Shani Arshad

Shani Arshad
Shani Arshad
Birth name	Shani Arshad
Born	Karachi, Pakistan
Origin	Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation(s)	Film Music Composer, Record producer, lyricst, singer, Arranger, Jingle composer
Instruments	Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Tabla
Years active	1995 – present

Shani Arshad is a Pakistani film music director, song writer, TV jingle composer, playback singer and record producer. He has composed music for various television serials and films including Actor In Law, Na Maloom Afraad, Load Wedding, Teefa in Trouble and The Donkey King. Shani Arshad, as a music composer, has made 13 super hit films background score and has directed 11 musical compositions in Coke Studio (Pakistan). Shani Arshad also made orchestral music with Hungarian orchestra “Budapest Film Orchestra” for the film The Donkey King.^[1]^[2]

Career[]

Shani Arshad was born in the home of musician Ustad Arshad Ali. He started his career as a keyboard player at an early age 15.^[2] He joined Eagle Record Company as a remix producer in 1998, where he was asked to make Vital Signs band's remix album, and that album was Shani's introduction to the pop industry. He has worked with well-known Pakistani musicians including Junaid Jamshed,^[1] Atif Aslam, Abida Parveen, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Zafar, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Zeb Bangash, Meesha Shafi, QB, Hadiqa Kiyani, Shehzad Roy,^[1]^[3] Fakhir, Strings, Haroon, Jimmy Attre, Raheem Shah, Najam Sheraz, Fakhar-e-Alam, Aamir Zaki, Sajjad Ali. Two times ARY Films Awards winner for best music and Two times winner for best ost and best jingle at Hum Tv Awards and SEPMA. Shani also has been nominated thrice for Lux Style Awards and also twice for The Muzik Awards. He also appeared in Coke Studio (Pakistani season 9) and Coke Studio (Pakistani season 10) as a singer and a music producer.^[2]

Filmography[]

Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (2013)^[1]^[2]
Na Maloom Afraad (2014)^[1]^[2]
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015)^[4]^[1]
Bin Roye (2015)^[2]
Actor in Law (2016)^[2]
Na Maloom Afraad 2 (2017)
Punjab Nahi Jaungi (2017)
7 Din Mohabbat In (2018)^[5]
Teefa in Trouble (2018)
Load Wedding (2018)^[6]
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 (2018)
The Donkey King (2018)
Sherdil (2019)
Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad (2020)
Fatman (2020)
London Nahi Jaunga (2020)
Money Back Guarantee (2020)
Dum Mustam (2020)

Studio[]

HM Studios, Karachi

Television Composer[]

Geo News Music ID
TV One News Music ID
Duniya News Music ID
Har Pal Geo Music ID
Geo Sports T2O Theme Song (Jiyo Tou Aisay) (also singer)

Coke Studio Composer[]

Shani Arshad composed the following songs:

Nimma Nimma (composer and singer)
Julie sung by Ali Zafar
Meri Meri sung by Rizwan Butt and Sara Haider
Bholay Bhhalay Saiyan sung by Meesha Shafi
Maula-e-Kull sung by Abida Parveen
Lathay Di Chadar Uttay sung by QB and Farhan Saeed
Luddi Hay Jamalo sung by Humaira Arshad and Ali Sethi
Saddaa sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Maula Tera Noor sung by Shafqat Amanat Ali^[2]
Bol sung by Shafqat Amanat Ali
Aaj Rung Hai sung by Amjad Sabri and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (with Shani Arshad as one of the musicians)^[7]^[2]

Film songs as a singer[]

Year	Song	Film
2016	Actor In Law	Actor In Law
2017	Chal Hug Lay	Na Maloom Afraad 2
2018	Faqeeran	Load Wedding
2018	Ishq Larra	7 Din Mohabbat In

TV Theme Songs Composer[]

Tum Mere Kya Ho
Dayar-e-Dil
Khwab Saraye
Zindagi Gulzar Hai
Mohabbat Subh Ka Sitara
Neelum Kinarey
Jaye Kahan Yeh Dil
Muqabil
Ek Thi Marium
Meri Guriya
Khudparast
Koi Chand Rakh
Ramz-e-Ishq
Dil Ruba (Hum TV)
Raaz-e-Ulfat
Noor-e-Azal
Fitoor

Awards and recognition[]

Best Music Award by ARY Film Awards for Shani Arshad for the soundtrack of Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015 film)^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hasan Ansari (1 May 2015). "Shani's musical talent shines through". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Profile of Shani Arshad on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website Published in 2016, Retrieved 6 June 2021
^ "Owning Apnay Ullo". Dawn (newspaper). 15 January 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015 film) is the biggest winner at ARY Film Awards 2016 Dawn (newspaper), Published 18 April 2016, Retrieved 29 March 2021
^ Ally Adnan (17 May 2018). "We have tried to break new ground with '7 Din Mohabbat In': Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ Load Wedding music album to release tomorrow under Zee Music The News International (newspaper), Published 18 July 2018, Retrieved 6 June 2021
^ "Coke Studio Season 9 to feature Amjad Sabri (with Shani Arshad as a musician)". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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[Tribune-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hasan Ansari (1 May 2015). "Shani's musical talent shines through". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[coke-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Profile of Shani Arshad on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website Published in 2016, Retrieved 6 June 2021

[3] "Owning Apnay Ullo". Dawn (newspaper). 15 January 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[Dawn-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015 film) is the biggest winner at ARY Film Awards 2016 Dawn (newspaper), Published 18 April 2016, Retrieved 29 March 2021

[5] Ally Adnan (17 May 2018). "We have tried to break new ground with '7 Din Mohabbat In': Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[6] Load Wedding music album to release tomorrow under Zee Music The News International (newspaper), Published 18 July 2018, Retrieved 6 June 2021

[7] "Coke Studio Season 9 to feature Amjad Sabri (with Shani Arshad as a musician)". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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