Ahmed Jahanzeb
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Ahmed Jahanzeb Usmani is a Pakistan
i pop singer
and composer. Famously known as AJ, he was born in Karachi
, Sindh
, Pakistan
. Jahanzeb is one of the few singers of the country, who have been trained in classical music
and that is why he mostly sings soul stirring slow songs. Jahanzeb as a singer, performer and musician, is one who displays mastery not only over vocal and instrumental music but also in the art of showman ship. Jahanzeb was trained under the guidance of Ustad Rais Khan, who made him his shagird (pupil) in a beautiful ceremony called Rasm-e-Gandha Bandhi held at Sheraton Hotel in 1988. The ceremony, one of its kind to be ever held in Pakistan
, was a very grand affair and was attended by celebrities, dignitaries and media people.
. Jahanzeb is the son of Capt. Safir Ahmed a renowned and active music lover whose regular musical evenings organized entirely through his own persistent love for the art are the features, most connoisseurs in the city are well aware of, growing up in this environment stimulated Jahanzeb who began to sing when he was only 4 years old and it was quite sure that his continual efforts and unflinching interest would one day dear its fruits, and certainly so it did happen.
At the age of 4 years, Jahanzeb gave his first public performance at VIP annual program attended by well over 10,000 people. At the age of 5 years; he appeared in the most popular Pakistan Television TV show Neelaam Ghar. At the age of 7 years, he was invited to perform in Dubai
at the Pakistan Day show, at Hyatt Regency, the host being the Pakistan Welfare Society of Sharjah, after the performance Gulf Weekly called him Talent at the Tender Age, and Khaleej Times named him the Mini Maestro. A few months later, he was invited by the world renowned electronic company Sony
to attend a musical conference in Bahrain
where delegates from 50 nations were invited.
Jahanzeb became the youngest singer to launch his first album titled The Wonder Boy at the age of 8 years, it was a memorable occasion as Government Dignitaries, film and television personalities were present to congratulate him on this amazing achievement. It is quite possible recording an album at the age of 8 might have created an event unforeseen in the history of light music.
In August 1988, Jahanzeb received the Special Child Award at the Cassette Melody Awards. He was the first artist of his age to get this award. A US
-based magazine referred to him as the "next Mehdi Hassan
in the making". Furthermore, he proved his talents on 5 February 1989, on his Rasm-e-Gandha Bandhi, he showed the world that how important Taleem (education) is from a good Ustad (teacher). Jahanzeb was completely changed form the day Ustad Rais Khan accepted him as his shagird (pupil). Sunday Times, South Africa
called him the 'Singing Sensation from Pakistan', when he toured South Africa in 1990 and performed all over with an estimated 40 shows. SABC Radio Lotus awarded him the title of 'Youngest Ghazal
Singer', and was also named 'Youngest Singer/Performer/Musician' by a South African channel.
, Jahanzeb was awarded the Governor Insignia by Mahmood A. Haroon, Governor of Sindh
in 1991. He also became the youngest artist to be registered as a composer, 'Category A' by PTV, Karachi centre.
In 1992, following his success tour of South Africa in 90's, he was again invited this time by the "South African Police" for their charity concerts. Jahanzeb toured the country with a whopping 50 shows for this noble cause. The year 1996 brought another milestone in his career, when he became the youngest and the first artist to perform at the National Defence College
of the Pakistan Army
in the presence of the high brass of the Army.
In 2002, Jahanzeb had the honor of performing alongside superstars from across the border like Raageshwari
, Jazzy B
and others in Dubai
for a local TV channel.
In 2003, Jahanzeb launched his long awaited album, Parastish
, a record breaking album, which instantly went to the top of the charts and became the fastest and the highest selling album of the year breaking all previous records. BBC
named it the number one South Asia
n album of 2003.
In 2004, the Pakistan consulate in UAE
invited Jahanzeb to perform in the Pakistan Pavilion at the launch of the Dubai Shopping Festival
at Global Village, Dubai
, where he enthralled an audience of almost 100,000 people. In the same year, Pakistan Blind Cricket
Council invited him to perform at a reception held in the honor of the visiting Indian Blind Cricket term, which was also attended by Veteran Bollywood
actor-turned director, Sanjay Khan
, along with his wife.
