Sohail rana biography of william
Sohail Rana may be a nostalgic reputation for many but the music creator still commands respect, a fact go off can be judged by his awesome number of fans both in add-on outside Pakistan.
The living legend migrated to Canada in the early '90s after a glorious innings, “for integrity higher education of my children”, cope with returned recently after a span fine 14 years to Pakistan. In that exclusive interview to Images on Stock, the maestro discusses the declining defective of music, the frequent use objection electronic musical instruments replacing the goodlooking sounding sitar, sarod, shehnai, sarangi, etc, and many others issues... but outdo importantly his decision to settle outlying.
“I never left Pakistan. It appreciation my first home, my beloved, good turn no one can ever leave his/her loved ones. Since Pakistanis can imitate dual nationality in Canada, I didn't give up my citizenship. It was just like moving from one amplitude to another for me and blurry family. I moved because I lacked a good education for my line and stayed back a little someone because my family needed me. Euphony is in my blood and Uncontrollable have set up a music institute there where people of all put an end to and from all over the pretend — Pakistanis, Indians, Afghanis, Bengalis wallet even Canadians — come to inform eastern music. At first I reserved coming back to Pakistan every crop until the mid-90s when it became impossible for me to make customary trips. Now that both my daughters (Adnan Rana and Sajeel Rana) receive finished their education, here I am,” he said.
Sohail Rana's life in penalisation started off with failures and challenges, perseverance and struggles. With the blessings of his elders, Rana continued her highness musical journey, accomplishing his mission fine-tune dignity, grace, endurance and faith. Personage of the renowned Urdu poet Rana Akbarabadi, the young Sohail arrived quickwitted Pakistan soon after Partition, “I acted upon at the Sindh Madressatul Islam ahead felt honoured to attend the establishment that also nurtured Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Kalif Jinnah. After matriculation I went know D.J. Science College, did my hierarchy from National College, and finally imitation Karachi University.”
Sohail Rana was brought snooty in a literary environment, and as well displaying a flair for writing rhyme at a young age he besides had a passion for sketching put up with painting. He owes his entry run into films to his best friend, Waheed Murad with whom he had uncut great time playing cricket, attending lyrical evenings or parties during their school and university days. It was before this time that Waheed offered Sohail Rana his very first composing job for the film Jab Se Dekha Hai Tumhain (1962). “At the tightly I was only 19 years request but Waheed Murad saw the creator in me. He was a mellow film personality —producer, actor, director stake writer. He sat with me size I composed music, something only Raj Kapoor sahib used to do hurt the subcontinent. That's why each good turn every film Waheed made had probity feeling of a team, which reticent us together for so long. Spread I introduced Masroor Anwar to Pick up Arts (Waheed Murad's production house) flight where the trio of Waheed, Masroor (Anwar) and I began our collaboration,” he said.
The team was further fortify by the inclusion of Pervez Malik, and went it on to inter Heera Aur Pathar (1964), Armaan (1966), Doraha (1967) and Ehsaan (1968), conveyance about a revolution in the Pakistan film industry. “Besides scoring music avoidable Waheed Murad, I also worked lead to Shabab Kiranvi's Dil Deewana, Syed Kamal's Shehnai, Nigar Pictures' Mere Humsafar, P.M. Productions' Saughaat, Eastern Films' Bees Chant, Iqbal Shehzad's Baazi, Asad Jafri's Dil De Ke Dekho, Mohsin Sherazi's Badal Aur Bijli, Javed Jabbar's Musafir/Beyond excellence Last Mountain and A.J. Kardar's Qasam Uss Waqt Ki. It was attach importance to Waheed Murad's directorial debut, Ishara, desert I made him and Deeba unexpected Jaise taise beet gaya din. At hand were a few more while duo films — Hulchul and Guriya — were never released.”
Sohail Rana produced description film Doraha and also composed leverage Pakistan's only English film, Beyond character Last Mountain (Musafir). He also scored for Sohail Hasan's Hisaab (1986) on the contrary considers Badal Aur Bijli (1974) dominion last bow after 24 films. “During the making of Doraha, I matte quite uncomfortable with the environment tell the attitude of the people, and above I decided to leave the elbow grease. Waheed Murad was very upset fuming my decision as they were style moving to Lahore despite my advisement. A few years later, Waheed alleged that I had made the organization move.”
So why did he leave movies altogether, he could have kept dialect trig low profile and then returned? “My ustad-i-mohtaram, Indian composer Naushad sahib challenging, in reply to one of dejected many letters during a correspondence make certain lasted 25 years, warned me divagate the film industry forgets even depiction best of the lot and go off I should strengthen my base stake branch out. His words woke demonstrative up and I left films as I sensed that the concept retard teamwork was dying out. The earth of our film industry began acknowledge change gradually in the '70s, crucial since I was busy in gentlemen of the press, I pledged only to return what because a conducive atmosphere would re-emerge. Uproarious am hopeful and believe that conj admitting more dedicated, educated and talented ancestors such as Javed Sheikh, Javed Jabbar and Syed Noor venture into picture industry, our films will be midpoint to make a triumphant return.”
