Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a Pakistani singer. He is mainly a Sufi singer. Besides Qawwali, he also sings Ghazals.
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who made his mark across the world with songs like O Re Piya, Tere Mast Mast Do Nain and Afreen Afreen, turns 50 today. Whether it is Sufi music or its songs sung in Bollywood, all of them have left their mark on the hearts of music lovers.
However, even though Rahat’s music is full of love, it is also deeply associated with controversy. He was accused of currency smuggling. Apart from this, videos of him sometimes beating his follower and sometimes under the influence of alcohol have also gone viral.
Today on the occasion of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s 50th birthday, read some interesting stories related to her life.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was born in Pakistan. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was born on December 9, 1974, in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The tradition of Qawwali continues in his family from generation to generation. His father Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and grandfather Fateh Ali Khan were famous Qawwals, but his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan gained the most fame and is also called the King of Qawwali.
Rahat received musical training from her uncle Nusrat. Due to the musical environment at home, Rahat became interested in songs since childhood. It was for this reason that at the age of just three, he began performing on the music stage with his father and uncle. At the age of seven, Rahat began receiving musical training from her uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan with her Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Sahab (left).
He had sung a song with his uncle and father in a Hollywood film in 1995. Rahat first sang the song at the age of 9, on the death anniversary of his grandfather. father. At the age of 15, he joined Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s group Qawwali. In 1995, he sang a song with his uncle Nusrat and his father in the soundtrack of the Hollywood film Dead Man Walking.
Rahat was very close to his uncle Nusrat. Rahat was very close to his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died of a heart attack in 1997, which broke Rahat’s heart. However, with his father, he continues the family musical tradition. Even today, Rahat cries several times on stage in memory of her uncle.
After the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat cried while singing Qawwali on stage for the first time.
The year he made his debut in Bollywood singing, his father died in the same year. In 2003, Rahat started working as a playback singer in Bollywood. He got a chance to sing the song “Mann Ki Lagan” in the film “Paap” under the direction of Pooja Bhatt. This song was a real success. Udita Goswami and John Abraham played the lead roles in this film. His father Farrukh also died in the same year. After that, Rahat sang many hit songs in Bollywood films.
When the Pakistanis were banned, Salman took relief from the film. 40 CRPF soldiers were martyred in the attack in Pulwama, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on February 14, 2019. After this, there was anger across the country, from the general public to Bollywood . Meanwhile, the All India Cine Workers Association (AICWA) had completely banned Pakistani artistes in India. It was also stated that if any organization worked with Pakistani actors, strict action would be taken against them.
After this, Salman Khan had removed Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s songs from the movie Dabangg 3. Rahat’s spokesperson Salman also made a statement regarding this. He had said that there was no difference of opinion between Rahat and Salman Khan. The actor simply followed India’s sentiments by removing the songs recorded for the film.
T-Series had also removed Rahat’s song. According to a tweet by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, her song ‘Zindagi’ was scheduled to release on the T-Series platform on February 15, 2019. According to media reports, the song was released, but it was removed from the platform after protests from the party Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). However, later, T-Series re-released the song “Zindagi”. This song is still available on YouTube.
Rahat’s song ‘Zaroori Tha’ broke records on YouTube. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan had released the song “Zaroori Tha” in 2014 for the album Back to Love. The song surpassed 100 million views on YouTube after two years and reached the 200 million views mark three years after its release. This song has now reached a billion views.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Controversy: Even though Rahat Fateh Ali Khan remains in the headlines for his songs, he has also been closely associated with controversies.
1. Foreign Currency Smuggling: In 2019, Rahat was accused of foreign currency smuggling, following which ED issued a notice to Rahat under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) seeking his response. Rahat was accused of illegally earning $3,40,000. Of this amount, he passed $2,25,000.
2. Beating of a follower: In early 2024, a video of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan went viral, in which he was seen beating a person with shoes and slippers. Rahat asked him about a bottle and the man said he didn’t know where the bottle was.
This video of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan beating her disciple had gone viral.
After this video went viral, Rahat gave clarification on the whole issue by sharing a video on social media. He said it was a matter between a master and a disciple. The person seen in the video, Naveed Hasnain, is his disciple. While apologizing to Naveed, he said that this bottle was special for him as it contained Peer Saheb’s fortified water.
Rahat had also given his details on this subject on YouTuber Adil Asif’s podcast.
3. Said to be the heir of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (uncle) In 2018, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s daughter had said that she wanted to take legal action against the singers singing her father’s songs for violating the right to ‘author. To this, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan had replied that he was the successor of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and he did not need anyone’s permission to sing his songs.
4. Secret Marriage Allegation: In 2013, it was reported that Rahat Fateh Ali Khan secretly married his girlfriend and model Falak and for this he divorced his first wife Nida Rahat. However, Rahat termed this news as a rumour. He said he neither knew nor had ever met a model named Falak. This false news was spread with the aim of tarnishing his image. Rahat also said that he thanks his wife, who understood this rumor and did not take it seriously. Rahat and Nida got married in 2001.
5. The video of drunk Rahat Fateh Ali Khan had gone viral. Two years ago, a video of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan had surfaced, in which he was speaking, under the influence of alcohol, to his late uncle’s manager Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. . Khan was seen saying. Due to his action, he was trolled a lot on social media.
Drunk Rahat had told Nusrat uncle’s manager that Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Rahat has achieved many achievements in the world of music. Over the past few years, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has made many achievements in the world of music. In 2012, they performed at the Manchester Arena and Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom, to audiences of over 20,000 people. Apart from this, he also received a doctorate in music from the University of Oxford for his contribution to Bollywood and Hollywood music.
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