Singer Lucky Ali, 65, best known for his soulful songs like ‘O Sanam,’ ‘Kitni Haseen Zindagi,’ has opened up on his social media account X about his experience about being a Muslim.
Lucky on his X handle on Friday wrote, “Its a lonely thing to be a Muslim in the World today. its a lonely thing to follow the sunnah of the Prophet , your friends will leave you , the world will call you a terrorist.”
Fans rushed to extend their support
One of the users commented saying, “Ustaad ji there are good people and there are bad people. For whatever it’s worth, coming from a nobody like me, you are a legend and always will be. And every good person is a good person. Period. Doesn’t matter he ls lucky Ali or lucky Sharma.”
While another wrote, “Does that even matter?And if your friends are leaving you, they were never your friends. You should be thankful that because of your religious belief you’re able to understand the psyche of people around you, otherwise all throughout life you’d have been in dilemma.”
Background of Singer Lucky Ali
Born as Maqsood Mahmood Ali, Lucky Ali is an Indian singer, songwriter, and actor known for his soulful music. Some of his best tracks are “O Sanam,” “Ek Pal Ka Jeena,” “Gori Teri Aankhen,” and “Kitni Haseen Zindagi.”
His song ‘O Sanam‘ has also nominated at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards.
His hit albums include “Sunoh” (1996) and “Sifar” (1998). Lucky Ali’s voice is known for his husky timbre and is often described as soulful, melodious, and deeply emotive. His music often mixes folk, rock, and Indian classical elements. He has been awarded with the 2001 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for “Ek Pal Ka Jeena” song from the film ‘Kaho na..Pyaar Hai‘. Additionally, he was nominated for the Best Playback Singer Male for “Aa Bhi Jaa”, featured in ‘Sur’ in the 48th Filmfare Awards.
Lucky Ali has lent his voice to films such as ‘Sur’ (2003), ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno‘ (2008), ‘Anjaana Anjaani’ (2010) and ‘Tamasha‘ (2015). He has worked with top music composers such as A.R Rahman, Vishal Bhardwaj, Vishal–Shekhar, Mikey McCleary, Prashant Pillai, Varun Ahuja and Rajiv Bhalla.
In addition to music, Lucky Ali has acted in several films and television shows. He is the son of the late iconic Bollywood actor/comedian Mehmood Ali who is known for his roles in ‘Padosan,’ and ‘Bombay to Goa.’
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