Saleem Shehzad

Saleem Shehzad (born March 1946) is a Pakistani film, television, and radio singer. He is known for his song, Piyar Ki Yaad Nigahon Mein Sajaye Rakhna, playback vocalized for the Urdu movie Talaash in 1976.

Early life Shehzad was born in March 1945, in Ajmer, British India, near the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. His family migrated to Karachi, Pakistan after the partition in 1947. His father Azim Prem "Ragi" was a Sufi poet and singer specializing in ghazal and qawwali who wanted his son to be a singer as well. His mother stitched clothes for Noor Jehan.

Career

Early years: radio Shehzad's career as a playback singer started with a song sung for the film, Savera, released in 1959. In 1962, he won a film competition that was held to select singers for a movie, Hum Ek Hein in Lahore. His first song, Onchay Onchay Mehalon Mein Dekho, was penned by Fayyaz Hashmi and composed by M. Ali Sharif. In 1964, he was offered a job at Radio Pakistan, Lahore, where he served for the next eighteen years and recorded over 2,000 songs, ghazals, and na'ats. In total, he sung for some 60 films in Pakistan. He has three sons, none involved in music: two work abroad while a son is in the Karachi Police.

Notable songs Shehzad sang 23 songs for 19 Urdu film: Song title Lyrics by Music by Film R.A.T. Rat, Maani Chuha, C.A.T. Cat, Maani Billi.. Nazim Panipati Manzoor Savera (1959) Mujhay Ik Larki Se Piyar Ho Gaya (co-singer: Talat Siddiqui) Masroor Anwar Sohail Rana Heera Aur Pathar (1964) Rahay Himmat Jawan Apni Sathi Rahay Honto Peh Apnay Tarana Mohabbat Kay Diye Jala Lo, Wafa Kay Geet Gungana Lo Sohail Iqbal Nazar-Sabir Asslam-o-Elaikum (1969)Zindagi To Aap Ki Raanaion Ka Naam Hay (co-singer: Runa Laila) Masroor Anwar Sohail Rana Saughaat (1970)Piyar Ki Yaad Nigahon Mein Sajaye Rakhna Nisar Bazmi Talaash (1976)