ISLAMABAD:Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan was an institution in himself. His mastery over ghazals has remained unmatched and the emptiness of his death shall not be filled for centuries to come.The following is a chronology of some important events in the life of the legend's
1927
Hassan was born in 1927 in a village called Luna in Rajasthan, India in a family of traditional musicians.
1948
He emigrated with his family to Pakistan and settled in Cheecha Watni, Sahiwal district, Pakistan.
1957
Hassan was given the opportunity to sing on Radio Pakistan, primarily as a thumri singer, which earned him recognition within the musical fraternity.
1956-1963
Hassan sang his first film song "Nazar Miltay Hi .." for the film Shikar.
His all-time hit ghazal "Gullón Mein Rang Bharay" in the filmFarangi gave him a break as playback singer in 1962.
Hassan worked for the first time with Noor Jehan for the song "Oak Deevanay Is Dil Ne Kaha Ka Mon Liya" in the film Qaidi.
1965
Hassan sang for the first time for Waheed Murad in the movie Saz-o-Awaz. The song should be a megahit.
1967
Hassan sang one of his most popular Punjabi songs "Dukh Labba Tay Ba Aaway" for the film Mehndi.
1969
Hassan sang for the first and last time for a Bengali film.
1971
Hassan was at the height of his film career and sang 71 songs, the highest number of film songs in a year in his film career.
1979
Received the Saigal Award in Jalandhar, India.
1983-2000
Received the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu Award, one of the highest honors by the President of Nepal.
Hassan sang 38 numbers in these 17 years, seven in 1983, eight in 1984, 10 in 1985, four in 1986, two in 1987, two each in 1988 and 1989. After a five-year gap, he sang two songs in 1994 and one in 1995. He then sang a Punjabi film Chann Puttar that was only for two shows screened in Lahore in 2000.
2010
His first and last duet song with Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar "Tera Milana" was released.He was not only bestowed with all the highest civil awards in Pakistan, but also received the Award Saigol in India in 1979 and the Gorkha Dakhshin Baho Award in Nepal in 1983.
Mehdi Hassan stopped singing in the late 80s as a result of illness, but his world famous evergreen Ghazals and film songs make him immortal in the world of music.
1927
Hassan was born in 1927 in a village called Luna in Rajasthan, India in a family of traditional musicians.
1948
He emigrated with his family to Pakistan and settled in Cheecha Watni, Sahiwal district, Pakistan.
1957
Hassan was given the opportunity to sing on Radio Pakistan, primarily as a thumri singer, which earned him recognition within the musical fraternity.
1956-1963
Hassan sang his first film song "Nazar Miltay Hi .." for the film Shikar.
His all-time hit ghazal "Gullón Mein Rang Bharay" in the filmFarangi gave him a break as playback singer in 1962.
Hassan worked for the first time with Noor Jehan for the song "Oak Deevanay Is Dil Ne Kaha Ka Mon Liya" in the film Qaidi.
1965
Hassan sang for the first time for Waheed Murad in the movie Saz-o-Awaz. The song should be a megahit.
1967
Hassan sang one of his most popular Punjabi songs "Dukh Labba Tay Ba Aaway" for the film Mehndi.
1969
Hassan sang for the first and last time for a Bengali film.
1971
Hassan was at the height of his film career and sang 71 songs, the highest number of film songs in a year in his film career.
1979
Received the Saigal Award in Jalandhar, India.
1983-2000
Received the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu Award, one of the highest honors by the President of Nepal.
Hassan sang 38 numbers in these 17 years, seven in 1983, eight in 1984, 10 in 1985, four in 1986, two in 1987, two each in 1988 and 1989. After a five-year gap, he sang two songs in 1994 and one in 1995. He then sang a Punjabi film Chann Puttar that was only for two shows screened in Lahore in 2000.
2010
His first and last duet song with Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar "Tera Milana" was released.He was not only bestowed with all the highest civil awards in Pakistan, but also received the Award Saigol in India in 1979 and the Gorkha Dakhshin Baho Award in Nepal in 1983.
Mehdi Hassan stopped singing in the late 80s as a result of illness, but his world famous evergreen Ghazals and film songs make him immortal in the world of music.
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