Javed Bashir ( Punjabi, ; born 8 August 1973) is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

playback singer A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...

who mainly sings classical songs. Javed has sung songs for many

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

movies including ''Cocktail'', ''

Kahaani ''Kahaani'' (; ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman looking for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festiv ...

'', ''Rush'', ''Bombay Talkies'', '' Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'',''

Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! ''Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!'' (; ) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language gangster film directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. A sequel to 2010's ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'', the film stars Akshay Kuma ...

'' and

Bajirao Mastani ''Bajirao Mastani'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language Epic film, epic historical film, historical tragedy film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who co-produced it with Eros International and composed its Bajirao Mastani (soundtrack), soundtrack ...

Early life

Javed Bashir's parents moved from

Jalandhar Jalandhar () is a city in the state of Punjab, India, Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh by population, third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the ...

, Punjab,

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, to Pakistan during the Partition in 1947. Though he has been singing since childhood, the professional training of

qawwali Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in the Indian subcontinent. Originally performed at Sufi shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has ...

began from 1992 with his father

Ustad Ustad, ustadh, ustaz or ustadz (abbreviated as Ust., Ut. or Ud.; from Persian language, Persian ''ustād'') is an honorific title used in West Asia, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is used in various languages, incl ...

Bashir Ahmed Khan, himself a well-known qawwal. Javed Bashir also took classical vocal training from his uncle

Mubarak Ali Khan. His younger brother Akbar Ali is a qawwal as well, and both have performed together, notably for the season 10 of ''

Coke Studio Pakistan ''Coke Studio Pakistan'' () is a Pakistani television programme and a part of the international music franchise, Coke Studio, which features studio-recorded music performances by established and emerging artists. It is the longest-running annua ...

'', with the song "Naina Moray".

Music career

Javed Bashir started his solo singing career in 2001 by singing his debut song "Deewane Nachde" from the album ''Anything But Silent'' by

Bally Sagoo Baljit Singh "Bally" Sagoo ( Punjabi: ਬਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੱਗੂ,) is a British-Indian record producer and DJ. Born in Delhi, India, Sagoo was raised in Birmingham, England. He entered the recording and entertainment industries ...

. Javed Bashir's lucky break came when Mekaal Hasan of the

Mekaal Hasan Band Mekaal Hasan Band , (sometimes shortened to MHB), is a progressive rock band, founded in 2001 by the Pakistani guitarist,composer and producer, Mekaal Hasan. The Mekaal Hasan Band is known for being innovators of a progressive style of music w ...

called him on board to join his band. He was featured on '' Sampooran'', the band's first full-length album in 2004, It landed Bashir mainstream success and appreciation. The band's popular song "Chal Bulleya" was released in 2009 from the album ''Saptak'' in collaboration with

. After the release of "Chal Bulleya", Javed and the band parted ways owing to differences on musical terms. Javed has since been working on a musical project for Indo-Pak peace in collaboration with

Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. In 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate (''honoris causa'' degree) by Birmingham Ci ...

''Coke Studio Pakistan''

Discography

Television and reality shows

Javed Bashir has also sung a couple of original sound tracks for Pakistani TV Serials.

Lollywood (Pakistani Cinema)

Javed Bashir has recently made his debut in the movie Moor. He has also sung a song in the movie Manto.

Pollywood (Indian Punjabi Cinema)

Bashir made his debut in the Punjabi movie '' Mitti Na Pharol Jogiya''. He has sung the title song of this movie.

Bollywood

Javed Bashir made his entry in

through

A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967), also known by the initialism ARR, is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinem ...

's scored movie ''

Yuva ''Yuva'' ( Youth) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language political drama film written, produced, and directed by Mani Ratnam''.'' It stars Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor and Esha Deol. It was simulta ...

'', in which his presence was heard in background score where he sang

Alap The Alap (; ) is the opening section of a typical North Indian classical performance. It is a form of melodic improvisation that introduces and develops a raga. In dhrupad singing the alap is unmetered, improvised (within the raga) and unaccomp ...

s and Sargams. He debuted in

as playback singer with ''

'''s "Piya Tu Kaahe Rootha Re" composed by

Vishal–Shekhar Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composition, production, singing, and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani from Mumbai. Known predominantly for their work as music composers in Hindi cinema, Vishal–Shekhar h ...

. Next came "Tera Naam Japdi Phiran" from ''Cocktail''.

Pritam Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also popularly known mononymously as Pritam, is a National Award winning Indian composer, instrumentalist, music producer and singer. Graduating from FTII in Sound Engineering, he worked as an ad jin ...

composed the music for that film. He also sang "O Re Khuda" for him for another film that year, ''Rush''. The year 2013 began with the solo track "Murabba" from ''Bombay Talkies''. His latest songs include "Mera Yaar" and "O Rangrez" from the movie '' Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'', composed by

Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy () is an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. They have composed music for over 50 soundtracks across five languages: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi and English. Amongst ...

, and "Ye Tune Kya Kiya" from ''Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!'', with music by

Awards and nominations

Javed Bashir's first

nomination was in

Mirchi Music Awards ''Mirchi Music Awards'' are presented annually by ''Radio Mirchi'' to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film music industry of India. The awards, given in seventeen different categories, were i ...

in the category of Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year in 2012 for his song "Tera Naam Japdi Phiran" from the film ''Cocktail'' followed by his nomination in Global Indian Music Awards in the category of Best Duet for the film '' Bhaag Milkha Bhaag''.

References

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