These songs were compiled in an album entitled Narayan Gopal, Ghulam Ali Ra Ma, and are popular among Nepali music lovers to this day.

Those songs were written by King Mahendra of Nepal. Ghulam Ali has also sung some Nepali ghazals like Kina kina timro tasveer, Gajalu tee thula thula aankha, Lolaaeka tee thula and Ke chha ra diun in Nepali language with Narayan Gopal, a well known Nepali singer, and composer Deepak Jangam. How can you sing a song by running and jumping around the stage? The stage is meant for performing not for acrobatics.' On being questioned about Pakistani pop groups, Ghulam Ali replied, 'Frankly, I am really bewildered at their style of singing. He tends to select the ghazals of famous poets. Other popular ghazals include Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa and Awaargi. He was introduced to Hindi cinema with a Hindi film song Chupke Chupke Raat Din written by the poet Hasrat Mohani in B. Asha Bhosle has done joint music albums with him. Though from Pakistan, Ghulam Ali remains as popular in India as in Pakistan. Many of his Punjabi songs have been popular and have been part of Punjab's own cultural diaspora. He is known for blending gharana-gaayaki into ghazal and this gives his singing the capability to touch people's hearts. His compositions are raga-based and sometimes include a scientific mixture of ragas. Along with singing ghazals, Ghulam Ali composes music for his ghazals. Ghulam Ali started singing for Radio Pakistan, Lahore in 1960. After he finished, Ustad hugged him and made him his disciple. He mustered the courage to sing the Thumri 'Saiyyan Bolo Tanik Mose Rahiyo Na Jaye.'. It wasn't easy to have the courage to sing before him. But after repeated requests from Ghulam Ali's father, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan asked the young Ghulam Ali to sing something. But Khan insisted that since he was hardly in town, regular training wouldn't be possible. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan had toured Kabul, Afghanistan and, on the way back to India, Ghulam Ali's father requested the Ustad to take his son as a disciple. Ghulam Ali encountered Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, for the first time, when he was in his early teens.

Ghulam Ali had always been listening to Khan since childhood. His name 'Ghulam Ali' was given by his father, a great fan of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan who, in the past, used to live in Lahore. In a news item reported in 2015, Ghulam Ali has said that he won't perform in India until situation is right for music.He, however, assured that he will visit India when РІР‚Вthe atmosphere is right.РІР‚в„ў He said that he does not want to be used for political mileage. After this cancellation, he performed at Lucknow, India., New Delhi and in Trivandrum, and Kozhikode, Kerala, India. After this, he received invitations from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. In 2015, due to protest by Shiv Sena at Mumbai, his concert was cancelled. He was married to Afsana Ali and has a daughter Manjari Ghulam Ali. His recent album 'Hasratein' was nominated in the Best Ghazal Album category at Star GIMA Awards 2014. His famous ghazals are Chupke Chupke Raat Din, Kal Chaudhvin Ki Raat Thi, Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa, Chamakte Chand Ko, Kiya Hai Pyar JisР“В©, May Nazar SР“В© Pee Raha Hoon, Mastana PeeyР“В©, YР“В© dil yР“В© pagal dil, Apni Dhun Mein Rehta Hoon a ghazal by Nasir Kazmi, 'Ham Ko Kiske Gham Ne Maara'. Many of his hit ghazals have been used in Bollywood movies. Highly popular in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, as well as among South Asian diaspora in the US, the UK and the Middle Eastern countries. His style and variations in singing Ghazals has been noted as unique, as he blends Hindustani classical music with ghazals, unlike any other ghazal singer. Ghulam Ali is considered to be one of the best ghazal singers of his era. Ali was also trained by Bade Ghulam Ali's younger brothers РІР‚вЂњ Barkat Ali Khan and Mubarak Ali Khan. Ghulam Ali was a disciple of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (elder Ghulam Ali Khan). He has also been a prominent playback singer in bollywood. Ustad Ghulam Ali ( Urdu: РЁС”Р©РЏР©вЂћРЁВ§Р©вЂ¦ РЁв„–Р©вЂћР«РЉ 5 December 1940) is a Pakistani ghazal singer of the Patiala Gharana.

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