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Voicing a 'soul connection'

Aadee’ to his screaming fans, homegrown rockstar to proud Pakistanis, ‘besura gayak’ to a livid Abhijeet and ‘that woh-lamhe and pehli-nazar hit singer’ to Indians. Atif Aslam’s stirred quite a lot of people in his yet short but brilliant career.

Call him what you may but you cannot ignore his sonorous, deep vocals and amazing range that belie his chocolate-hero looks and his age. All of 25, he already has three best-selling pop-rock albums, huge Bollywood hit numbers like ‘Woh Lamhe’, ‘Aadat’, ‘Tere Bin’ and ‘Pehli Nazar’ and fans in many countries, right from Pakistan to India to US and the UK, going crazy at his concerts. There are people imitating his singing, his sense of style (funky bracelets-mufflers-jackets-chains) and his boy-next-door attitude, so much so that there was an ‘Atif Aslam Look-alike Sing-alike’ reality show on a Pakistani television channel recently! The Pakistani government too seems to be mighty impressed with this crooner and awarded him the ‘Tamgha-e-Imtiaz’ (Star of Excellence), one of the highest civilian awards of the country, early this year. Atif’s in fact the youngest ever individual to be honoured with this award and the lad has had a fabulous year with his latest album ‘Meri Kahani’ still going great guns, back-to-back Bollywood hits in ‘Pehli Nazar’ from Race and ‘Bakhuda Tumhi Ho’ from Kismet Konnection and his hugely successful world tour.

While on a small break after the “exciting but exhausting” tour, as he puts it, Atif spoke to Sunday Herald about the controversies that always seem to surround him, right from the break-up with the band Jal and his friend GoherMumtaz to his contemporaries’ derision, his passions and future plans. Inadvertently, he also revealed the secret perhaps to his enormous appeal — an ability to grin at himself. Excerpts from an interview:

A voice such as yours, deep and passionate, is undoubtedly God’s gift. But it is surprising that you haven’t had training of any sort! How did you learn to sing?

Singing was just a hobby and I first sang on stage for a college competition when I was 16 — that too after my friends forced me to. It picked up from there. For me, singing is a soul connection to my God. The more balanced an individual’s mind and soul, the better will be the singing, I feel. So you can imagine how balanced my soul is!(laughs)

Do you plan to take up musical training now?

I believe training my voice now will have an adverse impact. The trainer might impose his touch on me. I want my voice to remain raw and express emotions naturally, just at they come to me.

You write many of the lyrics for your album songs yourself. Many of them speak of intense sadness and angst. How do these lyrics strike you? Do you labour over them or they strike you suddenly?

I write lyrics with the help of my brother Shahzad Aslam. Sometimes I come up with a tune and ask him to help me out with lyrics and sometimes we write the lyrics first and then set it to tune. Some are done in a jiffy, some take months.

Your popularity in India seems to have generated a lot of controversies. Some singers like Abhijeet and Sunidhi Chauhan have claimed on television that “you can’t sing” and you are “overrated”. Your comments?

Well, this is a democratic world and everyone has a right to say whatever they want. If somebody has said something against me, it shows their concern; that they are afraid of this untrained guy. I enjoy these comments as these guys are far more experienced than me. In fact I am surprised that a rank newcomer like me is making them feel insecure. I honour and respect all of them as I have learnt a lot from them.

Controversies, in fact, seem to follow you. Do you feel targetted? How do you handle all the attention?

This is all part of the game. There’s really nothing one can do except concentrate on work and move ahead.

Your live performances have been big hits in several countries. Which do you enjoy more — playback singing or live performances?

Live with great acoustics and loads of screaming fans!

Which is your personal favourite from all the songs you have sung and composed so far and why?

My personal favourite? It has to be ‘Yakeen’ from my album ‘Doorie’. It is straight from my heart.

Finally, are you singing any Bollywood number in the near future? Where do you see yourself five years from now?

