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Biography

The Little Qawwal: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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From very early on, Nusrat was deeply interested in everything related to music. In secret, he followed the classes when his father was teaching some of his students, absorbing and storing away all the knowledge he could, even trying to play the harmonium when his father was out of earshot. One day, while Nusrat was engrossed in his

How Pervez Fateh Ali Khan was named Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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On 13 October 1948, a baby boy was born to Fateh Ali Khan’s family—Pervez Fateh Ali Khan, also known by his nickname, Paiji. He was the first boy, born after four girls, which made him the centre of attention and everybody’s darling. His birth was celebrated with great ceremony. Many reputed musicians, like Bade Ghulam

5½ Things You Didn’t Know about Rajesh Khanna

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He was the man for whom the word ‘superstar’ was coined and reams upon reams have been written about him. But we bet you didn’t know these 5½ things about Rajesh Khanna. 1. It is common knowledge that Rajesh Khanna was born Jatin Khanna, but not as well known that he