Momina Mustehsan (; born 5 September 1992) is a Pakistani singer, musician, and social activist.
In 2017,
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named her one of the
100 most influential women, and the following year, ''
Forbes
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'' featured her among its "
30 Under 30" Asia list along with nine other Pakistani individuals.
She sang the song "Awari" for the Indian thriller film ''
Ek Villain
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'' (2014).
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of
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* ''Coke Studio'' (Pakistan), a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances.
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, she performed a rendition of
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 music, Sufi devotional music. ...
's "
Afreen Afreen
"Afreen Afreen" ( ) is a ghazal song written by Javed Akhtar and composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It first featured on their collaborative album ''Sangam'' in 1996. In 2016, it was covered by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Nusrat's nephew) and Momi ...
", with
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 Kha ...
and received critical acclaim.
Her next releases, the singles "Aaya Na Tu" (2018) and "Baari" (2019), topped the country's charts. Her track Uchiyaan Dewara (Baari 2) topped the Official Asian Top 40 Charts in November 2020.
Alongside her singing career, she participates in stage shows, is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products, and is active in humanitarian work. She is also known for promoting various causes such as education and mental health, and is particularly vocal about issues such as the role of
women in Pakistan
Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 census of Pakistan. Women in Pakistan have played an important role throughout Pakistan's history and they are allowed to vote in elections since 1956. In Pakistan, women ...
and
feminism
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
.
Early life and background
Mustehsan was born on 5 September 1992 in
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...
,
Baluchistan
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, and was raised in
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
, though she also lived in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
,
Paris
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, and
Kyiv
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while growing up.
Her mother, Huma Mustehsan, is a doctor, and father, Kazim Mustehsan, is a retired brigadier from the
Pakistan Army
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, and a recipient of
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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, the third highest honour and
civilian award
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of the country.
She has two siblings, including her brother, Haider Mustehsan, who is also a singer.
Mustehsan completed her
A'Level from
Lahore Grammar School
Lahore Grammar School (LGS) is a group of private education institutions based in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, with branches spread throughout the country. The system was established in 1979 at its 55 Main Gulberg campus. Today, LG ...
and later moved to the States for higher studies and graduated with a
double majors degree in
Biomedical Engineering
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and
Applied Mathematics
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from the
Stony Brook University
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in 2016.
At the time of her graduation, her name was in the
Dean's list
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.
Mustehsan at first learnt to play violin and sang in public for the first time in a choir of her grade school, without any formal music training.
Recalling, Mustehsan told that her teacher had asked her if she had something to show and had said, "I think you sing well". She further told that she realized she had interest in music after when she had sung for the first time then.
Her first encounter with the music came in 2004, when she recorded her first cover of Irish singer
Damien Rice
Damien George Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He began his career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, who were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success i ...
's song "
The Blower's Daughter
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". Despite having no background of musical training she was praised at that time.
Career
2011–2015: "Pee Jaun" and ''Ek Villian''
At
Junoon's twentieth anniversary, Mustehsan recorded a song "Sajna" for their album ''
Junoon 20'' in Volume I, the song was written by
Ali Azmat
Ali Azmat Butt (born 20 April 1970) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the lead singer for the influential Sufi Rock band Junoon and for his subsequent solo career. In 2001, he became part of the first ...
and was a bonus track on album. In 2012, she wrote the lyrics for the song "Pee Jaun", and sung with Farhan Saeed.
The song was also featured in 2015 ''
Nescafé Basement
''Nescafé Basement'' is a Pakistani music television series which features studio-recorded performances by underground and emerging artists. The show is produced by Nescafé. The artists are recruited and mentored by Xulfi, who is also the music ...
'' with Mustehsan singing along with Hamza Tanveer.
In 2014, she recorded a song "Awari" for Pakistani band Soch who approached her, without telling her that they are going to use the song in Indian film ''
Ek Villain
''Ek Villain: There's One in Every Love Story'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures. Based on a script written by Tushar Hiranand ...
'', she explained, "I was approached by Soch and they wanted me to feature on their track without disclosing what it was for," she recorded the song in her university dorm, "It was an extremely casual process and I never met anyone in person. I recorded the song on my own in New York. The contract was signed after the track had been lined up for release." On her future ventures she said, "I'm always working on new pieces. Music is a passion for me and not a profession. I have plenty of time on my hands… I might be working on a Pakistani project later this year. It's something that I am excited about."
