Ahmed Rushdi recorded the highest number of film songs in the history of Pakistani cinema in Urdu, English, Punjabi, Bengali, Sindhi and Gujarati languages and found unprecedented success as a playback artist from the mid-1950s to early 1980s. He recorded approximately 5000 songs for 583 released films.
He is remembered by many as having lent voice to South Asia's first-ever pop song 'Ko Ko Korina' filmed on Waheed Murad is one of the most well-known tunes in Pakistan's history.
Among his feats are songs such as Gol Gappay Wala and Akeley Na Jana from the film Armaan, which rivet the attention of people till this day.
Rushdi died of a heart attack at the age of 48 on April 11, 1983.
He was considered as a key contributor to the golden age of Pakistani film music. Twenty years after his death, he was awarded with Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his contributions to the field of music in 2003.