Mehdi Hassan sahib also was extremely popular in India, which heavyweights such as Lata Mangeshkar who once said she feels Bhagwan’s. Mehdi Hassan was born in the village of Luna in Rajasthan, India in 1927 into a family of. Khan Sahib have a naturally deep and soulful voice, which helps connect with audiences and set a poignant mood at the live performances. Mehdi Hassan (Urdu: ) respectfully called Khan Sahib and titled as 'Shahenshah-e-Ghazal' (English: King of Ghazals) is a well-known Pakistani Ghazal singer and a former playback singer for Pakistani films. Lata and Khan Sahib’s voice in the duet sounded so melodious that it is impossible to believe that the song was sung in two different countries. Mehdi Hassan’s genius in ghazal still remains unparalleled to this age. The song which was initially a solo track written by Farhat Shahzad became one of its kind as a duet because of the two legendary singers. After Mayuresh was done with the final composition,Lataji recorded her parts of the song. Lataji promptly asked her protégé composer Mayuresh Pai to compose the music for the song. dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai Mirza Ghalib. ab ke hum bichhDe to shayad kabhi KHwabon mein milen Ahmad Faraz. The song Tera Milna Bahut Achcha Lage Hai only had its basic harmony in place. ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhane ke liye aa Ahmad Faraz. Mehdi Hassan first composed and emailed a rough track to Lata Mangeshkar. This historic confluence never happened.Īlthough critically ill Hassan’s dream of singing with India’s Melody Queen was fulfilled. Since the legendary singers had always shared a mutual admiration for each other’s work, Mehdi Hassan wanted to come to Mumbai or have Lataji visit Pakistan to record the song together. He had completely stopped singing due to his frail health and lived in seclusion in Karachi. Much as the two were delighted to be singing a duet for the first time after all these years, this was their first and last song together. Legendary Pakistani Ghazal singer, Mehdi Hassan and India’s most famous playback singer Lata Mangeshkar’s long-standing dream of working together finally came true in 2011.