Showing posts with label Pakistani Celebrities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pakistani Celebrities. Show all posts
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Thursday 2 August 2012
ADNAN SAMI AGAIN LOSES HIS 10 KG WEIGHT FOR ACTING IN FILM
From 230 kg, he came down to 85 kg, and now, Adnan Sami has lost another 10 kg. Not only that, he is also growing his hair to shoulder length. All this to essay the role of a rockstar, inspired by his life. Adnan is all set to play a musician who battles the bulge, bickering biwi, slithering superstardom — everything from obesity to anonymity — to finally emerge triumphant. For the past two years, the plans to shoot the film, where Adnan will play a pianist were on the shelf.
Says Adnan, who will produce the film, “I had promised myself I’d get into the next level of my career only after my divorce came through. Sometimes blessings are disguised in misery. The ordeal and the trial that I’ve gone through in the last two years made me lose the 10 extra kilos that I needed to lose for my new avatar.”
Monday 2 July 2012
Veena Malik reveals her ultimate dream
Controversy's favourite child, Pakistani actress Veena Malik reveals that her heart craves to croon and that her dream has been to become a singer and not an actor.
"I think, Bollywood is beautiful, but my ultimate dream is not to become a Bollwood star. My ultimate dream is to become a singer. I always wanted to become a singer, but because of my looks I was always suggested to act," Veena Malik told IANS.
"Ever since my childhood, I have imagined myself standing in front of thousands of people and singing. I never dreamt of becoming a Bollywood star. I am happy, and acting is something I enjoy but my ultimate dream is to become a singer," she added.
Currently Veena Malik is busy promoting her first Hindi movie Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai, which will see her in a double role.
The actress shot to fame in India with her stint on reality show "Bigg Boss 4" and her romantic escapades with Bollywood actor Ashmit Patel spiced it up.
Talking about the popularity of reality shows on television, Veena said: "People love spice in reality shows. There are certain aspects in a reality show that I also like, like 'Swayamvar'. I think media shows what people want to see."
Veena was roped in for the reality show 'Veena Ka Swayamvar', but the reality show didn't happened because the Imagine decided to shut down its operations.
Would she be part of any dance or comedy show?
"I personally don't like dance shows. I said no to dance shows, I said no to comedy shows because when it comes to comedy, I would like to only do the films," she said.
Directed by Anand Balraj, "Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai" releases June 29.
Friday 15 June 2012
Veena Malik’s VULGAR PHOTOSHOOT
Pakistani actress Veena Malik showed her self vulger in a recent photoshoot which was almost on the borderline of vulgarity
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Mehdi Hassan: end of golden era of ghazal
Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan first mesmerised connoisseurs with his rendition of "Gulon main rang bhare", step one of a long musical journey that lasted five decades. The death of the artist, who gave voice to ghazals such as "Patta patta boota boota" and "Abke bicchde khwaabon mein mile", brings the curtains down on an era of lyricism, melody and poetry in light Hindustani classical music.
Born in undivided India in 1927, the ghazal singer, who passed away in a Karachi hospital Wednesday after a prolonged illness, was instrumental in opening up the evocative world of Urdu poetry. He popularised the poetry form as a musical genre for millions of Pakistani and Indian homes in the process.
The soft-spoken man was the uncrowned king of music for Pakistan's movie industry and further raised the profile of the ghazal, once considered passe among elite exponents of Hindustani classical music.
According to an estimate by his son Arif, Hassan gave voice to more than 20,000 songs and, apart from Urdu, also sang in Bengali, Punjabi and Pashto.
Some of his famous ghazal renditions include "Zindagi mein sabhi pyar kiya kartein hain" (written by Qateel Shifai); "Dekh tu dil ki jaan se uthta hai" (by Mir); "Shola tha jal bujha hoon"; "Yeh mojeza bhi mohabbat dikhaye mujhe" (by Qateen Shifai); "Abke bicchde khwaabon mein mile" (Ahmad Faraz); "Baat karni mujhe mushkil" (Bahadur Shah Zafar); Uzr aane mein bhi hai (Daagh Dehlvi)
Born to a family of Kalawant musicians in Luna village, now in the Indian state of Rajasthan, Hassan was musically baptised by father Ustad Azeem Khan and uncle Ustad Ismail Khan, who were Dhrupad musicians.