2016–present
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In 2016, Mustehsan recorded her first song "Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay" for the romantic drama film ''
Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay
''Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay'' (ZKHH) () is a 2016 Pakistani romantic drama film directed by Anjum Shahzad, written by Abdul Khaliq Khan while produced by Rafiq Ahmed Choudhary, Fahmeeda Abdul Khaliq, Kamran Siddiqui and Jahanzaib Quadir while un ...
'', and marked her ''
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* ''Coke Studio'' (India), an Indian television series featuring live music performances.
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'' debut as a featured artist in
season 9
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later that year. Her first song "
Afreen Afreen
"Afreen Afreen" ( ) is a ghazal song written by Javed Akhtar and composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It first featured on their collaborative album ''Sangam'' in 1996. In 2016, it was covered by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Nusrat's nephew) and Momi ...
", alongside
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 Kha ...
, broke all previous ''Coke Studio'' records by accumulating over 2.5 million views in one day. The other songs she performed "Main Raasta", partially written by her, and "
Tera Woh Pyar
"Tera Woh Pyar" ( ) is a Pakistani Urdu song by Shuja Haider. Originally released in 2004 as a single, the song gained newfound popularity in 2016 when it was performed on ''Coke Studio''.
2016 version
In 2016, Asim Azhar and Momina Muste ...
(Nawazishein Karam)" along with
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*Junaid Khan (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer
*Junaid Khan (actor)
Junaid Khan (born as Junaid Khan Niazi 2 ...
and Asim Azhar respectively. Commenting on her ''Coke Studio'' success she said, "it was very overwhelming for me because these are classics I am singing with very well-known singers. For me it was a great honour. I was also very nervous – I never get nervous for anything. But I got appreciated a lot once the songs were recorded."
Revealing on her future in music Mustehsan said "I don't want to pursue music as a career. For me, it was hard to make a decision since I had no references. Maybe after me, people would come out to show their talent," and explained "I don't think releasing number of albums defines a musician. I do music for myself and not for the masses. I'm not into the idea of being a celebrity or having people know or follow me."
In February 2017, she released the anthem for the
Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league contested during February and March of every year by six teams representing six cities of Pakistan. The league was founded on 9 September 2015 with five teams by the Paki ...
franchise
Islamabad United
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. Leading media outlets, ''
The Express Tribune
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'' and
Geo News
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History
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criticized the heavy use of auto-tune and the lack of substance in the single, titled "Cricket Jorrey Pakistan" (Cricket Unites Pakistan).
On 3 November, "Afreen Afreen" became the fastest Pakistani origin video to mark 100 million views on YouTube, and become the most viewed Pakistani origin
YouTube
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video on 10 November, leaving behind
Atif Aslam
Atif Aslam is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his vocal belting technique.
Aslam predominantly sings in Urdu, but has also sung in Hindi, ...
'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 q ...
" and
Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...
's "Amplifier". That same year, she collaborated with the ''Coke Studio'' for a second time, and released three songs, one of which was the "
Qaumi Taranah
The "" ( ur, , ; "National Anthem"), also known as "" ( ur, , ; "Thy Sacred Land"), is the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and formerly the Dominion of Pakistan. It was written by Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952 and the music ...
" (national anthem of Pakistan). which she sang with the other featured artists of the season. Released on
14 August
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, critics criticized the rendition, saying that it failed to "win hearts".
Her next song released was "Muntazir", which was composed and written by
Strings
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*String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...
. Featured alongside the debutante Danyal Zafar, the song received positive reviews, and became one of the most viewed song of the season. The Sufi rock "
Ghoom Taana" was her final song, released in the season, and also featured the band Irteassh. Both the original and the recreated versions were written and composed by
Salman Ahmad
Salman Ahmad ( ur, , born 12 December 1963) is a Pakistani born-American musician, rock guitarist, physician, activist, occasional actor and professor at the City University of New York.
He earned nationwide popularity in 1998 for his uni ...
, and the song was originally released in 2003 by the band Junoon in their album ''
Door
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''. The song received mixed to positive reviews from the critics upon release, but Mustehsan and Irteassh were praised for their versatility in the song.
