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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