The family migrated to Pakistan after partition and sank into penury. Eking out a living was difficult. Young Mehdi began to work in a bicycle shop and later became an auto-mechanic.
In his book "Mehdi Hasan: The Man & his Music", Pakistani author Asif Noorani has highlighted this phase of Hassan's life and written that his humility stood tall against the fame and greatness he had achieved later.
"He had earned his living by repairing automobiles during his younger days. During his years of stardom, his harmonium broke and he started repairing it himself, wittingly replying to the people surrounding him that this was a piece of cake compared to the number of engines that he had repaired in the past," Noorani wrote.
The hardships of life notwithstanding, Hassan stuck to his music and continued with his "riyaz". His patience paid off when he was invited to sing for Radio Pakistan in 1957 - first as a 'thumri' singer and then as a 'ghazal' exponent.
Mehdi Hassan had to work harder than many of his younger colleagues but his innovative approach earned him fame.
Traditionally, ghazals were sung in a thumri-like manner. They were set to ragas like Khamaj, Piloo and Desh. The classical format stymied the scope of the compositions - preventing it from innovating.
However, Hassan pioneered a "ghazal gayaki" that played upon the mood of the music rather than on the classical nuances.
A composer of rare brilliance, he had a flair for using the ragas best suited to the ghazal's appeal.
Hassan's style combined dhrupad, khayal and Rajasthani folk music.
His magic was not confined to Pakistan, he was equally popular in India. In fact, he was one of the first Pakistani ghazal singers who charmed Indian audiences.
His fan following had impressive names - Lata Mangeshkar once described his voice as the "Voice of God" and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a great fan of his melodies.
In October 2010, Mangeshkar and Mehdi Hassan teamed up for "Tera Milana" in the album "Sarhadein", probably their first and last duet.
In 1978, when Vajpayee was foreign minister, Hassan had performed at his residence.
After shining on the music firmament from 1962 to the early 1980s, Hassan's career started fading as illness took a toll and Urdu films became less popular.
His home country honoured him with several awards and honours - Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance and Hilal-e-Imtiaz.
The Nepal government too honoured him with the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu.
Mehdi Hassan, who married twice, is survived by 14 children - nine sons and five daughters. Both his wives died before him.
Born in undivided India in 1927, the ghazal singer, who passed away in a Karachi hospital Wednesday after a prolonged illness, was instrumental in opening up the evocative world of Urdu poetry. He popularised the poetry form as a musical genre for millions of Pakistani and Indian homes in the process.
The soft-spoken man was the uncrowned king of music for Pakistan's movie industry and further raised the profile of the ghazal, once considered passe among elite exponents of Hindustani classical music.
According to an estimate by his son Arif, Hassan gave voice to more than 20,000 songs and, apart from Urdu, also sang in Bengali, Punjabi and Pashto.
Some of his famous ghazal renditions include "Zindagi mein sabhi pyar kiya kartein hain" (written by Qateel Shifai); "Dekh tu dil ki jaan se uthta hai" (by Mir); "Shola tha jal bujha hoon"; "Yeh mojeza bhi mohabbat dikhaye mujhe" (by Qateen Shifai); "Abke bicchde khwaabon mein mile" (Ahmad Faraz); "Baat karni mujhe mushkil" (Bahadur Shah Zafar); Uzr aane mein bhi hai (Daagh Dehlvi)
Born to a family of Kalawant musicians in Luna village, now in the Indian state of Rajasthan, Hassan was musically baptised by father Ustad Azeem Khan and uncle Ustad Ismail Khan, who were Dhrupad musicians.
The family migrated to Pakistan after partition and sank into penury. Eking out a living was difficult. Young Mehdi began to work in a bicycle shop and later became an auto-mechanic.