Meri door ki nazar zara kamzor hay, so cannot see that far(laughs). But seriously, I hope to continue to reach further heights. There are several projects in the pipeline and Inshallah! they will be completed soon.

Atif Aslam says on Indo-Pak relations

Atif Aslam says that Indo-Pak relations may suffer a pause but not an end -Pakistan's music industry has benefitted most by the improving relations between India and Pakistan and local artistes have prolifically been lending their voices to Bollywood productions as well as concerts and music festivals. Some have even gotten on board televised music shows. Atif Aslam is definitely one of the few who have attained massive following in India. Not only has he done the playback for high profile movies like Race and Kismet Konnection but he has also made frequent appearances of Indian programmes. And in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, Atif Aslam says, "I believe things between India and Pakistan will be strained for some time but they will ease out. For some time we will hesitate in going to Mumbai and Indians will perhaps think twice before coming here but that's all. I don't think our working relations with India will be effected in the long run." Atif added that recordings (for movies etc) would easily be shifted to Dubai studios. As for his own future projects, Atif added that a few new compositions (for his next new album) were in the pipeline but he would not even think of releasing a new album, under the current circumstances. "I can't even think about writing love songs when the man on the street doesn't even have bread to eat," he told Instep Today. But on a more optimistic note he concluded that things would get better and especially, that gigs and concerts would start happening soon. Fingers crossed

I love all the negative publicity - Atif Aslam

Atif Aslam, whose fans include Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif, says top Bollywood singers are insecure about his success. Bollywood's top singers Asha Bhonsle and Sunidhi Chauhan may disagree on many things but the one thing they agree on is about the most over-hyped singer to hit Bollywood. Throw them the question and the name of Pakistan's pop sensation Atif Aslam comes tumbling out. Minutes before he performed at a concert in Dubai on Thursday, tabloid! asked him the inevitable question — how does it feel to be criticised by your own peers so publicly?

"I love it. I love all the negative publicity and it shows that they are insecure about my success. They are protesting against a singer making it big in their territory," says Aslam, who is known for his intense vocals.. From - gulfnews.com

Seventh lux style awards:Style Galore!

By Jamil Khan

KARACHI: The city of lights hosted the seventh Lux Style Awards, also known as Pakistan's Oscars. The awards honor the country's talented personalities in four diverse industries that include music, film, television and fashion. The dazzling ceremony, which was initially organised in Lahore, was held at the DHA Golf Club late Wednesday night. Adorned by the big wheels of the country's showbiz industry, it brought all the leading personalities from the fashion, music, television and film industries under one roof. Shan and Ali Azmat along with their co-stars played host, the show went on the road before schedule since security was beefed up to avoid any problems. Performances by personalities, especially Atif Aslam and Shehzad Roy, captivated the audience.The star of the night wasn't even a star, it was a movie, Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda Kay Liya stole the show by nabbing four awards. Khuda Kay Liya was titled the best film, its score was named the best original soundtrack and its leading actor and actress, Shan and Iman Ali were honored with the best male and female actor awards. Shoaib Mansoor's blood, sweat and direction were greatly appreciated. Besides the film industry's glitter, the music industry's voice was also appreciated. Strings won the Best Live Music Act Award and Jal's Boondh managed to grab the best music album of the year award. The fashion industry's Deepak Perwani and Mahim Karim won the best male and female designer award, while Khawar Riaz was named the best make-up artist of the year. The people who wear fashion and those who capture it were also hailed; Ameer Zaib Khan and Neha Ahmed were given the best male and female model awards while Rizwanul Haq won the best fashion photographer. The ceremony honors the careers of senior artists in their lifetime achievement award, this year the award was given to singer Reshma. What was different about these Lux Style Awards? Well, this year, for the first time in seven years, for the first time in the entire Lux Style Awards history, students from NAPA and NCA were appreciated, four outstanding students, two from NAPA and two from NCA were awarded Unilever Scholarship.Entertainment Categories & fashion categories1.
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