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 Ho Wohi
Lucky Ali Lyrics
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Gum hain kahin, tum ho wohi
Pyaar se jiske yeh naam hai aaya
Tum ho wohi, gum ho kahin
Har zamaane mein aate rahenge yeh kyon inkaar kare
Pyaar ke saayil raah batate hai kya
Jaise guzarte hai vaise badalte hai
Din ho ya raat miley
Neeley gagan ke taley
Humne bhi taare giney
Achcha jo samjha kiyey
Har ek chaahat ko
Raaston mein chalke, kahi se guzarke
Kahin pe sambhalke, aisa kahin, vaisa kahin
Nek iraadon mein, sachcha yeh vaadon mein
Tum ho kahin, gum ho kahin
Baahon mein bhar laaye saare ishaare hai
Chal ke kahin, chalte yahin
Aaj ka aalam hai maange to hum ko
Yeh saara sansar miley
Jaane kya chahe woh humne tho chaha yahi
Saath guzar jaaye har ek lamha bhi
Aisa dildaar mile
Pyaar ki basti mein aise bhi raste yahan
Neeley gagan ke taley, hum ko sahaara miley
Kahin nazaare khiley, kayi tikane hai
Ek ho zamaane mein, kya bura hai paane mein
Yeh samajh ke jaaye tho, der na ho jaane mein
Chaandni raaton mein shabnami raahon mein
Gum ho kahin, tum ho wohi
In Lucky Ali's song Tum Ho Wohi, the singer reminisces about memories and thoughts that are forever attached to his loved one. He reveals his emotions about how he feels lost without her and that she is the only one who can fill the void in his life. The song talks about the power of love and how it remains timeless despite the different eras and generations that come and go. The lyrics express the inevitability of love and how it always finds its path, like a river flowing through the mountains.
The song also speaks about taking different paths, but the love for each other still keeps them together. The singer reminisces about the beautiful moments shared together under the sky and remembers how he had counted the stars, finding a sense of comfort with his loved one. The lyrics emphasize the importance of love, regardless of time or distance or circumstances. The song inspires a sense of hope that love will lead you to where you are meant to be.
Overall, Tum Ho Wohi is a beautiful love song that celebrates the power of love, the memories attached to it, and the hope that it brings. Its lyrics invoke a sense of nostalgia, longing, and the unbreakable bond that exists between two individuals.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeh hai khayaalon mein yaadon mein baaton mein
This is in thoughts, memories, and words
Gum hain kahin, tum ho wohi
Missing somewhere, you're the one
Pyaar se jiske yeh naam hai aaya
Whose name has come with love
Tum ho wohi, gum ho kahin
You are the one, missing somewhere
Har zamaane mein aate rahenge yeh kyon inkaar kare
Why would it deny that it'll keep coming in every era?
Pyaar ke saayil raah batate hai kya
Does the path of love say anything?
Jaise guzarte hai vaise badalte hai
As they pass, they change
Din ho ya raat miley
Whether day or night, it meets
Aise bahaane se saara jahan badla tha
The whole world changed with such excuses
Neeley gagan ke taley
Under the blue skies
Humne bhi taare giney
We have also counted the stars
Achcha jo samjha kiyey
What we understood is good
Har ek chaahat ko
Every desire
Raaston mein chalke, kahi se guzarke
Walking on the roads, passing from somewhere
Kahin pe sambhalke, aisa kahin, vaisa kahin
Holding ground somewhere, like this or that
Nek iraadon mein, sachcha yeh vaadon mein
In good intentions, in true promises
Tum ho kahin, gum ho kahin
You are somewhere, lost somewhere
Baahon mein bhar laaye saare ishaare hai
All signals filled in my arms
Chal ke kahin, chalte yahin
Going somewhere, staying here
Aaj ka aalam hai maange to hum ko
Today's situation is that we ask for it
Yeh saara sansar miley
The whole world should come
Jaane kya chahe woh humne tho chaha yahi
Don't know what they want, we have wanted this
Saath guzar jaaye har ek lamha bhi
Each moment should pass together
Aisa dildaar mile
Such a kind lover should be found
Pyaar ki basti mein aise bhi raste yahan
In the colony of love, there are also such paths
Neeley gagan ke taley, hum ko sahaara miley
Under the blue skies, we get support
Kahin nazaare khiley, kayi tikane hai
Somewhere, there are blooming sights, there are many places
Ek ho zamaane mein, kya bura hai paane mein
What's wrong with getting together in one era
Yeh samajh ke jaaye tho, der na ho jaane mein
If you understand this, there won't be a delay in realizing it
Chaandni raaton mein shabnami raahon mein
In moonlit nights, in dewy paths
Gum ho kahin, tum ho wohi
Missing somewhere, you're the one
Contributed by Evelyn W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.