Muhammad Sadiq (singer)

Not to be confused with Muhammed Sadiq Mamdani.
Muhammad Sadiq
ਮੁਹੱਮਦ ਸਦੀਕ
محمد صدیق
Also known as Sadiq, Sadeeq
Born 1942 (age 73–74)[1]
Rampur (now Ludhiana district), British Punjab (India)
Genres Folk, Duets
Occupation(s) Singer, Actor, Politician
Instruments Tumbi

Muhammad Sadiq (Punjabi: ਮੁਹੱਮਦ ਸਦੀਕ, Urdu: محمد صدیق‎), sometimes spelled as Sadeeq, Saddiq or Siddiq and Mohammad, is a noted Punjabi singer,[2][3][4] actor and politician from Punjab, India. He is best known for his duets with singer Ranjit Kaur. He is currently the Congress party MLA from Bhadaur in Punjab.[2]

Early life

Sadiq was born in 1942 in a non-practicing Punjabi Muslim family, to father Maghar and mother Parsinni Devi, in the village of Rampur (now Ludhiana district) in British Punjab.[5] According to him he belongs to Doom caste (a Marasi sub-caste).[6] His uncle was a folk singer who inspired him a lot. In 1947, during the riots, his family had a hard time and left the village and settled at Malerkotla.[5]

Career

He has sung with many female singers of Punjab including Surinder Kaur, Narinder Biba, Rajinder Rajan, Swaran Lata & many others but make a duo with Ranjit Kaur. Mostly of his songs been written by famous Punjabi folk lyricist Babu Singh Maan. In his starting career he sang songs written by Inderjeet Hasanpuri & his friend Didar Sandhu. He recorded mostly his songs & live performances with Ranjit Kaur for approximately 40 years. They were one of most famous singing couple of Punjab in the 1970s and 80s. He firstly sang famous folk song "Nigah Maarda Aayin Ve Mera Laung Gawacha" as duet with Bibi Surinder Kaur in late 60s written by lyricist Babu Singh Maan. Many of Punjabi singers have re-recorded his songs such as Na De Dil Pardesi Nu, Lammi Seeti Maar Mittra, Mera Laung Gawacha and Boliyaan. He also acted in few Punjabi films like Putt Jattan De, Guddo, Patola, Jatt Jeona Morh and Tabaahi.

Politics

He contested from Bhadaur constituency in 2012 assembly elections as candidate of Congress and won defeating Darbara Singh Guru of Shiromani Akali Dal. His election was challenged by the defeated Akali candidate Guru on the ground that he is a Muslim and thus does not belong to a scheduled caste making him ineligible to contest from a reserved seat.[7] While the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed his election, the Supreme Court, on his appeal, has stayed the HC order.[8]

Family

He has six daughters, all of them married.[2]

Filmography

Famous songs

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Singers - Punjabi kalma ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਲਮਾ". Date of Births of Famous Punjabi singers. www.punjabikalma.com. Retrieved 2 Mar 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sadiq won’t sing in Bhadaur". Chandigarh. The Tribune. April 9, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "A song on their lips, aprayer in their hearts". Chandigarh. The Tribune. January 11, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Artistes mourn Kuldeep Manak’s demise". Ludhiana. The Tribune. December 1, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "ਆਰਸੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਂ: ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰ ਰਾਮਪੁਰੀ -ਲੇਖ". aarsivartak.blogspot.in. 29 Jan 2009. Retrieved 2 Mar 2012.
  6. ↑ Amrita Chaudhry (January 24, 2007). "Denied ticket over name, Punjabi singer cries foul". The Indian Express. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election of Congress MLA from Bhadaur challenged". Chandigarh. lawetalnews. March 30, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Punjab and Haryana high court sets aside Cong Bhadaur MLA Sadiq's election". Hindustan Times. April 8, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
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