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and many other institutions abroad, in addition to assorted listeners in

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Early life

Shahvaar Ali Khan graduated in Economics & International Studies from Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut after attending Cambridge Rindge & Latin School.

Career

After meandering from Investment Banking in New York to the Petroleum Industry in Pakistan the passion for music, entertainment, writing, an amalgamation of business acumen, people skills and penchant for creativity landed Shahvaar in Advertising. Shahvaar found the whole ad man lifestyle intriguing in the company of some extremely artistic peers and incisive clients, which helped him understand the pulse of the audience. Concurrently, Shahvaar started singularly focusing on his Music, singing, songwriting/writing since 2008 and did a soft/viral internet availability of his first song "NO SAAZISH, NO JANG – Peace NOT Pieces" (NSNJ) on his website as an experiment. Even without a Music Video-launching pad or a single advertising dollar spent on promoting NSNJ, Shahvaar found himself sharing a print space with the likes of Shahrukh Khan and Michael Jackson as Front Page news on many Pakistani and Indian Newspapers/Magazines including The News Instep, The Times of India (Delhi/Bombay Times), The Hindu, The Daily Jang, MSN India, Yahoo India, The Asian Age – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, London, Deccan Chronicle, India, News Today, India, The Daily Siasat, India, USA Today, Hum Shehri (Urdu), Pakistan, India News (Hindi), Bombay Mid Day, Daily Pakistan (Urdu), etc. including a few Bollywood websites. However, despite the response, contrary to his expectations the struggle for Shahvaar had just begun. It took him close to two years to find the right concept and Director for his Music Video. In the meantime Shahvaar started writing for publications and opened his own Advertising Creative shop.

Personal life

Shahvaar is married and has two children.

Filmography

Television series

References

External links

Music for peace Pakistani singer-songwriter Shahvar Ali Khan's music is all about peace and unity

'No Saazish, No Jung' peace anthem from Pakistan

* ttp://www.amankiasha.com/detail_articles.asp?id=46&page=15 No One Lives On "No Man's Land – by Shahvaar Ali Khan
Proud Lahori at Home in Bombay -Shahvaar Ali Khan

Shahvar Ali Khan-No Saazish No Jung-Interview

The Times of India – Shahvaar's sudden visit to India

* ttp://sadaf-fayyaz.blogspot.com/2010/03/interview-with-shahvar-ali-khan.html Interview With Shahvar Ali Khan, Published in The Saturday Post, Issue 194
Shahvar Ali Khan-No Saazish No Jung, Calcutta Tube
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