Articles about Atif Aslam
He wanted to be a cricketer and had no formal training whatsoever, but none of that stopped Atif Aslam from being one of the most recognizable voices of the 21st century in the Indian subcontinent. With chart-toppers in both India and Pakistan, Aslam wrote a special page for himself in both countries’ music history. Born on March 12, 1983, in Wazirabad, Pakistan, Aslam did his schooling in Lahore and Rawalpindi. He did his bachelor’s in computer science from PICS, Lahore. It was only during his college days that he began to show interest in music. Aslam began his career by forming a band called ‘Jal’ in 2003 with Goher Mumtaz. The band did not last long as he quit the band in 2004. He released his first album ‘Jal Pari’ in 2004. It was a huge success and won the Lux Style Award in 2005 for Best Album. His Bollywood career began after the inclusion of his song ‘Woh Lamhe’ in Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Zeher’ in 2005. Another song of his from the album ‘Jal Pari’ was included in the 2005 film ‘Kalyug.’ The first time he recorded a song for a Bollywood film was in 2006 - ‘Tere Bin’ from ‘Bas Ek Pal.’ He has been nominated for the Filmfare Awards on five different occasions (2006, 2007, 2010, 2016, and 2017). After the decision of the All Indian Cine Workers Association to ban Pakistani artists in light of the Pulwama attacks in 2019, Aslam departed to Pakistan.
09 Dec 2020
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22 Aug 2019
EntertainmentOn Wednesday, singer Mika Singh got engaged in a verbal duel with a journalist who raised questions on his performance in Pakistan, earlier this month.
19 Feb 2019
IndiaDays after a deadly terror attack in Pulwama shook the nation, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has asked radio stations to stop playing songs of singers from Pakistan.
18 Feb 2019
IndiaIn wake of horrendous Pulwama attack, the Cine Workers Association on Monday announced a complete ban on Pakistani actors and artists.
17 Feb 2019
IndiaIn the wake of the horrific Pulwama attack that martyred 40 CRPF jawans, music and film production company T-Series has unlisted Pakistani singers' songs from its YouTube channel, which is YouTube's second-most followed channel.
08 Sep 2018
EntertainmentJackky Bhagnani's upcoming movie 'Mitron' created a stir in the town after the launch of its song 'Chalte Chalte'.
10 Aug 2018
EntertainmentFollowing the controversy over singing Indian song on a Pakistani Independence Day function in New York earlier this month, Pakistani singer Atif Aslam yesterday said that he simply loves haters.
27 May 2018
EntertainmentWhile fans had mixed reactions to 'Selfish' song from Salman Khan's 'Race 3', 'Kalank' stars Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan seem to be quite impressed with it.
25 May 2018
EntertainmentThe second song from Salman Khan's 'Race 3' has hit the Internet and is titled 'Selfish'.
19 Feb 2018
EntertainmentWhile Pakistani actors were banned from working in Bollywood post the 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' fiasco, the singers from across the border continue to lend their voices to songs in Hindi films.
