Hindi Tv Show Coke Studio Mtv Season 9 - Cast & Crew

Damia Farooq is a Pakistani singer-songwriter cum musician. She was born on 3 December in 1998 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. She started her career at the age of 13 in 2012. She released her debut album, Damia Debut that consisted of 8 tracks, which includes 3 music videos. After that, she released her Duet single Jana I Miss You. She also sang songs in films such as Ishq Positive and Blind Love. In 2015, she launched her other single, Rab Janay. She made her Coke Studio debut as the youngest artist in 2016 season 9. Her song Sun Yara was nominated in the 16th Lux Style Awards in 2017. Damia is also invited as a guest on many talk shows.

Natasha Khan is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, and audio engineer. Natasha was born in Islamabad, now she lives in London. She completed her graduation from SAE Institute. She is the first qualified female audio engineer from Pakistan. Natasha started her career with her single Aag, released in 2005. The song is available on the streaming platform ReverbNation. After that, she made her debut in Coke Studio. She appeared as a singer in Coke Studio in season 9. She returned to Coke Studio season 10 as a backing vocalist. Natasha also appeared in a music video, Piasa Phek, a song by Tamaasha-Band. Natasha is also featured in We Are One, a Global Collaboration Song produced by Kashan Admani. 

Shilpa Rao is perhaps the youngest Bollywood singer who made her debut with her song “Tose Naina’ from the movie ‘Anwar’ which was composed by music director Mithoon. This singer was a discovery of music composer Mithoon. She got the chance to sing her debut song when she was studying in college. It is said that her father groomed up this singer when she was young. She had her first training from her father S. Venkat Rao who was a music graduate. 
 

Sanam Marvi was born in 1986 in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. At 7, she started singing with her father Faqeer Khan Muhammad at festivals and occasions held at shrines throughout Sindh and Punjab regions. Marvi's voice was breathtaking and soon attracted the audience.  Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, at the Gwalior Gharana was her guru. She made her television debut in 2009. She sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, and Balochi. Sanam's extraordinary one-night performance at BAM was received well. Sanam Marvi worked with Arieb Azhar and Rachel Cooper.

Rachel Viccaji is a famous singer and songwriter in the Pakistani entertainment industry. She was born on January 17, 1990, in Karachi, Pakistan. She comes from a family of musicians and singers; her father is Adi Viccaji, her mother is Lynettee Viccaji, and her younger siblings are singers Zoe Viccaji and Cyrus Viccaji. She studied business management at the Institute of Business Administration and further did a Master's in the same.

Nirmal Roy is a Pakistani singer. She was born on August 6, 1996, in Lahore, Pakistan, to a Christian family. She had been very fond of music since childhood, and with proper nurture, it became her profession.

Mehwish Hayat is a Pakistani actress, model and singer. She was born on 6 January 1983 in Karachi Pakistan. She can be seen in several Pakistani and Indian TV shows like ‘Mannchalay’, ‘Phir Chand Pe Dastak’, ‘Bin Tere’, ‘Ishq mai Terey’. She also done two Pak movies ‘Insha Allah’ and ‘Na Maalom Afraad’.

In 2009, she appeared as a guest character in the drama and comedy Urdu TV series ‘Mannchalay’. Her character name is Fiza who was the bhabhi of the Naazia. Naazia is the daughter of Qavi Khan. The show was produced by Momina Duraid and directed by Roomi Insha.

In 2011, she played a role in the Urdu serial ‘Bin Tere’. She played a major role of Zainab Khan in the serial. Zainab is the neighbor of Fawad Mushtafa and Benneid Chauhan who always wants to know what happens in the house of her neighboring couple. It was a drama show telecast on Hum TV. The show was produced by Yasir Shakeel and directed by Naveed Sardar Khan.

Mehwish is also a model. She display the bridal costume of famous designer Akmal Khan in Lux Fashion week and lingerie designs of another famous fashion designer Tarak Singh in Lakme Fashion show India in 2008. She is one of the few Pakistani model who walked the ramp wearing a lingerie. Mehwish got critics by Pakistani media by doing this. She also appeared in some Indian ad films of Hero Honda, TVS, AXE, Cipla, HP, MDH, etc.

