Shani Arshad is a Pakistani film music director, songwriter, TV jingle composer, playback singer and record producer. He has composed music for various television serials and films including ''

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'', '' Na Maloom Afraad'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Shani Arshad, as a music composer, has made 16 super hit films background score and 18 television Soundtracks , also he has directed 11 musical compositions in ''Coke Studio'' (Pakistan). Shani Arshad also made orchestral music with Hungarian orchestra "Budapest Film Orchestra" for the film ''The Donkey King''.Profile of Shani Arshad on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website
Published in 2016, Retrieved 6 June 2021

Career

Shani Arshad was born in the home of musician Ustad Arshad Ali. He started his career as a keyboard player at an early age 15. He joined Eagle Record Company as a remix producer in 1998, where he was asked to make

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band's remix album, and that album was Shani's introduction to the pop industry. He has worked with well-known Pakistani musicians including

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, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Zeb Bangash,

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, Fakhar-e-Alam,

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, Sajjad Ali. Two times ARY Films Awards winner for best music and Two times winner for best ost and best jingle at Hum TV Awards and SEPMA. Shani also has been nominated thrice for

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and also twice for The Muzik Awards. He also appeared in # CokeStudio9 and # CokeStudio10 as a singer and a music producer.

Filmography

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Main Hoon Shahid Afridi ''Main Hoon Shahid Afridi'' (), is a 2013 Pakistani sports film directed by Syed Ali Raza Usama and produced by Humayun Saeed & Shahzad Nasib. The film features Humayun Saeed, Javed Shaikh and Noman Habib in the lead roles. Nadeem Baig, ...

'' (2013) *'' Na Maloom Afraad'' (2014) *''

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani ''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani'' (), sometimes abbreviated as ''JPNA'' is a 2015 Pakistani adventure comedy film directed by Nadeem Baig. It was co-produced by Humayun Saeed, Salman Iqbal and Shahzad Nasib at Saeed's production house, Six Sigma Plus ...

'' (2015)Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015 film) is the biggest winner at ARY Film Awards 2016
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Bin Roye ''Bin Roye'' (; ) is a 2015 Pakistani romantic drama film directed by Momina Duraid and Shahzad Kashmiri. The film is produced by Momina Duraid and stars Humayun Saeed, Mahira Khan, Armeena Khan, Zeba Bakhtiar, Javed Sheikh and others. O ...

'' (2015) *''

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Na Maloom Afraad 2 ''Na Maloom Afraad 2'' is a 2017 Pakistani action comedy film, co-written and directed by Nabeel Qureshi and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza and Mehdi Ali. It is a sequel to '' Na Maloom Afraad'' (2014). The film stars Fahad Mustafa, Javed Sheikh, ...

'' (2017) *'' Punjab Nahi Jaungi'' (2017) *''

7 Din Mohabbat In 7 Din Mohabbat In () is a 2018 Pakistani romantic comedy film with fantasy elements. It was directed by Meenu– Farjad under Matteela Films. Written by Fasih Bari Khan, the film features Mahira Khan and Sheheryar Munawar in lead roles and als ...

'' (2018) *''

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 ''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2'' (), sometimes abbreviated as ''JPNA 2'', is a 2018 Pakistani romantic comedy film, directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Vasay Chaudhry. It is a joint venture of Salman Iqbal Films, Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib's ...

'' (2018) *''

'' (2018) *'' Sherdil'' (2019) *'' Ishrat Made in China'' (2022) *''

Dum Mastam ''Dum Mastam'' is a 2022 Pakistani Romantic drama comedy film directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, and produced by Adnan Siddiqui and Akhtar Hasnain under Cereal Entertainment. Written by Amar Khan. It stars Imran Ashraf and Amar Khan along ...

'' (2022) *''

Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad ''Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad'' ( ur, , lit=Long Live Quaid-e-Azam) is a 2022 Pakistani action comedy film written by Fizza Ali Meerza and Nabeel Qureshi, directed by Nabeel Qureshi, and produced by Mehdi Ali and Fizza Ali Meerza, under the banners ...

