Atif Aslam: Bollywood hero?

If you think suave crooner Atif Aslam belongs as much in front of the screen as behind it, certain Bollywood producers are thinking on the same lines. In an interview to the IANS, Aslam revealed that he may be making his way to the silver screen across the border. ‘I have various offers from Bollywood but nothing is finalised. I am reading scripts at the moment. Once something is finalised, I will make an official announcement,’ said Aslam, adding that ‘Artists don't belong to any nation.’

Aslam shot to fame in Pakistan as part of the band ‘Jal,’ with the hit ‘Aadat.’ Shortly thereafter he went solo and before long Bollywood beckoned from across the border. Once there Atif scored several hits on the music charts with soulful numbers such as ‘Pehli Nazar Main’ for the runaway hit Race and ‘Tere Bin’ from Bas Ek Pal. More recently he’s been back in the filmi charts for providing backing vocals for another heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor with ‘Tera honey laga hoon,’ in Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani.

With a knack for marrying sentimental lyrics with a voice that melts a few million hearts, Aslam explains that he didn’t have to try too hard for Tera Honey Laga Hoon which has been picturised on Katrina Kaif and Ranbir, ‘I didn't make any changes to my singing or any other efforts to sing this song. Just that I thought about my first love while crooning this number. It gave me the same kick.’

There, that’s a statement that’s carefully aimed at making many a female hearts flutter.

By Shahrezad Samiuddin
Saturday, 07 Nov, 2009