Tag: singing

  • ‘Auto-tune’: Shiraz Uppal’s comments on Hira Mani’s singing

    ‘Auto-tune’: Shiraz Uppal’s comments on Hira Mani’s singing

    Veteran musician Shiraz Uppal has stirred up buzz by claiming that actress Hira Mani uses auto-tune in her singing. Shiraz was invited as a guest on ‘Mind Na Karna’ hosted by Ahmed Butt. The host asked about Hira Mani singing abilities.
    Shiraz Uppal said, “I think she’s a fantastic actress, but as for her singing skills, I can make anyone sound like her using auto-tune in my studio.”

    Taking about Hira Mani vocal abilities, he said, “Being a composer and singer, I would judge her seeing that performance.”
    Uppal recently found himself in controversy after he said he trained Atif Aslam and Aima Baig. However, he clarified that he had guided A-list performers like Atif Aslam and Aima Baig to enhance their vocals and tonality, assessing their potential as singers.

    Shiraz said, “I never said I taught them how to sing. People misunderstood me. They are very talented singers. I discussed that as a music producer and singer, I understand the expression I need from vocalists for my compositions. So, I guide them on pronunciation, tone of voice, and expression. However, this doesn’t mean I mentored them in singing.”

  • Chahat Fateh Ali Khan ki ‘Bado Badi’ ne internet par aag laga Dee

    Chahat Fateh Ali Khan ki ‘Bado Badi’ ne internet par aag laga Dee

    Chahat Fateh Ali Khan’s recently released new song ‘Bado Badi’ is a massive hit, taking the internet by storm, garnering an impressive 20 million views on YouTube in just one month.

    The singer featured his friend as a model in the song.
    Chahat’s passion for singing has made him a social media star, and his covers of popular songs are always a hit.
    Within his community, the singer is well-known for his love of singing.
    The song is popular and trending everywhere, where celebrities and content producers are making reels on ‘Bado Badi’

    Many social media users are also sharing the original song ‘Bado Badi’, sung by Madam Noor Jehan.
    Indian actor and singer Diljit Dosanjh and Guru Randhawa also made reels on Bado Badi.

  • Ayushmann Khurrana singing ‘Dil Dil Pakistan; What’s the real story?

    Ayushmann Khurrana singing ‘Dil Dil Pakistan; What’s the real story?

    Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana is facing criticism on social media because of the emergence of a video where he’s seen singing Pakistan’s famous song ‘Dil Dil Pakistan.’ The video was widely shared online, showing Ayushmann singing the popular anthem during a performance.

    The video appeared online after Ayushmann and other famous Bollywood stars attended the opening ceremony of the contentious Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The event featured stars like Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, and Ayushmann Khurrana.

    Right-wing extremists on social media criticized Ayushmann for singing a Pakistani song. Some users called it foolish and disrespectful.

    However, Indian media investigated and found that the video is about seven years old, from a concert in Dubai in 2017. During the event, Ayushmann honored various states and regions of India before singing both ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ and ‘Chak De India,’ along with his brother Aparshakti Khurana.
    Even though the video is old, its reemergence on social media has caused controversy, especially in the context of the recent Ram Temple ceremony.

  • Local singer sings request to PM Kakar, gets his wish

    Local singer sings request to PM Kakar, gets his wish

    Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has ordered the restoration of the Panjra bridge in the Bolan area of Balochistan, on the poetic appeal of local singer Gul Meer Jamali.

    The bridge was swept away in July 2022 as biblical floods swept across Pakistan.

    “Orders have been issued to the institutions concerned for the reconstruction of Panjara Bridge,” the interim PM wrote on his official X handle on Friday.

    Kakar ordered the restoration of the bridge after listening to the song sung by local singer Gul Meer Jamali.

    The song went viral on social media, with the singer appealing to the PM to restore the bridge and “fulfil his responsibility towards Balochistan”.

    The Panara Bridge was used to pass the Bolan River on the Quetta-Sukkur Highway.

  • ‘Sharam karo’: Aima Baig slams FHM magazine for misinformation

    ‘Sharam karo’: Aima Baig slams FHM magazine for misinformation

    Aima Baig called out FHM, an online celebrity magazine, for spreading incorrect information about her and lectured them on the importance of fact checking before publishing stories.

    FHM had published a story about a re-surfaced interiview in which they claimed Baig had said that she had a crush on her elder brother, who was seven years senior to her.

    Baig commented underneath the post, stating that she was horrified because she had never said such a thing.

    “What in the actual f**k is that????
    I never said anything stupid like that wth!
    Kuch to sharam kar lo yaaar. Like seriously is this really something we should be talking about, clearly not knowing how sensitive is this topic.”

