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A Hamd (Arabic: حمد‎) is a poem or song in praise of Allah. A hamd is usually written in Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, or Urdu. The word "hamd" comes from the Qur'an, which Muslims believe to be Allah's Word; its English translation is "Praise".

Hamds are sung and recited all over the Muslim world, from Indonesia to Morocco. A Qawwali performance usually includes at least one hamd, which is traditionally the first song in the performance.

Some well-known hamd singers are Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sabri Brothers, and Qari Waheed Zafar.

Modern English language singers of hamd include Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens), Sami Yusuf and Nusrullah Khan Noori.

See also[link]

External links[link]

• www.BanglaKitab.com
• www.IslamiBayanaat.com

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Muzaffar Warsi (Urdu: مظفروارثی) (born 20 December 1933 in Meerath, India died 28 January 2011) was a prominent Urdu poet, critic, essayist, a lyricist par excellence, and scholar of Pakistan. He was one whose work never fails to surprise. A humble man with humble beginnings who is unafraid of experimenting. He began more than five decades ago comprises a rich repertoire of not just Naats, but also authoring several anthologies of Ghazals, Nazms & hycoes including his autobiography Gaye dinon ka suraagh which is considered to be a classic. He was writing quatrains every day for Pakistan's Renowned daily newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt.

Early life[link]

Muzaffar Warsi was born as Muhammad Muzaffar ud Din siddiqui into the family of Alhaaj Muhammad Sharf ud Din Ahmad known as Sufi Warsi (Urdu: صوفی وارثی). It was a family of landlords of Meerath. Sufi Warsi was a scholar of Islam, a doctor and poet. He received two titles: Faseeh ul Hind & Sharaf u shu'ara. He was the friend of Sir Muhammad Iqbal {(Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال‎)}, Akbar Warsi, Hasrat Mohani, Josh Malih Abadi, Ahsan Danish, Abul Kalaam Azad and Mahindar Singh Bedi. The family raised him with deep religious grounding. He has one brother namely Dr. M. S. Zafar Warsi who was also associated with State Bank as Assistant Director. Muzaffar Warsi's Nephew Usman Warsi is a Singer, Music Composer and a Poet. Usman's videos are available online as well. Muzaffar Warsi remained attached to State Bank of Pakistan (the Central Bank of Pakistan) as Deputy Treasurer. Muzaffar Warsi started his poetry by writing lyrics for songs for Pakistani movies but gradually changed direction and his style of poetry became more oriented towards praising Allah and the Islamic prophet Muhammad or in other words he started writing Hamd and Naats. He also wrote, regularly, a stanza or two on current affairs in the Newspaper Nawa-e-Waqt until recently.He died on 28-01-2011 in Lahore Pakistan.

Literary work[link]

• Barf ki Nao
• Baab-e-Haram
• Lehja
• Noor-e-Azal
• Alhamd
• Hisaar
• Lahoo ki Haryali
• Sitaron ki Aabjoo
• Kaaba-e-Ishq
• Khule dareechey band hawa
• Dil sey dar-e-Nabi tak
• Zulm na sehna
• Kamand
• Mere achy Rasool (saw)
• Sahib ut Taaj

Awards[link]

• Pride of Performance (19..)

Famous Verses[link]

• Kya bhala mujh ko parakhney ka natija nikla

Zakhm-e-dil aapki nazron se bhi gehra nikla

• Ghazal sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Jagjit Singh
• Chitra Singh frequently used the Ghazals of Muzaffar Warsi

Film: 'Hamrahi' was a milestone in Renowned Pakistani Masood Rana's singing career. All songs of 'Hamrahi' are relegated as the 'Best of Masood Rana'.

Moreover, thousands of movie-goers watched 'Hamrahi' just because of the all-time great songs of Masood.

