Ali Haider
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Ali Haider is a former Pakistan
i singer and actor. He has had numerous hits in the early 90s such as Poorani Jeans. He also had a big hit later in the 1990s with Chand Sa Mukhra. Besides singing, he has acted in numerous TV serials on PTV. Among the successful dramas was Chand Sa Mukhra, which used his hit song as the theme music. He also sang the theme music for the serial Chandni Raatein. He has a large fan following in Pakistan and India
and with South Asian expatriates around the world. After resignation from music in 2009, Haider has become a sana khawan
, and has released 3 religious albums, Mola Dil Badal Day, Shor Hai Mehshar Ka and Tuluh E Fikr.
in Karachi
, and was pursuing a Engineering
degree.
Since the 1990s, Ali Haider has produced over sixteen music albums of which dozens of songs were top hits and became very popular. These earned him a place among the top singers of Pakistan.
His first album was Jane Jan Sun which included the title songs of jawaniyan, and Dhoop Kinare
sung along with Nayyara Noor
. This album was released by EMI and is obsolete in market, however, it may be found in some collections. The 2nd album he released was entitled "Chahat
". The music was given by Bunny and a song with Sadaf Munir (now Sadaf Iqbal). That album was purchased by HMV India. Two of the most popular songs from the album were "Chahat" and "Ajnabi".
With the moderate success of the his second album, he released his third album, titled Qarar
, which was much better than his previous two albums. It consisted of songs such as Qarar (the title song), Shehnahee and Jadu Kiya, which went on to become top hits. The music was composed by Amir khan, Bunny and Ali Haider himself. As Haider improved so did his music, his fourth album, Sandesa produced the hit songs Purani Jeans and Sandesa. These went to the top of the charts and remained at the top for a number of weeks.
His next album, Pakola Album did moderately well with songs such as Zaalim Nazron Say and Laila making it into the charts. His sixth album, Dastaan is known to be the best album, Haider has produced since his career started. It shot straight to number one and brought him great popularity at the time. In this album he produced a variety of music genres that suited pretty much anyone. The songs responsible for his popularity were Walawai, Papa Mummi and Ranjha Heer.
After some time, Haider released the album "The Best of Ali Haider", which pretty much summoned up that he is ending his music career. The album included all his major hits and favourite songs he has produced in the past. Some of the songs included in this collection were Purani Jeans, Walawai, Qarar and Sandesa. Later he went on to released another compilation to the previous album that was entitles Sayoni.
After sometime Haider released another two albums, Saaiyan and Jadu in which he has produced quite a number of popular tracks that did prove to be successful. Haider released his 15th Album in 2007 titled "Janey Do". This album also featured three previous songs with significant modifications. The all time favourite "Purani Jeans" made a return with a hard rock format. Qarar and "Agar Pyar" from the 1993 album Sandesa were also featured.
Haider has also acted in the Lollywood
film titled Chalo Ishq Larain which was released in 2002. He was also seen playing the small role of Himself in the Bollywood
film Main Osama
which was directed by the controversial film Maker Faisal Saif
. This feature film hit the cinema halls worldwide in 2008.
His reputation of recent years has taken a hit after an alleged drunken romp with an upcoming model Neha Ahmed that led to police action after complaints from residents where this is alleged to have taken place. More recently he has quit singing.
reported Haider decided to resign from the world of music basically citing the reason that it was no longer satisfying him.
His last music album, Stop and Think..?, was released on the Internet in 2009 shortly after his decision to quit music. Haider donated all the proceeds from this album to charity.
He has since followed in the foot steps of other musicians such as Junaid Jamshed
and album of religious songs (nasheet) in praise of Allah
. His latest religious album is Moula Dil Badal Dey, which consist of Hamd
s, Naat
s, and poetry on current situation of Muslim Ummah
. He is also a Noha
Khawan and has released his first Noha album in 2010, Shor Hai Mehshar Ka. He also released a Manqabat album in 2010 called Tuluh E Fiqr. He has also opened his own production with Gohar Jarchwi.
Nawha & Naat Albums
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i singer and actor. He has had numerous hits in the early 90s such as Poorani Jeans. He also had a big hit later in the 1990s with Chand Sa Mukhra. Besides singing, he has acted in numerous TV serials on PTV. Among the successful dramas was Chand Sa Mukhra, which used his hit song as the theme music. He also sang the theme music for the serial Chandni Raatein. He has a large fan following in Pakistan and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and with South Asian expatriates around the world. After resignation from music in 2009, Haider has become a sana khawan
Naat
A Na`at is a poetry that specifically praises the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Many of the famous scholars in the earlier days of Islam wrote Naat. People who recite Naat are known as Naat-Khua'an or Sana'a-Khua'an.-History:...
