Lucky Ali
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Lucky Ali born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali , is an 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...

n singer songwriter, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

. Lucky is best known for his soulful but strikingly simple ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

-style singing and melodious voice.

Biography

Lucky Ali is the second of the eight children of the popular 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...

 comedian, Mehmood. His mother Mahelaka, was part Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...

 and part Punjabi, the sister of a popular Indian actress of the 1960s - Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari , born Mahjabeen Bano, was an Indian movie actress and poetess. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema...

. The Bollywood actress and dancer, Minoo Mumtaz, was his paternal aunt. He attended Manekji Cooper (Kindergarten) (Juhu), Bombay Scottish School
Bombay Scottish School
Bombay Scottish School popularly known as Scottish is a private, co-educational day school located at Mahim in Mumbai, India. The institution was established in 1847 by Scottish Christian missionaries under the name Scottish Female Orphanage....

 in Mumbai, Hampton Court in Mussoorie, St. George's College, Mussoorie
St. George's College, Mussoorie
St. George's College , is a premier boarding school in Mussoorie, in the state of Uttarakhand, India, affiliated to the ICSE council. The school, an all-boys residential and non-residential institution, spreading over of land, was founded in 1853 by the Capuchin Fathers and entrusted to the...

, and Bishop Cottons Boys School, Bangalore.

Ali is known to be a strict Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

. Ali states his favourite piece of music is the Quran being recited.

His first wife was Meaghan Jane McCleary, who has acted in the video O Sanam from his first album Sunoh
Sunoh
Sunoh is the first album of the Indian singer Lucky Ali released in 1996. This Album made him very popular and he won many awards for it including the Best Pop Male Vocalist in the 1996 Screen Awards and the Channel V Viewers Choice Award...

. Ali have two children from his first wife - Ta'awwuz and Tasmia. His second wife is Inaya. He has two children from his second wife, Sara and Raiyan.

Lucky and his father Mahmood shared a tempestuous relationship. Mehmood was a very busy actor in 1960s and 70s, and remained away from home for his shoots. Once, around the age of five when Lucky's mother came with him to receive Mehmood at the airport, Lucky didn't recognize his father and on seeing him said, "He's the film comedian Mehmood!" Lucky lived away from his family in a boarding school up in the foothills of the Himalayas in Mussoorie. Lucky's tryst with marijuana
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...

 led Mehmood to write the script of the movie Dushman Duniya Ka
Dushman Duniya Ka
Dushman Duniya Ka is a 1996 Bollywood film directed by Mehmood and produced by Ashok Mishra. The film stars Laila Mehdin and newcomer Manzoor Ali in the lead roles alongside Jeetendra and Sumalatha...

(Enemy of the World). The movie stars Ali's youngest brother,Manzoor. It is the story of the drug abuse
Drug abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts...

 of a young man called Lucky. In the end the young man kills his mother, destroys everything around him and is then killed by his father. Lucky differed with his father's vision and did not act in the movie. "I felt the story lacked hope," he said. However he sang his first song for the film.

Lucky's wanderlust has taken him many places. He has bred horses, been an oil rigger off the coast of Pondicherry in South India, is a farmer with a strong opinion on organic methods in farming. Music, singing and acting are his serious hobbies.

He has his company SURPLUS GROUP with his family friend partner Asif iqbal who is also an architect. Surplus group forays into agritecture, hydroponics and progressive real estate. He lives in Bangalore at his 100 acre farm which is facing a lake and near to the airport.

Personal albums

His first composition was a three-chord lament called 'Nobody Loves Me'. Lucky Ali was gifted a guitar at age 13 and he taught himself to play it. Lucky became passionate about music but soon moved to horses, then to acting, and direction, further on to roughnecking on the rig Gettysburg now Badrinath owned by Great Offshore Limited, to washing carpets but finally returned to music.

Lucky made his debut on the Indian pop
Indian pop
Indian pop music , often known as Indian-Pop, Hindi Pop, Indipop or Indi-pop, refers to pop music in India. Pop music really started in the South Asian region with the famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi's song ‘Ko-Ko-Korina’ in 1966...

 scene with the soulful album Sunoh
Sunoh
Sunoh is the first album of the Indian singer Lucky Ali released in 1996. This Album made him very popular and he won many awards for it including the Best Pop Male Vocalist in the 1996 Screen Awards and the Channel V Viewers Choice Award...

which established him as a pop singer
Pop Singer
"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies...

. This album won many of the top awards in Indian music, including the Best Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 Male Vocalist at the 1996 Screen Awards and the Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...