'Hamrahi's seven songs are listed here below:

'Kiya kahoon aye duniya walo, kiya hoon mein' (film: 'Hamrahi': 1966, lyrics: Muzaffar Warsi, music: Tasadduq)

'Karam ki ik nazar hum per...ya Rasool Allah'

'Ho gaye zindigi mujhay pyari'.

'Naqsha teri judaye ka ab tak nazar mein hai'.

'Mujhay chore kar akela, kaheen dooor janay walay'.

'Qadam, qadam pay naye dukh'.

'yaad karta hai zamana unhi insano ko'

The most famous aspect of him was his hammad " Koi to hay jo nizam e hasti chala raha hay" which was later uttered by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

'Pukara hai madad ko, bay kaso nay, haath khali hai...bacha lo doob nay say ye...ya Rasool Allah' will never be forgotten by 130 million Pakistanis.

Selected bibliography[link]

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Articles on Muzaffar Warsi[link]

• Gaye dinon ka suraagh- Aapbeeti k tawana lehjey (Urdu), Qudratullah Shehzad, 2005.
• http://www.dawn.com/2002/09/02/nat6.htm By Huma Khawar-DAWN
• times of oman

External links[link]

• [1]
• Muzaffar Warsi's Official Blog
• [2]
• [3]
• [4]
• Awaz i Tasveer
• [5]
• [6]
• Recordings of Muzaffar Warsi - www.nafseislam.com
• Urdu Poetry Mushaira - Naat
• [7]
• [8]
• hamrahi songs

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Ali Haider (Urdu:علی حیدر) is a Pakistani singer^[1] and actor. He has had numerous hits in the early 90s such as Poorani Jeans. He also had a big hit later in the 1990s with Chand Sa Mukhra. Besides singing, he has acted in numerous TV serials on PTV. Among the successful dramas was Chand Sa Mukhra, which used his hit song as the theme music. He also sang the theme music for the serial Chandni Raatein and Asmani Rang Ho for "Dill Mill Gayye'. He has a large fan following in Pakistan and India and with South Asian expatriates around the world. After resignation from music in 2009, Haider has become a sana khawan, and has released 3 religious albums, Mola Dil Badal Day, Shor Hai Mehshar Ka and Tuluh E Fikr. He is a Twelver Shia Muslim.

Resignation from Music[link]

On 23 June 2009, Geo News reported Mohammed Ali Haider decided to resign from the world of music basically citing the reason that it was no longer satisfying him.^[2]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Music Albums

• Jane Jan Sun – 1988
• Chahat – 1989
• Tarang – 1990
• Qarar – 1991
• Sandesa – 1993
• Sanwala Saloona – 1994
• Dastaan – 1995
• Jania – 1996
• Mahi – 1998
• Saiyyaan – 1999
• Jadoo – 2000
• Chandni Raatein – 2002
• Tera Naam Liya To – 2003
• Purani Jeans (Remixes) – 2006
• Jaanay Do – 2007
• Stop and Think ...? – 2009

Nawha & Naat Albums

• Moula Dil Badal Dey – 2009
• Shor Hai Mehshar Ka – 2010
• Tuluh E Fikr – 2010
• Buss Hussain Buss – 2011
• Kee Jana Mai Kaun – 2012
• Asghram Aei Noor Nohay - 2012

References[link]

http://www.alihaiderofficial.com

External links[link]

• Ali Haider at the Internet Movie Database
• Ali Haider discography at MusicBrainz
• Ali Haider Official Website
• Ali Haider Quit Singing
• History on Ali Haider's albums and career

Adnan Sami
Background information
Birth name	Adnan Sami Khan
Born	(1973-08-15) 15 August 1973 (age 38) London, United Kingdom
Genres	Pakistani music, Indian music, classical, jazz, pop rock
Occupations	Singer, musician, composer, actor, television presenter
Instruments	Singing, piano
Years active	1990–present

Adnan Sami Urdu: عدنان سمیع; (born 15 August 1973) is a British-born Pakistani Canadian ^[1] singer, musician, pianist,^[2][3] actor and composer^[4][5]. He currently holds Canadian citizenship and works and lives in Mumbai, India.^[6][7] His style merges Asian and Western music styles and instrumentation and ranges from classical to jazz to modern pop-rock.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education[link]

