Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan remembered on his 89th birth anniversary
During his prolonged music career, Mehdi Hassan weaved magic through his vocals in more than thousands of music compositions
July 18, 2016
Legendary ghazal singer from Pakistan, Mehdi Hassan was born this day in a small village Luna in Rajasthan India 1927.
Born in a family of known musicians, Hassan’s father Ustad Azeem Khan and uncle Ustad Ismail Khan were famous classical music artists.
Prior to the formal entry in the entertainment industry, he sang as a playback singer although the breakthrough of his career was ‘Gulon Mein Rang Bharay’ from the film Farangi in 1964.
During his long music career, he weaved magic through his vocals in more than thousands of music compositions including ghazals, songs, film numbers etc.
In 1985, he was awarded the Pride of Performance by the Pakistani government, along with several other accolades to his name such as Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz and a few international awards.
His famous ghazals include ‘Aap Ki Aankhon Ne’, ‘Ab Ke Hum Bichde To Shaayad Kabhi Khwaabon Mein Milein’, ‘Dil-E-Nadan Tujhe Hua Kya Hai’ and several others.
With the ghazal maestro’s death on June 13 2012, the era of ghazal singing came to an unexpected end.