, and has released 3 religious albums, Mola Dil Badal Day, Shor Hai Mehshar Ka and Tuluh E Fikr.
Career
Ali Haider grew up in the neighbourhood of Firdous ColonyFirdous Colony
Firdous Colony is a neighbourhood of Liaquatabad Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan....
in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, and was pursuing a Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
degree.
Since the 1990s, Ali Haider has produced over sixteen music albums of which dozens of songs were top hits and became very popular. These earned him a place among the top singers of Pakistan.
His first album was Jane Jan Sun which included the title songs of jawaniyan, and Dhoop Kinare
Dhoop Kinare
Dhoop Kinare meaning at the edge of the sunshine in Urdu was a Pakistani television serial presented by the PTV network. The show centers around a team of doctors in a hospital in Karachi and revolves around their routines at the hospital and private lives at home...
sung along with Nayyara Noor
Nayyara Noor
Nayyara Noor is a Pakistani playback singer who is also considered one of the South Asia's foremost exponents in the Ghazal genre.-Biography:...
. This album was released by EMI and is obsolete in market, however, it may be found in some collections. The 2nd album he released was entitled "Chahat
Chahat
Chahat is an album released by Pakistani pop singer Ali Haider. It was one of the first albums he had produced when he entered the industry.-Track listing:#"Chahaat"#"Ek Saaya"#"Gore Rang Ka Zamana"#"Jahan Dekhu Main"#"Jhoomenge Jab Yahan"...
". The music was given by Bunny and a song with Sadaf Munir (now Sadaf Iqbal). That album was purchased by HMV India. Two of the most popular songs from the album were "Chahat" and "Ajnabi".
With the moderate success of the his second album, he released his third album, titled Qarar
Qarar
Qarar is a music album produced by Ali Haider, a Pakistani pop singer. This album did moderately well on the charts.-Track listing:#"Dil Ki Batein"#"Qarar"#"Dudu Dira"#"Kunwarah"#"nazrain"#"jadu"#"aur kuch "#"Iltija"#"Aage Chaloon"...
, which was much better than his previous two albums. It consisted of songs such as Qarar (the title song), Shehnahee and Jadu Kiya, which went on to become top hits. The music was composed by Amir khan, Bunny and Ali Haider himself. As Haider improved so did his music, his fourth album, Sandesa produced the hit songs Purani Jeans and Sandesa. These went to the top of the charts and remained at the top for a number of weeks.
His next album, Pakola Album did moderately well with songs such as Zaalim Nazron Say and Laila making it into the charts. His sixth album, Dastaan is known to be the best album, Haider has produced since his career started. It shot straight to number one and brought him great popularity at the time. In this album he produced a variety of music genres that suited pretty much anyone. The songs responsible for his popularity were Walawai, Papa Mummi and Ranjha Heer.
After some time, Haider released the album "The Best of Ali Haider", which pretty much summoned up that he is ending his music career. The album included all his major hits and favourite songs he has produced in the past. Some of the songs included in this collection were Purani Jeans, Walawai, Qarar and Sandesa. Later he went on to released another compilation to the previous album that was entitles Sayoni.
After sometime Haider released another two albums, Saaiyan and Jadu in which he has produced quite a number of popular tracks that did prove to be successful. Haider released his 15th Album in 2007 titled "Janey Do". This album also featured three previous songs with significant modifications. The all time favourite "Purani Jeans" made a return with a hard rock format. Qarar and "Agar Pyar" from the 1993 album Sandesa were also featured.
Haider has also acted in the Lollywood
Lollywood
Lollywood refers to the Pakistani film industry based in the city of Lahore. The word "Lollywood" was first coined in the summer of 1989 in the now defunct magazine "Glamour" published from Karachi by a gossip columnist Saleem Nasir. The film industry in Lahore started in 1929 with the opening of...
film titled Chalo Ishq Larain which was released in 2002. He was also seen playing the small role of Himself in the Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film Main Osama
Main Osama
Main Osama is an Indian film currently in production and directed by Faisal Saif. Shibani Kashyap is scoring the music for this film and she is acting in this film as well. Pakistani Rockstar Ali Haider will also make his Hindi Cinema debut as a Small Appearance in this Feature Film...
which was directed by the controversial film Maker Faisal Saif
Faisal Saif
Faisal Saif , Born on 27 April 1976 in India is a film director and writer. He mostly chooses controversial themes and stories for his films and rose to popularity with the movie Jigyaasa.-Career:...
