What do you consider Adnan Sami Khan? A Paki or an Indian? I was always proud of him being a pakistani even after he had moved to india and have released several hit albums. I was however pissed when they introduced him in an indian show as a native indian who moved back to india recently after having lived in Canada for his whole life and that he loves india etc etc. I have lost all the respect I ever had for him.
No matter what he says...hes a Pakistani..whether he likes it or not!!
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*Originally posted by larki_punjaban: *
No matter what he says...hes a Pakistani..whether he likes it or not!!
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Yeah. Unfortunately. Why do we end up with such losers?
Adnan was made by India. He's been trying to get Indian citizenship for ages, don't know if the govt gave it to him finally. If it did, then I guess it makes him Indian now. Another guy who calls himself Indian rather than Pakistani is Art Malik - anyone remember him?
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Adnan was made by India. He's been trying to get Indian citizenship for ages, don't know if the govt gave it to him finally. If it did, then I guess it makes him Indian now. Another guy who calls himself Indian rather than Pakistani is Art Malik - anyone remember him?
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I always considered him "made" long before he ever went to india. Do you remember his songs:
KahaN bas gaye ho, and;
Jab chandni ban kar, ratoN maiN chatee hay......... teri yaad aatee hay
I think that these two songs still kick a$$. He never produced anything better than these two and he never will. Its just not possible.
as a musician i have the utmost respect for adnan sami khan, the guy is a musical genius, but him snubbing pak for india was bad enough but if wat asif the thread starter has said is true about him being introduced as a nri who has just came back from canada den that is really taking the michael 
He's not Pakistani or Indian. He was born and raised in UK, came to Pakistan, released his music and got married. After his marriage with Zeba didn't work out, he moved to Toronto, Canada. By this time, Pakistan had not given him much respect as a musician. But then he went to India, and he got the respect which he deserved.
Us Pakistani's don't respect musicians untill they lose them, and as soon as Adnan went to India and got famous all of you start hating him. Maybe you should have appriciated his music earlier. A good artist should be respected, whether he is Pakistani, Indian or whatever.
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He's not Pakistani or Indian. He was born and raised in UK, came to Pakistan, released his music and got married. After his marriage with Zeba didn't work out, he moved to Toronto, Canada. By this time, Pakistan had not given him much respect as a musician. But then he went to India, and he got the respect which he deserved.
Us Pakistani's don't respect musicians untill they lose them, and as soon as Adnan went to India and got famous all of you start hating him. Maybe you should have appriciated his music earlier. A good artist should be respected, whether he is Pakistani, Indian or whatever.
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not surprising that this comes from someone who is more inliened towards indian music. for your kind information, adnan sami had his share of fame and popularity in pakistan and abroad. why he didn't come to pakistan after being deported from canada? well reasons are simple. he and his family were sought in corruption cases in pakistan. he himself was involved in many corruption cases so from dubai he decided to go to india after he was promised an indian nationality by some indian producers and directors.
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not surprising that this comes from someone who is more inliened towards indian music. for your kind information, adnan sami had his share of fame and popularity in pakistan and abroad. why he didn't come to pakistan after being deported from canada? well reasons are simple. he and his family were sought in corruption cases in pakistan. he himself was involved in many corruption cases so from dubai he decided to go to india after he was promised an indian nationality by some indian producers and directors.
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I see. So what you're trying to say is that India welcomes Pakistani criminals if they sing decently.
Maybe that makes you feel better about a Pakistani rejecting his country for India. But at least have the nous to understand that Indian nationality cannot be 'promised' or 'conferred' by producers and directors. And neither is the Indian entertainment scene so bereft of talent that we need to beg outsiders.
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*Originally posted by Asif2000: *
I always considered him "made" long before he ever went to india. Do you remember his songs:
KahaN bas gaye ho, and;
Jab chandni ban kar, ratoN maiN chatee hay......... teri yaad aatee hay
I think that these two songs still kick a$$. He never produced anything better than these two and he never will. Its just not possible.
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I havne't heard his earlier stuff, but I liked his album with Asha. Plus of course that one song 'Lift de de' earned him millions, the royalties are still pouring in. When I said 'India' made him I meant in terms of wealth and recognition. He never had anything remotely like it before, and that's a fact.
Before you say he earned it all on his own steam, no, he didn't. Bollywood has been very gracious towards him like so many other Pakistani artists. Govinda acted in his video out of friendship, for no payment. It's no wonder all Pakistani artists who come and make it profess great love for the country.
The way I see it is that Pakistan turned him down first n so now he turned Pakistan down...so now its even..big deal..get over it..the guy makes good music..thats all that should count! ...just my 2 cents :D
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I see. So what you're trying to say is that India welcomes Pakistani criminals if they sing decently.
