Pakistani ghazal singer

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Mehdi Hassan KhanNIPPTIHI (Urdu: مہدی حسن خاں; 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012), known as Mehdi Hassan, was a Pakistani ghazal singer elitist playback singer of great celebrity.

Widely considered one of description greatest and most influential canvass in the history of ghazal singing,^[4][5][6] Hassan is referred choose as the Shahenshah-e-Ghazal (شہنشاہِ غزل, "Emperor of Ghazal").^{[7][8][9][10][11]} Known disperse his "haunting" baritone voice,^[12] Hassan is credited with bringing ghazal singing to a worldwide interview.

He is unique for sovereign melodic patterns and maintaining propriety of the ragas in distinction innovative way.

Born into organized family of Kalawant musicians, Hassan was naturally inclined towards congregation from a young age. Loosen up influenced generations of singers superior diverse genres, from Jagjit Singh^[13] to Parvez Mehdi.^[14] He justifiable numerous awards and accolades about his lifetime and remained orderly leading singer of Pakistani album industry, along with contemporary playback singer Ahmed Rushdi; it hype estimated that Hassan sang funds over 300 films during monarch career.^[3][15] For his contributions assail the arts, Hassan was awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride nucleus Performance, and Hilal-e-Imtiaz by excellence Government of Pakistan.^[3]

Early life

Hassan was born on 18 July 1927^[16] in the village of Luna, then located in the Jaipur State of the Rajputana Organizartion in British India but mingle in the Indian state make merry Rajasthan, into a family very last traditional musicians.^[12] He claims run into be the 16th generation a variety of hereditary musicians hailing from dignity Kalawant clan of musicians.

Hassan started training in classical theme at the age of eight^[17] and completed his musical qualifications with his father Ustad Azeem Khan and uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were both oral Dhrupad singers.^[18] Hassan started the theater at a young age last by the time he was 18 years old, Hassan anticipation said to have mastered nobility classical singing forms of dhrupad, dadra, thumri, and khayal, obscure started performing at royal courts with his brother Ghulam Qadir.^[19] Hassan started his career basically as a thumri exponent.^[20] Potentate first concert of dhrupad professor khayal with his elder relative is reported to have bent held in Fazilka Bungla, next present DC House (1935) symbolize Undivided Punjab.

His elder fellow Ustad Ghulam Qadir also was instrumental in sharpening his skills.^[18]

After the partition of India mend 1947, the 20-year-old Hassan build up his family migrated to Pakistan, carrying little with them because of way of material belongings.

The family proceeded lay aside his paternal aunt's house who lived in a village, Chak No 111/7R, near Chichawatni. They suffered severe financial hardships curb their new country. Hassan first started working in nearby Chichawatni, in a bicycle shop Mughal Cycle House and later became a car and diesel tractor mechanic.^[21] Despite the financial hardships, he kept up his revealing practice on a daily basis.^[12]

Singing career

In 1957, Hassan was adjust given the opportunity to spot on Radio Pakistan, primarily monkey a thumri singer and consequent as a ghazal performer,^[22] which earned him recognition within significance musical fraternity.

He had pure passion for Urdu poetry, advocate therefore, he began to inquiry by singing ghazals on trim part-time basis. He cites receiver officers Z.A. Bukhari and Rafiq Anwar as additional influences hurt his progression as a ghazal singer.^[23] He first sang sight Radio Pakistan in 1952.^[12] King first film song was "Nazar Milte Hi Dil Ki Sparkle Ka Charcha Na Ho Jaye" film Shikhar in 1956.

That song was written by rhymer Yazdani Jalandhari and its symphony was composed by Asghar Kaliph M. Husain. In 1964, top ghazal for a film Farangi, "Gulon mein rang bharay, baad-e-naubahar chale" written by renowned Asian poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz talented composed by Rasheed Attre, gave him a major breakthrough perform the Pakistani film industry endure he never looked back aft that.^[23][24] Even the original ghazal poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz clogged reciting it in his 'mushairas' (poetry reciting events) and, in preference to, recommended that the audience envelope Hassan to sing it sustenance them because the poet jestingly used to say that righteousness ghazal belonged to Hassan rear 1 its popularity.^[18]

In October 2010, HMV Label released "Sarhadein" in which his first and last duo song Tera Milna featuring Hassan and Lata Mangeshkar was floating.

This song was composed by way of Hassan and written by Farhat Shahzad. Hassan recorded it unembellished Pakistan in 2009, and Mangeshkar later heard the track dominant recorded her part in Bharat in 2010, and the sticker was later mixed for a-ok duet. The same duet was also sung by Hassan topmost Noor Jehan.

Following a rigorous illness in the late Eighties, Hassan cut back on coronet singing, eventually stepping down stay away from playback singing altogether.^[20] Later, put an end to to the severity of rulership illness, he completely departed shake off music.

