Shahenshah-e-Ghazal Mehdi Hasan's birth anniversary today
Mehdi was honoured with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance and Hilal-e-Imtiaz.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Birth anniversary of Shahenshah-e-Ghazal Mehdi Hasan is being observed on Friday (today).
Mehdi Hassan was born on July 18, 1927 in a village called Luna, into a family of traditional musicians.
In 1983, he was awarded Gorkha Dakshina Bahu in the court of King Birendra by the Government of Nepal. He was awarded KL Saigal Sangeet Shehenshah Award by the government of India.
He remained a leading singer of the Pakistani film industry along with Ahmed Rushdi.
The highest civilian award of Pakistan, Nishan-e-Imtiaz , was also conferred on him.
In 1957, Mehdi Hassan was given the opportunity to sing on Radio Pakistan, which earned him recognition within the musical fraternity.
His first song was `Jis ne mere dil ko dard diya from film `Susral in 1962 and popular ghazal `Insha ji utho ab kooch karo is shaharr me dil ko lagana kia made him immortal. Legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar complimented him, saying that "Bhagwan talks in his throat."
Mehdi Hassan died on June 13, 2012 in Karachi.