Meesha Shafi is a multi-talented actress, singer ,and model from Pakistan. She was born on 1st December 1981 in Lahore. Meesha comes from a family filled with talents. Her mother is veteran actress Saba Hameed ,and she is the granddaughter of the fierce revolutionary writer Hameed Akhtar who ran the Progressive writer’s movement in Pakistan. Meesha completed her schooling from Lahore Grammar School and has a degree of Fine Arts from the National College of arts, Pakistan.

Masuma Anwar is a multi-talented person who is a well-known musician and songwriter with melodious vocal cords. In between her passion, she kind-heartedly performs medical practices for children as a pediatrician. Her famous melodies are "Ve Asaan Tenu Ki Akhna," "Ve main chori chori," and "Neyu La Leya."She acquired her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Frontier Medical College. She received her medical degree in 2011 and went on to release three more albums: "Nigah-e-Karam," "Apna Mukaam Paida Kar," and "Kamli," with "Kamli" earning her extra exposure, including a nomination for Best Emerging Talent - Music at the 15th Lux Style Awards.

Abida Parveen is a graceful Pakistani Singer born on 1954 in Larkana, Pakistan. She is a well-arched lecturer of Sufi music. She is from Sindhi ancestry and knows Kalaams and music in depth. She is one of the finest singers from all over the world. Abida started her career from RADIO PAKISTAN based in Hyderabad in 1973. She started with a song that was already sung by many other Ghazal singers who are well-efficient in Sindhi and Sufi music. TUHINJE ZULFAN JAY BAND KAMAND WIDHA is the song she started with, Abida sung this in her own style and with so much grace that she became one of the top singers in the music industry. She became a popular voice of the country.

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Naeem Abbas Rufi is a super musician, songwriter, and singer in Pakistan, Karachi. His specialty is classical music. He is a popular band singer in the morning shows Utho Jago Pakistan and Mazaaq Raat. Rufi emerged as a Pakistani singer in the early 1990s, both on Pakistani television and in the Pakistani film Industry. Before that, he made himself famous by taking part in an amateur singing competition.

Jabar Abbas is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and musician. He was born on 14 October 1983 in Lahore, Pakistan. He started his singing career in 1997 as a child artist. He 2003, he did his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts from Government College University. He also did an MA in Political Science in 2007.  He then worked at a political satire show, Hum Sab Umeed Se Hain, where he recorded over 300 hundred parody songs. In 2012, he released his first single song, Chan Mahi.

Umair Jaswal is an actor, singer, songwriter, and music producer in the Pakistani film and TV industry. He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Islamabad's Bahria University. He is from Islamabad, Pakistan. He has established his career in various sectors, for which he has received widespread acclaim from the audience. His followers adore him for his melodic voice. Along with his brothers Yasir and Uzair Jaswal, he is also the lead singer of the rock band, Qayaas. Umair Jaswal began his career in 2008 when he joined the rock band Qayaas, and in 2009, he achieved widespread fame with the songs Tanha and Umeed. In 2012, he and his band appeared on season 5 of Coke Studio, where they played the music Charkha Nolakha alongside the popular vocalist Atif Aslam. His band released their debut album in 2011, and his songs Halaak and Inquilab became popular and featured in the film "Waar."

Shuja Haider is a Pakistani singer, music director, and record producer. Haider is well known as a playback singer in movies Khuda Kay Liye (2007) and Bol (2011). He had written and performed a song in an Indian film Ru Ba Ru (2008), and has served as a music director for the Lux Style Awards for two consecutive years. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and is a singer who was trained in classical music. Haider imprinted his debut on television as a composer and vocalist for the drama serials Tum Mere Hi Rehna (2014), Muqaddas (2015), Sehra Main Safar (2015), and Mann Mayal (2016). He then released "Nawazishein." 

