How can one define "turned his back on his homeland" ? What about Pakistanis who left for UK, US, Canada, Aus or any other part of the world "for their better future" ? If Adnan Sami has turned his back, how will u categorize those Pakistanis? (btw, I am one of those).
Unless Adnan Sami is spitting fire, I dont have any problem with him living in India. As far as Jagit Singh and others criticizing him, its just like some empty head calling us Paki in UK/US/CANADA/Aus (and other countries) and asking us to "GO BACK"
Jugit Singh calling him or someone else (like Atif Aslam) a "non-singer" does not make them any less singer. They are what they are. It just shows Jagit's narrow mind and does not anyway reduce the skills of these Pakistani artists.
Waise, Jagjit Singh is still pretty successful :) and is not affected by these "here today gone tomorrow" kind of singers. Abhijeet, on the other hand has moved on to greener pastures (read TV reality shows).
you are exactly the audience Jagit and Abhijeet did this for :)
An article from an Indian website 'Bollyspice.com', interesting point of view.
The Emergence of Pakistani Singers in Bollywood
In the past couple of years the Bollywood Film Industry was pleasantly surprised by the rising success of Pakistani singers. A whole new musical experience was presented to the listeners and the acceptance was overwhelming. There is enough reason to believe that a Sufi influence song can work its magic and make an album a great success. It was back in 2003 when a small budget movie in the name of Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II starring Arshad Warsi was released. Does it ring a bell? No. Well that’s not surprising as the movie itself wasn’t a success but it did introduce the now successful singer, Kailash Kher who became an overnight sensation after his debut song “Allah Ke Bande”. A year later, in 2004, in Pooja Bhatt’s directorial venture, Paap, a Pakistani artist named Ali Azmat was introduced who composed the background music. In the Paap album, a song that was immensely popular was “Mann Ki Lagan” and what made the song a winner was the reminiscent voice of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Being the nephew of the legendary and late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has his own distinctive and mesmorizing voice that enthralled listeners. Following the success of “Mann Ki Lagan”, Pakistani singers have proven to be a good luck charm for the Bhatt camp. From Zeher to Gansgster, their music albums have been great hits regardless of the fate of the movie and at times it was the success of the music that drove people to watch the movie. Besides the Bhatts, Madhur Bhandarkar in his recent directorial venture, Corporate, included a Sufi rendition of the song “O Sikandar” sung by Kailash Kher. And how can we forget about Karan Johar who joined the Sufi trend and gave us “Mitwa” sung by Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan (lead singer of the Pakistani band, Fuzon) in his Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. Needless to say that both were chartbusters.
The question now is why this sudden entry of Pakistani singers? What is it about their singing that captivates listeners? The Bollywood music front hasn’t been able to bring out any distinctive elements in their music lately, it has been more about countless remixes of one song which in the end lacks originality and gets quite repetitive. On the other hand, Pakistani singers have really improved and progressed in recent times and has a distinctive charm in their singing. They bring out their own cultural flavours in their songs.
Unfortunately, they are unable to get the needed exposure in their country and thus are always on the lookout for bigger and better opportunities and Bollywood is that opportunity, that platform that will give them their deserved exposure. What Pakistani singers brought to the Bollywood music front was uniqueness and that made them succeed. Today, anything with a Sufi influence guarantees success in Hindi movies. It is still unknown if this new trend is just another passing phase or not but one thing is clear, that we will be hearing many more of Sufi influenced music in the near future.
Heres another from Yahoo. looks like apart from a few bitter people in the industry (probably scared of hitting the has-been list) everyones open to the idea of cross-border talent.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Indian music terrain is proving to be a huge draw for Pakistani bands, thanks to big money, fame and Bollywood prospects. And Indian listeners who find their music soul stirring are certainly not complaining.
Shallum Xavier, the guitarist of Pakistani band Fuzon, said: ‘The size of the country also matters a lot. Pakistan is much smaller in size as compared to India and there are so many places where we can perform.’
He also said that more than six rock or pop bands are formed annually in Pakistan and no less than five perform in India every year. Some of the well-known bands include Jal, Junoon, Suroor, Fuzon, Mekaal Hasan and Strings.
For many, a hit rock album can prove to be the ticket to Bollywood and global acclaim.
‘A hit rock album or performance can give us an entry in Bollywood. In turn the band gets a wider audience and global acclaim since Hindi films are extremely famous across the world. It helps the artistes grow,’ said Xavier.
‘Quality lyrics are missing in most Indian rock bands’ songs because professional lyricists are mostly consumed by Bollywood while the Pakistani film industry is not very big. Also, compared to Pakistan there is less piracy in India,’ added Joshi.
So be it Sufi, Rock or Pop music, Pakistani musicians have a large following in India who listen to them, simple demand and supply, whether the big ‘gurus’ like it or not.
have you people read the article by Anjum Naiz in this week’s Images (dawn Newspaper) about Adanan sami. NO SPIN ZONE: Bol baby bol! -DAWN Images; February 01, 2009
she unveils the dark side of him, the real Adnan Sami.
Oh man, i hate him!
Don't want to sound mean but traitors like this him put me off. You need to know his family background to understand where he's coming from. He's the grandson of the infamous General Rani who was Yahya Khan's mistress. She was married to some corrupt police inspector.She was highly ambitious and wanted her husband to rise to a senior post.She would go to parties of high profile people and thats how she met yahya. She was called General Rani due to her proximity to him.
Please keep this buffalo's background in mind before expecting any loyalty from him.