Mustehsan began 2018 with the single "Aaya Na Tu", which she sang with the Indian singer
Arjun Kanungo
Arjun Kanungo is an Indian singer, actor, composer and entrepreneur. He is a trained Indian classical singer and plays the piano & guitar. He is a 3-time national Gold Medal winner in Centre Fire Pistol and a national level Basketball player.
E ...
. Composed by Kanungo, and written by Kunaal Vermaa, the single was released under the label of
Universal Music India
Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (UMI) was launched in 1999; it is a part of the Universal Music Group, an American-based, Dutch-listed multinational music corporation. Universal Music India is registered with the Indian Music Industry, a trus ...
.
The single was shot in
Bangkok
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, and Mustehsan said that the song addresses "rejection, pain and the burden of true love". Upon release, the song topped the Hindi and Urdu music charts, trended at number five on YouTube several hours later, and has garnered more than 70 million views since its release on YouTube.
In 2019, Mustehsan collaborated with
Bilal Saeed
Bilal Saeed ( born 12 December 1988) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, music producer and composer. He is best known for his singles "12 Saal" , "Adhi Adhi raat " and 'Teri khair mangdi" . The latter was also used in the Bollywood film Baar Ba ...
for the song "Baari", written and composed by Saeed from the platform of OneTwoRecords. The song received a positive response, and gained more than 17 million views with a week of its release.
Personal life and social work
In September 2016, Mustehsan confirmed and announced her engagement on Twitter to Ali Naqvi, a US based banker in California. The engagement was called off in early 2017.
Mustehsan supports several charitable causes and organizations, that works for the welfare of
women in Pakistan
Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 census of Pakistan. Women in Pakistan have played an important role throughout Pakistan's history and they are allowed to vote in elections since 1956. In Pakistan, women ...
. She often speaks out in support of
education for girls, and is particularly vocal about issues, such as women's rights and gender equality. Mustehsan has also been outspoken about
mental illness
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and
depression, and in 2017, she spoke about her personal experience of overcoming depression.
In an online interview, Mustehsan stated that she had donated all of her earnings of 2016 to make water-wells in the
Thar desert
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of
Sindh
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. Mustehsan is planning a distant education program for children in rural Pakistan along with a polio campaign.
In a chat show, she said, "I plan introducing distant education plans for children in rural areas where there are no schools or a learning environment. We'll introduce learning videos which, along with projectors, would be provided to the mosques in different areas to enable children to learn. From making roties
read
Read
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* Reading, human cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning
* Read (automobile), an American car manufactured from 1913 to 1915
* Read (biology), an inferred sequence of base pairs of ...
to learning physics, they'll get it all."
In 2017, Mustehsan was a part of the
United Nations Women
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"Beat Me" campaign, that aimed to address the issue of domestic violence in the country.
During the campaign, Mustehsan talked about
feminism
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in Pakistan, and said:
"Do we hate our women? I don't think so. In fact, Pakistan has more women representation in government than the U.S., and we have twice elected a female head of state. Empowering women in Pakistan would mean raising them equal to boys, providing them the same education, giving them the same job opportunities, equal wages and equal respect."
In May 2018, Mustehsan (along with
Sajal Aly
Sajal Aly (; born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas.
Career
Sajal's first appearance on screen was a minor role in one episode ...
, Ahad Raza Mir,
Ali Rehman Khan
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Born and raised in Islamabad ...
,
Sonya Hussain
Sonya Hussyn Bukharee (born 15 July 1991) is a Pakistani actress and model. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in 2011 series ''Dareecha''. She has then appeared as main lead in several serials like '' Marasim'' (2014), ''Nikah' ...
,
Younis Khan
Mohammad Younis Khan PP SI (Urdu: ; Pashto: ; born 29 November 1977) is a Pakistani professional cricket coach and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game, and is widely regarded as ...
,
Ali Sethi and
Gul Panra
Minhaz, known professionally as Gul Panra ( ps, ; sometimes spelled Gulpanra), is a Pakistani Pashto language, Pashto folk singer and Concert tour, touring artist. Her Concert, live concerts include United Kingdom and Afghanistan.
In 2015, she ...
), appeared in the
Coca-Cola
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advertisement. The purpose of the advertisement was to collect funds for
Edhi Foundation
The Edhi Foundation ( ur, ) is a non-profit social welfare organization based in Pakistan. It was founded by Abdul Sattar Edhi in 1951, who served as the head of the organization until his death on 8 July 2016. Bilquis Edhi, a nurse by professi ...