Shiraz Uppal is a Pakistani singer, songwriter and music composer. His career began in 2001 with the album Tu Hai Meri and gained fame in the Pakistani music scene with his song ‘Tere Tay Mera’. He began associating with Indian music director A. R. Rahman from Nayak in 2001, but what gave him huge recognition in India was his song ‘Roya Re’ for the Bollywood movie Dhokha in 2007. Uppal won the Mirchi Music Award for Best upcoming Music Director in 2010 for the song Rabba in the Bollywood movie Aashayein. His other famous songs are "Raanjhanaa", “Mann Ja Ve”, “Saiyan Ve”, “Mere Khuda” and “Aiyla”.

Shani Arshad is a Pakistani film music composer, playback singer, music director, television jingle composer, and record producer. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan in the home of the legendary musician Ustad Arshad Ali. He started playing the keyboard when he was 15. In 1998, he joined the Eagle Record Company as a remix producer. He has worked with many musicians including Junaid Jamshed, Atif Aslam, Abida Parveen, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Zafar, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Zeb Bangash, Meesha Shafi, Hadiqa Kiyani, QB, Shehzad Roy, Strings, Fakhir, Jimmy Attre, Raheem Shah, Najam Sheraz, Fakhar-e-Alam, Haroon, Aamir Zaki, and Sajjad Ali. He won the Best Music Award at ARY Film Awards in 2015. In 2013, he worked in Main Hoon Shahid Afridi.

Shahzad Nawaz is a Pakistani actor and filmmaker. He is the head of Media Assets business of the Jang Group. He also holds the position of the Head of Special Programming. He is best known for his performance in the television movie Daira, which was an adaptation by Moth Smoke. He has been awarded the 102nd International Advertising Awards. He has given Pakistani cinema an international platform. He was born in Pakistan and has done his schooling from there itself. He is a graduate in the fields of Marketing, Advertising, and Designing. For his further studies, he had been to the US and attended the Memphis College of Art. He has been a part of the Jang Group and Geo Network, which includes Newspapers, TV, magazines, and Radio. He looks into all aspects of the work which is related to animation, page design, and broadcast graphics. He also looks up to the events which are happening in Pakistan, UAE, and the UK. He won the 102th International Advertising Awards, which are a very prestigious award and was the first one to receive it from Pakistan. He has also worked in various commercial shows and sitcoms. Daira was one of his best projects. He wanted to work on the project before he became a part of Geo Network. It was an independent project by him.

Saieen Zahoor Ahmer, or Ali Saain Shafiu, is a Punjabi Sufi musician. He hails from Pakistan. He is a big name in the Sufi music industry worldwide. He was born in 1936 in Okara district of Pakistan. The singer is married and has a son, Riasat Ali. Saieen or Sain is not his first name. It is a Sindhi honorific title given to the singer. Zahoor started singing at the early age of five. He had devoted himself to Sufi songs. He used to sing at Sufi shrines and dargahs at various places. He studied music under Raunka Ali of Patiala Gharana for a long time. He met Raunka Ali at Bulleh Shah’s Dargah. Saieen always sang Sufi compositions. He followed major Sufi poets like Bulleh Shah, Shah Badakhshi, Muhammad Qadiri, Sultan Bahu, and many more. He is chiefly famous for his breathtaking performances at the Coke Studio (Pakistan).

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a renowned singer worldwide. He was born on 9 December 1973 in Faisalabad, Pakistan.

He is famous for his melodious voice and is nephew of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He is very popular in Bollywood and Lollywood and has been active from the last few years. His numerous albums have been released and loved by music lovers. He got his early training from Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who also was his uncle, after that he joined his group at 15 years age. In 1985, he went to UK with group his uncle and sang solo qawwalis at a Birhingam concert.

He debuted in Bollywood from Mann Ki Lagan song from movie Paap. He had performed at various worldwide famous venues like Wembley Arena and Manchester Arena. He collaborated and also contributed in various Hollywood sound tracks in movies like Dead Man Walking and showed his talent. Various other Hollywood tie ups have also been there with him.