Born in 1973 to Naureen and Arshad Sami Khan, Sami was brought up and educated in London, United Kingdom.^[8][9] His father Arshad was a pilot with the Pakistan Air Force and a Pakistani diplomat. Sami attended Rugby School.^[10][11] He had played the piano since the age of five.^[12][13] Sami began taking lessons from Pandit Shivkumar Sharma when visiting India during his school vacations.^[8] Indian singing legend Asha Bhosle spotted talent in a ten-year-old Sami at an R D Burman concert in London, and encouraged him to take up music as a career.^[14][15]

As a teenager, Sami, when performing on the sitar at a programme in Stockholm, was noticed by Keyboard Magazine as being the fastest man on keyboard in Asia.^[8] Sami went on to learn Indian classical music from Mahraj Khatak,^[16] a Pakistani classical singing teacher and dancer. At the age of sixteen, Sami was approached to write a song for famine-hit Ethiopia for which he won a special award from UNICEF.^[3]

He graduated from King's College^[17] and became the first person to play Indian classical music on the electric piano.

Career[link]

He had his first solo album Raag Time in 1991-92. The song from his album "Kisi Din Teri Yaad" was the title track "Jab Chandani Barh Kar" of his first album. In 1994, he composed music for a film for the first time. The Pakistani film, in which Adnan was the lead actor with his wife Zeba and famous Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle did the playback, Sargam, was a blockbuster.^[18] However, the authorities banned Asha's voice from the soundtrack which disappointed Adnan. He then had to re-record these songs with Hadiqa Kiyani.^[18] To date Sargam is the only film Adnan acted in. After unsuccessfully trying to make it to the restrictive Pakistani pop scene in 1997, in 2000, Asha Bhosle teamed up with him to release a collection of love songs named Kabhi to Nazar Milao.^[19] The music was also composed by Adnan. According to Adnan, this was a "dream come true" for him.^[8] The album became an instant blockbuster^[20] and topped the Indipop charts^[6] for most of 2001.^[21][22] According to BusinessWeek, the album sold 2 million copies in India.^[23]

Two songs from the album, "Kabhi To Nazar Milao", whose music video featured model Aditi Gowitrikar^[24] and Lift Karaa De whose music video starred the popular Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan,^{[citation needed]} became immensely popular at that time. The videos were shot by Anil Mehra who had shot popular Hindi films, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Lagaan.^[15] Looking at the immense success of that album, Magnasound and Adnan released an album Always Yours which was a remix version of numbers from that album.^[25]

He soon became a sensation, which led Hindi filmmaker Boney Kapoor to invite him to give music for his film.^[20] This was the beginning for him composing and singing songs for Hindi films very successfully of even the top Hindi film producers of the time like Yash Chopra and Subhash Ghai. Due to the immense popularity of his music videos and live performances, he had even begun getting acting offers at this time.^[15][26]

The song, "Tu Sirf Mera Mehboob", from the Hindi film, Ajnabee (2001) sung by Adnan also became a rage^[27] and was a superhit.^[22] Screen Magazine called him the pop personality of the year in 2001.^[22]

In 2002, Pepsi Foods made Adnan its brand ambassador in India, a contract which involved hosting a series of live music concerts across cities as well as Adnan featuring in ads for Pepsi products.^[28] According to the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, no Pakistani artist had managed to gain as much popularity in India as Sami had.^[29] According to an article in the Indian newspaper The Times of India, Sami was the most successful face in non-film music in India at that time.^[15]

