 Ali Zafar also known as Prince of Pop, is
a Pakistani musician, actor, painter and model probably most noted
around South Asia for his music, including his hit songs like "Channo",
"Rangeen", "Chal Dil Merey", "Dekha", "Masty" and "Sajania". He started
his singing career with his hit song "Jugnuon se bhar le aanchal" in the
film Shararat directed by Pakistani actress and director Samina Peerzada.
Zafar recently won the "Youth Icon" award from the Lux Style Awards
2007, in Malaysia.
Early life
Ali Zafar was born in Lahore, Pakistan to two professors who teach at
Punjab University. He initially attended the C.A.A. Public School and
later moved to the Beaconhouse School System from where he topped in his
matric examinations. He later graduated from the National College of
Arts as an artist in 2002 with honours. Ali Zafar has often spoken about
his childhood battle with obesity and this is reflected in his song
'Pant-Shirt'. He has one younger brother called Bilal Zafar who studies
in England.
Early career
Before entering the Pakistani musical scene, Ali Zafar worked as a model
for several commercial advertisement besides acting in television. He
worked in the Pakistani television serial Lunda-Bazar, Kanch Ke Par and
in the teenage sitcom College Jeans (which was an immediate hit among
youngsters). He was also in the music video of Preeto sung by
Abrar-ul-Haq.
Music career
Ali Zafar made his debut as a musician with the album Huqa Pani,
released in Pakistan in 2003 and worldwide in 2005. The album was an
instant hit, selling over 600,000 worldwide and winning several major
awards and nominations. It also put Ali into the league of the most
popular artists ever to have come out of Pakistan with a massive fan
following locally and internationally. It was described by [[Indians] as
"take a Kishore Kumar-like voice, club it with yuppie Ibiza-ish
electronic beats, and add a bit of nostalgic lyrics".
His comparison to Kishore Kumar has been frequently made; in one
interview Zafar, asked about the vocal resemblance, remarked "you're the
lucky hundredth person to tell me that".
Ali won award for "Best Album" category at the Lux Style Awards in 2004
for his massive hit album Huqa Pani In addition to the album's
popularity being reflected in the shops and by critics, it has been
widely claimed that Himesh Reshammiya plagiarised one of the most
well-known tracks from the album, Rangeen, for the song Dillagi Mein Jo
. Soon Pritam too copied his track "Chhano" as "Choreen ki
Baatein"(Fightclub).
Ali Zafar launched his second album "Masty" nationwide in Pakistan in
November 2006. He has since released four tracks from the album called "Masty",
"Sajania", "Dekha" and "Aasman". A press conference for the release of
the album was held in Lahore. The album has been released by Fire
Records.
Ali Zafar released his second album "Masty" in India in February 2007.
The album contains two additional remix tracks and has been launched by
"FrankFinn Records".
Ali recently released his third and long awaited single, "Dekha", off
his second album, which was the most expensive music video of Pakistan
costing more than seven million rupees but song was a failure on charts,
video was shot in Malaysia, produced by the Lux Company, and has the
famous Pakistani actresses/models, Reema Khan, Meera, and Amina Haq,
starring in it.
Ali has a multitalented personality besides a singer, painter, model and
an actor, he proved himself as a good music director and producer by
directing and producing his music video "Ek Pal" from his first album
Huqa Pani which was a big hit nationwide.
Albums
 Masty (Released
on December 1, 2006)
Huqa Pani
(Released on November 21, 2003)
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