, a non-profit welfare organization, under the "Eidi for Edhi" campaign. In addition to appearing, she also recited a part of the poem "
Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua
"Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua" ( ur, لب پہ آتی ہے دعا ; also known as "Bachche Ki Dua"), is a ''Dua, duʿā'' or prayer, in Urdu verse authored by Muhammad Iqbal in 1902. The dua is recited in morning school assembly almost universally in Pakis ...
", in the
Sindhi language for the advertisement. Later in the country's first ever live digital donation drive event, Mustehsan donated to the foundation. That same month, Mustehsan lend her support to the "Taleem Do" initiative, a non-profit
right to education
The right to education has been recognized as a human right in a number of international conventions, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which recognizes a right to free, compulsory primary education for ...
program, based in
Tharparkar
Tharparkar (Dhatki language, Dhatki/ sd, ٿرپارڪر, ur, ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar district.
The district is t ...
.
In the media
The release of the 2016 song "Afreen Afreen" established Mustehsan as one of the most recognized singers of Pakistan.
She is among the most followed Pakistani celebrities on social media. In 2017,
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named her one of the
BBC's 100 most influential women.
The following year, ''
Forbes
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'' featured her among its "
30 Under 30" Asia list along with nine Pakistani individuals. That same year, she was honored by the
Stony Brook University
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naming her among the "40 most successful graduates" for her civil service and activism.
In December 2016, Mustehsan became the goodwill ambassador of a cricket team,
Islamabad United
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for the
Pakistan Super League
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. She is also the brand ambassador for the soft drink
Sprite and the hair color
L'Oréal
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. In 2017, Mustehsan represented Pakistan at the L’Oréal Pro Business forum in
Seville
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, Spain.
Mustehsan performed at the
fifth ceremony of the
Hum Awards
Hum Awards are annual Pakistani accolades bestowed by the Hum Network Limited in recognition of excellence in programming of television, fashion and music industry of Pakistan. Winners are awarded the Hum Award of Merit. The awards were first p ...
with
Sajjad Ali
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Karembeu represented Nantes, Sampdoria, Real Madrid, M ...]
,
Younis Khan
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and
Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
Quratulain Balouch ( ur, ) is a Pakistani American singer-songwriter. Also known as QB or the Humsafar Girl, she became popular for her title track " Woh Humsafar Tha" in Hum TV's serial '' Humsafar''.
Career
Balouch has no formal music educa ...
) in the FIFA World tour, and traveled from
Thailand
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to Lahore in a special chartered plane, for the unveiling of the
FIFA World Cup Trophy
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in Pakistan.
In August 2018, ''Coke Studio'' produced a remake of
Ahmed Rushdi
), Rushdi Sahab ( ur, )
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, birth_place =Hyderabad Deccan, British India
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, death_place = Karachi, Pakistan
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's first South Asian pop song "
Ko Ko Korina
"Ko Ko Korina" (Urdu:) is a song which appeared in the 1966 Urdu-language film '' Armaan'' and is considered the first pop song of Pakistan, and often of all South Asia. Produced during the Golden Age of Pakistani cinema, the song's lyrics were ...
", originally lip-sync by
Waheed Murad
Waheed Murad ( ur, ; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for a ...
in the 1966 film ''
Armaan'', in the voices of Mustehsan and Ahad Raza Mir. Their rendition of this Pakistani classic was widely criticized. Within a few days of the video being released on YouTube, it became the most-disliked video in the music show's 11-year history. Waheed Murad's son
Adil Murad
Adil Murad (born 1974) is a Pakistani film producer and actor in films, Television serials and tele-films, and son of Pakistani actor Waheed Murad. He was introduced in the Pakistani Urdu colour film ''Raja sahib'' in 1996, but the film, due to ...
also reacted to the outcry by apologizing to the song's fans for the controversial remake.
Discography
Soundtracks
Coke Studio (Pakistan)
Singles
Covers
References
External links
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Living people
Pakistani women singers
Punjabi-language singers
Stony Brook University alumni
Lahore Grammar School alumni
Pakistani expatriates in the United States
People from Quetta
BBC 100 Women
21st-century Pakistani women singers
1992 births