Lucky Ali (born 19 September 1958), born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali, is an Indi… Read Full Bio ↴Lucky Ali (born 19 September 1958), born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali, is an Indian singer songwriter, composer and actor. Lucky Ali is best known for his soulful but strikingly simple ballad-style singing and melodious voice.

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

Ye dil deewana
Lucky Ali Lyrics

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थोड़ी सी बेताबी है
थोड़ा सुरूर है
खोया खोया रहता है
दिल का कसूर है

ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना (धूम चिका धूम चिका)
ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना (धूम चिका धूम चिका)
ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना (धूम चिका धूम चिका)

म्म म्म म्म म्म म्म म्म (धूम चिका धूम चिका)
पलकों के साये साये
कोई परछाई है
ख्वाबों ख्यालों में है
चेहरा उसका
कैसे बताऊँ किसे
कैसी तन्हाई है
दिल की है हालत ऐसी
आई-आई ओ
तनहा-तनहा
लम्हा-लम्हा
जीते हैं यूँ दुनिया में हम तो

ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना

ऐसा कौन ज़माने में जो प्यार बिना रह पाए (ऐसा कौन ज़माने में जो प्यार बिना रह पाए)
कोई तो इज़हार करे या कोई चुप रह जाए (कोई तो इज़हार करे या कोई चुप रह जाए)
प्यार प्यार की चाहत है जो सबको ही सताए (प्यार प्यार की चाहत है जो सबको ही सताए)
सारी सारी रात जगाये चैन कहीं ना आये (सारी सारी रात जगाये चैन कहीं ना आये)

सुनले
दोनों चैन की यारी है
सुनले-सुनले
थोड़ी देर की यारी है
बोले
दोनों चैन की यारी है
फिर से बोले
दिल की दुनिया में देखो
मच गया शोर है
इसी बहाने आजा
चले कहीं और
दुनिया है दिलवालों की
आशिक़ी का दौर है
महका-महका है आलम
आई-आई ओ
तनहा-तनहा
लम्हा-लम्हा
जीते हैं यूँ दुनिया में हम तो

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थोड़ी सी बेताबी है
थोड़ा सुरूर है
खोया खोया रहता है
दिल का कसूर है

ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना
ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना
ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना

पलकों के साये साये
कोई परछाई है
ख्वाबों ख्यालों में है
चेहरा उसका
कैसे बताऊँ किसे
कैसी तन्हाई है
दिल की है हालत ऐसी
आई आई ओ
तनहा-तनहा
लम्हा-लम्हा
जीते हैं यूँ दुनिया में हम तो

ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना
ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना
ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना
दोनों चैन की यारी है
सुनले (ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना)
थोड़ी देर की यारी है
सुनले-सुनले (ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना)
दोनों चैन की यारी है

फिर से बोले (ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना)
ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना (ये दिल दीवाना है अब क्या इसका करना)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lucky Ali's song "Ye dil deewana" reflect the emotions and desires of a passionate and restless heart. The first verse talks about how the heart feels a little restless and intoxicated, as if it is lost and doesn't know what to do. It also acknowledges that the heart is responsible for its own state of being.

The chorus repeats the line "Ye dil deewana hai ab kya iska karna" multiple times, emphasizing the fact that the heart is crazy and wild, and it doesn't know what to make of it. The use of the phrase "dhum chika dhum chika" adds a playful and energetic vibe to the lyrics.

The second verse describes the presence of someone special in the singer's thoughts and dreams. The face of that person is like a shadow in the eyes and brings a certain kind of solace and comfort. The singer is struggling to articulate who this person is and what kind of loneliness they bring. The heart is in a unique state, and the singer reflects on living each moment in this world with such intensity and solitude.

The following section poses a rhetorical question, asking who can survive without love in this world. It reflects on the dilemma of whether to express love or to keep it hidden. The desire for love tortures everyone, and they spend their nights awake, not finding any peace.

The bridge of the song introduces the concept of friendship and companionship, highlighting the importance of having someone to share the burdens of life with. The lines mention the friendship of both peace and the passing of time, further emphasizing the theme of emotional connection.

The repeating chorus reinforces the idea that the heart is crazy and it doesn't know what to do, further cementing the fact that sometimes emotions and desires can be overwhelming and difficult to understand or suppress.

Overall, "Ye dil deewana" is a song that explores the complexities of the heart, its restlessness, desires, and the struggle to cope with overwhelming emotions. It captures the essence of being in love, yearning for companionship, and the challenges of navigating through life with a passionate and unpredictable heart.

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