Renowned Pakistani playback singer Akhlaq Ahmed's 12th death anniversary was observed on Thursday. He was born in Delhi in 1946 and started his career as a stage singer in the 1960s in Karachi, when he was a member of a famous singing group with two other legendary artists Masood Rana and Nadeem.
Akhlaq Ahmad was the third generation of top male playback singers in Pakistan film industry. He was unable to get a dominant place in the film industry because when he started his singing career, at that time famous singer Ahmed Rushdi was ruling the film music. Even then he remained a successful singer in late 1970s and 1980s.
He struggled many years but shined in the 1970s as playback singer. Sona na Chandi na koi Mehal in film Bandish (1980) and Sawan Aye Sawan jaye in Chahat (1974) were his most super hit songs. Famous Indian singer Sonu Nigam sang many songs of Akhlaq Ahmed as Sonu's voice closely resembles with Akhlaq's and released these songs in late 1990s.