His second studio album, Tera Chehra, was released in October 2002^[30] to critical eulogies even as his first album was still selling.^[15] The music videos for this album were shot by Binod Pradhan who had shot the popular Hindi film Devdas, directed by Bela Sehgal^[31] (director of Devdas Sanjay Leela Bhansali's sister) and featured popular Bollywood stars Rani Mukerji in the title track, Amitabh Bachchan in the track "Kabhi Nahi", who also sang the duet with Adnan^[15][30] and actress Mahima Chaudhry in another song.^[31] The title track was written by famous Hindi movie lyricist Sameer.^[30] According to the Screen Magazine, it was the only successful pop album of the year.^[32]

Saathiya (2002) brought him the opportunity to work with maestro A. R. Rahman in the form of "Aye Udi Udi", which he was looking forward to. According to Screen Magazine, the song was the highlight of the album.^[33] Rediff.com called him the "reigning king of Indipop" in early 2003 based on the sales of his albums in the past two years.^[31]

His most successful albums have been Kabhi To Nazar Milao (with Asha Bhosle) and Tera Chehra,^[34] and his music videos usually have had a host of Bollywood stars in them, including Namrata Shirodkar ("Bheegi Bheegi Raat"), Mahima Chaudhry, Raveena Tandon, Rani Mukerji ("Tera Chehra"), Govinda, Fardeen Khan, Amisha Patel ("O Meri Jaan"), Bhumika Chawla ("Maahiya"), Dia Mirza ("Pal Do Pal") and most famously, Amitabh Bachchan ("Kabhi Nahi")^[34][35]

Since 2003, he has sung for a few Tamil movies like Boys, Aayutha Ezhuthu composed by A.R. Rehman. The songs, "Boom Boom" from Boys^[36] and "Nenjamellam Kadhal" from Aayitha Ezhuthu, were hits. He also sang for the Tamil and Telugu versions besides the Hindi version of songs from the movie Yuva (2004) whose music was also composed by A. R. Rahman. Besides Rahman, he also worked together with composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, singing hit Tamil songs "Oh Intha Kadhal" from Satham Podathey and "Oru Kal" from Siva Manasula Sakthi, which got very popular and widely noticed. He sang the song "Chanchadi Adi Urang Nee" in the Malayalam movie called Makalkku.^{[citation needed]} He has also sang for a Kannada film. His first Kannada song, "Don't Worry Madabeda" for the film Super Star starring Upendra was a big hit.^{[citation needed]} He also worked with music composers Devi Sri Prasad and MM Keeravani singing songs in Telugu films Varsham, Chatrapathi, Shankar Dada MBBS and 100% Love.

In 2006, he took a sabbatical, and reportedly lost over 70 kg,^[37] to make a comeback in April 2007 with a new album Kisi Din. In 2007, he sang the soundtrack of the hit Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love. He composed film music for Shaurya (2008).^[38] His last film music composition was in 2010 for Sadiyaan

In 2011, Sami started judging the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs.^[39]

Personal life[link]

Adnan Sami was married to Zeba Bakhtiar^[40] for a short period (2nd marriage,^[41] separated in 1996^[42]/1997^[43]) from whom he had a son Azaan Khan.^[43] After their separation, Adnan allegedly abducted their son and took him to Dubai after the Lahore High Court awarded custody rights to Zeba.^[42]

In May 1998, Zeba alleged that Pakistani and UAE officials were not co-operating with her in her bid to gain custody of her son from Adnan.^[42] She took the custody of Azaan by appealing in a Canadian court.^[44] Canadian immigration officials "stormed" Adnan's home, arrested him and "whisked away" his son who was handed over to his mother, Zeba.^[45] According to Adnan, this forced him to cancel millions of dollars worth of concerts and other recording obligations.^[45] Adnan's father, Arshad Sami Khan, filed a defamation suit against Zeba and her family claiming that during the hearing, he and his family members were defamed.^[44]

According to Sami, this was when he began to gain weight by using food for comfort and getting more depressed and this became a vicious cycle and by June 2006, he weighed 206 kilos.^[46]

In 2001, Sami fell in love with and married Dubai-based Sabah Galadari^[47] his third marriage^[41] and her second.^[48] This relationship also called quits a year-and-a-half later.^[47] According to Adnan, Sabah left him because he was obese.^[49] He also claimed that they were married for 10 years.

