Atif Aslam is a Pakistani

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, and

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. He has recorded many songs in both

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and

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, and is known for his

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technique. Aslam predominantly sings in

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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, Punjabi,

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, and

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. In 2008, he received the

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, the fourth-highest civilian honor award from the

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. He is also a recipient of several

Lux Style Awards The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry ...

. Aslam made his acting debut in 2011, with the Urdu social drama film '' Bol''. In 2019, he was awarded a star in the Dubai Walk of Fame after his nomination for the best singer in Pakistan. He was also featured in the Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars, published in December, 2020. He refers to his fans as "Aadeez" ().

Early life

Atif Aslam was born on 12 March 1983, into a

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family in

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. He went to Kimberley Hall School in

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until 1991, when he moved to

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, and continued his studies at St. Paul's Cambridge School in

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. In 1995, Aslam returned to Lahore, where he continued his studies at a Divisional Public School and College (DPSC) branch. He proceeded to attend Fazaia Inter College for his

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from 1999 to 2001, and later went to PICS to pursue a bachelor's degree in

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. In an interview, Aslam revealed that his ambition around this time was to become a professional cricketer.

Career

After separation from Jal, Aslam released his first album titled '' Jal Pari, on 17 July 2004,'' produced by

Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor Sarmad Ghafoor (born November 5, 1975 in London, United Kingdom) is a Pakistani record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has released two albums, one with Rungg (his former band), and one with Qayaas (his current band). He has ...

, having 11 tracks, which was an instant hit.

2007–2008

Aslam's Third solo album titled ''Meri Kahani'', having 12 tracks, released in 2008. It was produced by Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor. In 2008, the album was nominated in

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in the category "Best Album". Album's song "Hangami Halaat" was nominated in 2009 in "MTV Brrr Music Awards" in the category "Best Rock Song". In 2008, he recorded three versions of Pehli Nazar Mein and Bakhuda Tumhi Ho from ''Race'' and ''

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'' respectively composed by

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with lyrics by Sameer and Sayeed Qaudri respectively. Pehli Nazar Mein catapulted him to Bollywood mainstream success and also won him IIFA Award.

2009; Debut in Coke Studio

In the 2009 romantic film ''

Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani ''Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. Upon release, it was a critical and commercial success grossing worldwide, bec ...

'', he sang two songs Tu Jaane Na and

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including remix versions of both songs, all were composed by

with lyrics by

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and Ashish Pandit, which fetched him several nominations. He sang advertising Olper's Qawwali "Hum Mustafavi". In Coke Studio Season 2, his five songs were released titled as "Jal Pari", "Kinara" (co-sung by Riaz Ali Khan), "Wasta Pyar Da", "Mai Ni Main" and "Humain Kya Hua".

2011; Step into Pakistani and Indian film industry

In 2011, he sang a song from the film

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, composed by Sachin-Jigar titled "Le Ja Tu Mujhe" with lyrics written by Sameer Anjaan. The same year, he sang two songs "

Hona Tha Pyar Hona Tha Pyar ( ) is an Urdu language Pakistani song from the 2011 film '' Bol'' by Shoaib Mansoor. It is sung by Atif Aslam and Hadiqa Kiyani. The song was composed and written by Ali Javed . It was produced by Shiraz Uppal and pictured on ...

" and "Kaho Aaj Bol Do" with

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for the film Pakistani film '' Bol'' in which he was cast as the lead role.

2012

In this year, he recorded two songs for the film

Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya ''Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Mandeep Kumar and produced by Kumar S. Taurani. The film features the real-life couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. Diljit Do ...

, "Tu Muhabbat Hai" and "Piya O Re Piya" excluding sad version of the later, compositions of Sachin-Jigar. He recorded two songs "Bol Ke Lub Azaad Hain" and "Mori Araj Suno" for the Hollywood film

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. He also performed three songs in Coke Studio's Season Five titled "Charka Nolakha", "Rabba Sacheya" and "Dholna". He also sang the advertising song "Juro Ge To Jano Ge" for

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2013

Main Rang Sharbaton Ka was nominated at

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in 2014 for "Best Song". "Main Rang Sharbaton Ka" fetched several awards and multiple nominations for him. Zameen Jaagti Hai and Tu Khaas Hai were released in Pakistan.

2014

In 2014, he recorded 2 songs for the film

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, "Tera Naam Doon" and "Nahi Woh Saamne". Both songs were composed by Sachin-Jigar with lyrics written by Priya Panchal. He also sang

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Noir i10 advertising song "Dil Se Dil" and

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advertising song "Faasle".

