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• Aakash Institute, a premier coaching institute for various national-level entrance exams in India.
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• Aakash (film), a 2005 Kannada film

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• Akasha (vampire), a character in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles
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Shafqat Amanat Ali
Shafqat Amanat Ali during Waves 2010,annual cultural fest of BITS Pilani-Goa
Background information
Born	(1965-02-26) 26 February 1965 (age 47) Lahore, Pakistan
Genres	Rock music, Sufi, playback singing, Classical Music
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2000-till present
Associated acts	Fuzön
Website	www.shafqatamanatali.com

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 is the youngest brother of the late Asad Amanat Ali Khan.^[3] He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani rock band Fuzön. He was awarded the President's Pride of Performance civil award on August 14, 2007.

Early life and background[link]

Shafqat Amanat Ali was born in Lahore to Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, on 26 February 1965 making him the nineth generation of Patiala Gharana. He received his bachelor's degree from Government College University, Lahore (now known as GC University). He received the role of honor from the Music Society of Government College University, Lahore, which is led by Tariq Farani son of UM Saleem Shah.^[4]

He started learning classical music at age four, his grandmother being his first teacher. His main influences in music come from his father and his uncle Bade Fateh Ali Khan.

Career[link]

"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.^[5]

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.^[6] The song was listed in the top charts in India, helping propel Shafqat into stardom.^[7] 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.^[8][9] 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.^[10] Based on folk and Sufi works, the album Tabeer was commissioned and released by Music Today in mid-September 2008.^[11][12][13]

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.^{[citation needed]} 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 "Tu Hi Mera" for the 2012 movie Jannat starring Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta.^[17]

Discography[link]

Movies[link]

Collaborations[link]

Albums[link]

Coke Studio(Pakistan)[link]

Season 2[link]

Coke Studio(India)[link]

Season 1[link]

Awards and Nomination[link]

Following are the awards and nominations for Shafqat Amanat Ali.

• Filmfare Awards
  • 2012 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - Dildaara - Ra.One
  • 2011 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - Bin Tere - I Hate Luv Storys.^[22]

• International Indian Film Academy Awards
  • 2011 - Nominated - Bin Tere - I Hate Luv Storys^[23][24]

• GIMA
  • 2011 - Nominated - Bin Tere - I Hate Luv Storys .^[25]

• GIFA Best Playback Singer Male Awards
  • 2011 - Nominated - Mitwa Revisited - Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna^[26]

• Zee Cine Awards
  • 2012 - Nominated -Best Playback Singer Male - Dildaara - Ra.One^[27]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Shafqat Amanat Ali's artist profil on Danka
• Shafqat Amanat Ali at the Internet Movie Database
• Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan's Album Tabeer
• Filmfare Nominees and Winners
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