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Ali Sethi
Pakistani-American singer and author
Ali Aziz Sethi (Urdu/Punjabi: علی عزیز سیٹھی; pronounced[əˈliːˈseːʈʰiː]; born July 2, ) is a Pakistani-American[1][2] singer, songwriter, composer, and author.[3][4][5] Born to journalists and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi rose to prominence with his debut novel, The Wish Maker (). Although Sethi received some musical training as a child, he did not begin to formally train in Hindustani classical music until after graduating from college. He trained under the tutelage of Ustad Naseeruddin Saami (widely considered a master of both the qawwali and khyal forms of singing) as well as under noted ghazal and classical singer Farida Khanum.
In , Sethi began focusing on his musical career and made his film debut as a singer in Mira Nair's film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, with the song "Dil Jalaane Ki Baat Karte Ho."[6][7] He followed
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Film: 'Dil Jalanay Ki Baat Karte Ho' for The Reluctant Fundamentalist ()
TV: 'Ye Mera Deewanapan Hai' for the TV show Ye Mera Deewanapan Hai ()
Original Single: Mahi Mera ()
• Nominated for Best Single Music Award at Hum Awards in for Kithay Nain Na Jorin
• Nominated for Best Male Playback Singer Award at ARY Film Awards and Lux Style Awards in for Aah nötboskap Chahiye
• Included in Time magazine's Time Next list in September
• Nominated for Top I
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Even though he is best known for his innovative blend of traditional Pakistani poetry and contemporary pop music, composer Ali Sethi first rose to fame as a writer with his novel, The Wish Maker. The son of award-winning journalists and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, he was born on July 2, , in Lahore, Pakistan. It was, in fact, his mother who introduced him to South Asian music at a very young age, exposing him to artists such as Noor Jehan, Iqbal Bano, and Farida Khanum. After graduating from Harvard College, Ali Sethi gained international acclaim thanks to his novel The Wish Maker (), which was heavily inspired by both his upbringing in Pakistan and the c