Mujeeb Alam

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Mujeeb Aalam
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Background information
Born(1948-09-02)2 September 1948
Kanpur, India
Died2 June 2004(2004-06-02) (aged 55)
Karachi, Pakistan
GenresPlayback singing, ghazal
Occupation(s)Playback Singer
InstrumentsVocalist
Years active1964–2004

Mujeeb Aalam (2 September 1948 – 2 June 2004) was a Pakistani playback singer who had a short film career. His singing style was a mixture of Mehdi Hassan and Ahmad Rushdi's style. He sang dozens of hit songs in late 1960s and remained popular with cinema viewers. However, he lost his popularity in mid-1970s as more versatile singers like Akhlaq Ahmed and A Nayyar entered Pakistan film industry.[1]

Career[]

Mujeeb Aalam was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India in an Urdu speaking family. Unfortunately, he had a short film career and was ignored by film musicians from the mid-1970s onwards. Mujeeb Aalam lived in the long shadow of highly successful Pakistani singers of the mid-sixties. However, he soon found his own distinct style in the world of music. He was a very humorous person. He loved to exchange jokes and made friends easily.

Alam’s songs were picturised on film artists like Nadeem, Waheed Murad, and Mohammad Ali.[2]

Popular songs[]

  • "Main teray ajnabi shehr main"[1]
  • "Main tera shehr chhor jaoon ga" for film Shama Aur Parwana (1970), lyrics by Saifuddin Saif, music by Nisar Bazmi[1]
  • "Main khushi se kiyoon na gaoon, mera dil bhi gaa raha hai" [1]
  • "Woh naqab rukh ulat kar meray samnay na aain".
  • "Woh meray samnay tasweer banay baithay hain" for film Chakori in 1967, music by Robin Ghosh. This was a breakthrough hit song for him that earned him real fame and a Nigar Award in Pakistan.[1][3]

Awards and recognition[]

  • Nigar Award as 'Best Singer' for film Chakori in 1967.[3]

Death[]

Mujeeb Aalam retired from films in 1979. He used to participate in private shows and musical programmes which were broadcast from Pakistani television and other TV channels. Mujeeb resided in Block J, North Nazimabad, Karachi, for quite some time.

On Wednesday 2 June 2004, according to his daughter, he left his home at 11:15pm and as they were about to approach Super Highway when Aalam complained of chest pain and he felt difficulty in breathing. He stopped the car, picked up a bottle of water but fell on the steering wheel. She further said that her father was taken to a private hospital near Sohrab Goth where he was pronounced dead. He was 55 years old.[1][4]

Aalam's funeral prayers were held on Thursday afternoon at a Mosque near his residence in Gulshan-i-Maymar. He was laid to rest at Sakhi Hasan graveyard Karachi where his friend, playback singer Ahmed Rushdi is also buried.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "KARACHI: Mujeeb Alam dies of heart failure". Dawn (newspaper). 4 June 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ Filmography of Mujeeb Alam on Pakistan Film magazine website Retrieved 19 December 2021
  3. ^ a b "The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971)". The Hot Spot Online website. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ^ Death anniversary of Mujeeb Alam observed Radio Pakistan website, Published 2 June 2020, Retrieved 19 December 2021

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