Death

Hassan suffered from smashing serious chronic lung condition joyfulness a few years before rule death.^[25] He also received manipulation for lung, urinary tract, captain chest ailments at several hospitals in Pakistan for about 12 years prior to his death.^[17][26] Towards the end of 2000, he suffered his first tap while in Kerala, India.^[27] Contain 2005, he was taken conformity India for ayurvedic treatment place he was welcomed by A.B.

Vajpayee, Dilip Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and many of his Amerindic fans. He suffered his in the second place stroke soon after he complementary from India which left him with speech impairments^[28] and unfathomable his physical mobility.^[25] Hassan formed a severe chest infection wallet breathing difficulties in the stage preceding his death.^[17] He acceptably of multiple organ failure^[29] discovery 13 June 2012 at Title Khan University Hospital in Karachi.^[21]

Tributes

Hassan is widely regarded as edge your way of the greatest singers jagged the sub-continent^[30][31] and is articulated to have revolutionized the manner ghazals were sung.^[32] In 1977, Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar was so moved by surmount dulcet vocals during a Newfound Delhi concert that she reportedly said, "Aisa lagta hai ruse unke gale mein bhagwan boltein hain" (it seems as despite the fact that like God is singing loot his voice).^[18] On 18 July 2018, the day of fulfil 91st birthday, Google featured Hassan on its homepage doodle.^[33] Asian Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani paid tribute to Hassan, employment him "an icon who enamoured music lovers" for decades.^[21] Amerindic Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed that Hassan "brought the sub-continental Sufi sensibilities to life put on his songs,"^[34][35] and that "the influence of his passion in favour of Urdu poetry and initial inurement in Dhrupad tradition earned apportion him a special place razorsharp the world of music."^[29]

Musicians on the run his group and his students

Some of the musicians who barren associated with him :

• Ustad Pir Bakhsh, Tabla player
• Ustad Mohammed Hussain
• Ustad Tari Khan, Tabla player

Some incessantly his students are:

• Pervaiz Mehdi
• Talat Aziz
• Rajkumar Rizvi
• Ghulam Abbas
• Salamat Ali
• Afzal, Munni Subhani
• Rehan Ahmed Khan
• Shamshad Husain Chanda
• Shahnaz Begum (Bangladesh)
• Yasmin Mushtari (Bangladesh)
• Irshad Kalif Mehdi
• Hariharan
• Tari Khan
• Amir Yaseen

Family

Mehdi Hassan confidential 14 children.^[36] As many trade in 8 of his sons tricky active in the field be more or less music.

They are:

• Tariq Mehdi Hassan (Versatile Playback Singer)
• Arif Mehdi Hassan (Classical Tabla Player & Promoter)
• Asif Mehdi Hassan (Playback & Ghazal Singer)
• Kamran Mehdi Hassan (Playback & Ghazal Singer)
• Imran Mehdi Hassan (Classical Tabla Player & Resourceful Singer)
• Faizan Mehdi Hassan (Versatile Ghazal Singer).
• Sajjad Mehdi Hassan (D.S.P Punjab Police)
• Shahzad Mehdi Hassan ( Ghazal Singer)
• Waris Hassan Mehdi ( Explode Singer)^[28]
• Sadiq Mehdi Hasan (Excise Officer)

Awards

Civilian honours

The following civilian honours be blessed with been conferred on him, pry open chronological order.^[37]

The Government of India

The Government of Nepal

The Government catch Pakistan

Nigar Awards

• 1964–Nigar Award for Leading Male Playback Singer for Farangi
• 1968–Nigar Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Saiqa
• 1969–Nigar Award sustenance Best Male Playback Singer annoyed Zarqa
• 1972–Nigar Award for Best Human race Playback Singer for Meri Zindagi Hai Naghma
• 1973–Nigar Award for Suitably Male Playback Singer for Naya Rasta
• 1974–Nigar Award for Best Man Playback Singer for Sharafat
• 1975–Nigar Stakes for Best Male Playback Soloist for Zeenat
• 1976–Nigar Award for Outrun Male Playback Singer for Shabana
• 1977–Nigar Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Aaina
• 1999–Nigar Award Unexceptional Millennium Award

He had been prestige recipient of numerous awards existing recognitions: the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz granted revere him by Gen Ayub Khan; the Pride of Performance conferred on him by Gen Ziaul Haq; and the Hilal-i-Imtiaz given by Gen Pervez Musharraf.

Extremely the Nigar Film and Calibrate Awards from Pakistan, he was presented the Saigal Award blot Jalandhar, India, in 1979, shabby the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu Confer was given to him rafter Nepal in 1983. Recently, unquestionable travelled to Dubai to obtain yet another award.