In his book "Mehdi Hasan: The Man & his Music", Pakistani author Asif Noorani has highlighted this phase of Hassan's life and written that his humility stood tall against the fame and greatness he had achieved later.
"He had earned his living by repairing automobiles during his younger days. During his years of stardom, his harmonium broke and he started repairing it himself, wittingly replying to the people surrounding him that this was a piece of cake compared to the number of engines that he had repaired in the past," Noorani wrote.
The hardships of life notwithstanding, Hassan stuck to his music and continued with his "riyaz". His patience paid off when he was invited to sing for Radio Pakistan in 1957 - first as a 'thumri' singer and then as a 'ghazal' exponent.
Mehdi Hassan had to work harder than many of his younger colleagues but his innovative approach earned him fame.
Traditionally, ghazals were sung in a thumri-like manner. They were set to ragas like Khamaj, Piloo and Desh. The classical format stymied the scope of the compositions - preventing it from innovating.
However, Hassan pioneered a "ghazal gayaki" that played upon the mood of the music rather than on the classical nuances.
A composer of rare brilliance, he had a flair for using the ragas best suited to the ghazal's appeal.
Hassan's style combined dhrupad, khayal and Rajasthani folk music.
His magic was not confined to Pakistan, he was equally popular in India. In fact, he was one of the first Pakistani ghazal singers who charmed Indian audiences.
His fan following had impressive names - Lata Mangeshkar once described his voice as the "Voice of God" and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a great fan of his melodies.
In October 2010, Mangeshkar and Mehdi Hassan teamed up for "Tera Milana" in the album "Sarhadein", probably their first and last duet.
In 1978, when Vajpayee was foreign minister, Hassan had performed at his residence.
After shining on the music firmament from 1962 to the early 1980s, Hassan's career started fading as illness took a toll and Urdu films became less popular.
His home country honoured him with several awards and honours - Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance and Hilal-e-Imtiaz.
The Nepal government too honoured him with the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu.
Mehdi Hassan, who married twice, is survived by 14 children - nine sons and five daughters. Both his wives died before him.
Sunday 15 April 2012
Friday 6 April 2012
What is Meera up to that she got Civil Awards? Surprised
On Pakistan Day President Asif Ali Zardari conferred civil awards to, among many others, actors Javed Shaikh, Noman Ejaz, Qavi Khan and the one and not-so-lonely Meera. Folks, let’s hand it to Meera for being there and conducting herself in a pretty dignified manner. She looked elegant, as Meera does when she opts not to speak. So kudos to all those who received their pride of performance honours!
Amidst all of this, come to think of it, the news of Meera getting hitched to a certain Mr Naveed has died down. Usually this happens when someone related to the actress creates a commotion for a few days, keeps her in the news and then fades away. This time round, it’s not so. There’s a strange lull on the marriage front, particularly after getting the award. What is Meera up to? Stay tuned. You might be in for a surprise or two.
Thursday 15 March 2012
Super hit Songs Collection Of Legend Alamgir
MAINAY TUMHARI GARAGAR
Gori Panghat Pe Thehro Ghar Nahin Jao Gagar Ko
Dekha Na Tha
Keh dena
Alamgir & Kristie Yung - Keh Dena
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Dekh Tera Kya Rang Kar Diya Hai - Ptv Live
Aina - Mujhe Dil Se Na Bhulana - Mehnaz & Alamgir - Nadeem & Shabnam
Albela rahi main hoon albela rahi
Maon Ki Dua Poori
Kabhi Tum Idhar Se Guzar Ke To Dekho
Khayal Rakhna
Thursday 8 March 2012
Saturday 3 March 2012
RFAK Session [Remixes] - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
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Paas Aane Do (Feat. Mr Riz)
Na Todi Dil Mera
Itni Jaldi Kiya Nahi Karte
Ranjhe Yaar Walon
Janda Hoya Dil Legaya
Chup Kar Daar Watja
Main Kivain Manava Sawan
Tasveer
