Mere Rashke Qamar

"Mere Rashke Qamar"
Song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Language Urdu:
"Ų…ÛŒØąÛ’ ØąØ´ÚŠ Ų‚Ų…Øą"
‎
Released 1 January 1988
Recorded 1987
Genre Ghazal, Qawwali
Length 17:38
Label High-Tech Music
Composer(s) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Lyricist(s) Fana Buland Shehri
External audio
"Mere Rashke Qamar" on YouTube

"Mere Rashke Qamar" (Urdu: Ų…ÛŒØąÛ’ ØąØ´ÚŠ Ų‚Ų…Øąâ€Ž; Hindi: "ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤°āĨ‡ ā¤°ā¤ļāĨā¤•āĨ‡ ā¤•ā¤Žā¤°"; lit. "The moon is also jealous of your beauty") is a ghazal-qawwali written by lyricist Fana Buland Shehri and composed by the prominent Sufi singer of Pakistan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It was first performed in 1988 by Khan, and popularised by him and his nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan several times in different concerts.[1][2]

2013 remix

"Mere Rashke Qamar"
Remix by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
from the album Reformed
Released 5 April 2013
Recorded 1988
Genre Ghazal, Qawwali
Length 4:53
Label Oriental Star Agencies, Hi-Tech Music
Composer(s) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, A1melodymaster
Lyricist(s) Fana Buland Shehri
Producer(s) A1melodymaster
Reformed track listing
"Mere Rashke Qamar"
(1)
"Fasle Gul"
(2)
External media
Audio
"Mere Rashke Qamar" on YouTube
Video
"Mere Rashke Qamar" on YouTube

It was recreated and released as a single on 5 April 2013 by A1melodymaster for the album Reformed; which released on 16 March 2017 with different renewed songs of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[3]

2017 film version

"Mere Rashke Qamar"
Soundtrack by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
from the album Baadshaho
Released 13 July 2017
Recorded 2016
Genre Romantic Sufi
Length 3:40
Label T-Series
Composer(s) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Tanishk Bagchi
Lyricist(s) Fana Buland Shehri, Manoj Muntashir
Producer(s) Bhushan Kumar
Baadshaho track listing
"Mere Rashke Qamar" "Piya More"
External media
Audio
"Mere Rashke Qamar" on YouTube
Video
"Mere Rashke Qamar" on YouTube
"Mere Rashke Qamar" on YouTube

The song was recreated by lyricist Manoj Muntashir and composer Tanishk Bagchi for Milan Luthria's 2017 Hindi film Baadshaho; written by Rajat Arora and starring Ajay Devgn & Ileana D'Cruz. It features original version of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's voice with new version of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's voice. The music video has been shot in different locales of Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer.[4][5][6][7]

Despite other controversies; created after 2016 Uri attack, due to which Pakistani artistes were banned from working in India;[8][9] producer Bhushan Kumar said that he was working for last one-and-a-half year on a track "that brings out the chemistry between Ajay and Ileana's characters". He said, "I was sure it had to be Nusrat saab's composition. I procured the rights and I'm thankful to Rahat for singing it", he feels happy with the response on the new version.[10]

Music charts

The 2013 remix achieved chart success in 2017 in the UK, spending a number of weeks on the Official Charts Company before[11] and after the release of 2017 version.[12] Ten days after 2017 version's release, both were were on top 14 on the Asian music chart by BBC.[13]

Popularity

The song is very popular in Pakistan and India, and also has been adapted as cover version by many local artistes; from which some very popular on YouTube are of:[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mere Rashke Qamar (Complete Original Version). Amazon.com. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Mere Rashke Qamar (Complete Original Version). Saavn. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Reformed. Amazon.com. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Arushi Jain (14 July 2017). "Baadshaho song Mere Rashke Qamar: Ajay Devgn-Ileana D'Cruz romance and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's voice make it special.". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "'Baadshaho' new song: Ajay Devgn-Ileana D'cruz's 'Mere Rashke Qamar' is a musical delight". The Times of India. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Shruti Shiksha (14 July 2017). "Baadshaho Song Mere Rashke Qamar Is About Ajay Devgn And Ileana D'Cruz's Love Story". NDTV India. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ajay-Ileana's romance in Baadshaho's Mere Rashke Qamar soar temperatures high". Deccan Chronicle. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Nayandeep Rakship (17 July 2017). "Ajay Devgn's stand against Pakistani artistes during Ae Dil Hai Mushkil's release, changes for Baadshaho". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Baadshaho: Ajay contradicted earlier comment by featuring in recreation of Pak song?". Deccan Chronicle. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan pays musical homage to his uncle Nusrat". The Times of India. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Asian Music Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017
  12. ↑ Asian Music Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  13. ↑ The Official Asian Music Chart. BBC. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Remembering Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: 15 of the qawwali maestro's evergreen songs". DAWN. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  15. ↑ Rida Lodhi (14 July 2016). "Bollywood has given yet another spin to NFAK's 'Rashke Qamar'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  16. ↑ Moviebox Record Label (10 August 2017). "MERE RASHKE QAMAR (SOLO VERSION) - OFFICIAL VIDEO - JUNAID ASGHAR". Retrieved 11 August 2017 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Mere Rashke Qamar - Junaid Asghar. BBC. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  18. ↑ Moviebox Record Label (28 July 2017). "MERE RASHKE QAMAR (EXTENDED VERSION)". Retrieved 30 July 2017 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ Baba Sehgal Entertainment (10 February 2017). "Rashke Qamar (COVER)". Retrieved 31 July 2017 – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ Sonu Kakkar (24 March 2017). "Mere Rashke Qamar". Retrieved 19 July 2017 – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ Neha Kakkar (25 July 2017). "Neha Kakkar - Rashke Qamar LIVE - Riya - SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs". Retrieved 30 July 2017 – via YouTube.
  22. ↑ Baba Sehgal Entertainment (24 March 2017). "MERE RASHKE QAMAR - A Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". Retrieved 21 July 2017 – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ Kamran Yousaf (17 July 2015). "Rashq e Qamar". Retrieved 31 July 2017 – via YouTube.
  24. ↑ Adnan Lodhi (1 March 2017). "Our youth has been ruined by Indian films, especially those of Salman Khan: Rabi Pirzada". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Rabi Pirzada's 'Rashk-e-qamar' will make your ears bleed". Samaa TV. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  26. ↑ "Rabi Pirzada sheds pop star avatar to sing ghazal". ARY News. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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