Biography
Lucky Ali is the second of the eight children of the popular Bollywood comedian, Mehmood. His mother Mahelaka, was part Bengali and part Punjabi, the sister of a popular Indian actress of the 1960s - Meena Kumari. The Bollywood actress and dancer, Minoo Mumtaz, was his paternal aunt. He attended Manekji Cooper (Kindergarten) (Juhu), Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Hampton Court in Mussoorie, St. George's College, Mussoorie, and Bishop Cottons Boys School, Bangalore.[1]
Lucky Ali is known to be a strict Muslim. Ali states his favourite piece of music is the Quran being recited.[2]
His first wife was Meaghan Jane McCleary, who has acted in the video O Sanam from his first album Sunoh. Ali have two children from his first wife - Ta'awwuz and Tasmia. His second wife is Inaya. He has two children from his second wife, Sara and Raiyan.
Lucky Ali and his father Mahmood shared a tempestuous relationship. Mehmood was a very busy actor in 1960s and 70s, and remained away from home for his shoots. Once, around the age of five when Lucky's mother came with him to receive Mehmood at the airport, Lucky didn't recognize his father and on seeing him said, "He's the film comedian Mehmood!" Lucky Ali lived away from his family in a boarding school up in the foothills of the Himalayas in Mussoorie. Lucky's tryst with marijuana led Mehmood to write the script of the movie Dushman Duniya Ka (Enemy of the World).[3] The movie stars Ali's youngest brother,Manzoor. It is the story of the drug abuse of a young man called Lucky. In the end the young man kills his mother, destroys everything around him and is then killed by his father. Lucky Ali differed with his father's vision and did not act in the movie. "I felt the story lacked hope," he said.[3] However he sang his first song for the film.
Lucky Ali wanderlust has taken him many places. He has bred horses, been an oil rigger off the coast of Pondicherry in South India, is a farmer with a strong opinion on organic methods in farming. Music, singing and acting are his serious hobbies.
Personal Albums
His first composition was a three-chord lament called 'Nobody Loves Me'. Lucky Ali was gifted a guitar at age 13 and he taught himself to play it. Lucky became passionate about music but soon moved to horses, then to acting, and direction, further on to roughnecking on the rig Gettysburg now Badrinath owned by Great Offshore Limited, to washing carpets but finally returned to music.
Lucky Ali made his debut on the Indian pop scene with the soulful album Sunoh which established him as a pop singer. This album won many of the top awards in Indian music, including the Best Pop Male Vocalist at the 1996 Screen Awards and the Channel V Viewers Choice Award in 1997. It stayed on the MTV Asia Charts for 60 weeks. The song O Sanam from Sunoh, launched his career and is considered by some to be one of the best indi-pop songs ever.[1] His next album, Sifar, wasn't quite as successful as Sunoh, but it was noted for its music, lyrics and vocals.
Lucky Ali is known for his distinctive music style and also for his husky voice. His third album and fourth albums were Aks and Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai, both of which were reasonably successful. After a five years hiatus, he released his new album Xsuie on the 19th of September 2009, on his birthday.
He is also known for contributing the song "Anjaani Raahon Mein" to the album "Meri Jaan Hindustan" which commemorated 50 years of Indian independence in the year 1997. The video was directed by Mani Shankar, and features him as a young urban man roaming the Indian countryside, trying to discover new meaning to life. When asked about the video, he once said "The video of 'Anjaani Raahon Mein' was a beautiful story in itself. It was done straight from the heart and it is very special to me."
His latest album is Xsuie, which he released on internet as he didnt want to just make money. Thus he decided not to go with any label and just to release his music as an independent artist.
He also sung his first kannada song for a Kannada film 'Udyan Express'. He also song the anthem song of Formula 1 race(2011) that held in India along with K.K,Daler Mehndi.
Playback Singing Career
Lucky Ali started his Playback singing career with the song "Nasha Nasha" from the film Dushman Duniya Ka which starred his brother Manzoor Ali in the lead role. The film was directed by their father Mehmood. However the song and the film both went unnoticed.
After that, his next song in films was in Hrithik Roshan's debut movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.The songs Na Tum Jaano Na Hum and Ek Pal Ka Jeena became huge hits and he won the Filmfare award (Best Male Playback Singer) for Na Tum Jaano Na Hum.
The latest song by him was Bekarar in movie Paathshaala and later in Hairat in movie Anjaana Anjaani.
Acting Career
Being the nephew of Meena Kumari, one of the great actresses to grace the Indian screen, and moreover being Mehmood's son, Lucky Ali did not lack the requisite opportunity to make his debut as an actor. He acted in a few films in the 1970s and 1980s such as Yeh Hain Zindagi (1977) Hamare Tumhare (1979) and Shyam Benegal 's Trikaal (1985). He also acted in the television series Bharat Ek Khoj Directed by Shyam Benegal. After a long break from acting, he returned in Sanjay Gupta's Kaante (2002) where he acted along leading stars like legend Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Kumar Gaurav and Suniel Shetty. Lucky Ali also acted in the TV serial Zara Hatke. In 2002, he acted in the Hindi musical Sur-The Melody of Life essaying a complex role that earned him accolades as an actor..