Later that year, Jahanzeb represented Pakistan at the Indo-Pak Peace Concert, a historical event held at the Royal Palm Golf Club
in Lahore
, where he performed alongside some of the biggest stars form across the border who were performing for the first time on Pakistani soil. He made Pakistan proud and had the honor to perform along with musical duo of Jatin-Lalit, Akshay Kumar
, Shilpa Shetty
, singer, Shaan
and Babul Supriyo
, Sunidhi Chauhan
and comedian Sajid Khan
. The concert was a huge success and was widely appreciated by the press and media of both the countries.
In 2005, Jahanzeb performed at the Asian Bollywood Music Award held in Dubai along with renowned Indian artists like A.R. Rehman, Sonu Nigam
, Jatin-Lalit, Lucky Ali
, Sunidhi Chauhan
, VJ Sophiya and many other leading actors and actresses like Diya Mirza, Yana Gupta
and Isha Koppikar. In the same year, he represented Pakistan at the 'Help Concert' held in Mumbai
, for the Prime Minister's Tsunami
Relief Fund, which was headed by Indian Prime Minister
, Manmohan Singh
. The show was organized by the famous Bollywood star, Sanjay Dutt
and Jahanzeb performed along the best of the best of Indian film industry and his performance was very much appreciated.
In 2007, Jahanzeb was asked by legendary director, Shoaib Mansoor
to be part of his debut film Khuda Kay Liye also known as In the Name Of God. Jahanzeb sang 4 songs out of the 9 for the film. These included, Humaray Hain, Tilak Kamod, Janie Janie and Bandiya Ho. The film broke all previous Pakistani film records and ran house full for more than 6 months successfully. The film played a ground breaking role in the revival of Pakistani cinema. The film was also released worldwide and was a hit, and Jahanzeb feels proud to be a part of film history also, as it was his first stint as a playback singer and it proved fruitful. The music of this film broke all records as being sold out the day it was released and for being the highest selling album for a film and still attracting audiences.
In 2008, Jahanzeb signed a 5-year contract with India's leading music film company TIPS
. He finished work on his second album which was produced and recorded in India by TIPS. The album titled Laut Aao
was released worldwide in June 2008. The album has 10 songs and 6 have been written by the famous poet and lyricist of Bollywood
cinema, Sameer. The album was a huge hit with Chandni Raat Mein, the debut single being a smash hit and topped the Pakistani Pop
charts.
Jahanzeb also runs a professional audio recording studio by the name of Urban Sound Factory and has been producing OST's for many drama serials, teleFilms, soaps and documentaries. The most recent project was the internationally acclaimed film Khuda Kay Liye.
During his career, Jahanzeb has performed in well over 1500 shows all over the world and is still going strong. He has never followed the culture of lip-synching
, which has dominated the music scene for a long time. He always performs live as he strictly believes that performing on DAT
/CD severely limits the feel of the artist and is sheer injustice to the audience and his training in classical music.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i pop singer
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and composer. Famously known as AJ, he was born in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Jahanzeb is one of the few singers of the country, who have been trained in classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
and that is why he mostly sings soul stirring slow songs. Jahanzeb as a singer, performer and musician, is one who displays mastery not only over vocal and instrumental music but also in the art of showman ship. Jahanzeb was trained under the guidance of Ustad Rais Khan, who made him his shagird (pupil) in a beautiful ceremony called Rasm-e-Gandha Bandhi held at Sheraton Hotel in 1988. The ceremony, one of its kind to be ever held in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, was a very grand affair and was attended by celebrities, dignitaries and media people.
Early childhood
Jahanzeb started singing since he was four years old. The Wonder Boy is a title given to him by Gulf’s Khaleej TimesKhaleej Times
The Khaleej Times is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Traditionally perceived as the second most popular newspaper in the UAE, Khaleej Times has struggled to keep up its circulation and entered 2011 with a print run of just under 40,000 copies...