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he is a criminal. :p
i think it will make you feel better to know that nadeem of nadeem sharvan clan too was indicted in an indian court for the murder of some indian producer / director [gulsham kumar?] but where is nadeem today? he is still making music for indian industry and listeners. seems like indian listeners and industry have some fascination with criminals and murdereds. latest of which is salman khan.
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Maybe that makes you feel better about a Pakistani rejecting his country for India. But at least have the nous to understand that Indian nationality cannot be 'promised' or 'conferred' by producers and directors. And neither is the Indian entertainment scene so bereft of talent that we need to beg outsiders.
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you can't reject something you never accepted. like i said he was corrupt to the core and corruption cases are still pending in pakistani courts. and yes i he was 'promised' indian nationality by indian producers and directors. do you really think that it is that difficult to get indian nationality? if you think its not easy then you need to smell the reality and face the truth. officials there are not God you know.
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I havne't heard his earlier stuff, but I liked his album with Asha. Plus of course that one song 'Lift de de' earned him millions, the royalties are still pouring in. When I said 'India' made him I meant in terms of wealth and recognition. He never had anything remotely like it before, and that's a fact.
Before you say he earned it all on his own steam, no, he didn't. Bollywood has been very gracious towards him like so many other Pakistani artists. Govinda acted in his video out of friendship, for no payment. It's no wonder all Pakistani artists who come and make it profess great love for the country.
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life kara de is written by riaz-ur-rehman sagar. where are his royalties as a song writer? don't tell me he deserves zilch for writing the song but adnan deserves every penny / chuwani he gets from the indian music industry.
about wealth, well it is not a hidden fact that he is from a wealthy family. his father arshad sami khan was ambassador in switzerland for many years and they made a lot of money through illegal means that is why corruption charges were laid against the whole family.
about indians being gracious towards pakistanis , that is just BS. they also make money by selling their albums. they are not doing anything as charity.
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The way I see it is that Pakistan turned him down first n so now he turned Pakistan down...so now its even..big deal..get over it..the guy makes good music..thats all that should count! ...just my 2 cents :D
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Exactly...try telling this to some narrow minded people. To me, an artrist has no nationality. Good music should be appricated no matter who created it.
adnan sami khan
thats for sure he is a good musician but as far as his musical career concerned he didn get any good songs in movies check all his indian movies songs well his a damn pakiii his father waz an ambassador for pak (if the spell is right )in sweden for yearz and he lived in pakistan for almost 11 to 12 yrs but honestly he didn get that much fame n thatz pakistanz policy look at nusrat fateh ali khan india gave him much publicity then pak nfk is much bigger name compare to ask so in pak if u r a good singer goto india get fame n then come back 2 pak n bash india like all do it after they kickout by shivsena
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Adnan was made by India. He's been trying to get Indian citizenship for ages, don't know if the govt gave it to him finally. If it did, then I guess it makes him Indian now. Another guy who calls himself Indian rather than Pakistani is Art Malik - anyone remember him?
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Karina, he was already popular in Pakistan, so I dont think that was right... Our artists, who are already popular in Pakistan goto India and they do well there. Its just that some Indians do not know that they were already so popular in Pakistan. I met an Indian the other day, and the poor guy thought that Junoon was an Indian band, since all he ever saw was their videos on MTV india, and he had no way of knowing they were from Pakistan.
As for Adnan Aalo, he married Zeba (hinna) and then took off with their child and fled Pakistan. Plus, his family is very corrupt, esp. General Rani, his grandma. Btw, technically hes British.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm theek kah rahay hain app loog
what we will achieve after making him paki , indi , aussie etc . he wont share his millions with us in any case. this shouldnot be our concern at all.
All i know , he is a very good musician and very telented one. and i buy his CD's and i listen to them and i dont care who he is or where he is from.
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what we will achieve after making him paki , indi , aussie etc . he wont share his millions with us in any case. this shouldnot be our concern at all.
All i know , he is a very good musician and very telented one. and i buy his CD's and i listen to them and i dont care who he is or where he is from.
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Thats the irony of it too. Did you really like him as much before he went to India? A lot of us don't appreciate a good artist until we lose them. And let me tell you why it matters where he is from. Everyone of us represents his/her origin. People always remember you by your background. When they talk about you, they talk about your home town. The name of your motherland is attached to you wherever you go. When you get the recognition for anything good you do in your life, the whole country gets the recognition. When he called himself a Paki, I was proud of him because I am from the same place. Who cares about his money. It is so materialistic and ignorant of you to even bring it up.
some hollywood stars get a piercing, others break up their marriage, or cut their hair to stay in the news, only desi stars change nationalities, proclaim they never grew beyond sweet eighteen, or spit on their own heritage to do the same...adnan sami will realize in a few years that (and now i translate from urdu)the crow that walked like a swan, forgot his own rhythm.