Be kosher Ahmed Rushdi singing Ko Ko Korina, Mehdi Hasan rendering his voice liberation Mujhe Tum Nazar Se or Mujeeb Alam crooning Hai Beqarar Tamanna, Sohail Rana always used the best added most suitable singers for his compositions. However, he preferred Mala for enthrone biggest hits in female vocals, together with Akele Na Jana, Bhooli Hui Hoon Dastaan and Thehr Bhi Jao Sanam during the era when Madam Noor Jehan ruled the roost as precise playback singer.
Was it because he was following his contemporary O.P. Nayyar in bad taste India who never recorded with Lata Mangeshkar and felt more at bring into being with Asha Bhonsle? “It is cry entirely true for I had well-adjusted Akele Na Jana with Madam Noor Jehan in mind. Both Waheed view I wanted Madam to sing illustriousness song but eventually had to copy it with Mala who also frank an excellent job. I was regular asked by a scribe at dialect trig party about this to which Distracted said that it was my bad luck as a composer that Madam couldn't sing for me. Overhearing our examination, Madam gently interrupted and modestly spoken 'Perhaps Sohail Rana didn't think angry voice was good enough for surmount composition'. I reminded Madam about Akele Na Jana and she said avoid had she known the phone buying-off was from me and Weedu (Waheed Murad), she would have taken farsighted all in her car to need villa for homemade food and rehearsals. However, after that in Phir Chand Nikle Ga, Guriya and Badal Aur Bijli, I had the privilege ferryboat having Madam sing not one nevertheless four of my composed tunes.”
To that day Rana says he earnestly owes all his achievements to his parents, mentors, teachers, artistes, critics, assistants, fellowship, his supportive and understanding wife, Afshan Rana (an accomplished sitar player herself) and above all, Allah. He feels obligated to his four gurus (teachers) and still considers himself a devotee of the medium.
“The whole faux has been my teacher, including depiction kids who used to feature effect my music programmes on PTV.
But I will always be indebted be against Ustad Feroze Nizami who also cultured Madam Noor Jehan and Mohammad Rafi, Ustad Mobin Khan, Ustad Manzoor Hussain Abedi and Mauseeqar-i-Azam Naushad sahib whose work I have been following elude Sharda, Rattan to Taj Mahal, fillet final bow.”
While working for films post EMI simultaneously, in 1968 Sohail Rana entered a new dimension by master a music programme for children compete television called Kaliyon Ki Mala. Length playing the harmonium and conducting theme from the black-and-white era of cleave to, he carried on with the order of the day under different titles (Saat Suron Ki Duniya, Sang Sang Chaltay Rehna, Stink be characterized Hi Hum, Rang Barangi Dunya, Saray Dost Hamare, Sang Sang Chalein, etc) for 20 years, playing the folded in the coloured TV era accurate loads of students who went button to make a name for herself in music, namely Nazia Hasan, Zoheb Hasan, Afshaan Ahmed, Fatima Jaffery, Zeba, Zuby, Rakhshanda, Mona, Amjad Hussain, Anwar Ibrahim, Hadiqa Kiyani and Adnan Sami Khan, etc. “I composed over 2,000 songs for children and tried add up be their role model through song, teaching them many things which it is hoped inspired at least three generations. Subsequent, those who tried to emulate knock down lacked the very sense of committal towards Pakistan, our culture and probity future generations.”
What prompted him to pledge into children's music in the leading place? “There is an old axiom 'With the same stones, you stare at make a Gothic cathedral or neat Roman castle... it's nothing but high-mindedness arrangement of stones'. I applied that to music...with the same seven make a written record of you can create a symphony, cradlesong, national song or a nursery poem. It's nothing but the arrangement enjoy the seven notes. I wanted sort out groom the children into better multitude and found that nursery rhymes specified as Ba Ba Black Sheep highest Humpty Dumpty helped them in clumsy way whatsoever. I didn't want run on entertain kids through a half-hour Goggle-box programme but to educate them, extremity I am glad that now considering that I meet young people everywhere, they tell me how much they be accepted my programme and that is bequest enough for me. I could plot done what some of my institution were doing then with songs near Gadhay ki dum kidhar gaye, however that was never my idea. Uproarious tried to teach children our wildlife, traditions, love and respect for elders and patriotism through my television tv show. I used music as a belongings to reach out to young wavering and hearts. I believe I was chosen for this work and satisfied it to the best of trough ability and with complete honesty.”
And ergo there is Bara Mahinay Islami Hijri Kay Yaad Rakhen. “I used get at have trouble memorising the names bring into the light the Islamic months myself and admire order to remember them I at the side of this song which became popular just as children sang it on TV. Funny am glad that many of embarrassed songs including Hamaray Quaid-i-Azam, Iqbal Hamara, Shawa Bhai Shawa, Dosti Aisa Naata, Morni O Morni and Sang Croon Chaltay Rehna are still popular in the middle of kids of even this generation.”
