He is the perfect package of a pop star, with tailor-made model looks and unmatched vocal skills that have made him one of the leading musicians in Pakistan.
Ali Zafar dedicates his second album ‘Masty’ to the youth. “The album aims to get people into a positive mode; I have tried to indulge the youth,” he points out.
Ali, who was a model in Pakistan, claims to have given it up, taking his music career more seriously. “I don’t model anymore. I have got a few offers for films including Bollywood, but I’m very choosy,” he says.
He was in focus when his songs were rumoured to have been ripped by Bollywood biggies Himesh Reshammiya and Pritam.
“They are not rumours. It actually happened. One of my songs ‘Rangeen’ was ripped by Himesh for the film ‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne’. I was flattered but at the same time it was a bad job and it put me off. Besides, I was not even asked,” he says, adding that one of his other songs copied by Pritam was also unimpressive.
“Pritam copied the song without asking me and then wanted me to sing it too. I went to the studio and heard the song and didn’t like it.”
The Pakistani wave in India seems never-ending but bands like Vital Signs and such others are not a part of the surge. “It happens both ways. There are unknown bands from Pakistan who make it big in India; on the other hand, the giant Pakistani bands have never made it to this country,” ends Ali.
DNA
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