 Viewers Choice Award in 1997. It stayed on the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 Asia Charts for 60 weeks. The song O Sanam from Sunoh, launched his career and is considered by some to be one of the best indi-pop
Indian pop
Indian pop music , often known as Indian-Pop, Hindi Pop, Indipop or Indi-pop, refers to pop music in India. Pop music really started in the South Asian region with the famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi's song ‘Ko-Ko-Korina’ in 1966...

 songs ever. His next album, Sifar
Sifar
Sifar is an album by the Indian singer Lucky Ali. Sifar was his second album released by Sony music in 1998.Sifar is an Urdu and Hindi word meaning "zero"...

, wasn't quite as successful as Sunoh
Sunoh
Sunoh is the first album of the Indian singer Lucky Ali released in 1996. This Album made him very popular and he won many awards for it including the Best Pop Male Vocalist in the 1996 Screen Awards and the Channel V Viewers Choice Award...

, but it was noted for its music, lyrics and vocals.

Lucky Ali is known for his distinctive music style and also for his husky voice. His third album and fourth albums were Aks
Aks (album)
Aks is an album released by the Indian singer Lucky Ali in 2000. Aks means reflection in Urdu.- Track listing :- External Links :* * *...

and Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai
Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai
Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai is the fourth solo album by Indian singer Lucky Ali. After delivering hits like "O Sanam", "Dekha Hai Aise Bhi", and "Tere Mere Saath", the soulful singer tried something different in its title track...

, both of which were reasonably successful. After a five years hiatus, he released his new album Xsuie on the 19th of September 2009, on his birthday.

He is also known for contributing the song "Anjaani Raahon Mein" to the album "Meri Jaan Hindustan" which commemorated 50 years of Indian independence in the year 1997. The video was directed by Mani Shankar, and features him as a young urban man roaming the Indian countryside, trying to discover new meaning to life. When asked about the video, he once said "The video of 'Anjaani Raahon Mein' was a beautiful story in itself. It was done straight from the heart and it is very special to me."

His latest album is Xsuie, which he released on internet as he didnt want to just make money. Thus he decided not to go with any label and just to release his music as an independent artist..
Recently he sung the theme song of the ‘F1 Indian Grand Prix’,that held in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 along with K.K, Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies...

.

Playback singing career

Lucky Ali started his Playback singing career with the song "Nasha Nasha" from the film Dushman Duniya Ka
Dushman Duniya Ka
Dushman Duniya Ka is a 1996 Bollywood film directed by Mehmood and produced by Ashok Mishra. The film stars Laila Mehdin and newcomer Manzoor Ali in the lead roles alongside Jeetendra and Sumalatha...

which starred his brother Manzoor Ali in the lead role. The film was directed by their father Mehmood. However the song and the film both went unnoticed.

After that, his next song in films was in Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut...

's debut movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai is a 2000 Bollywood film directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film marks the debut of his son Hrithik Roshan and also the debut of Ameesha Patel. Hrithik played a double role in the film, and became an overnight superstar in India.Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai won many awards, including...

.The songs Na tum jaano na hum and Ek pal ka jeena became huge hits and he won the Filmfare award (Best Male Playback Singer) for Na tum jaano na hum. "Ahista Ahista" for Ranbir Kapoor Starrer 'Bachna Ae Haseeno'

The latest song by him was Hairat in movie Anjaana Anjaani
Anjaana Anjaani
Anjaana Anjaani is a Hindi Romantic film directed by Siddharth Anand, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Zayed Khan. The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt. Ltd banner. The film's music has been composed by Vishal-Shekhar, who have...

.

Acting career

Being the nephew of Meena Kumari, one of the great actresses to grace the Indian screen, and moreover being Mehmood's son, Lucky Ali did not lack the requisite opportunity to make his debut as an actor. He acted in a few films in the 1970s and 1980s such as Yeh Hain Zindagi (1977) Hamare Tumhare
Hamare Tumhare
Hamare Tumhare is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by F. C. Mehra and directed by Umesh Mehra. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee, Amjad Khan, Prem Krishen, David, Mehmood, Asrani, Anil Kapoor, Lucky Ali, and Amrish Puri. The films music is by R. D. Burman....

(1979) and Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur , Nishant Manthan and Bhumika he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to...

's Trikaal
Trikaal
Trikal is an Indian movie written and directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the early 1960s Period. The film starred yester years actress, Leela Naidu, in a comeback role after many decades....

(1985). He also acted in the television series Bharat Ek Khoj Directed by Shyam Benegal. After a long break from acting, he returned in Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta is an American neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia....

's Kaante
Kaante
Kaante is a 2002 Bollywood action film directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Lucky Ali, Kumar Gaurav, Namrata Singh Gujral, Rati Agnihotri, Malaika Arora and Isha Koppikar in the lead roles. The film's plot is based on Quentin...