2015

He worked with Sachin-Jigar for the song Jeena Jeena for the film

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, The song Jeena Jeena topped various charts and was one of the biggest hits of 2015, which also got him a nomination for the Filmfare award for best playback singer. Same year he also recorded Dil Kare for

Ho Mann Jahaan ''Ho Mann Jahaan'' ( ur, ) is a 2015 Pakistani coming-of-age musical drama film, written and directed by Asim Raza at his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Rashna Abdi, Imtisal Abbasi and Asim Raza, while dialogues were written ...

. Aslam's rendition of "

Tajdar-e-Haram "Tajdar-e-Haram" () is a qawwali performed by the Pakistani musical group, Sabri Brothers and written by Mirza Muhammad Hakim, a 16th century Mughal prince and brother to Emperor Akbar. 1982 version In 1982, Sabri Brothers recorded this ...

" crossed 285 million views on

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in July 2020, originally released in 2015, it became the first video origin in Pakistan to achieve the landmark record. The qawwali-song, originally sung by

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, was released on 15 August 2015 in '' CokeStudio Season 8'' and has been viewed in 186 countries across the world. Also, it is Aslam's first individual video on YouTube to make the record.

2016

Aslam worked with musician Arko Pravo for the chartbuster song

Tere Sang Yaara "Tere Sang Yaara" () is a romantic song written by Manoj Muntashir, composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, and sung by Atif Aslam. The song is from the soundtrack of the 2016 tragic flick '' Rustom''. Background Release and success Song rele ...

from Rustom which topped "Bollywood Life" chart, got nominated for "Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer". Atif worked with

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for four versions of the song "Mar Jaayen" from

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in 2016, penned by Sayeed Qaudri. "Dil Dancer" from the movie

Actor in Law ''Actor in Law'' is a 2016 Pakistani socio-comedy film directed by Nabeel Qureshi, co-written and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza along with Mehdi Ali. The film was released on Eid-ul-Adha 2016. by Urdu 1 Pictures. The film stars Fahad Musta ...

released, which earned him LUX Award for best playback singer. He sang"Yaariyaan" song with Ali Zafar, composed by Sahir Ali Bagga which released on 2016

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. He collaborated with Maher Zain for the song "I'm Alive" and sang "Jal Pari" for the advertisement of

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2017

At the start of the year, "Hoor" song from

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released. After which, Romantic song " Baarish" from

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composed by Tanishk Bagchi and Ballad song "Musafir" from Sweetie Weds NRI were released. Romantic song "Darasal" composed by

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released the same year. 2 Ballad songs "Main Agar" from Tubelight and "Jaane De" from

Qarib Qarib Singlle ''Qarib Qarib Singlle'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Zee Studios, JAR Pictures and Sutapa Sikdar. The film stars Irrfan Khan and debuting Malayalam actress Parv ...

were out, composed by Pritam and Vishal Mishra respectively. In December 2017, "

Dil Diyan Gallan ''Dil Diyan Gallan'' (; previously titled ''Naiki Kar Doob Marr'') is a 2018 Pakistani drama television film released on Eid-ul-Fitr 2018. It was developed by Shahzad Javed, Head of Content, HUM TV, Written by Atiq Inayat, Directed by Fahim B ...

" from

Tiger Zinda Hai ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language espionage action thriller film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar from a story by Zafar and Neelesh Misra. The sequel to ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012), it is the second instalment in the ''T ...

released, composed by

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and lyrics by

. The song has garnered over 670M views on

as of January 2021. His first Bengali song "Mithe Alo" from Cockpit film was also released. The same year, Pehli Dafa starring Aslam and

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was released, which was a composition of

Shiraz Uppal Shiraz Uppal ( ur, شیراز اپل; born 29 January 1975) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter and music producer. His popular songs are “Tu Kuja Man Kuja”, “Tera Te Mera”, "Raanjhanaa",“Mann Ja Ve”, “Roya Re”, Rabba", “Saiyan ...

. A single "Younhi" written by Atif himself released on Atif's birthday, which featured Aslam and Nicolli Dela Nina. "Noor-e-Azal"

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released, sung by Aslam and

Abida Parveen Abida Parveen ( Urdu, sd, ; born 20 February 1954) is a Pakistani singer, composer and musician of Sufi music. She is also a painter and entrepreneur. Parveen is one of the highest paid singers in Pakistan. Her singing and music has earned ...

, a composition of Shani Arshad. He also sang ISPR song "Kabhi Percham Main", which was released on 2017 Defence Day. He performed at 16th Lux Style Awards by singing " Pakistan National Anthem" and "Us Rah Par".

