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Lucky Ali
Lucky Ali
Background information
Birth name	Maqsood Mehmood Ali
Born	September 19, 1958 (1958-09-19) (age 49)
Origin	India
Genre(s)	Playback singing
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer, Actor
Instrument(s)	Vocalist
Years active	1999–present

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Biography

Lucky Ali is the second of the eight children of the popular Bollywood comedian, Mehmood. His mother Madhuri, was a Bengali and the sister of a popular Indian actress of the 1960s - Meena Kumari. He attended the Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, The Doon School, Dehra Dun, Rajkumar College, Raipur and St. Bishop Cottons Boys School, Bangalore. ^[1] His first wife was Masooma, who accepted Islam after marrying Lucky Ali. She acted in the video O Sanam from his first album Sunoh. Lucky Ali has two children from his first wife - Tasmia and Ta'awwuz. He has a second wife, Inaya (maiden name Anaida). Originally a Parsi, she also accepted Islam after marriage. Lucky Ali's third child is a girl named Sara from his second wife. Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal term popularly used for Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... Mehmood Ali (1932 - July 23, 2004) popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, director and producer. ... For other uses, see Bengal (disambiguation). ... Mahjabeen Bano (August 1, 1932 - March 31, 1972), more commonly known as Meena Kumari, was a prominent Indian film actress. ... The Bombay Scottish School is a secondary, co-education school located in Mumbai, India. ... The Doon School is a private school in India, spread across 69 acres in Dehra Dun in the state of Uttarakhand. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Sunoh is the first Album of the Indian singer Lucky Ali released in 1996. ... This article is about the Parsi community. ...

Lucky and his father Mehmood did not get along very well. Mehmood was a very busy actor in 1960s, and remained away from home for his shoots. Once, when Lucky's mother came with him to receive Mehmood at the airport, Lucky didn't recognize his father and on seeing him said, "He's the film comedian Mehmood!" Lucky has tried marijuana and his drug abuse problem led Mehmood to write the script of the movie Dushman Duniya Ka (Enemy of the World).^[2] The movie stars Ali's youngest brother, 21 year old Manzoor. It is the story of the drug abuse of a young man called Lucky. In the end the young man kills his mother, destroys everything around him and is then killed by his father. Lucky Ali was furious with his father's vision and refused to act in the movie. "I felt the story lacked hope," he said.^[2] However he sang his first song for a movie for the film. Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja (Hindi: गांजा),[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa. ... Dushman Duniya Ka (English: The Worlds Enemy) is an Indian film directed by Mehmood and released in 1996. ... Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in addiction treatment[1] This article is an overview of the nontherapeutic use of alcohol and drugs of abuse. ...

Lucky's wanderlust has taken him many places. He used to breed race horses, and also ran a carpet-cleaning business with his friend Aslam (who penned the lyrics for his first album Sunoh, and for his second album Sifar). He then worked in an oil rig in Pondicherry. He has settled somewhere near Glen Eden in Auckland, New Zealand. Map of Pondicherry Region, Union Territory of Pondicherry, India Pondicherry (Tamil:புதுவை,Hindi: पॉण्डिचेरी) is a Union Territory of India. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...

Personal albums

His first composition was a three-chord lament called 'Nobody Loves Me'. Pretty pessimistic for a boy named Lucky. Lucky Ali was gifted a guitar at age 13. He taught himself to play it.From music it went to horses, and then to acting, and direction, further on tor roughnecking on the rigs, to washing carpets finally returned to music Lucky made his debut on the Indian pop scene with the soulful album Sunoh which established him as a pop singer. This album won many of the top awards in Indian music, including the Best Pop Male Vocalist at the 1996 Screen Awards and the Channel V Viewers Choice Award in 1997. It stayed on the MTV Asia Charts for 60 weeks. The song O Sanam from Sunoh, launched his career and is considered by some to be one of the best indi-pop songs ever.^[1] His next album, Sifar, wasn't quite as successful as Sunoh, but it was noted for its music, lyrics and vocals. Lucky Ali is known for his distinctive music style and also for his husky voice. His third album and fourth albums were Aks and Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai, both of which were reasonably successful. He is also known for contributing the song "Anjaani Raahon Mein" to the album "Meri Jaan Hindustan" which commemorated 50 years of Indian independence in the year 1997. The video was directed by Mani Shankar, and features Lucky Ali as a young urban man roaming the Indian countryside, trying to discover new meaning to life. When asked about the video, Lucky Ali once said "The video of Anjaani Raahon Mein was a beautiful story in itself. It was done straight from the heart and it is very special to me." . Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Folk - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram Music of the states Andaman... Sunoh is the first Album of the Indian singer Lucky Ali released in 1996. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Channel [V] is an international music channel chain. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Folk - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram Music of the states Andaman... Sifar is an album by the Indian singer Lucky Ali. ... Sunoh is the first Album of the Indian singer Lucky Ali released in 1996. ... AKS can refer to: American Kennel Society AKS primality test Academic Karelia Society This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai is the fourth solo album by Indian singer Lucky Ali. ...