He also had been a judge in a music reality show Chote Ustad 2 where he was in panel with Sonu Nigam and Raveena Tandon. Indian audiences loved the show. He was a judge at another reality show Junoon Kuch Kar Dikhane Ka from NDTV Imagine.

He also is the first Pakistani Singer to perform at a Noble peace prize ceremony. He has also featured in Coke Studio sessions where he sang Garaj Baras with Ali Azmat and with Abida Parveen on Chaap Tilak. In Bollywood he had sung in lots of movies naming a few in which he got awards from film fraternity are Tere Mast Mast Do Nain from Dabangg and Teri Meri from BodyGuard and Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for `Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji. This year his song Mere Naina Kafir Ho Gaye from Dolly ki Doli was a great hit. His recent song Jaruri Tha became a hit instantly featuring Big Boss fame jodi Kushal Tandon and Gauhar khan.

Rafaqat Ali Khan is a renowned Pakistani singer-songwriter. His father, Nazakat Ali Khan, is a legendary singer, while his uncle, Salamat Ali Khan, is a Sham Chaurasia Gharana singer. His cousins, Latafat, Shafqat Ali Khan, and Shujat Ali Khan are popular classical singers as well. He took an MA in Musicology and graduated from the University of Punjab. He was trained by his father and uncle at a very young age and eventually made a television and radio appearance with his cousins and uncle.

Mohsin Abbas Haider is a Pakistani actor, singer, and songwriter. He also hosts TV shows on occasion. He won a Lux Style Award after receiving five nominations. Haider is well known for his parts in the hit films Na Maloom Afraad (released in 2014) and Baaji (released in 2019), as well as the television projects Mazaaq Raat (released in 2013) and Meri Guriya (released in 2018). As a writer, he co-wrote the script for the 2018 blockbuster film Load Wedding, has written and sang numerous of his films' songs, and has also provided vocals to the 2016 musical show Coke Studio's song "UddiJaa". Mohsin Abbas was born on August 18, 1986, in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, to a Punjabi Shia family. Haider began his career as a radio jockey at a Faisalabad radio station before moving to Karachi in 2005 to study singing and sharpen his skills at the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), where he was formally trained by Ustad Salamat Ali, eventually launching himself in Punjabi folk music in 2009.

Kashif Ali Baber is an Urdu singer and songwriter. He was born on 4th November 1992 in Lahore, Pakistan. His teacher encouraged him to perform a song in grade 5. His interest in singing gradually increased after this.  Kashif Ali Khan was a finalist in the First Season of Pakistan Idol. He got the fourth ranking in the show. In 2016, he recorded a song, Mera Mann, in the film Laal Rang. Shiraz Uppal directed the song. And Shakeel Sohail was the lyricist. The release of the song marked his debut in the Bollywood industry. He also debuted in Coke Studio Season 9 as a featured artist.

Junaid Khan is a prominent Pakistani singer, songwriter and actor. He was born on November 2, 1981, in Lahore, Pakistan to a Muslim family. Initially, he studied at the Divisional Public School and later attended Ibne Sina College Defence. Later, he went to FC College and participated in the Mining Engineering Department of the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore. He took a degree in Engineering and during his 3rd year, his musical career started. He auditioned for the band called ‘Call’ and got selected to be part of it. Subsequently, he took Masters of Business Administration at the Imperial College in Lahore. 

Javed Bashir is a Pakistani singer and the master of Indian classical music. He gave his beautiful voice to many songs of Bollywood. He was born on 8 August 1973 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan in the Islam religion. He belongs to a musical background. His father is Ustad Bashir Ahmad Khan who is a former Pakistani Qawal. His grandparents were from Jalandhar, India but they migrated to Lahore during the segmentation in 1947, so basically, his root is from India he considers India as his second home.