Around 2001, Sami, who was then based in Dubai, unsuccessfully attempted to acquire Indian citizenship.^[50] After failing to acquire Indian citizenship, he attempted to acquire Canadian citizenship^[3] and was successful in getting it.

In 2002, Adnan filed an appeal for the custody of his son Azaan in a Pakistani court by claiming that Zeba had obtained the custody of Azaan by "misleading the Canadian court through false and ill-founded allegations against him".^[44] Soon after, the two agreed to reconcile and settle the issue out of court after years of legal battles.^[51] Adnan agreed to let Zeba have custody but wanted access to Azaan. But it did not work out and in 2004, he sued the Canadian government for $30 million in connection with the immigration raid that had ended with his son "being whisked away".^[45][52] According to Sami, he won the case.^[49]

In 2004, Sami revealed himself as a huge fan of S D Burman and R D Burman.^[2]

In 2005, Adnan suffered from lymphoedema and developed an abscess in the knee. He was in intensive care, had to undergo a risky surgery and was in bed for three months.^[41][53]

In June 2006, Adnan weighed 206 kilograms (450 lb) and according to him, his doctor said he was giving him just six months to live. By diet, exercise and will-power, Adnan lost 107 kg (240 lb) weight in 9 months.^[46]

In 2008, Adnan's wife Sabah returned to Mumbai, remarried and began staying with Adnan.^[48]

On 30 January 2009, Adnan's wife Sabah registered a case against Adnan at the Oshiwara police station accusing him of physical and mental torture after they had a violent fight.^[48] Adnan was summoned to the police station and warned against misbehaving with his wife in future. According to Adnan, Sabah is making a claim to his flat in Lokhandwala and did not allow his father to return to it. He said he was planning to fight in court with his wife.^[49] Adnan also said that his wife was unkind to his son from a previous marriage, Azaan. Sabah has said that their troubles began soon after remarriage and that Adnan was suffering from alcoholism which "increased by the day" and would often indulge in violence against her.

According to her, on one occasion, Adnan drank so much alcohol that he fell down in the bathroom and they had to cancel a show in London. She has also said that he abused and apologised to her and it became a pattern and that she loved him "so much".^[48] Adnan Sami violated the law of India by buying immovable property without permission. Naresh Kadyan, Chairman — PFA Haryana asked the Mumbai Police to lodge FIR against Adnan Sami u/s 420, 120-B IPC along with other relevant sections of the law of the land.

Adnan married for the third time on 3 April 2010, with an Afghan origin German national woman, Roya Faryabi.^[54][55] Roya works as Project Manager for a US-based company, operating in Germany. According to media, Adnan first met Roya in India and proposed to her after some time, while Roya says that she always liked Adnan and he is the best match for her.^[55]

Awards and accolades[link]

Sami has won many international awards, including the Nigar Award,^[56] the Bolan Academy Award,^[56] and the Graduate Award.^[30] He was given a special award by UNICEF for the song he wrote for famine-hit Ethiopia as a teenager and a United Nations Peace Medal for a song he wrote and performed for Africa^[30]

A review of his piano solo performance on Channel 4, UK, in Keyboard Magazine acknowledged him as the "Keyboard Discovery of The 90s".^[30][57]

In 2001, he was awarded the Breakthrough Artist of the Year by MTV.^[31][58]

He was invited to be a member of the jury of the prestigious music festival Voice of Asia competition, held annually at Almaty, Kazakhstan - the jury comprises top music composers of the world.^{[citation needed]} Sami was featured in a documentary, commissioned by the Foreign and Common Wealth Office of Great Britain, about ten people from the Indian subcontinent, who have influenced the Asian culture in the UK over the last fifty years.^[59] Swedish and British radio and television have often referred to him as the fastest keyboard player in the world.^[14][60] Sami has performed for prestigious music festivals to sold-out stadia of his solo concert tours all over the world in over forty countries.^[30] In summer 2003, he became the only Asian artist to have sold out, Wembley Stadium, London, for two consecutive nights, which won him a place in the Limca Book of Records.^[61][62]