Playback singing career

Lucky Ali started his Playback singing career with the song "Nasha Nasha" from the film Dushman Duniya Ka which starred his brother Manzoor Ali in the lead role. The film was directed by their father Mehmood. However the song and the film both went unnoticed. Dushman Duniya Ka (English: The Worlds Enemy) is an Indian film directed by Mehmood and released in 1996. ... Mehmood Ali (1932 - July 23, 2004) popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, director and producer. ...

After that, his next song in films was in Hrithik Roshan's debut movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.The songs Na tum jaano na hum and Ek pal ka jeena became huge hits and he won the Filmfare award (best male playback singer) for Na tum jaano na hum . Hrithik Roshan (Hindi: ऋतिक रोशन, pronunciation: / born 10 January 1974) is a prominent award-winning Bollywood actor. ... Kaho Naa. ... The filmfare award. ...

Acting career

Being the nephew of Meena Kumari, one of the great actresses to grace the Indian screen, and moreover being Mehmood's son, Lucky Ali did not lack the requisite opportunity to make his debut as an actor. He acted in a few films in the 1970s and 1980s such as Yeh Hain Zindagi (1977) Hamare Tumhare (1979) and Shyam Benegal 's Trikaal (1985) After a long break from acting, he returned in Sanjay Gupta's Kaante (2002) where he acted along leading stars like legend Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty. Lucky acted in the TV serial Zara Hatke. In 2002, he acted in the Hindi musical Sur - The Melody of Life essaying a complex role that earned him accolades as an actor. Mehmood Ali (1932 - July 23, 2004) popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, director and producer. ... Hamare Tumhare is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by F. C. Mehra and directed by Umesh Mehra. ... Shyam Benegal ( श्याम बेनेगल )(born 14 December, 1934 in Alwal, Secunderabad, then a British Cantonment) is a prolific Indian director. ... Trikaal (1985) is an Indian movie directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the early 1960s (pre liberation) Period. ... Sanjay Gupta (born October 23, 1969) is a first generation Indian-American physician and a contributing CNN senior health correspondent based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Kaante (Hindi: कांटे, Urdu: کانٹے English: Thorns) is a 2002 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Kumar Gaurav, Namrata Singh Gujral, Rati Agnihotri, Isha Koppikar, Lucky Ali and Mahesh Manjrekar in the lead roles The film is a Hindi remake of Quentin Tarantinos... Bachchan redirects here. ... Sanjay Dutt Hindi: संजय दत्त, Urdu: سانجی دات), born 29 July 1959, is an Indian Bollywood film actor. ... Sunil Shetty (Tulu-Kannada:ಸುನಿಲ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ) (born 11 August 1961) is an Indian actor. ...

Discography

• Kaalai (2008) (Tamil movie - Playback)
• Kya Main Ab Bhi Tumse Pyar Karta Hoon
• Avataar
• Love At Times Square
• Yuva (2004) (Hindi movie - Playback)
• Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai (2004) (Private album)
• Anand (2004) (Telugu movie - Playback)
• Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004) (Tamil movie - Playback)
• Sye (2004) (Telugu movie - Playback)
• Boys (2003) (Telugu movie - Playback)
• Boys (2003) (Tamil movie - Playback)
• Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) (Hindi movie - Playback)
• Aks (2000) (Private album)
• Bhopal Express (1999) (Hindi movie - Playback)
• Sifar (1998) (Private album)
• Anjaani Raahon Mein (1997) (For the album Meri Jaan Hindustan)
• Sunoh (1996) (Private album)
• Dushman Duniya Ka (1996) (Hindi movie - Playback)
• The Film (2005) (Hindi Movie - Playback)

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Filmography

• Kasak (2005)
• Love at Times Square (2003)
• Kaante (2002)
• Sur - The Melody of Life (2002)
• Trikaal (1985)
• Hamare Tumhare (1979)
• Kitaab (1977)
• Yehi Hai Zindagi (1977)

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References

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External links

• Lucky Ali at the Internet Movie Database