"There is only one artist in the world, we will invite famous pop singer Hassan Jahangir," Hasina said. '
This is not a mention of a private concert, but a scene from the 1990 Bollywood movie 'Sixteen Seventeen', in which the scene changes on the big screen after this dialogue and then Hassan Jahangir in the form of a rock star holding a guitar in his hand. I appear and murmur, 'Your heart is wandering. '
The film Ben had been waiting for an hour and a half for this one song because it was clearly written on the movie's tall posters and promotional campaign that one of the songs composed by composer Nadeem Sherwan is also in the voice of Pakistani singer Hassan Jahangir. , Which they will present themselves. This was the time when the door of popularity and fame was not open for Nadeem Sherwan. Apparently, through the extraordinary success of Pakistani singer Hassan Jahangir, he was struggling to make a name for himself.
There is an interesting story behind Hassan Jahangir's acceptance and desire in Bollywood because his song 'Hawa Hawa' had driven everyone crazy not only in Pakistan but also across the border. Understand what the song was, it was echoing on everyone's lips and minds.
Released in 1987, the audiocassette song became popular when it was not even aired on TV. Normally in this era, the same song or singer would be the passenger of fame success who would come on the small screen but it was the beauty of this singer Hassan Jahangir that he made himself so unique without resorting to TV that his name Dinka Every hundred bells rang.
The album sold nearly a million copies in Pakistan and India. Of course, this success was significant because there was no social media or advertising medium in those days, as there is today. It would have been the only PTV on which only the singers who came could reach the peak of popularity overnight.
When the words 'Hua Hua' changed on PTV
When the fame of this song of Hassan Jahangir spread all around, his interviews started appearing in film magazines and newspapers. The state-run PTV also came up with the idea in 1987 to present Hassan Jahangir as a guest in a program.
It was the time of General Zia-ul-Haq and PTV was undergoing strict cultural censorship. There was no objection to the song but there was an objection to one of its lyrics 'Yar mila de, dildar mila de' and it was changed by Mudabir Rizvi, head of script department of PTV Karachi Markaz. Get it done.
Hassan Jehangir, like a traditional singer, does not sing the whole song in one place, but continues to do so by reaching out to the guests and swinging. (Photo: Hassan Jehangir Instagram account)
Hassan Jahangir is also known as Get Up like a singer
In the past, especially in the 70's and 80's, whenever a singer sang, he would have a guitar in his hand or a harmonium in front of him, but in fact, Hassan Jahangir changed that impression. Colorful but in tune with modern fashion requirements, sometimes with a guitar in hand, sometimes with a mic, goggles over the eyes, muffler around the neck, long thick hair like a rock star, which he kept pushing back during a singing.
Not only did he not sing the whole song in the same place as the traditional singer, but he would continue to do so by reaching out to the guests and swaying. Hassan Jahangir's style was shocking to TV viewers, while he became more prominent than other singers. Many fans even called Hassan Jahangir a Pakistani Michael Jackson. Interestingly, Hassan Jahangir's favorite singer was also Michael Jackson.
'Hawa Hawa' in India
India where the 'creative work' of playing songs and melodies of Pakistani films is still common. That is why, like the original song of Hassan Jahangir, on the same tune in the movie 'Blue King' in 1989, 'Jawan Jawan Ishq Jawan Hai' was sung by none other than the hero of the film Govinda himself.
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Interestingly, the composer of this creation was Jagjit Singh, who himself had reached the heights of fame by singing ghazals.
Bollywood musicians did not stop there, but in the same year, musician Bipi Lahri sang 'Aya Aya Yaar Meera Aya' to the tune of 'Hawa Hua' for the film 'Aag Ka Gola' with Alga Yagnik. Not only this, in Amitabh Bachchan's film 'Toofan', Anu Malik also did not hesitate to clean his hands on the tune of 'Hua Hua'.
Thus it became a unique song of its kind which was copied by three different musicians in three different films in one year. After that, the series got longer. Hassan Jahangir's Shehra Afaq Geet was performed in about 17 different languages. The last time Makha Singh sang this song in a remix in 'Mubarakkan' was in 2017. Not only in India but also in Bangladesh and Nepal, I kept composing songs to the tune of 'Hawa Hawa'.
Was the lyrics of 'Hawa Hawa' composed by Hassan Jahangir?
But Indian artists can't be bothered to clean their hands on the tune of Hawa Hawa because their own tune itself was a copy of Iranian singer Cyrus Yaghmayee's 70's Persian language album 'Gul Yakh'. ۔ One of the songs of this album 'Hawaar Hawaar' became very popular. Inspired by this tune, Hassan Jahangir performed a super hit song like 'Hawa Hua' with lyrics written by singer Mohammad Nasir.
Koresh Yaghmai was also considered a rock star of his time and his albums sold in record numbers. She is currently living in Canada.
There is an interesting story behind Hassan Jehangir's popularity and desire in Bollywood because his song 'Hua Hua' drove everyone crazy not only in Pakistan but also across the border (Photo: Hassan Jehangir Instagram account)
'Imran Khan from Da Shield Min'
Very few will know that Hassan Jahangir was the first singer to compose a song in 1985 to pay homage to the present Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to Hassan Jahangir, songs of more than a dozen other singers were recorded in this album. At that time Imran Khan was thinking of retiring from cricket. In such a situation, Hassan Jahangir intended to pay tribute to the great player of the world for his extraordinary services. However, he made a song 'Imran Khan hi az di superman' and included it in the album, which became very popular at that time.
A few years later, when Imran Khan withdrew his decision to retire from cricket, another singer, Saleem Javed, also rose to fame by singing 'Welcome Imran Khan'.
Hassan Jahangir is not just 'One Song Wonder'
Singer Hassan Jahangir not only sang 'Hawa Hawa' but also sang other songs. Among them, 'Don't get married man', 'Aa jaana dil hai deewana', 'Aa jaao zara mehndi lagao', 'Huto bachoo', 'Yeh hain nahra ke rang' and 'Shava nakhra gori' are prominent.
Hassan Jahangir's artistic journey continues till now and he has ruled everyone's hearts till date with his singing, dress and style.