As a classical concert pianist, Sami has had the honour of giving "Group" Royal Command performances before the King of Sweden and King Hussein of Jordan.^[57][63]

In 2008, he was presented the Naushad Music Award by Andhra Pradesh Department of Culture, at Hyderabad.^[64][65] In 2008 he also won "Best International Act" at the UK Asian Music Awards.^[66]

Discography[link]

Badaltay Mausam (1997) was re-released in India as Kabhi To Nazar Milao (2000).

Filmography[link]

As an actor[link]

• Sargam (1995)

As a playback singer[link]

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Year	Film	Songs	Co singers
1995	Sargam	Aae Khuda, aae Khuda, jis nay ki justuju
		Suhani rutt ayi, mann jhoomay	Hamid Ali Khan, Hadiqa Kiyani
		Pall do pall kay hayn andheray
		Bheega hua mousam pyara
		Chamki kiran, khilay purwa	Hamid Ali Khan
		Kab sey khili ho (Classic music vs Pop music)	Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak, Hadiqa
		Kya hay, yeh uljhan kya hay...?	Hadiqa Kiyani
		Zara Dholki bajao Gorio	Asha Bhosle
		Pyar bina jeena nahin jeena	Hadiqa Kiyani
		Barse Badal, dil mein halchal	Hadiqa Kiyani
2001	Ajnabee	Tu Sirf Mera Mehboob	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar	Kuch Pyar Bhi Kar
	Deewaanapan	Nach Nach Nach	Falguni Pathak, Sukhwindher Singh
2002	Junoon	Aankhon Ne Kiya Ishara - Duet	Kavita Subramaniam
		Aankhon Ne Kiya Ishara-Male
	Ab Ke Baras	Mujhe Rab Se Pyaar	Anuradha Sriram
	Awara Paagal Deewana	Ya Habibi	Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan
	Chor Machaaye Shor	Ishqan Ishqan - Karsan Sargathiya	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Shakti: The Power	Dil Ne Pukara	Alka Yagnik, Ravindre Sathe, Prakash
		Hum Tum Mile
	Pyaasa	Tere Pyaar Ka Chhaya	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Annarth	Bewafa Bar Mein	Pinky, Preeti
	Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar	Indian Se Aaia
	Karz: The Burden of Truth	Aashiqui Ban Ke	Kavita Subramaniam
	Saathiya	Aye Udi Udi Udi
2003	Love at Times Square	Aaja Aaja
		Raat Hai Jawan
	Calcutta Mail	Kahan Pe Meri Jaan	Pamela Jain
	Chori Chori	Ruthe Yaar Nu	Sabri Brothers
	Koi... Mil Gaya	Jadoo Jadoo	Alka Yagnik
	Boys	Boom Boom	Sadhana Sargam
	Joggers' Park	Ishq Hota Nahin Sabke Liye	Zameer Kazmi
	Janasheen	Nashe Nashe Mein Yaar	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Sssshhh..?	Dheere Dheere Hua	Alka Yagnik
2004	Plan	Kaise Kaise	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Tum – A Dangerous Obsession	Kyun Mera Dil Tujhko Chaahe
	Muskaan	Yaad Aayee
	Yuva	Baadal	Alka Yagnik
	Aayutha Ezhuthu Tamil	Nenjam Ellam	Sujatha Mohan
	Chot (Aaj Isko, Kal Tere Ko)	Pani Re Pani	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Shankar Dada MBBS Telugu	Ye Jilla	Kalpana
	Naach	Ishq Da Tadka	Sonu Kakkar
