Shafqat Amanat Ali
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Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan | |
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Background information | |
Born | Lahore, Pakistan |
26 February 1965
Genres | Rock music, Sufi, playback singing, Classical Music |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2000-present |
Associated acts | Fuzön, The Dewarists, MTV Unplugged (India), Coke Studio |
Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan (Urdu: شفقت امانت علی; born 26 February 1965) is a Pakistani classical singer[1] belonging to Patiala Gharana lineage.[2] He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani rock band Fuzön. He was awarded the President's Pride of Performance civil award on 14 August 2007.
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Early life and background
Shafqat Amanat Ali was born into a Muslim family in Lahore, Pakistan to Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, on 26 February 1965 making him the ninth generation of Patiala Gharana. He is the youngest brother of the late Asad Amanat Ali Khan. He received his bachelor's degree from Government College University, Lahore (now known as GC University). He received the roll of honour from the Music Society of Government College University, Lahore, which is led by Tariq Farani.[3]
Career
"Aankhon Ke Saagar," "Khamaj," "Ankhiyan" and "Mitwa" are some of his most popular works. He also sang the songs "Phir Wohi Raastey" and "Allah Megh De" for a Pakistani film named Ramchand Pakistani.[4]
Shafqat was introduced to Bollywood by Shankar Mahadevan. One morning while driving to his studio, he heard Shafqat's hit song "Aankhon Ke Saagar" on the radio. He immediately called the radio jockey who was his friend and got Shafqat's contact number. Shafqat sang "Mitwa" composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy for the movie Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.[5] The song was listed in the top charts in India, helping propel Shafqat into stardom.[6] He was the voice behind the critically acclaimed song "Yeh Honsla" [sic] in the Bollywood film Dor. He sang background for the films Hello and Mumbai Cutting.[7][8] His songs "Mora Saiyaan" and "Tere Bina" were featured in Nagesh Kukunoor's Hyderabad Blues 2.
After leaving the band Fuzon in 2006, Shafqat concentrated on his solo career.[9] Based on folk and Sufi works, the album Tabeer was commissioned and released by Music Today in mid-September 2008.[10][11][12]
The album was released by Fire Records in Pakistan in September 2008 as their mega Eid release. The entire album has been produced, arranged, recorded, mixed and mastered in Pakistan by Shani Haider (Zeeshan Haider) at "Couple of Good Studios". All songs except "Naina" and "Tu hi tu hai" were composed by Shafqat. Naina was composed by Shani Haider.
The first video of the premier song of the album, "Khairheyan De Naal", was aired on all channels in India and Pakistan.[13] He has fondly been nicknamed the "Rock star Ustad" by Saleem Merchant of the Saleem-Suleman duo.[14] He also appeared on the Rubaroo episode of Indian Idol 4.[15] He released his second solo album Kyun Dooriyan in 2010. It included a couple of songs — "Kaga Ja" and "Naal Naal" — which he had written during his time with Fuzon.[16]
His vocals in the song "Dildaara" from the movie Ra.One fetched him a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for 2012. Recently he sang "Raske Bhare Tore Naina" for the 2013 movie Satyagraha starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpai in lead role. He was also featured on MTV Unplugged Season 2.
Discography
Albums
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Collaborations
Coke Studio (India)
Season 1
MTV Unplugged (India)[24]
Season 2
- Aankhon Ke Saagar
- Yeh Hausla
- Aavo Saiyon
- Manmaaniyan
- Mora Saiyyan
- Kyun main jagun
The Dewarists[25]
Season 2
- Let Go (2012)
Bollywood Songs
Year | Song | Film | Co-Singer | Music Director |
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2015 | Main Nai Jaana Pardes[26] | Tevar[27] | Solo | Sajid-Wajid |
2014 | Bhugol | Filmistaan | Shabab Shabri | Arijit Datta |
Bol | Arijit Datta | |||
Jeenay Chalay | Dukhtar | Solo | Sahir Ali Bagga,Peter Nashel | |
Manchala | Hasee Toh Phasee | Nupur Pant | Vishal-Shekhar | |
Allah Waariyan | Yaariyan | Solo | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | |
2013 | Raske Bhare Tore Naina | Satyagraha | Arpita | Aadesh Shrivastava |
Jera Vi | Main Hoon Shahid Afridi | Solo | Shani & Kami | |
Teri Jhuki Nazar | Murder 3 | Pritam | ||
Tera Mera Naam | Akaash Vani | Hi-tech Sonik | ||
2012 | Phir Le Aya Dil (Redux) | Barfi! | Pritam Chakraborty | |
Zindagi Se | Raaz 3D | Jeet Ganguly | ||
Ya Maula | Maximum | Amjad Nadeem Vikram | ||
Tu Hi Mera | Jannat 2 | Pritam | ||
Party Nights | KK, Nikhil D'Souza, Javed Ali & Anupam Amod | |||
Darmiyaan | Jodi Breakers | Clinton Cerejo | Salim-Sulaiman | |
2011 | Dildaara | Ra.One | Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Clinton Cerejo | Vishal-Shekhar |
Chahi Hai Tanhaein | Love Breakups Zindagi | Shruti Pathak | Salim-Sulaiman | |
Jaane Kyun(Sufi version) | Always Kabhi Kabhi | Solo | Pritam Chakraborty | |
Kyun Mein Jagoon | Patiala House | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||
Kyun Mein Jagoon (Remix) | ||||
Kyun Mein Jagoon (Reprise) | ||||
2010 | Bin Tere | I Hate Luv Storys | Sunidhi Chauhan | Vishal Shekhar |
Bin Tere(Remix) | ||||
Shukriya Zindagi | Aashayein | Solo | Pritam | |
Tere Naina | My Name Is Khan | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||
2009 | Tum Mile(Rock) | Tum Mile | Pritam | |
2008 | Carvaan | Hello | Sajid-Wajid | |
Allah Megh De | Ramchand Pakistani | Shubha Mudgal | Debojyoti Mishra | |
Phir Wahi Raaste | None | |||
Tarrin Paunda | None | |||
Tishna Tishna Dil | Zindagi Tere Naam | Sunidhi Chauhan | Sajid-Wajid | |
2006 | Yeh Honsla | Dor | Salim Merchant | Salim-Sulaiman |
Mitwa | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Shankar Mahadevan, Caralisa Monteiro | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |
Mitwa(Revisited) |
Awards and honours
Following are the awards and nominations for Shafqat Amanat Ali.
Filmfare Awards[28] | ||||
2012 | Best Playback Singer – Male | "Dildaara" | Ra.One | Nominated |
2012 | Best Playback Singer – Male | "Bin Tere" | I Hate Luv Storys | |
International Indian Film Academy Awards[29][30] | ||||
2012 | Best Playback Singer – Male | "Bin Tere" | I Hate Luv Storys | Nominated |
GIMA[31] | ||||
2012 | Best Playback Singer – Male | "Bin Tere" | I Hate Luv Storys | Nominated |
BIG Star Entertainment Awards | ||||
2012 | BIG Star Most Entertaining Singer (Male) | "Tere Naina" | My Name Is Khan | Nominated |
GIFA Awards [32] | ||||
2006 | Best Playback Singer – Male | " Mitwa (Revisited)" | Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna | Won |
Zee Cine Awards[33][34] | ||||
2012 | Best Playback Singer – Male | "Dildaara" | Ra.One | Nominated |
2013 | Best Playback Singer – Male | "Tu Hi Mera" | Jannat 2 | |
Pakistan Media Award | ||||
2011 | Best Playback Singer – Male | Nominated | ||
The Musik Awards | ||||
2008 | Most Wanted Male | Won |
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