'' (2022) *''

London Nahi Jaunga ''London Nahi Jaunga'' ) is a 2022 Pakistani drama comedy film, directed by Nadeem Baig, produced by Humayun Saeed under the banner of Six Sigma Plus, and written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. It is a spin-off of the 2017 film ''Punjab Nahi Ja ...

'' (2022)

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Studio

HM Studios, Karachi

Television composer

* Geo News Music ID *TV One News Music ID *

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Music ID * Har Pal Geo Music ID *

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Theme Song ("Jiyo Tou Aisay") (also singer)

''Coke Studio'' Composer

Shani Arshad composed the following songs: *"Nimma Nimma" (composer and singer) *"Julie" sung by

*"Meri Meri" sung by Rizwan Butt and Sara Haider *"Bholay Bhhalay" Saiyan sung by

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*"Lathay Di Chadar Uttay" sung by QB and

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*"Luddi Hay Jamalo" sung by Humaira Arshad and Ali Sethi *"Saddaa" sung by

*"Maula Tera Noor" sung by

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*"Bol" sung by Shafqat Amanat Ali *"Aaj Rung Hai" sung by

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and

(with Shani Arshad as one of the musicians)

Film songs as a singer

TV soundtracks

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Tum Mere Kya Ho ''Tum Mere Kya Ho'' ( ur, ; English: ''Who are you to me''?) is a 2015 Pakistani romantic drama serial directed by Siraj-ul-Haque, written by Mehrunisa Mustaqeem Khan, produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under the 7th Sky Entertainme ...

'' * ''

Dayar-e-Dil ''Diyar-e-Dil'' ( ur, ; ) (also known as ''Dayar-e-Dil'') is a Pakistani television drama serial, that originally aired on the Hum TV from 17 March 2015 to 27 October 2015, consisting of a total of 33 episodes. ''Diyar-e-Dil'' follows th ...

'' * ''

Khwab Saraye ''Khwab Saraye'' (''Eng'': ''Dream House'') is a Pakistani television series premiered on Hum TV on 17 May 2016. It is produced by Momina Duraid under MD Productions and written by Aliya Bukhari. It stars Aijaz Aslam, Sonia Mishal, Muneeb Butt ...

'' * ''

Zindagi Gulzar Hai ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' is a Pakistani television series directed by Sultana Siddiqui, produced by Momina Duraid under banner Moomal Productions, which was first broadcast on Hum TV. Based on the novel of the same name by Umera Ahmad who also w ...

'' * ''Mohabbat Subh Ka Sitara'' * ''Neelum Kinarey'' * ''Jaye Kahan Yeh Dil'' * '' Muqabil'' * '' Ek Thi Marium'' * '' Meri Guriya'' * ''

Khudparast ''Khud Parast'' is a 2018 Pakistani romantic drama serial that premiered on 6 October 2018 on ARY Digital. It is directed by Aabis Raza and written by Radain Shah. It stars Shehzad Sheikh and Ramsha Khan in lead roles. The serial is produced by ...

'' * '' Koi Chand Rakh'' * '' Ramz-e-Ishq'' * ''

Dil Ruba ''Dil Ruba'' () is a 2020 Pakistani television series premiered on 28 March 2020 on Hum TV. It is directed by Ali Hasan, written by Qaisra Hayat and produced by Momina Duraid under MD Productions. The serial stars Hania Amir as an Internet ...

'' (Hum TV) * ''

Raaz-e-Ulfat ''Raaz-e-Ulfat'' () is a Pakistani romantic drama television series premiered on Geo Entertainment on 7 April 2020. It is written by Maha Malik, produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment and directed by Siraj-u ...

'' * ''Noor-e-Azal'' * '' Fitoor'' * ''

Mere Apne ''Mere Apne'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by Gulzar and produced by Romu, Raj and N. C. Sippy. It was Gulzar's first directorial venture and was almost a frame by frame remake of the National Award-winning Bengali fi ...

'' * Jhoom (Geo Entertainment)

Awards and recognition

* Best Music Award by ARY Film Awards for Shani Arshad for the soundtrack of ''

'' (2015 film)

References

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