Jaffer Zaidi is a famous Pakistani musician, songwriter, singer, and composer. His full name is Jaffer Ali Zaidi. He was born on December 11 in Karachi, Sindh. Jaffer is the son of famous Pakistani television actor Shehryar Zaidi, and legendary singer Nayyara Noor. He has a brother, Naad E Ali Zaidi. Jaffer has been married to popular Pakistani actress and singer Yamina Peerzada since 2017. Jaffer developed an interest in music from his mother, and he used to play a toy piano as a child. After working hard over the years, he became famous and gained recognition as a pianist and primary vocalist of the classical music band “Kavish.” The band was formed in 1998 and comprised Maaz Maudood and Jaffer.

Haroon Shahid is a Pakistani Actor. He works predominately in the Urdu Film Industry. Apart from being an actor, Shahid is also a musician. He is from Lahore. He is known for the portrayals in several television serials, including Qayamat, a top-rated TV series, Muqaddar, Amanat (2021 TV series), Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay, and Aakhir Kab Tak. Shahid made his cinema debut with Shoaib Mansoor’s Verna in 2017. His performances as a selfish lover in romantic drama Do Bol earned him Lux Style Awards Nomination for Best Emerging Talent. He has been active in this industry since 2010.

Faakhir Mehmood is an actor, singer, keyboardist, composer, and music producer from Pakistan. Faakhir did his graduation from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. He made his career debut with a Pakistani musical group titled Awaz. His super hit albums include Mantra and Aatish. He has performed in international shows as well. Faakhir is admired and loved globally by his national and international fans.

Asim Azhar is a well-known singer, musician, songwriter, and actor from Pakistan. Asim Azhar was born to Azhar Hussain and actress Gul-e-Rana on 29 October 1996 in Karachi, Pakistan. Azhar Hussain, his father, is a well-known pianist who has been a part of the desi music since the 1970s. Before becoming a prominent personality, he began his career as a YouTube performer, re-making and singing contemporary Western music. Asim rose to fame after releasing an Urdu remix of Ed Sheeran's “A-Team" in 2013 and starring in his first season of Coke Studio in 2015. He was the youngest vocalist of his time when he starred at Coke Studio Season 8. His flawless looks and expertly tailored star appeal made Pakistan's pop world a very intriguing place to watch. Only until his songs had been recorded in Coke Studio 9 did he become famous in India and worldwide.

Amjad Farid Sabri lived from 23rd December 1970 to 22nd June 2016. He was a famous Pakistani Qawwali singer and the son of renowned Qawwal Ghulam Farid Sabri. One of the leading Sufi artist, as well as the lead singer of the band “The Sabri Brothers”.

Born in Indore, Pakistan, Ali Sethi is one of those singers who not just makes a mark in the music industry, but also never fails to deliver them in the most striking style. This graceful musician did not have any sort of plan to make hypnotizing melodies in the first place. Like every other teenager, he too dreamt of becoming an exceptional graduate from Harvard University and in order to evolve as an accountant or an engineer. But the universe did have greater plans for him.

Ali Azmat is a Singer from Pakistan. He is also a songwriter, musician, and actor. Azmat was born on April 20, 1970, in Haripur and grew up in Garhi Shahu, Lahore. His first band was ‘Jupiters.’ Jupiter was a well-known and famous band for performing at small gigs in Lahore. While with this band, Azmat wrote his most hit song named Dosti. Dosti was again sung and recorded with Junoon, after which the song got hit at the national level. This Singer has won many awards including Best Sound of Style Award, Best Pop Male Artist, and Stylish Singer Male and so on. Ali Azmat is the son of Nazir Ahmed.

Ahmed Jahanzeb Usmani is a pop singer, composer, songwriter, and musician from Pakistan. He was born on May 28, 1978, and was brought up in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. His birth name was Ahmed Jehanzeb Usmani. He is also known as the Wonder Boy. Ahmed Jahanzeb Usmani was trained under the guidance of Ustad Rais Khan. Ahmed Jahanzeb Usmani has performed on 2000+ shows and has shared the stage with some popular musicians like AR Rahman, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ali Azmat, and Strings.

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