    On her own Instagram page, Baig revealed that her publicist had sent her the FHM post. She said she was dissapointed by ‘yellow journalism’.

    “Usually I don’t come forward to clarify my statement but this post caught my attention when my publicist sent this post. I am utterly disguisted by this yellow journalism by @fhmpakistan. What creepy, shameless ideology they are sharing across. I don’t know if they are spreading some shameless agenda but atleast don’t make me a part of this. I literally wanna throw up…like seriously..kuch bhi for views. I mean seriously WORK HARD OR LEAVE ME ALONE. Shame on you guys. Like big time.”

    Baig also clarified that the story was not true, and shared the link to the interview where she had actually said that her crush was her elder brother’s best friend, when she was ten years old.

    Baig also demanded an apology from the online website for spreading degrading information about her:

    “I demand a public apology for such heinous and vile accusation on me. And erase all these unwanted, peevish posts about this unprofitable and absurd news.”

  • Sarfaraz Ahmed shows singing skills at Shaan Masood’s Qawali Night

    Sarfaraz Ahmed shows singing skills at Shaan Masood’s Qawali Night

    Sarfaraz Ahmed’s singing skills were on full display at the Qawali Night of the cricketer Shaan Masood’s wedding ceremony. A viral video shows Sarfarz singing the song “Mubarak Ho Tumko Yeh Shaadi Tumhari.”

    People on social media have been blown away by Sarfaraz’s singing skills.

    Shan Masood had an intimate nikah ceremony on January 22 with former all-rounder Shahid Afridi and Shadab Khan among the cricket players who were attended the exchange of vows.

    Tomorrow, January 27, the batter will throw a valima reception for his friends and family in Karachi.

  • ‘I felt so powerless, a nightmare’: Billie Eilish opens up about dark side of glamorous fame

    ‘I felt so powerless, a nightmare’: Billie Eilish opens up about dark side of glamorous fame

    American Singer and songwriter Billie Eilish sheds light on the fear she felt after being slingshot into fame.

    Eilish addressed her personal worries while speaking with V Magazine. She began by telling the outlet just how scared she got when a stampede of people started recognizing her in public.

    While recalling the emotions of that moment Eilish added, “It was a nightmare and it scared the living hell out of me, because I was just turned into this prop I’ve never been so scared.”

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    She even added, “It was like, a huge stampede. In those three months, I’d gotten bigger, but I didn’t know it until I was in that situation.”

    “There’s no sign that a famous person exists within 200 feet of this area. I mean, it’s really funny. I have to remind myself what my life actually is to the outside world because I just forget sometimes.”

    Because of the emotions, “From that day on, I didn’t go anywhere. I didn’t do anything. I was so flipped out by what had happened and how powerless I felt.”

    The main reason was that, while “I was the level of fame that needs security, but also the level of fame where you don’t really have the resources .”

    Before concluding Eilish said, “I haven’t thought like, ‘What am I gonna do when I grow up?’ since I was, I think, 15. Because I was doing the thing that I’m gonna be doing forever.”

  • Video: Alizeh Shah flaunts her singing skills and new hairdo, gets a polarizing response

    Video: Alizeh Shah flaunts her singing skills and new hairdo, gets a polarizing response

    Actor Alizeh Shah took to her official social media handles to flaunt her singing skills by crooning an English song.

    The Jo Tu Chahay star also shared her latest hairstyle with fans.

    Indian model, Eesha Agarwal expressed her appreciation with a comment.

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    Going by the comments under her posts, the Ehad-e-Wafa diva received a mixed response and some netizens praised her while others trolled the young star.

    On the work front, Alizeh will be seen next in Lekin opposite Ali Rehman Khan and Khushal Khan.

  • Alka Yagnik praises Imran Abbas’ singing skills

    Alka Yagnik praises Imran Abbas’ singing skills

    Imran Abbas has earned a thumbs up from Bollywood music legend Alka Yagnik for his singing skills.

    Commenting on a video of Imran’s in which he is singing Yagnik and Udit Narayan’s Tu Mere Samnay while driving in Swat, Yagnik said: “Bohat acha gaatay hain aap (You sing very well).”

    “And what a beautiful drive,” added the Indian musician.

    In the video, Imran can be heard singing Tu Meray Samnay from the 2003 film Chori Chori featuring Ajay Devgn, Rani Mukherjee and Sonali Bendre.

    “My love for 90s film music is totally unexplainable and when it comes to Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan, the craziness just hits the ceiling,” wrote Abbas in the caption.

    Meanwhile, this is not the first time Abbas demonstrated his singing skills for his fans and followers. Earlier a video of Imran singing Aik Pal Ki Khushi from the Pakistani film Karz with Babar Ali went viral on social media.