(2002) where he acted along leading stars like legend Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

, Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...

, Kumar Gaurav
Kumar Gaurav
Kumar Gaurav is an Indian film actor and son of late actor Rajendra Kumar.-Career:He made his film debut with Love Story produced by his father and directed by Rahul Rawail which was a blockbuster. Many youngsters began to emulate him...

 and Suniel Shetty
Suniel Shetty
Sunil Shetty is an Indian film actor, producer, hotelier and liquor and fashion boutique owner. He is mainly active in Bollywood.-Career:Shetty made his acting debut in the 1992.His film Balwaan which was a moderate success. He gave 2 hit films in 1993 Pehchaan and Waqt Hamara Hai. His first...

. Lucky also acted in the TV serial Zara Hatke. In 2002, he acted in the Hindi musical Sur-The Melody of Life
Sur-The Melody of Life
Sur-The Melody of Life is 2002 Hindi movie starring Lucky Ali and gauri karnik in the main lead. Its co-stars are Simone Singh, Achint Kaur, Ehsaan Khan, Divya Dutta and Harsh Vasishth.-Plot:...

essaying a complex role that earned him accolades as an actor..

Discography

  • Sunoh
    Sunoh
    Sunoh is the first album of the Indian singer Lucky Ali released in 1996. This Album made him very popular and he won many awards for it including the Best Pop Male Vocalist in the 1996 Screen Awards and the Channel V Viewers Choice Award...

    (1996) Solo Music Album - 10 Songs
  • Meri Jaan Hindustaan (1996) - 1 Song
  • Sifar
    Sifar
    Sifar is an album by the Indian singer Lucky Ali. Sifar was his second album released by Sony music in 1998.Sifar is an Urdu and Hindi word meaning "zero"...

    (1998) Solo Music Album - 10 Songs
  • Aks
    Aks (album)
    Aks is an album released by the Indian singer Lucky Ali in 2000. Aks means reflection in Urdu.- Track listing :- External Links :* * *...

    (2001) Solo Music Album - 10 Songs
  • Gori Teri Aakhein (2002) - 3 Songs
  • Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai
    Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai
    Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai is the fourth solo album by Indian singer Lucky Ali. After delivering hits like "O Sanam", "Dekha Hai Aise Bhi", and "Tere Mere Saath", the soulful singer tried something different in its title track...

    (2004) Solo Music Album - 8 Songs
  • Xsuie (2009) Solo Music Album - 8 Songs
  • Raasta-Man (2011) Solo Music Album - 11 Songs

Playback (in Movies)

  • Dev S/O of Muddegowda (2011) (First Kannada Movie - Playback)
  • Anjaana Anjaani
    Anjaana Anjaani
    Anjaana Anjaani is a Hindi Romantic film directed by Siddharth Anand, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Zayed Khan. The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt. Ltd banner. The film's music has been composed by Vishal-Shekhar, who have...

    (2010) (Hairat Hai)
  • Paathshaala (2010) (Bekarar - Playback)
  • Road, Movie
    Road, Movie
    Road, Movie is a 2009 Indian road movie directed by Dev Benegal, and starring Abhay Deol, Tannishtha Chatterjee, and Satish Kaushik. It premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival and opened the section Generation 14plus at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2010...

    (2010) (Hindi movie - Playback)
  • Bachna Ae Haseeno
    Bachna Ae Haseeno
    Bachna Ae Haseeno is a Bollywood film released on 15 August 2008. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone. The film was directed by Siddharth Anand whose previous films include Salaam Namaste and Ta Ra Rum Pum .-Plot:The film follows the journey of a young man...

    (2008) (Ahista Ahista - Playback)
  • Kaalai
    Kaalai
    Kaalai is an Action Tamil film directed by Tharun Gopi. The film stars Silambarasan in the lead role with Vedhika, Sangeetha, Nila and Seema in supporting roles. Previously the original lead cast, Madhavan had dropped out of the project, as did Trisha Krishnan. The film's score and soundtrack are...

    (2008) (Tamil movie - Playback)
  • Vellitherai (2008) (Tamil movie - playback)
  • The Film (2005) (Hindi Movie - Playback)
  • Yuva
    Yuva
    Yuva , originally titled Howrah Bridge is a feature film directed by Indian director Mani Ratnam and released in 2004. Simultaneously made in Hindi and Tamil , the prime objective of the movie was to motivate educated Indian youths to enter politics.The film tells the stories of three young men...

    (2004) (Hindi movie - Playback)
  • Anand
    Anand (2004 film)
    Anand is a 2004 Telugu film that was directed, produced and written by Sekhar Kammula. According to Kammula, the film means ..contentment, happiness. The lead roles are played by Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was well received by critics and owing to its success at the box office, it was...