. Jahanzeb is the son of Capt. Safir Ahmed a renowned and active music lover whose regular musical evenings organized entirely through his own persistent love for the art are the features, most connoisseurs in the city are well aware of, growing up in this environment stimulated Jahanzeb who began to sing when he was only 4 years old and it was quite sure that his continual efforts and unflinching interest would one day dear its fruits, and certainly so it did happen.
At the age of 4 years, Jahanzeb gave his first public performance at VIP annual program attended by well over 10,000 people. At the age of 5 years; he appeared in the most popular Pakistan Television TV show Neelaam Ghar. At the age of 7 years, he was invited to perform in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
at the Pakistan Day show, at Hyatt Regency, the host being the Pakistan Welfare Society of Sharjah, after the performance Gulf Weekly called him Talent at the Tender Age, and Khaleej Times named him the Mini Maestro. A few months later, he was invited by the world renowned electronic company Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
to attend a musical conference in Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
where delegates from 50 nations were invited.
Jahanzeb became the youngest singer to launch his first album titled The Wonder Boy at the age of 8 years, it was a memorable occasion as Government Dignitaries, film and television personalities were present to congratulate him on this amazing achievement. It is quite possible recording an album at the age of 8 might have created an event unforeseen in the history of light music.
In August 1988, Jahanzeb received the Special Child Award at the Cassette Melody Awards. He was the first artist of his age to get this award. A US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based magazine referred to him as the "next Mehdi Hassan
Mehdi Hassan
Mehdi Hassan is a Pakistani ghazal singer and a former playback singer for Lollywood. He is famously known as the 'King of ghazal' . He has ruled the Pakistan film industry along with Ahmed Rushdi...
in the making". Furthermore, he proved his talents on 5 February 1989, on his Rasm-e-Gandha Bandhi, he showed the world that how important Taleem (education) is from a good Ustad (teacher). Jahanzeb was completely changed form the day Ustad Rais Khan accepted him as his shagird (pupil). Sunday Times, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
called him the 'Singing Sensation from Pakistan', when he toured South Africa in 1990 and performed all over with an estimated 40 shows. SABC Radio Lotus awarded him the title of 'Youngest Ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
Singer', and was also named 'Youngest Singer/Performer/Musician' by a South African channel.
Early career
On his return to PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Jahanzeb was awarded the Governor Insignia by Mahmood A. Haroon, Governor of Sindh
Governor of Sindh
The Governor of Sindh is the appointed Head of State of the provincial government in Sindh, Pakistan. The governor is designated by the Prime Minister and is normally regarded a ceremonial post...
in 1991. He also became the youngest artist to be registered as a composer, 'Category A' by PTV, Karachi centre.
In 1992, following his success tour of South Africa in 90's, he was again invited this time by the "South African Police" for their charity concerts. Jahanzeb toured the country with a whopping 50 shows for this noble cause. The year 1996 brought another milestone in his career, when he became the youngest and the first artist to perform at the National Defence College
National Defence University, Islamabad
The National Defense University is an institution of higher education funded by the Ministry of Defence of Government of Pakistan, intended to facilitate high-level training, education, and the development of national security strategy...
of the Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
in the presence of the high brass of the Army.
2000 - present
The Millennium was another turning point, when Jahanzeb released his first hit single Ek Bar Kaho, which catapulted him to the top as it was an instant hit. It broke all the records and became the highest selling single of all time, selling 5 million CD's and cassette's in Pakistan and over the world and stayed at the top of the charts for a record 20 weeks. Tu Jo Nahin, another mega hit followed Ek Bar Kaho. Tu Jo Nahin was a techno-track and with Jahanzeb's captivating vocals, blew the away charts and it was clear that Jahanzeb was here to stay. The track however was originally done by German Trance DJ "Ayla" and was called Dreamland from the album "Nirwana". Ahmed Jahanzeb merely took the music as it is, and fused popular urdu lyrics with it.In 2002, Jahanzeb had the honor of performing alongside superstars from across the border like Raageshwari
Raageshwari
Raageshwari Loomba is an Indian pop singer, actress, model, television anchor, former MTV and Chanel V VJ and a Yoga expert. She also entered in the fifth season of the reality television show Bigg Boss and was named 'Positive Raaga and the messenger of peace'-Biography:Raageshwari was born in...
