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"Mere Rashke Qamar" ( ur, ; lit. "O Envy of the Moon") is a ghazal-
qawwali Qawwali (Punjabi language, Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali language, Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali alphabet, Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Isl ...
written by Urdu poet Fana Buland Shehri and composed by
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi devotional music. Sometimes ...
. It was first performed in 1988 by Khan, and popularized by him and his nephew
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ...
several times in different concerts.


Lyrics

The lyrics are addressed to an unnamed lover of the narrator.


Versions


2013 remix

It was recreated and released as a single on 5 April 2013 by A1melodymaster for the album ''Reformed''; which released on 16 March 2017 with different renewed songs of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.


2017 film version

The song was recreated by lyricist Manoj Muntashir and composer Tanishk Bagchi for
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's 2017 Hindi film ''
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''; written by
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. It features original version of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's voice with new version of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's voice. The video; starring
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&
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; has been shot in different locales of
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,
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and
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. Despite other controversies; created after
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, due to which Pakistani artists were banned from working in India; producer Bhushan Kumar said that he was working for last one-and-a-half year on a track "that brings out the chemistry between Ajay and Ileana's characters". He said, "I was sure it had to be Nusrat saab's composition. I procured the rights and I'm thankful to Rahat for singing it." He felt happy with the response on the new version. The soundtrack has a female version for the film too, in voice of Tulsi Kumar, which released on 21 August. Its music video was released on 25 August by her father's company T-Series, featuring Kumar herself. Rahat was nominated for
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in
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, while Muntashir won the
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in 19th IIFA Awards.


Music charts

The 2013 remix achieved chart success in 2017 in the UK, spending a number of weeks on the
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before and after the release of 2017 version. Ten days after 2017 version's release, both were on top 14 on the Asian music chart by
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. The latter than topped the Indian music charts by iTunes, BBC,
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and
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, and remained number 1 for weeks until beaten by
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's "
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" on international level and
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's "Hostel" on national level in India. It was also listed top 5 trending music video in India by ''
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'', and was the second most searched song on Google India.


Popularity

The song is very popular in
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and
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, and also has been adapted as cover version by many local artists. Furthermore, the Nusrat's version has also been remixed by DJ Chino ft. Naseebo Lal, and by The Professional Brothers ft. Rahat's voice.


See also

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan discography Most of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's early music was recorded with ''Rehmat Gramophone House'' later turned RGH Label. Throughout the ’70s and early ’80s Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan released hundreds of cassettes, most of them containing one or two length ...
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan discography Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a Pakistani singer, who has sung several songs in Pakistan and India, including the Pakistani film and drama industries, as well as ''Coke Studio'' and Bollywood. He is a well-known Qawwali singer, and has also sung man ...


References


External links

* * * * * {{Authority control 1988 songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan songs Ghazal songs Rahat Fateh Ali Khan songs Songs written by Tanishk Bagchi Songs with lyrics by Manoj Muntashir T-Series (company) singles Hindi film songs Urdu-language songs Macaronic songs