Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings in
Hindi
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. He has also sung in various Indian languages including
Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
,
Kannada
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,
Malayalam
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,
Gujarati
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* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...
,
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
See also
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Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
,
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
and
Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" '' He studied in Ramjas School 4,
Paharganj
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. Javed Ali started singing at a very early age with his father Ustad Hamid Hussain, a popular
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 ...
singer. Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali heard Ali's voice and felt that he could become a great singer in future. Ghulam Ali not only guided Javed, but also gave him chance to sing in his live concerts. As a tribute and honour to his
guru
Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential ...
Ghulam Ali, Javed changed his name from Javed Hussain to Javed Ali.
Career
In 2007, Javed Ali came into limelight for his song "Ek Din Teri Raahon Mein" from the film Naqaab and thereafter he sang "Jashn-e-Bahaaran" from ''
Jodhaa Akbar
''Jodhaa Akbar'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language epic historical romantic drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the titular roles. Set in the 16th century, the film shows the life and ...
'', "Arziyan" from ''
Delhi-6
''Delhi-6'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan as an NRI who arrives in India with his ailing grandmother (played by Waheeda Rehman) and begins discovering his root ...
'', "Kun Faya Kun" from ''
Rockstar
Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to:
Films
* ''Rock Star'' (2001 film), an American film starring Mark Wahlberg
* ''Rockstar'' (2011 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Imtiaz Ali
* ''Rockstar'' (2015 film), an Indian Malayalam-language fi ...
'', "Guzarish" from '' Ghajini'', "Aa Jao Meri Tamanna" from ''
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 ...
'', "Gale Lag Ja" from ''
De Dana Dan
''De Dana Dan'' ( Hit left and right) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. The story is a partial adaptation of Hollywood film '' Screwed'' and some scenes were taken from Priyadarshan's own Malayalam film ''Ve ...
'', "Tu Hi Haqeeqat" from ''
Tum Mile
''Tum Mile'' (transl. I met you) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic disaster film directed by Kunal Deshmukh, with story concept by Vishesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan in lead roles. It is a love story set again ...
'', "Tum Tak" from '' Raanjhanaa'', Jab Tak Hai Jaan title track from the film ''
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' (), also simply known as ''JTHJ'', is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written and produced by his son Aditya Chopra under their banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Shah Rukh ...
'', "Deewana Kar Raha Hai" from ''
Raaz 3
''Raaz 3: The Third Dimension'' is a 2012 Indian 3D horror thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt, and produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt. The movie features Bipasha Basu as the lead and antangonist along with Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gu ...
'', "Ishaqzaade" title track from the film ''
Ishaqzaade
''Ishaqzaade'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film written and directed by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars debutant Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles, wit ...
'', "Galat Baat Hai" from ''
Main Tera Hero
''Main Tera Hero'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan and produced by Shobha Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor (born 1 February 1949) is an Indian television, film and web series producer. She is ...
'',
Daawat-e-Ishq
''Daawat-e-Ishq'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. It stars Parineeti Chopra and Aditya Roy Kapur. The soundtrack was composed ...
film's title track, "Maula" from '' Wazir'', "Nagada Nagada" from ''
Jab We Met
''Jab We Met'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Dhilin Mehta under his banner Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their f ...
'', "Tu Jo Mila" from ''
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Kabir Khan, based on an original story by screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad, and produced by Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh and Kabir Kha ...
'', "Saanson Ke" from '' Raees'', "Kuch Nahi" from '' Tubelight'', and "Naina Lade" from ''
Dabangg 3
''Dabangg 3'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Salman Khan under Salman Khan Films and Saffron Broadcast & Media Limited, as an Arbaaz Khan Production. A circumquel to ''Dabangg'' (2010 ...
''. He is doing playback singing in various regional languages like Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. He judged reality shows like '' Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2011'' on Zee TV Great Music Gurukul 2015 on
Colors Bangla
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,
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2017
''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2017'' (stylised as Saregamapa Li'l Champs) is an Indian singing competition television series which premiered on 25 February 2017 on Zee TV. In a back-to-school format that lends itself to a spirited atmosphere of ...
Indian Idol
''Indian Idol'' is the Indian music competition television franchise based on the ''Pop Idol
''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show w ...
Season 10 in 2018 on
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony.
SET India's ...
. Javed Ali also hosted Zee TV's singing reality show ''
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012
''Hero - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012'' was the fifth instalment of the ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' Challenge series. It premiered on 29 September 2012 on Zee TV. The show was hosted by popular singer Javed Ali.
Overview
Over 1,20,000 auditions were conducted i ...