, Jazzy B
Jazzy B
Jaswinder Singh Bains, more popularly known as Jazzy B, is a Punjabi language bhangra singer-songwriter. He was born on April 1, 1975 in Durgapur, Nawanshahr, Punjab, India. When he was 5 years old, his family moved to Vancouver, Canada. He has released 12 studio albums, including two religious ones...
and others in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
for a local TV channel.
In 2003, Jahanzeb launched his long awaited album, Parastish
Parastish
Parastish is the music album produced by Pakistani pop singer, Ahmed Jahanzeb. The album was released in 2003. It contained many tracks that were major hits and his videos were exceptional quality that made them even more popular.-Track listing:...
, a record breaking album, which instantly went to the top of the charts and became the fastest and the highest selling album of the year breaking all previous records. BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
named it the number one South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
n album of 2003.
In 2004, the Pakistan consulate in UAE
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
invited Jahanzeb to perform in the Pakistan Pavilion at the launch of the Dubai Shopping Festival
Dubai Shopping Festival
Dubai Shopping Festival started on February 15, 1996 as a retail event intended to revitalise retail trade in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has since been promoted as a tourist attraction...
at Global Village, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, where he enthralled an audience of almost 100,000 people. In the same year, Pakistan Blind Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
Council invited him to perform at a reception held in the honor of the visiting Indian Blind Cricket term, which was also attended by Veteran Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actor-turned director, Sanjay Khan
Sanjay Khan
-Career:Khan made his debut in the 1964 Chetan Anand film "Haqeeqat" followed by the Rajshri film Dosti. In the 1960s and 1970s Khan starred in the movies Dus Lakh, Ek Phool Do Mali and Intaqam. He also acted opposite his brother Feroz in three films Upaasna , Mela and Nagin...
, along with his wife.
Later that year, Jahanzeb represented Pakistan at the Indo-Pak Peace Concert, a historical event held at the Royal Palm Golf Club
Golf club
A golf club is used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf. Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a clubhead. Woods are mainly used for long-distance fairway or tee shots; irons, the most versatile class, are used for a variety of shots; Hybrids that combine design elements of woods and...
in Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, where he performed alongside some of the biggest stars form across the border who were performing for the first time on Pakistani soil. He made Pakistan proud and had the honor to perform along with musical duo of Jatin-Lalit, Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
, Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been...
, singer, Shaan
Shaan (singer)
Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...
and Babul Supriyo
Babul Supriyo
Babul Supriyo is an Indian playback singer. He calls himself a clone of Kumar Sanu.He was born Supriya Baral, and spent his early childhood, and even graduated from university with that name. He would change his first name's spelling from Supriya to Supriyo as the former signified a female name,...
, Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....
and comedian Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan is a former Indian actor. He is the adopted son of Indian film producer Mehboob Khan, founder of Mehboob Studios, in India.-Career:...
. The concert was a huge success and was widely appreciated by the press and media of both the countries.
In 2005, Jahanzeb performed at the Asian Bollywood Music Award held in Dubai along with renowned Indian artists like A.R. Rehman, Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
, Jatin-Lalit, Lucky Ali
Lucky Ali
Lucky Ali , born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali , is an Indian singer songwriter, composer and actor. Lucky is best known for his soulful but strikingly simple ballad-style singing and melodious voice.-Biography:...
, Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....
, VJ Sophiya and many other leading actors and actresses like Diya Mirza, Yana Gupta
Yana Gupta
Yana Gupta or Yaana is a Czech model and actress working in Mumbai. Gupta is a citizen of the Czech Republic.-Personal life:...
and Isha Koppikar. In the same year, he represented Pakistan at the 'Help Concert' held in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, for the Prime Minister's Tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
Relief Fund, which was headed by Indian Prime Minister
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
, Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian...
. The show was organized by the famous Bollywood star, Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
and Jahanzeb performed along the best of the best of Indian film industry and his performance was very much appreciated.
