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,' (It feels like God is singing through his voice). Later due to severity of his illness he completely departed from music. ДЇollowing a severe illness in the late 1980s, Mehdi Hassan stepped down from playback singing. Even the original ghazal poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz stopped reciting it in his 'mushairas' (poetry reciting events) and, instead, recommended that the audience ask Mehdi Hassan to sing it for them because the poet jokingly used to say that the ghazal belonged to Mehdi Hassan after its popularity. In 1964, his ghazal for a film Farangi, 'Gulon mein rang bharay, baad-e-naubahar chale' written by renowned Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz and composed by Rasheed Attre, gave him a major breakthrough into the Pakistani film industry and he never looked back after that. This song was written by poet Yazdani Jalandhari and its music was composed by Asghar Ali M. His first film song was 'Nazar Milte Hi Dil Ki Bat Ka Charcha Na Ho Jaye' film Shikar in 1956. Bukhari and Rafiq Anwar as additional influences in his progression as a ghazal singer. He had a passion for Urdu poetry, and therefore, he began to experiment by singing ghazals on a part-time basis. In 1957, Mehdi Hassan was again given the opportunity to sing on Radio Pakistan, primarily as a thumri singer, which earned him recognition within the musical fraternity. Despite the financial hardships, he kept up the routine of his singing practice on a daily basis and kept of practicing difficult Raags. He later became a car and diesel tractor mechanic. Mehdi initially started working in nearby Chichawatni, in a bicycle shop Mughal Cycle House. They suffered severe financial hardships in their new country. The family proceeded to his paternal aunt's house who lived in a village, Chak No 111/7R, near Chichawatni. The 20-year-old Hassan and his family migrated to Pakistan, carrying little with them by way of material goods. In 1947, India became independent and its partition took place, creating a new, Muslim-majority country, Pakistan. His elder brother Pandit Ghulam Qadir also was very encouraging in sharpening his skills.

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. Mehdi Hassan had his musical grooming from his father Ustad Azeem Khan and uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were both traditional Dhrupad singers. He claims to be the 16th generation of hereditary musicians hailing from the Kalawant clan of musicians. Mehdi Hassan was born on 18 July 1927 in a village called Luna (Shekhawati) (Near Mandawa) in Jhunjhunu district in British India into a family of traditional musicians.

5 Musicians in his group and his students.He earned numerous awards and accolades in his career and remained a leading singer of Pakistani film industry along with another contemporary playback singer Ahmed Rushdi, and it's estimated that 'he sang and created soundtracks for almost 300 movies.' He influenced generations of singers from diverse genres, from Jagjit Singh to Sonu Nigam.

He is unique for his melodic patterns and maintaining integrity of the ragas in an innovative way.Д«orn to a musical family, he was naturally inclined towards the art from a young age. Known for his 'haunting' baritone voice, Mehdi Hassan is credited with bringing ghazal singing to a worldwide audience. One of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing, he is referred to as the 'Shahenshah-e-Ghazal' (Emperor of Ghazal). Mehdi Hasan Khan NI PP HI ( Urdu: Щ…ЫЃШЇЫЊ ШШіЩ† Ш®Ш§Ъє, romanized: MahdД« Hasan бёІhДЃб№… 18 July 1927 вЂ“ 13 June 2012) was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood. For other people with similar names, see Mehdi Hasan (disambiguation).

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