He has also sung many devotional songs with popular singers like Debashish, Preeti, Pinky, Charanjeet Singh Sondhi,
Soham Chakraborty
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, Kalpana, Priya Bhattacharya etc.In 2018 he sang for
Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978) is an Indian actress, producer, classical dancer and playback singer who primarily appears in Malayalam language films. She is the recipient of several awards including one National Film Award, one Kera ...
starrer
Malayalam
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film
Aami
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.The song 'Chand Hoga' was written by
Gulzar
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and music by
Taufiq Qureshi
Ustad Taufiq Qureshi (born 1962) is an Indian classical musician. He is a percussionist and a composer.
Early life
Born in Mumbai, to the legendary tabla player, Ustad Alla Rakha. His eldest brother is a tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain. He ...
.The film is a biopic on Indian English writer
Kamala Das
Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her popularity ...
.
Recently Javed Ali working on his Music Video Single 'Rangreziya' . He sang as well as composed the song for his Video Single.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012
''Hero - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012'' was the fifth instalment of the ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' Challenge series. It premiered on 29 September 2012 on Zee TV. The show was hosted by popular singer Javed Ali.
Overview
Over 1,20,000 auditions were conducted i ...
.
* Mentored Bengali Singing Reality Show on
Colors Bangla
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named ''Great Music Gurukul'' in 2015.
* One of the Judges of Zee TV's Singing Reality Show
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2017
''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2017'' (stylised as Saregamapa Li'l Champs) is an Indian singing competition television series which premiered on 25 February 2017 on Zee TV. In a back-to-school format that lends itself to a spirited atmosphere of ...
* One of the Judges of ''Indian Idol'' Season 10 (Replacement of
Anu Malik
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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2020
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(Replacement of
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* Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer
* Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent
* Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch
* Udit Patel (born ...
and
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has al ...
* IIFA Awards 2009 in The Best Male Playback Singer category for the song ''Jashn-E-Bahara'' from the film
Jodhaa Akbar
''Jodhaa Akbar'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language epic historical romantic drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the titular roles. Set in the 16th century, the film shows the life and ...
.
*
Screen Awards
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2012 (19th) in The Best Playback Singer Category for the Title Track of the film named
Ishaqzaade
''Ishaqzaade'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film written and directed by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars debutant Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles, wit ...
.
* Own Radio Mirchi's
Mirchi Music Awards
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(4 Awards) in 2012 in the following categories: Best Song Representing the Sufi Tradition – ''Kun Faya Kun'' from the film
Rockstar
Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to:
Films
* ''Rock Star'' (2001 film), an American film starring Mark Wahlberg
* ''Rockstar'' (2011 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Imtiaz Ali
* ''Rockstar'' (2015 film), an Indian Malayalam-language fi ...
, Best Indipop Song "Mera Kya Saheb Haitera" from "Dil Ki Baatein", Best Album of the year and Mirchi listener Award for
Rockstar
Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to:
Films
* ''Rock Star'' (2001 film), an American film starring Mark Wahlberg
* ''Rockstar'' (2011 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Imtiaz Ali
* ''Rockstar'' (2015 film), an Indian Malayalam-language fi ...
.
* Uttar Pradesh Government has Honored Javed Ali with the highest prestigious award of the state – Yash Bharti Samman.
*
India TV
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awarded Javed Ali with the Yuwa Award 2015.
Nominated for awards
* Nominated For Filmfare Awards (2010) for The Best Male Playback Singer category for the song ''Arziyan'' from the film
Delhi-6
''Delhi-6'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan as an NRI who arrives in India with his ailing grandmother (played by Waheeda Rehman) and begins discovering his root ...
.
* Nominated For 63rd Filmfare Awards South (2016) for The Best Male Playback Singer category for the song ''Sanje Veleli'' from the film Luv U Alia.
* Nominated for
Zee Cine Awards
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They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went internat ...
(2013) for The Best Male Playback Singer category for the song Ishaqzaade from the film
Ishaqzaade
''Ishaqzaade'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film written and directed by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars debutant Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles, wit ...
.
* Nominated For South India International Movie Awards (2022) for Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) category for the song ''Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram'' from the film
Uppena
''Uppena'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside V ...
.
Live performances
Javed Ali performs live with his band all over the world. In 2016 July–August Javed Ali performed in 9 cities of the United States of America. Also Javed Ali regular performs in maestro
A.R Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in i ...
's worldwide live concert tours.
On 15 August 2016 Javed Ali performed in the
Headquarters of the United Nations
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, im ...
with the maestro
A.R Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in i ...
to celebrate India's 70th Independence Day.
Social works
Along with playback singing & live performing, Javed Ali is associated with various social works. He performs live for various social causes to raise funds. In 2016 Javed Ali performed in Mumbai at a fundraiser event for war widows.
He recently performed for a fund raiser for an old age home at Satpala, Virar in Palghar, Maharashtra on 10 November 2018.