In 2007, Jahanzeb was asked by legendary director, Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor , PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.-Career:...
to be part of his debut film Khuda Kay Liye also known as In the Name Of God. Jahanzeb sang 4 songs out of the 9 for the film. These included, Humaray Hain, Tilak Kamod, Janie Janie and Bandiya Ho. The film broke all previous Pakistani film records and ran house full for more than 6 months successfully. The film played a ground breaking role in the revival of Pakistani cinema. The film was also released worldwide and was a hit, and Jahanzeb feels proud to be a part of film history also, as it was his first stint as a playback singer and it proved fruitful. The music of this film broke all records as being sold out the day it was released and for being the highest selling album for a film and still attracting audiences.
In 2008, Jahanzeb signed a 5-year contract with India's leading music film company TIPS
Tips Industries
Tips Industries is one of the largest corporate houses in the field of music and films. Its main area of interest is music production, promotion and distribution, now also in films. It has the highest number of gold and platinum discs to their credit in comparison with any other record label in...
. He finished work on his second album which was produced and recorded in India by TIPS. The album titled Laut Aao
Laut Aao
Laut Aao is the music album produced by Pakistani pop singer, Ahmed Jahanzeb. The album was released in 2008 by Tips Industries. two videos and have been released yet.-Track listing:# Bol Mahiya Ve# Chandani Raat Mein...
was released worldwide in June 2008. The album has 10 songs and 6 have been written by the famous poet and lyricist of Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
cinema, Sameer. The album was a huge hit with Chandni Raat Mein, the debut single being a smash hit and topped the Pakistani Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
charts.
Jahanzeb also runs a professional audio recording studio by the name of Urban Sound Factory and has been producing OST's for many drama serials, teleFilms, soaps and documentaries. The most recent project was the internationally acclaimed film Khuda Kay Liye.
During his career, Jahanzeb has performed in well over 1500 shows all over the world and is still going strong. He has never followed the culture of lip-synching
Lip sync
Lip sync, lip-sync, lip-synch is a technical term for matching lip movements with sung or spoken vocals...
, which has dominated the music scene for a long time. He always performs live as he strictly believes that performing on DAT
Digital Audio Tape
Digital Audio Tape is a signal recording and playback medium developed by Sony and introduced in 1987. In appearance it is similar to a compact audio cassette, using 4 mm magnetic tape enclosed in a protective shell, but is roughly half the size at 73 mm × 54 mm × 10.5 mm. As...
/CD severely limits the feel of the artist and is sheer injustice to the audience and his training in classical music.
Albums and OSTs
- Wonder Boy (1987)
- ParastishParastishParastish is the music album produced by Pakistani pop singer, Ahmed Jahanzeb. The album was released in 2003. It contained many tracks that were major hits and his videos were exceptional quality that made them even more popular.-Track listing:...
(2003) - Daira (2004)
- Burning Borders-BBC (2005)
- Laut AaoLaut AaoLaut Aao is the music album produced by Pakistani pop singer, Ahmed Jahanzeb. The album was released in 2008 by Tips Industries. two videos and have been released yet.-Track listing:# Bol Mahiya Ve# Chandani Raat Mein...
(2008)
OSTs and singles
- Laila Majnoon - OST (2000)
- Ik Baar Kaho Tum Meri Ho - Single (2001–2002)
- Sheeshay Ka Mahal - OST (2003)
- Mujhay Pyar Chahye - OST (2004)
- Dard Itna Tha - OST (2005)
- Ajeeb Zindagi Hai - Single (2006)
- Socha Na Tha - Single (2006)
- Aisa Bhi Hota Hai - OST (2007)
- Hamaray Hain feat. Shuja Haider - OST Khuda Kay Liye (2007)
- Tiluk Kamod OST - Khuda Kay Liye (2007)
- Teri Aag
Filmography
| Drama | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Additional Notes |
| 2011 | Khuda Aur Muhabbat Khuda Aur Muhabbat Khuda Aur Muhabbat is a Pakistani drama serial currently airing on Geo Entertainment. It is written by Hashim Nadeem Syed and directed by Anjum Shehzad. Imran Abbas Naqvi and Sadia Khan are featured as the lead role while Faisal Fazila Qazi, Ahmed Jahanzeb, and Firdous Jamal Mir portray supporting... |
Abdullah | Geo Entertainment Geo TV Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002... |