    (2004) (Telugu movie - Playback)
  • Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004) (Tamil movie - Playback)
  • Sye
    Sye
    Sye may refer to:* Erromangan, a language spoken in Vanuatu* Sye , a 2004 Telegu film...

    (2004) (Telugu movie - Playback)
  • Chupke Se (2003) (Kehte kehte ruk jati hai)
  • Boys (2003) (Tamil movie - Playback)
  • Kaante
    Kaante
    Kaante is a 2002 Bollywood action film directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Lucky Ali, Kumar Gaurav, Namrata Singh Gujral, Rati Agnihotri, Malaika Arora and Isha Koppikar in the lead roles. The film's plot is based on Quentin...

    (2002) (Hindi movie - Playback and Music for OST Maut)
  • Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
    Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
    Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai is a 2000 Bollywood film directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film marks the debut of his son Hrithik Roshan and also the debut of Ameesha Patel. Hrithik played a double role in the film, and became an overnight superstar in India.Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai won many awards, including...

    (2000) (Hindi movie - Playback)
  • Bhopal Express
    Bhopal Express (film)
    Bhopal Express is a 1999 Hindi film directed by Mahesh Mathai. The movie stars Kay Kay Menon, Naseeruddin Shah, Nethra Raghuraman, Zeenat Aman and Vijay Raaz. The story is penned by renowned ad film maker Prasoon Pandey and his brother Piyush Pandey...

    (1999) (Hindi movie - Playback)
  • Dushman Duniya Ka
    Dushman Duniya Ka
    Dushman Duniya Ka is a 1996 Bollywood film directed by Mehmood and produced by Ashok Mishra. The film stars Laila Mehdin and newcomer Manzoor Ali in the lead roles alongside Jeetendra and Sumalatha...

    (1996) (Hindi movie - Playback)

Filmography

  • Rock Shock (2010 film) post production
  • Runway
    Runway (2009 film)
    -Plot:Runway is an action thriller directed by Suneil and Praful Tiwari.With a hand on the trigger and an eye on the casino owner Victor, Allan goes to Mauritius...

    (2009)
  • Good Luck
    Good Luck (2008 film)
    Good Luck! is an Indian Bollywood film directed by debutant Aditya Datt and produced by pair Karan Sharma and Jagdish Sharma. The film stars Aryeman Ramsay and Sayali Bhagat in the lead roles with Lucky Ali and Ranvir Shorey in supporting roles...

    (2008)
  • Kasak
    Kasak
    Kasak is an Indian Hindi film. Its the second film that Meera the Pakistani actress has made whilst in Bollywood.Kasak is about the hero, Amar and the vamp/heroine Anjali. Amar and Anjali meet in a hospital where he takes care of an old lady who is in coma. They fall deeply in love...

    (2005)
  • Love at Times Square (2003)
  • Kaante
    Kaante
    Kaante is a 2002 Bollywood action film directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Lucky Ali, Kumar Gaurav, Namrata Singh Gujral, Rati Agnihotri, Malaika Arora and Isha Koppikar in the lead roles. The film's plot is based on Quentin...

    (2002)
  • Sur-The Melody of Life
    Sur-The Melody of Life
    Sur-The Melody of Life is 2002 Hindi movie starring Lucky Ali and gauri karnik in the main lead. Its co-stars are Simone Singh, Achint Kaur, Ehsaan Khan, Divya Dutta and Harsh Vasishth.-Plot:...

    (2002)
  • Trikaal
    Trikaal
    Trikal is an Indian movie written and directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the early 1960s Period. The film starred yester years actress, Leela Naidu, in a comeback role after many decades....

    (1985)
  • Hamare Tumhare
    Hamare Tumhare
    Hamare Tumhare is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by F. C. Mehra and directed by Umesh Mehra. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee, Amjad Khan, Prem Krishen, David, Mehmood, Asrani, Anil Kapoor, Lucky Ali, and Amrish Puri. The films music is by R. D. Burman....

    (1979)
  • Kitaab
    Kitaab
    Kitaab is a 1977 Hindi movie. Produced by Pranlal Mehta and Gulzar the film is directed by Gulzar. The film stars Uttam Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Shreeram Lagoo, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen. Musical score is by R. D. Burman.-Plot:...

    (1977)
  • Ginny Aur Johnny (1976)
  • Yehi Hai Zindagi
    Yehi Hai Zindagi
    Yehi Hai Zindagi is a 1977 Hindi film. Produced by B.Nagi Reddy the film is directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Lucky Ali, Ramesh Deo and Neeta Mehta.The films music is by Rajesh Roshan.-Synopsis:...

    (1977)
  • Kunwara Baap (1974)
  • Chote Nawaab (1962)

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