Bilal Maqsood
Bilal Maqsood | |
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![]() Maqsood (left) with his father, Anwar Maqsood | |
Background information | |
Born | [1] | 23 March 1971
Occupation(s) | Artist, guitarist, songwriter, composer, painter[1] |
Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Vocals |
Years active | 1988–1992, 2000–present |
Associated acts | Strings band |
Bilal Maqsood (Urdu: بلال مقصود) is a Pakistani guitarist, composer, and a founding member of Strings. He has also directed a number of music videos. For Bilal and his band Strings, success came in 1992 after the launch of the song Sar Kiye Yeh Pahar, the song was an instant hit and so was Strings. Strings made its entry into the Bollywood music scene in 2006.[2][1]
Personal life[]
Bilal Maqsood is the son of Pakistani popular writer, actor, TV artist, and TV host and comedian Anwar Maqsood.[3]
Videography[]
- Sar Kiye Yeh Pahaar (début video of his band Strings)[1]
- Maula (the last video shot by the Vital Signs)[4]
- Us Rah Par (featuring Junaid Jamshed)
- Beirut (Strings)
Gallery[]
Left to right: Shakir Khan, Bilal Maqsood, Adeel Ali, Faisal Kapadia
Maqsood (center left) performing in Dubai in 2009
Maqsood (right) performing at the closing ceremony of the 36th International Film Festival of India Panaji, Goa on 4 December 2005
Maqsood (center) at LUMS in 2010
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Bilal Maqsood Singer/ Composer/ Guitarist Strings". www.urduwire.com.
- ^ "Strings, Bilal Maqsood, Faisal Kapadia - MTV UK".
- ^ "Strings and Javed Bashir make their comeback in Moor's 'Talabgaar'". Dawn. Pakistan. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Hindustan Times
External links[]
- Strings band – Official website
- Bilal Maqsood at IMDb, Bilal Maqsood on IMDb website, Retrieved 9 Nov 2016
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Pakistani male singers
- Pakistani guitarists
- Pakistani pop singers
- Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture alumni
- Strings (band) members
- Artists from Karachi
- Musicians from Karachi
- Pakistani heavy metal guitarists
- Muhajir people
- Pakistani people of Hyderabadi descent
- Maqsood family
- B. V. S. Parsi High School alumni
- Pakistani singer stubs