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M. Ashraf feat. Nahid Akhtar
12+ albums
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Nahid Akhtar (or Naheed Akhtar) is a Pakistani playback singer. She was discovered by veteran musician M. Ashraf as a teenage sensation in the mid-1970s. Naheed Akhtar was a successful replacement for Runa Laila, who left Pakistan the same year. Her debut film was "Nanha Farishta" in 1974 and that year she climbed to the top with super hit songs in the film "Shama". Her songs have been featured in 393 films (207 Urdu, 183 Punjabi, 3 Pashto) released between 1974 and 1992. Journalist Asif Ali Pota married her in the mid-1980s, after which she left the film scene. M. Ashraf was the most dominating and the most productive music director in Pakistan. He had the highest number of super hit film songs compared to any other music director in Pakistan. He composed approximately 2.800 films songs in more than 400 films in his 45 years long film career - only Wajahat Attre had more films (or songs) than M. Ashraf, but he mostly was known as Punjabi film music director and M. Ashraf was popular in both Urdu and Punjabi films. M. Ashraf started his film career with his mate Manzoor (film Svera song tu jo nahin hay to kuchh bhi nahin hay... by S.B.John fame) in film Speran (1961) and his first song Chand sa Mukhra gora badan... was not only his first super hit song but also the first hit song of Ahmad Rushdi who was struggling since his debut in 1956. M. Ashraf composed music with Manzoor in 28 films in the 1960's. After separation from Manzoor his first film as M. Ashraf was Sajda
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The Sound Of Wonder!
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Life Is Dance 2LP
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The Sheik Says Shake
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Life Is Dance: Plugged-In Sounds Of Wonder At The Pakistani Picture House
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Life Is Dance
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The Sound Of Wonder! The First Wave Of Plugged-In Pop At The Pakistani Picture House
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Life Is Dance!
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The Sound of Wonder! Rare Electronic Pop From The Lollywood Vaults 1973-1980
Life Is Dance!: Plugged-In Sounds Of Wonder At The Pakistani Picture House
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"The Sound Of Wonder!" The First Wave Of Plugged In Pop At The Pakistani Picture House
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The Sound of Wonder: Rare Electronic Pop From The Lollywood Vaults 1973-1980
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Dekha Jaye Ga (From Original Sound Track)