	Aitraaz	Gela Gela Gela	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Sullan Tamil	Kilu Kiluppana	Premji Amaran, Pop Shalini
2005	Sehar	Palken Jhukaao Na	Alka Yagnik
	Page 3	Mere Wajood
	Jurm	Nazrein Teri Nazrein
	Lucky: No Time for Love	Shayad Yahi To Pyar Hai	Lata Mangeshkar
		Sun Zara
	Waqt: The Race Against Time	Apne Jahanke	Sonu Nigam
	Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai	Bahon Mein Nahin Rehna	Asha Bhosle
	Garam Masala	Kiss Me Baby
	Mahanandi Telugu	Katthilaanti Ammayi	Kamalakar, Sujatha[disambiguation needed ]
	Makalkku Malayalam	Chanjadiyaadi
2006	Rehguzar	Allah Hu
	Taxi No. 9211	Meter Down
		Meter Down (Rock N Roll Mix)	Remix By Guru Sharma
	Kachchi Sadak	Khwaja Mere Khwaja
	Khosla Ka Ghosla	Sayane Hai Janaab
		Ab Kya Karenge Bhaiya
	Jaan-E-Mann	Udh Jaana?	Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan
		Udh Jaana? - Club Mix	Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love	Dil Kya Kare
	Soundarya Kannada	Sneha Preethi
	Yogi Telugu	Gana Gana Gana	Sudha[disambiguation needed ]
	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule	Cheli Chamaku	Anushka Manchanda, Swetha
	Life in a... Metro	Baatein Kuch Ankahein Si
	Shankar Dada Zindabad	Bhoogolamantha	Gopika Poornima
	Darling	Saathiya	Tulsi Kumar
		Saathiya (Remix)	Tulsi Kumar
	Dhamaal	Chal Na Che Shor Machlein	Shaan
		Dekho Dekho Dil Ye Bole	Shaan
		Miss India Martee Mujhpe	Amit Kumar
	Satham Podathey Tamil	O Indha Kaadhal	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	No Smoking	Jab Bhi Ciggaret (Jazz)
	Taare Zameen Par	Mera Jahan	Auriel Cordo, Ananya Wadkar
	Return of Hanuman	Blackhole
2008	Shaurya	Dheere Dheere	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Dheemaku Kannada	Suryaane
	Superstar	Don't I Love Or Do I Love U	Sunidhi Chauhan
	U Me Aur Hum	Jee Le	Shreya Ghoshal
		Phatte	Sunidhi Chauhan
		Dil Dhakda Hai	Shreya Ghoshal
	Tahaan	Jee Lo
	Khushboo	Kyon Hai Mujhe Lagta
		Tum Jo Mile Humko
		Kyon Hai Mujhe Lagta - remix
	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	Awaara Dil
	Kidnap	Haan Ji
	Gumnaam – The Mystery	Ishq Ne Kitna	Shreya Ghoshal
2009	Jayeebhava Telugu	Zindhagi	Andriya
	Siva Manasula Sakthi Tamil	Oru Kal
2010	Dulha Mil Gaya	Akela Dil, Akela Dil (Remix)	Anushka Manchanda
	My Name Is Khan	Noor E Khuda Tu Kaha Chhupa Hai	Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal
	Click	Click Click Click Click	Shamir Tandon
	Sadiyaan	Taron Bhari Hai Ye Raat Sajaan	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De?	Hota Hai Har Faisala Ek Second Mein
		Hota Hai Har Faisala Ek Second Mein - remix
	Chikku Bukku Tamil	Vizhi Oru Paadhi	Sujatha[disambiguation needed ]
2011	100% Love Telugu	Infatuation
	Oosaravelli Telugu	Nenante
2012	Ishq Telugu	Oh Priya Priya	Nithya Menen

As a music director / composer[link]

