Shani Arshad

Shani Arshad
Birth name Shani Arshad
Born Karachi, Pakistan
Origin Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Keyboards, bass guitar, drums, tabla
Years active 1995–present

Shani Arshad is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, film music director and record producer. He has composed music for various television serials and films including Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and Na Maloom Afraad (2014).[1]

Career

Shani Arshad was born to Ustad Arshad Ali. He started his career as a keyboard player at an early age 15. He joined Eagle Record Company as a remix producer in 1998, where he was asked to make Vital Signs band's remix album, and that album was Shani's introduction to the pop industry. He has worked with well-known Pakistani musicians including Junaid Jamshed,[2] Ali Zafar, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Hadiqa Kiyani, Shehzad Roy,[3] Fakhir, Strings, Haroon, Jimmy Attre, Raheem Shah, Najam Sheraz, Fakhar-e-Alam, Aamir Zaki, Sajjad Ali. Shani has been nominated twice for Lux Style Awards and also twice for The Muzik Awards.[4][5][6] He also has composed a title song for Priyadarshan's Akshay Kumar starrer Indian movie Khatta Meetha.

Music

Shani released new full version of song 'Bhit Ja Bhittai'. [7]

Filmography

Television

As a Theme Song Composer

References

  1. ↑ Hasan Ansari (1 May 2015). "Shani's musical talent shines through". The Express Tribune newspaper., Retrieved 8 Sep 2016
  2. ↑ http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showbiz-pakistan/48740-junaid-jamshed-dil-ki-baat.html, Shani Arshad's interview about working with musician Junaid Jamshed on paklinks.com website, Retrieved 8 Sep 2016
  3. ↑ "Owning Apnay Ullo". Dawn. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "lux style music nominees".
  5. ↑ "lux style music nominees 2009".
  6. ↑ "TMA nominees 2008".
  7. ↑ "Shani to release full version of 'Bhit Ja Bhittai'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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