25 SONGS BY MEHDI HASSAN:

SINGER:MEHDI HASSAN

LYRICS: OBAIDULLAH ALEEM

1) TERE PYAR MEIN RUSWA HOKAR

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After ruining their reputation in your love, where are all those crazy people supposed to go

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SINGER : MEHDI HASSAN

LYRICS : TASLEEM FAZLI

2) RAFTA RAFTA WOH MERI HASTI

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Slowly and steadily, she became the part of my identity

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SINGER: MEHDI HASSAN
LYRICS: AHMAD FARAZ

3) RANJISH HI SAHI DIL HI DUKHANAY

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Let it be anguish, come still to torment my heart

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Mehdi Hassan was born on 18 July 1927 in a village called Luna Rajastan in Jhunjhunu district in India into a family of traditional musicians. He claims to be the 16th generation of hereditary musicians hailing from the Kalawant clan of musicians. Mehdi Hassan had his musical grooming from his father Ustad Azeem Khan and uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were both traditional Dhrupad singers. Hassan started to perform at a young age and the first concert of dhrupad and kheyal with his elder brother is reported to have been held in Fazilka Bungla, near present DC House (1935) of Undivided Punjab. After the Independence of Pakistan in 1947, 20-year-old Hassan and his family migrated to Pakistan and suffered severe financial hardships.

Mehdi initially started working in Chichawatni, in a bicycle shop Mughal Cycle House. He later became a car and diesel tractor mechanic. Despite the financial hardships, he kept up the routine of his singing practice on a daily basis.

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In 1957, Mehdi Hassan was given the opportunity to sing on Radio Paklistan, primarily as a thumri singer, which earned him recognition within the musical fraternity. He had a passion for Urdu poetry, and therefore, he began to experiment by singing ghazals on a part-time basis. He cites radio officers Z A Bukhari and Rafiq Anwar as additional influences in his progression as a ghazal singer. His first song was "Jis ne mere dil ko dard diya" film Susral in 1962. In 1964, his ghazal for a film Farangi, "Gulon mein rang bharay,baad-e-naubahar chale" written by renowned Pakistan poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz and composed by Rasheed Attre, gave him a major break and he never looked back after that.

Following a severe illness in the late 1980s, Mehdi Hassan stepped down from playback singing. Later due to severity of his illness he completely departed from music.

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SINGER: MEHDI HASSAN
LYRICS:  TASLEEM FAZLI

4) KHUDA KARE KE MOHABAT MEIN

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With God's blessing, may my love attain such height

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In 1977, Lata Mangeshkar was so moved by his dulcet vocals during a New Delhi concert that she’s reported to have said, “Aisa lagta hai ke unke gale mein bhagwan boltein hain,” (God sings through his voice). In October 2010, HMV released "Sarhadein" in which probably the first and last duet song Tera Milana featuring Mehdi Hassan and Lata Mangeshkar was released. This song was composed by Hassan himself written by Farhat Shahzad. Hassan recorded it in Pakistan in 2009, and Lata Mangeshkar later heard the track and recorded her part in India in 2010, and later mixed together for a duet. "Tera Milna" was also sung by Madam Madam Noor Jehan with Khan Sahib.

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AWARDS

He has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions:

The Tamgha-i-Imtiaz granted to him by Gen Ayub Khan;
The Pride of Performance bestowed on him by Gen Ziaul Haq;
The Hilal-i-Imtiaz conferred by Gen Pervez Musharraf.
*The Nigar Film and Graduate Awards from Pakistan, 
The Saigal Award in Julandhar, India, in 1979,
The Gorkha Dakshan Bahu Award was given to him in Nepal in 1983.
Recently, he travelled to Dubai to receive yet another award.