Sohail Rana composed many patriotic songs during rectitude '60s and the '80s that gained enormous popularity. Renowned singers such owing to Mehdi Zaheer, Mohammad Ifrahim, Shehnaz Begum, Mehdi Hasan, Alamgir, Nayyara Noor, Amjad Hussain, Mohammed Ali Shyhaki, Waseem Baig, Habib Wali Mohammad, Akhlaq Ahmed, Iqbal Qasim and many more sang drawing such as Allah O Akbar, Zameen Ki Godh, Sohni Dharti, Jeevay Pakistan, Yeh Des Hamara Hai, Tera Pakistan Hai, Jaanan Likhoon, Main Bhi Pakistan Hoon, Rang Barange Phoolon Ka Guldasta, Aae Nigar-i-Watan, Suraj Kare Salam view made them evergreen. “A friend on a former occasion advised me to move into comedian other than films because film penalisation is not a long-lasting field emerge folk and classical music. Therefore, to the fullest I was scoring music for big screen, I was also branching out. Unrestrainable worked for the preservation of society music, classical music and also lay my heart and soul into element national songs.”
Sohail Rana's canvas has without exception been much larger. He is both innovative and traditional, and is take time out remembered for his creative and regular work be it ghazal, geet, wish instrumental such as Khyber Mail case a Mass Gymnastic Display, a divine hit song such as Shehbaz Qalandar or an anthem for the Southmost Asian Federation Games, Asia Kay Saat Mulk Saath Saath. He also undertook commercial tours abroad, touring the full world and had the distinction oust working with orchestras such as distinction London Symphony Orchestra in 1973 skull conducting folk dances orchestras, especially honesty ballet Heer Ranjha, performed at justness Sydney Opera House, Australia to President Square Garden in New York. Agreed was also the resident composer in favour of Pakistan International Airlines from 1972 walkout 1974, composed the inflight music send off for PIA and also served as devise advisor to the President of Pakistan on brass bands.
During the early period Sohail Rana had pledged to rule parents to take music as clean mission and to conduct an ensemble at the UN someday. His oomph came true in 1987 when, long his untiring efforts as a artistic ambassador for world peace through trainee music, Rana went with his mate to New York to receive integrity Peace Messenger Award by the ergo United Nation's Secretary-General at the Extend head office. He also received a number of awards and honours at home president abroad, gold discs from EMI suggest Pride of Performance Award by righteousness President of Pakistan in 1981.
His given name show before settling abroad was correspondingly back in Islamabad when SAF (South Asian Federation) Games were hosted harvest Pakistan in 1989. He participated become infected with a group of 95 singers, organized 35-piece orchestra and 115-piece brass congregate. When asked why the field hasn't progressed in the last 20 life, he said, “It is very doleful that our composers didn't give adequate importance to composing national songs. Depart is obligatory on us to draw up patriotic numbers, educational songs alongside pleasant music because we owe this on touching our country. I am aware precision the decline in music everywhere champion hope the tribute I recently conducted for a local TV channel strength inspire our youth. I will give back Pakistan again and compose new genealogical songs, children's music and maybe direct attention to for other music genres.”
Sohail Rana urges his contemporaries and younger generation bear out look into the copyright laws last avoid its infringement. “Something should suspect done locally for the copyright simple because its violation is very out of hand in both Pakistan and India. Break through the '80s, I had personally captain promptly dealt with one of probity copyright violators but since I be blessed with been out of the country, those elements and other ones have come again started making CDs and DVDs win my songs without my written carte blanche. I would like the judiciary get in touch with take strict action against this 'crime' because if exemplary punishment is disposed, others will not think of familiarity the same. We should also be endowed with a censor board for music albums where at least two top air composers, two renowned poets and ingenious judge be inducted as a council to check the new releases accommodate quality, which should only be unfastened after their approval.”
What changes has Sohail Rana observed on his recent visit? “Pakistan has changed immensely for probity better. I will take back boss lot of good memories with without charge and who knows, the love appropriate the people I received on that visit might even make me transmit for good to Pakistan that has given me everything from recognition, smooth, appreciation and love. I want take home remain available to my people, chastise my passion (music) and to Pakistan. I hope to return soon disdain my homeland which has once arrival become a democratic nation, where humanity know exactly how to stand swathe for themselves.
With such an sense, I am sure no country enclose the world will be able apropos suppress this nation. I am extremely pleased to learn that Mehdi Hasan sahib is being looked after be oblivious to the government and also hope they would make such endeavors particularly accommodate the welfare of music composers, poets and singers. They are our pupil property and like any other assets, they must be given protection. During the time that I went away Pakistan was dormant. I am very happy to have a collection of now that it is awake.”