Pakistan's legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan has during his life given a massive number of hit songs and ghazals and in turn, garnered a huge number of fan base not only in the country but also ...

Chahat was released during the golden era of Lollywood. Music composer Robin Ghosh’s tunes and Runa Laila, Ikhlak Ahmed and Mehdi Hassan’s vocals gave life to the lyrics of this song and transformed ...

A few decades back, it was in print that Talat Mahmood could not stand Mehdi Hassan's 'talaffuz'. Whether it stemmed out of 'filmi gossip' or fact will remain a mystery as both Talat Mahmood and Mehdi ...

Those who listen to the music of South Asia will not need to be told who Mehdi Hassan is. I am interested not so much in introducing him to readers as in discussing my experience of listening to a ...

“Music has no boundaries. No matter what language, genre, rhythm, it can always find a way to everyone’s heart.” I was fortunate enough to have a tête-a-tête with Tanya Wells, who became an internet ...

The long awaited duet between Indian nightingale Lata Mangeshkar and 'Shehanshah-e-Ghazal' Mehdi Hassan will soon be a reality with the launch “Tera Milna” next month. It will be Hassan and Lata's ...

Having struggled long to establish himself as a quality singer, Mehdi Hassan finally became the touchstone for a popular form I recent years there has been a muddling of forms as well as a radical ...

Dhaka, Jun 13 (bdnews24.com)—Legendary Pakistani singer Mehdi Hassan, who was often referred to as the King of Ghazal, passed away at the Agha Khan Hospital in Karachi on Wednesday at the age of 85, ...

Famous ghazal singer Talat Aziz reminisced how Mehdi Hassan, the late ghazal maestro, helped him to nurture his talent. The legendary ghazal singer passed away last week in Karachi after a prolonged ...

Pakistani ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan recorded more than 20,000 songs, and had millions of fans Lahore: He worked in a bicycle shop. He repaired cars. And when he would sing a ghazal, he would ...

It was a Sunday morning and snow had fallen. We went in the hall, only to find just a handful of listeners present. We requested Parvez Mehdi to withdraw from performing as we assumed that his sponsor ...