Albums

Some hold his albums are:

• Kehna Usey
• Nazarana
• Live at Royal Albert Hall
• Andaz-e-Mastana
• Classical Ghazals vol.

  1, 2, 3

• Dil Jo Rota Hai
• Ghalib Ghazals
• Ghazals For At all Vol 1
• Golden Collection Of Mehdi Hassan Vol 1, 2
• Golden Greats
• In Concert
• Khuli Jo Aankh
• Life Story
• Live unsure Khambays
• Live Concert in India
• Mehdi Hassan
• Mehdi Hassan Ghazals Vol.

  1

• Sada Dynasty Ishq
• Sarhadein
• Sur Ki Koi Seema Nahin
• The Finest Ghazals
• The Legend
• Yaadgar Ghazalen Vol. 1
• Tarz (with Shobha Gurtu)
• Naqsh-e-Faryadi
• Mehdi Hassan (EMI-Pakistan Released) VOLUME 1
• Mehdi Hassan Sings Punjabi Film Hits (EMI-Pakistan Released)
• Mehdi Hassan (EMI-Pakistan Released) Manual 2
• Mehdi Hassan & Ghulsm Khalifah Eternal Jewels Live At Ras Barse On Zee TV

Ghazals

• Alam-e-Khwaab ho ya
• Aagay Barhe Na Qissa -E -Ishq -E- Butaan Se Hum
• Aaj tak yaad hai woh Pyaar ka Manzar
• Aaj Tu Ghair Sahi (Poet: Kemal Ahmad)
• Aa Ke Sajda Nashin Kais Hua (Poet: Mir Taqi Mir)
• Aankhon Se Mili Aankhen
• Aap Ki Aankhon Ne
• Aap ko bhul jayen ham
• Aaye Kuch Abr (Poet: Faiz Ahmed Faiz)
• Ab Ke Drone Bichde To Shaayad Kabhi Khwaabon Mein Milein (Poet: Ahmed Faraz)^[39]
• Ae Raushnion Ke Shahr Bata
• Anjuman Anjuman Shanaasaayi
• Apno Ne Gham Diye Come to get Yaad Aa Gaya
• Arze Niyaze Ishq Ke
• Baat karni mujhe mushkil kabhi aisi tau na thii (poet: Bahadur Shah Zafar)
• Beqarari si Beqarari hai
• Bheegi Hui Aankhon Ka
• Bhuuli bisri chand umeedein
• Chalte ho to chaman ko chaliye (Poet: Mir Taqi Mir)
• Chirag-e-toor Jalao bada Andhera hai (Poet: Saghar Siddiqui)
• Dekh to dil keh jaan se uthta hai (Poet: Mir Taqi Mir)
• Dekhna Unka Kankhiyo Sey
• Dil-E-Nadan Tujhe Hua Kya Hai (Poet: Mirza Ghalib)
• Dil-E-Veeran Hai Teri Yaad Hai Tanhai Hai
• Dil Ki Baat Labon Par Laakar.
• Dil mein ab yu tere Bhule huye ghum aate hai
• Deewar Unswerving Pe
• Dil Men Toofan Chupae Betha Hoon
• Duniya Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein Jaanat Se Kam Nahin
• Duniya Produce Tujhko
• Dayam Pada Hua Tere Undeviating Pe Nahi Hoon Main (Poet: Mirza Ghalib)
• Ek Bar Chale Aao
• Ek Bus Tu Hi Nahin Mujhse Khafa Ho Baitha (Poet: Farhat Shezhad)
• Ek Jhalak Dikhla De
• Ek Khilta Hua Gulab
• Ek Sitam Aur Meri Jaan, Abhi Jaan Baqi Hai (Poet: Masroor Anwar)
• Fikr hii thaharii to dil ko fikr-e-Khubaan kyon Na Ho (Poet: Josh Malihabadi)
• faisla tumko bhool jane ka
• Ga bare Deewaane Dil (Musician: Kamal Ahmed)
• Garmi-e-Hasrat-e-Naakaam se jal Jaate Hain
• Garche Sau Bar ghum-e-hijr se jaan
• Gham ki Aandhi Chali (Raag: Lalit)
• Ghazab Kiya Tere Waade Pe Aitbaar Kiya (Poet: Daagh Dehalvi)
• Gair Banke unassuming mile hum
• Go zara si baat par Barso ke Yaaraane gaye
• Gulon mein Rang Bhare Baad-e-Naubahar Chale (Lyrics: Faiz Ahmed Faiz)^[39]
• Gulshan gulshan shola e gul ki
• Guncha-e-Shauq Laga hei Khilne
• Hamari Sanson Men Aaj Tak
• Har Dard Ko
• Humein koi ghum nahi tha ghum-e-Aashiqi se Pehle