Discography
Sunoh (1996) Solo Music Album - 10 Songs
Meri Jaan Hindustaan (1996) - 1 Song
Sifar (1998) Solo Music Album - 10 Songs
Aks (2001) Solo Music Album - 10 Songs
Gori Teri Aakhein (2002) - 3 Songs
Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai (2004) Solo Music Album - 8 Songs
Xsuie (2009) Solo Music Album - 8 Songs
Raasta-Man (2011) Solo Music Album - 11 Songs
Tum Hi Se
Lucky Ali Lyrics
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चमक रहा है तारा
ठंडी ठंडी ये पुरवई
सोचो किसने बनाया
हो तुम ही हो पहले,
तुम ही हो आख़िर
तुम ही से सारा जहाँ
तुम ही से माँ बाप
तुम ही से समा
पेड़ परिंदे पानी का झरना
तुम से चमन का महकना
नीले नीले फूलों में भवरों
का है यही गुनगुना ना
हो तुम ही से शबनम
तुम ही से खुश्बू
तुम ही से है यह बहार
तुम ही से झोंके मस्त हवा के
तुम ही से फ़िज़ा
हू हू हू हू हू हू हू
ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म
दोनो जहाँ का तू है उजाला
रब तूने है हुमको पाला
तेरा है अंबर
तेरी है धरती
तेरा है यह जग सारा
ओ तुम ही से बादल
तुम ही से सावन
तुम ही से है ये घटा
तुम ही से बिजली
तुम ही से तूफान
तुम ही से खुमार
हू हू हू हू हू हू हू
ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म
The lyrics of Lucky Ali's song Tum Hi Se talk about the all-encompassing nature of love and gratitude towards a loved one. The opening lines describe a beautiful night with the moon shining and stars twinkling, accompanied by a gentle cool breeze. The singer then asks who could have created such a beautiful atmosphere, and then declares that the loved one is the one who has created everything in the world. The loved one is responsible for the singer's childhood memories, for the chirping birds in the trees, for the fragrant flowers and the buzzing bees.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Tum Hi Se" over and over again, emphasizing the fact that everything in existence is linked back to the loved one. The second verse goes on to describe the various natural phenomena in the world - the clouds, the rain, the storms - and claims that they all originate from the loved one. The final few lines talks about how the loved one is the only source of happiness, fragrance, and freshness in the singer's life.
Overall, the lyrics are a beautiful homage to love and the power it holds over our lives. They showcase the idea that all of creation is linked back to the one we love and that everything beautiful in the world is thanks to them.
Line by Line Meaning
रात चाँदनी छाई हुई है
The night is shrouded in moonlight
चमक रहा है तारा
The stars are twinkling
ठंडी ठंडी ये पुरवई
The cool breeze blows
सोचो किसने बनाया
Think about who made it all
हो तुम ही हो पहले,
You were the first,
तुम ही हो आख़िर
You are the last
तुम ही से सारा जहाँ
The whole world is from you
तुम ही से माँ बाप
From you come mother and father
तुम ही से बचपन
From you comes childhood
तुम ही से समा
From you comes everything
पेड़ परिंदे पानी का झरना
Trees, birds, and waterfalls
तुम से चमन का महकना
The fragrance of gardens is from you
नीले नीले फूलों में भवरों
In blue flowers the bees hum
का है यही गुनगुना ना
This is the only song being hummed
हो तुम ही से शबनम
From you comes dew
तुम ही से खुश्बू
From you comes fragrance
तुम ही से है यह बहार
This spring is from you
तुम ही से झोंके मस्त हवा के
From you comes the blowing of the intoxicated wind
तुम ही से फ़िज़ा
From you comes the atmosphere
हू हू हू हू हू हू हू
Hu hu hu hu hu hu hu
ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म
Hm hm hm hm hm hm
दोनो जहाँ का तू है उजाला
You are the light of both worlds
रब तूने है हुमको पाला
God, you have nurtured us
तेरा है अंबर
The sky is yours
तेरी है धरती
The earth is yours
तेरा है यह जग सारा
This whole world is yours
ओ तुम ही से बादल
From you come clouds
तुम ही से सावन
The rain comes from you
तुम ही से है ये घटा
These clouds are from you
तुम ही से बिजली
From you comes lightning
तुम ही से तूफान
From you comes storms
तुम ही से खुमार
From you comes intoxication
हू हू हू हू हू हू हू
Hu hu hu hu hu hu hu
ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म ह्म
Hm hm hm hm hm hm
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LUCKY ALI, SYED ASLAM NOOR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sanjaysridhar3713
Syed Aslam Noor was my classmate in college. Such a humble and full of life kind of guy. Great lyrics my dear friend!
@rabiaaslam3186
Really !
@shaikh878
Feeling nice .
@ArvindKumarlordoflight
Sanjay Sridhar what’s the meaning ?
@sanjaysridhar3713
@@ArvindKumarlordoflight Meaning of what?
@ArvindKumarlordoflight
Sanjay Sridhar meaning of the song..
@debarshidutta2830
This song is atleast 50 years ahead of its time...what a masterpiece...that intro can cure depression...long live Lucky Ali
@Maniacguy2777
It was released on 1996 sunoh album the first song O sanam the world’s favourite.
@vighneshshirdhonkar2592
Also, it was the first song recorded for the album 😅
@randomhumanonearth777
unfortunanety the least famous one too @@vighneshshirdhonkar2592