2018

In 2018, a total of 19 songs were released by Aslam. Romantic song "

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" was composed by

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for film

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. " O Saathi" from

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written by Arko, "Paniyon Sa" from

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, "Tere Liye" from

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and "Tera Hua" from

Loveyatri ''Loveyatri: A Journey of Love'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced by Salman Khan under Salman Khan Films and directed by debutante Abhiraj K. Minawala. It is inspired by the 2006 Telugu film ''Devadasu''. It st ...

were major hits in the charts. He voiced for three recreated songs "Jab Koi Baat", "

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" for

Batti Gul Meter Chalu ''Batti Gul Meter Chalu'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian drama film directed by Shree Narayan Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Nitin Chandrachud, Nishant Pitti and Krishan Kumar. The film tells the story of inflated electricity bills in rural India ...

which took the "official Asian music chart number 1" and recorded "Chalte Chalte" for

Mitron ''Mitron'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Nitin Kakkar, written by Sharib Hashmi and produced by Vikram Malhotra under the Abundantia Entertainment banner. An official remake of the 2016 Telugu film ''Pell ...

. Other songs include "Sehmi Hai Dhadkan", three versions of "Selfish" for

Race 3 ''Race 3 ''is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Remo D'Souza and Written by Kiran Kotrial and Shiraz Ahmed, produced under Tips Industries and Salman Khan Films. The film features Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, ...

and two songs "Tum" and "O Meri Laila" from

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lyrics by

. Pakistani song Thaam Lo from Parwaaz Hai Junoon was also released during the same year, which earned him the LUX Award for the best playback Singer. He sang "Humain Pyaar Hai Pakistan Se", released on 2018 Defence Day. "12 Bajay" was released in December 2018.

2019

In January 2019, the "Auliya" song from

Hum Chaar ''Hum Chaar'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film, which is written and directed by Abhishek Dixit. It is produced by Rajshri Productions. The movie is creatively produced by Sooraj R. Barjatya. Hum Chaar Film is introduced ...

was released, composed by

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. " Baarishein" released on 13 February 2019, a day before the 2019 Pulwama Attack. He performed at

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and sang "Mujhe Dil Se Na Bhulana" with Momina Mustehan as a tribute to Bangladeshi-Pakistani actress

Shabnam Jharna Basak (born 17 August 1946), known by her stage name Shabnam, is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film ''Samundar'' in 1 ...

. "In Dinon" and "Anjaana" from the Superstar film were also released. Pardadari, sung by Aslam and Abida Parveen also released.

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started with songs of Aslam in Season 12.

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Mubarik Mubarik Mubarik Mubarik ( ) is a Balochi language, Balochi and Punjabi language, Punjabi-language song sung by Atif Aslam and Banur band performed in Coke Studio Pakistan (season 12), season 12 (episode three) of ''Coke Studio Pakistan''. The Baloch ...

and

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were released. The song ''Kinna Sona'' became a topic of controversy as it was originally recorded by Aslam for the film

Marjaavaan ''Marjaavaan'' () is a 2019 Hindi language romantic action film written and directed by Milap Milan Zaveri and produced by T-Series and Emmay Entertainment. ''Marjaavaan'' stars Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh, Riteish Deshmukh and Tara S ...

, but the track was replaced at the last minute by Indian singer

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. The song was a mix-and-match blended cover with heavy inspirations from Pakistani Sufi Islamic

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music that was sung by

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. In June 2020, T-Series released the original cover sung by Aslam on

, but was forced to remove it and immediately issued an apology after a threat-laced campaign led by various

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figures and parties such as the

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2020

In 2020, Atif released ten-year-old song "

Woh Mere Bin Woh Mere Bin () is a 2020 Hindi song written by Sachin Gupta and sung by Atif Aslam. Background Kumar Taurani owner of Tips said: “Tips has released a 10 year-old song sung by Atif Aslam. This song is a rare gem that lost its way a long ...

". He also sang Zong advertisement song "Aik Naya Khaab". In April 2020, he recited

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shortly after which

released Asma-ul-Husna in May 2020, recited by Atif Aslam and produced by

Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan Zulfiqar "Xulfi" Jabbar Khan (born 28 October 1980) is a Pakistani composer, singer-songwriter, music producer and a guitarist. Starting his career in 1994, Khan is the recipient of multiple awards in Pakistan. He is currently working on the te ...

as an expression of solidarity with humanity amid the

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. It features voices from the universe recorded by

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, thirty three backing vocalist from across the globe and the sound of Daf with pronunciation supervised by Hafiz Idrees giving it the feat of having 4M views in just four days on

and as of December 2021, it has received over 50M views. Atif Aslam worked for an ad of

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Zero 8. "Kadi Te Hans" released on 20 November 2020 by VELO Sound Station which got 2.5M views in two days of its release.

2021

On 26 February 2021, Atif released the song "Raat" which was a poem by

Munir Niazi Munir Ahmed Niazi, ( pa, ) (9 April 1923– 26 December 2006) was an Punjabi and Urdu poet from Pakistan. He also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he established a publication institute, ''Al-Misal''. He was later asso ...