Mehndi Hassan has throughout the years received a few more awards that were not listed:

*Mehdi Hassan won the Nigar Award nine times in his career for best male Singing. This award is equivalent to the Bollywood Filmfare Awards:

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SINGER: MEHDI HASSAN
LYRICS : KWAJA PERVAIZ:

5) PYAR BHARE DO SHARMILE NAIN

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Those shy eyes are brimming with love

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BEWAFA KOUN HAI KOUN HARJAI

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MEHDI HASSAN IS BEING TAKEN LIKE A KING ON A THRONE: TO RECIEVE HIS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:

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SINGER : MEHDI HASSAN

LYRICS : DAAG DELHVI

6) DUNIYA KISISI PYAR MEIN JANNAT SE KAM NAHIN

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The world is nothing less than heaven if one is in love

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SINGER : MEHDI HASSAN

LYRICS : NISAR BAZMI

7) DIL DIYA DARD LIYA

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Give up the heart and accept the pain

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SINGER : MEHDI HASSAN

LYRICS : AKHTAR YOUSUFF

8) TUM ZID TO KAR RAHE HO

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You are forcing me but what shall I sing for you

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SINGER : MEHDI HASSAN

LYRICS :  KWAJA PARVAIZ

9) BAHUT KHOOBSURAT HAI MERA SANAM

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"A SUBLIME VOICE"

Renowned ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan has for quite sometime now been suffering from ill health caused by a paralytic stroke. Fortunately he is on the road to recovery and hopes to resume his singing career. Saqib Razaq looks back at an eventful career of the artiste who single handedly revolutionized ghazal gayaki.
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"A SUBLIME VOICE"

It is widely considered that the era of the 1950s and 60s was the golden age of radio broadcasting in the Indian sub-continent. It was during this period that a rich and mellifluous voice captured the hearts of all the listeners through broadcasts on Radio Pakistan. The melodic renditions of classical ghazals in a cultivated and cultured manner were its attributes and created a storm amongst the masses, musical connoisseurs and erudite musicians. Almost half a century has gone by and yet it still never fails to captivate. The voice is indeed that of Mehdi Hassan, the unparalleled master of ghazal. 

The evolution of the ghazal is a momentous one. Initially written in Persian, it can trace its origins in India during the advent of the Muslim rule in India during the 12th century. Hazrat Amir Khusrau (1253-1324), the eminent poet, scholar, statesman and musicologist is credited with many masterpieces of Persian poetry and can be termed as a major propagator of the ghazal. The pinnacle of the ghazal can be said to have been between the 18th and 19th centuries when Urdu became the preferred language of poetry and culture throughout India, poets such as Sauda, Mir Taqi Mir, Zauq, and Mirza Ghalib penned ghazals which are considered as hallmarks of Urdu poetry. Gradually, during the course of time, ghazals started to be expressed through melody and musicians started to use them as part of their repertoire. Ustad Mauzuddin Khan and Gauhar Jan were the early pioneers who built a reputation in the field and set the initial groundwork. Later, vocalists of the calibre of Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Mukhtar Begum and Begum Akhtar established themselves as major exponents of ghazal gayaki. However, Mehdi Hassan has added a further dimension to this art form.
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"A SUBLIME VOICE"

Mehdi Hassan was born in 1927 in a village called Luna in Rajasthan, India into a family of traditional musicians. He claims to be the 16th generation of hereditary musicians hailing from the Kalawant clan of musicians. Mehdi Hassan had his musical grooming from his father Ustad Azeem Khan and uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were both traditional Dhrupad singers. The life story of Mehdi Hassan is a journey of trials and tribulations. After partition the family migrated to Pakistan and suffered severe financial hardships.

Mehdi Hassan during his youth:

To make ends meet Mehdi started working in a bicycle shop and later became a car and diesel tractor mechanic. Despite the hardships, his passion for music didn't wither and he kept up the routine of practice on a daily basis. His struggle ended when he was given the opportunity to sing on radio in 1952, primarily as a thumri singer, this got him recognition within the musical fraternity. At that time, Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Begum Akhtar and Mukhtar Begum were considered the stalwarts of ghazal gayaki,  Mehdi Hassan also had a passion for Urdu poetry and started to experiment by singing ghazals on a part time basis. He cites radio officers Z.A. Bukhari and Rafiq Anwar as additional influences in his progression as a ghazal singer. They gave him ample opportunities to display his mastery over the ghazal on radio. He sang ghazals of all the renowned Urdu poets and soon his innovative style was soon appreciated by both the masses and discerning audiences.
Saqib Razaq:

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"MASTERS OF GHAZALS"

 
GHAZAL'S GREATS MEHDI HASSAN AND TALAT MAHMOOD
Courtesy: Son of Talat Mahmood: Khalid Mahmood