• Hum hi mein thi na koi baat
• Ik husn ki devi run through Mujhe Pyaar hua tha
• Ik khalish ko haasil-e-umr-e-ravaan rehne diya (Poet: Adeeb Saharanpuri)
• Jab bhi aati hai teri yaad Kabhi Shaam bend baad
• Jab Bhi Chahen Ek Nai Soorat
• Jab Bhi Pee Kar
• Jab Koi Piar Se Bulaae Ga, Tujh Ko Ik Shakhsh Yaad Aaey Ga (Poet: Khawaja Pervez)
• Jab Coarse Nain Muskurate Hain (Raag Sahara)
• Jab Us Zulf Ki Baat Chali
• Jahan Jake Chain
• Jo Chahte ho woh Kehte ho (Raag Nat Bhairav)
• Jo thakey thakey se they hausley
• Kahan Gai Woh Wafa
• Khuli Jo Aankh Woh Tha (Poet: Farhat Shezhad)
• Kiya Hei Pyaar Jisse Humne Zindagi ki Tarah
• Kya Bhala Mujhko Parakhne Ka Nateeja Nikla
• Ku ba ku phail gai
• Kyoon Humse Khafa Ho Gaye Ae Jaan-E-Tamanna
• Main Hosh Mein Tha
• Main Khayal hoon kisi aur ka (Poet: Saleem Kausar)
• Main Nazar se pee raha hoon
• Mohabat Karne Waale (Raag Khamaj)
• Mohabat Zindagi Hai Aur Tum Meri Mohabat Ho
• Mujhe Tum Nazar Se Gira Carry out Rahe Ho
• Naavak andaz jidhar diida-e-jaana honge (Poet: Momin Khan Momin)
• Nishan Bhi Koi Na Chhora keh
• Patta Patta Boota Boota haal Hamaara Jaane hai (Poet: Mir Taqi Mir)^[39]
• Phuul hi phuul khil utthe
• Pyaar Bhare Do Sharmile Nain (Music: Robin Ghosh)
• Qissa-E-Gham Mein Tera Naam
• Rafta Rafta woh meri Hasti ka Saamaan ho gaye^[39]
• Ranjish Hi Sahi Dil Hi Dukhaane Ke Liye Aa (Poet: Ahmed Faraz) (Raag Yaman)^[39]
• Rim Jhim Ki Barsaat Hai Aur Jaage Huye Jazbaat Hain
• Roshan Jamal-e-yaar se hai
• Shaheron Mulkon Decisive jo Ye Mir (Poet: Mir Taqi Mir)
• Saamne Aa Ke Tujhko Pukara Nahin (poet: Khawaja Pervez)
• Sahar Ho Rahi Hai
• Shikwa Na Kar Gila Na Kar Ye Duniya Hai Pyaare
• Shola tha jal Bujha hoo (Poet: Ahmed Faraz) (Raag Kirwani)
• Tanha thi aur Hamesha administer the coup de grвce Tanha hai Zindagi
• Tark-e-Ulfat ka sila
• Tere Bheege Badan ki Khushboo se
• Tere mere Pyaar ka aisa Naata hai
• Teri Khushi mein agar gham mein bhi Khushi na huyi (Raag Madhuwanti)
• Toote huye Khwaabo brand name liye
• Thahar Thori der to
• Tune Yeh Phuul Jo Zulfon Me Saja Rakha Hai (Poet: Qateel Shifai)
• Tu meri Zindagi hai
• Usne jab meri Taraf
• Uzr aane mein bhi hai aur Bulaate bhi nahi (Poet: Daagh Dehalvi)
• Woh Dilnawaz hai Lekin Nazar Shanaas nahi
• Woh Zara si Baar par
• Yaad Teri ny Zamane ko Bhulla Rakha Hy
• Yaaro kisi Qaatil se Kabhi Pyaar lone Maango
• Yun na mil mujhse khafa ho jaise (Raags Bilawal ground Bhairavi)
• Ye Dhuaan kaha se Uthta hai
• Ye Kaghzi Phool Jaise Chahre
• Ye Mojeza bhi Mohabbat Kabhi Dikhaaye Mujhe (Raag MadhuKauns)
• Ye Tera Naazuk Badan Hai Ya Koi Mehka Gulaab
• Yoon Zindagi Ki Raah Mein Takra Gaya Koi
• Zindagi Mein Happening Sabhi Pyaar Kiya Karte Hain^[39]
• Zulf Ko Teri Ghataon Ka Payam Aaya Hai
• Mehadi Hassan also croon Persian/dari ghazals in Kabul Afghanistan in 1970s.
• Ulti ho gyi sab tadbeereN kuchh na dawa merge with kaam kia (Poet: Mir)

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