• Sargam (1995)
• Love at Times Square (2003)
• Lucky: No Time for Love (2005)
• Dhamaal (2007)
• Mumbai Salsa (2007)
• Khushboo (2008)
• 1920 (2008)
• Shaurya (2008)
• Daddy Cool (2009 Hindi film), Co director Raghav Sachar
• Sadiyaan (2010)
• Chance Pe Dance (2010), Co director: Pritam Chakraborty, Ken Ghosh, Sandeep Shirodkar

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Adnan Sami at the Internet Movie Database

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Junaid Jamshed (Urdu: جنید جمشید; born September 3, 1964) is a Pakistani recording artist who gained fame as the frontman of the pop group, Vital Signs in 1987 with the hit song, "Dil Dil Pakistan", and remained in demand throughout the 1990s. In 1994, he released his debut solo album, Junaid of Vital Signs, which also quickly became a national hit, followed by Us Rah Par in 1999 and Dil Ki Baat in 2000

Since then, he has focused on Islam and concentrated on reciting nasheeds. His debut religious album, Jalwa-e-Janan was released in 2005 and was followed by Mehboob-e-Yazdaan in 2006, Badr-ud-Duja in 2008, and Badee-uz-Zaman in 2009. He also runs a boutique with the name "J.", read as "Jay Dot", which has several outlets all over Pakistan.

Early life and education[link]

Junaid Jamshed is the son of Pakistan Air Force Group Captain (retired) Jamshed Akber Khan and Nafeesa Akber Khan.^[1] Jamshed wanted to join Pakistan Air Force as a fighter pilot. He studied pre-engineering before joining University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore where he completed his university degree, graduating in 1990.^[2] Despite joining the Pakistan Air Force, he moved on to a career in Aeronautical Engineering due to his weak eyesight.^[3]

Music career[link]

Vital Signs[link]

Though the band Vital Signs was launched in early 1986 in Rawalpindi by record producer Rohail Hyatt and bassist Shahzad Hasan (Shahi), it wasn't until later when Jamshed, then a young aeronautical engineering student from Lahore, joined them as their lead singer.^[4] Though their debut hit single, "Dil Dil Pakistan", released on 14 August 1987, skyrocketed them into fame, the song's success was not seen by him as something that would turn him into a professional musician. Jamshed, who wanted to become a professional engineer, initially didn't want to have anything to do with music other than just treating it as a hobby.^[4]

However, Rohail and Shahzad soon managed to convince him otherwise.^[5] After a string of chart-topping songs and albums, the band split in 1994 and Jamshed began a solo career, achieving increasing commercial success.^[6]

Solo career[link]

Jamshed performing in a 2009 concert

Jamshed released his first solo album, Junaid of Vital Signs in 1994. The album's name was later changed to Tumhara Aur Mera Naam. This was followed by Us Rah Par in 1999. Us Rah Par went on to become one of the best selling albums of that year. The album included several tracks which were released as singles which became popular. They included such songs as, "Us Rah Par", "Na Tu Ayegi", "Aankhon Ko Aankhon Ney" and "O Sanama". In 2000, Jamshed released his next album, The Best of Junaid Jamshed, which contained remixes of some of the hit singles of the Vital Signs era. His last solo album, Dil Ki Baat, was released in 2001.

In 2003, BBC World Service conducted an international poll to choose ten most famous songs of all time. Around 7000 songs were selected from all over the world. According to BBC, people from 155 countries/territories voted in the poll. "Dil Dil Pakistan" was ranked third among the top 10 songs.^[7]

In 2004, Jamshed renounced music and devoted his life to Islam.^[8] To supplement his income, he opened a clothing store "J.", selling Khaadis (a form of Kurta-Shalwar).

Influence[link]

In 1987, Jamshed took Pakistani media by storm with his band's hit patriotic number "Dil Dil Pakistan", viewed as one of the most popular songs of all time.{{by whom|date=November 2011}http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten/} This was a turning point in Pakistan's music history which ushered in a new era of pop music. Fourteen years later, he announced his retirement from music^[4] and devoted a significant amount of his time to religious preaching.^[9] Jamshed now sings Urdu and English nasheeds.