. This feature film hit the cinema halls worldwide in 2008.
His reputation of recent years has taken a hit after an alleged drunken romp with an upcoming model Neha Ahmed that led to police action after complaints from residents where this is alleged to have taken place. More recently he has quit singing.
Resignation from Music
On 23 June 2009, Geo NewsGEO News
Geo News is a Karachi-based Pakistani news channel, fully owned and operated by Jang Group. The channel started its broadcasting in November 2005 and has millions of Urdu-language viewers around the world.- Popular Shows :...
reported Haider decided to resign from the world of music basically citing the reason that it was no longer satisfying him.
His last music album, Stop and Think..?, was released on the Internet in 2009 shortly after his decision to quit music. Haider donated all the proceeds from this album to charity.
He has since followed in the foot steps of other musicians such as Junaid Jamshed
Junaid Jamshed
Junaid Jamshed is a Pakistani recording artist who gained fame as the frontman of the pop group, Vital Signs in 1987 with the hit song, "Dil Dil Pakistan", and remained in demand throughout the 1990s...
and album of religious songs (nasheet) in praise of Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
. His latest religious album is Moula Dil Badal Dey, which consist of Hamd
Hamd
A Hamd is a poem or song in praise of Allah. A hamd is usually written in Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, or Urdu. The word "hamd" comes from the Qur'an, which Muslims believe to be Allah's Word; its English translation is "Praise"....
s, Naat
Naat
A Na`at is a poetry that specifically praises the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Many of the famous scholars in the earlier days of Islam wrote Naat. People who recite Naat are known as Naat-Khua'an or Sana'a-Khua'an.-History:...
s, and poetry on current situation of Muslim Ummah
Muslim world
The term Muslim world has several meanings. In a religious sense, it refers to those who adhere to the teachings of Islam, referred to as Muslims. In a cultural sense, it refers to Islamic civilization, inclusive of non-Muslims living in that civilization...
. He is also a Noha
Noha
Noha is a genre of Arabic, Persian, or Urdu prose depicting the martyrdom of the Holy Imams. Strictly speaking noha is the sub-parts of Marsia. Nohas are usually poetry expressing the sorrow felt by Shia Muslims for their leaders....
Khawan and has released his first Noha album in 2010, Shor Hai Mehshar Ka. He also released a Manqabat album in 2010 called Tuluh E Fiqr. He has also opened his own production with Gohar Jarchwi.
Albums
Music Albums- Jane Jan Sun – 1988
- ChahatChahatChahat is an album released by Pakistani pop singer Ali Haider. It was one of the first albums he had produced when he entered the industry.-Track listing:#"Chahaat"#"Ek Saaya"#"Gore Rang Ka Zamana"#"Jahan Dekhu Main"#"Jhoomenge Jab Yahan"...
– 1989 - TarangTarang-External links:*...
– 1990 - QararQararQarar is a music album produced by Ali Haider, a Pakistani pop singer. This album did moderately well on the charts.-Track listing:#"Dil Ki Batein"#"Qarar"#"Dudu Dira"#"Kunwarah"#"nazrain"#"jadu"#"aur kuch "#"Iltija"#"Aage Chaloon"...
– 1991 - Sandesa – 1993
- Sanwala Saloona – 1994
- Dastaan – 1995
- JaniaJaniaJania may refer to:* Jania , a female given name related to Janiya* Jania , a coralline algae genus* a 1996 album by Pakistani singer Ali Haider...
– 1996 - MahiMahiMahi is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Northern Indian state of Punjab.-Origin:The place of origin of the Mahi is supposed to have been Amritsar, Punjab, India and Multan, Pakistan.-Occupation:Agriculture is the main occupation of Mahi clan people...
– 1998 - Saiyyaan – 1999
- JadooJadooJadoo is the debut album of the Pakistani pop band The Milestones, released in the year 1993. It was released by the record label Visible Changes and was produced by bassist Ali Tim and lead guitarist Ziyyad Gulzar...
– 2000 - Chandni Raatein – 2002
- Tera Naam Liya To – 2003
- Purani Jeans (Remixes) – 2006
- Jaanay Do – 2007
- Stop and Think ...? – 2009
Nawha & Naat Albums
- Moula Dil Badal Dey – 2009
- Shor Hai Mehshar Ka – 2010
- Tuluh E Fikr – 2010
- Buss Hussain Buss – 2011
- Kee Jana Mai Kaun – 2011