. A tribute to

Musarrat Nazir Musarrat Nazir Khawaja ( ur, ; born 13 October 1937) is a Pakistani singer and film actress, who acted in many Urdu and Punjabi films. She, many years later, also sang solo, mostly wedding and folk songs. Early life Her parents were a Punjab ...

"Chale To Kat Hi Jayega" premiered on 19 March 2021 and received 14 million views in 3 days. On 26 May 2021, Times Music released Atif's Unreleased song
Jee Len De
from the Movie ''Romeo Akbar Walter'' (RAW) starring '

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'. Atif released the song Rafta rafta on 21 July 2021. On 24 October 2021, Coke Studio released his new song ''Cricket Khidaiye'' with Faris Shafi and Talal Qureshi on the occasion of T-20 World Cup 2021. Also, this year he will do his debut drama '

Sang-e-Mah ''Sang-e-Mah'' (Urdu: سنگِ ماہ, ) is a Pakistani television series, and second series in the trilogy preceded by ''Sang-e-Mar Mar''. Having central plot line inspired from William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', it is written by Mustafa Afridi, ...

', he announced on his Instagram account and the trailers are also released.

2022

On 25 January 2022, Atif Aslam along with Aima Baig performed PSL National Anthem, the song titled as "Agay Dekh". On 27 October 2022 Atif aslam New Songs "Moonrise" Release with

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Upcoming songs

A song featuring

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, an ad for

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, an upcoming song of Pakistani film '' Delhi Gate'', a composition of Imran Zak titled "Woh Pal" are not announced yet. In an interview at

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with

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, Atif revealed an untitled Bengali song that would be released soon. Some unreleased songs of Atif Aslam that were replaced by other Bollywood artists includes "Chashni", Aslam then made his solo debut concert in

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in Summer Beats 2008 at

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, which also featured

Kailash Kher Kailash Kher (born 7 July 1973) is an Indian music composer and singer. He sings songs with a music style influenced by Indian folk music and Sufi music. He was inspired by the classical musicians' Pandit Kumar Gandharva, Pandit Hridaynath Ma ...

, Richa Sharma, and Amanat Ali. After a solo debut concert in New Jersey, Aslam returned with his band and special guests to Queens Colden Center, New York for a performance on 2 July 2010. He continued to tour the world with headline performances at the

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in London, alongside

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. On 22 April 2012, Atif Aslam became the first Pakistani to perform in London's

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a concert spectacular to promote love, peace, and unity among Pakistan and India. Aslam performed for four hours. This was followed up by shows in

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and

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. In 2012, he was invited for three concerts at the World Trade Centre in Dubai. This was followed by his debut concert in

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at the Centara Convention Centre on 6 October 2012. Aslam then returned to perform in ten major Pakistani cities during his Jazz Jazba Generation Tour. On 2 November 2012, he performed his first public concert in

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. In December 2012, Aslam was named among top performers of

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for 2012 alongside

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, and

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. Atif Aslam is the first artist from Asia, and the second artist after

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, who is permitted to perform inside the Dashrath Rangasla National Football Stadium in

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. In April 2013, Aslam performed for the first time at the LG Arena in

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following which he became the first artist from Asia to perform twice at London's

. Also in concert at the O2 were Bollywood stars Shaan,

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. As a result of his immense popularity and fan following, Atif Aslam has also performed in Bangladesh and Kenya. Atif Aslam performed alongside

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in three occasions, one of which is a concert Shaam-e-Dostana at the

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in Malaysia.

Acting career

Aslam made his acting debut in the 2011 Pakistani movie '' Bol'' along with Pakistani actress

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. He made his television debut by a Pakistani series

(Urdu: سنگِ ماہ, transl. Moonstone)in January 2022 on HUM TV with tragic drama and romantic plot where, he played the leading role of Hilmand. Sang-e-Mah is the second instalment in the trilogy after

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. it is written by

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, directed by

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and produced by

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.Here he shared screen with actors like

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, Kubra Khan
Zaviyar Nauman Ijaz

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and

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Personal life

He married educationist Sara Bharwana in

on 29 March 2013. They have two sons Abdul Ahad and Aryaan Aslam.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Soundtrack music videos

Atif Aslam appeared in following music videos from Pakistani and Indian feature films.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aslam, Atif 1983 births Living people People from Wazirabad Punjabi people Bollywood playback singers Male actors in Urdu cinema Punjabi-language singers Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male singer-songwriters Pakistani pop singers Pakistani film actors Pakistani playback singers Pakistani guitarists Urdu playback singers

Early life

Career

2007–2008

2009; Debut in Coke Studio

2011; Step into Pakistani and Indian film industry

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Upcoming songs

Acting career

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Soundtrack music videos

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links