There is this perception that songs in movies are easy. Breaking the mould of only having high sweet voices in playback, females started singing on a lower octave and men on a higher one. My entry into the industry also coincided with the time when composers and music directors started using low pitch female voices in songs. The songs I have sung were composed specially for me and represent me as an artiste. The songs you have sung in movies are not the usual fare.īy the time my songs started getting popular, my image as someone with her roots in classical music was firmly established. The voice behind hits such as ‘Judaai’ (Badlapur), ‘Ghagra’ (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani) and ‘Sasural Genda Phool’ (Delhi-6), her heart and roots lie in Hindustani classical music and ghazals. Bhardwaj won the National Award in 2011 for the song ‘Badi Dheere Jali’ from the movie ‘Ishqiya’.Īs she gears up to enthrall Bengaluru with her melodious voice on the weekend, Metrolife caught up with her for a quick chat about all things musical. Here is 'Apnay Saaye' by Fariha Pervez Official Music Video:įariha Pervez - Apnay Saaye by Fariha Pervez.Prolific singer and live performer Rekha Bhardwaj moves between genres and languages with ease. This is my way of paying a tribute to them and I hope the listeners will like it.” Singers like Mehdi Hassan, Farida Khanum, Pervaiz Mehdi, Nayyara Noor, Mehnaz Begum and many more have given so much to the industry that made the Pakistan’s music industry the best in any form of music. This was one of the reasons I was moved towards making a ghazal album that people want to listen to these everlasting ghazals. When asked Fariha Pervez that what made her decide to produce a ghazal album she replied,” I have been paying tributes to the legends and renowned singers who really set the bases of our music industry and have always been requested to sing many of the ghazals in my live performances as well. Three different scenarios have been shown in the video with people belonging to different aspects of life. The basic concept revolves around suffering in different stages of life caused by none other than the ones who are most dear to us intentionally or unintentionally. Music of Apnay Saaye has been produced by Ahsan Pervaiz Mehdi of the band Siege while the video has been directed by Saqib Siddiqui who has previously directed three of Fariha’s videos including the hit Tere Naina. 'Apnay Saaye' is the first from the batch and it is a tribute to the legendary singer Pervaiz Mehdi penned by Nisar Tareen Jazib. Fariha Pervez is currently working on an album which is a tribute to renowned Ghazal singers and composers of the music industry.

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