Ali Zafar discography
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Ali Zafar is a Pakistani pop and rock singer-songwriter.[1][2] He debuted as a singer with song "Channo" in 2003, and sang his first movie song "Jugnuon Se Bhar De Aanchal" in the same year. He has released four studio albums and has composed three soundtrack albums. He has sung for Hindi cinema from 2010 to 2016. His discography also includes songs for Pakistani films and dramas. He also has recorded many singles, covers, poetries, and has sung for TV commercials and brands, notably Coke Studio Pakistan, ISPR, and Pakistan Super League.
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| Ali Zafar discography | |
|---|---|
Ali Zafar at a concert in 2015 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
| Coke Studio Pakistan | 17 |
| Pakistan Super League | 5 |
| ISPR | 5 |
In 2011, Zafar named his independent record label as Alif Records.[3] In September 2015, he established a studio in his new house and named it Lightingale Studios.[4] In February 2020, he launched Lightingale Records, a music label with an intention to mentor and highlight the talents of new artists.[5]
Albums
Studio albums
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Title | Genre | Label | Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | London, Paris, New York | Filmi Soundtrack | Sony | 7 |
| 2014 | Total Siyapaa | T-Series | 5 | |
| 2018 | Teefa in Trouble | Lightingale, Junglee | 6 |
Extended play
- Compilation album: Dhanak Kay Rang (2020)[b]
Soundtracks
Films
Pakistani films
| Year | Song | Film | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Jugnuon Se Bhar Le Aanchal" | Shararat | Wajahat Attray | Aqeel Ruby | Shabnam Majid | Zafar's solo version was added in Huqa Pani.[10] |
| 2011 | "Love Mein Ghum" | Love Mein Ghum | Waqar Ali | [11] | ||
| 2016 | "Jungle Medley" | Lahore Se Aagey | Shiraz Uppal | various artists | "Channo"[a] | |
| 2022 | "Ghabrana Nahi Hai" | Ghabrana Nahi Hai | Shuja Haider | |||
| "Dil Karey" | Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad | Shani Arshad | Khawaja Danish | Nish Asher | [12] | |
| 2023 | "Huey Tum Ajnabi" | Huey Tum Ajnabi | Baqir Abbas | Abass Tabish | Inspired by Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poetry "Hum Kay Thehray Ajnabi"[13][14] | |
| "Tooti Si Dunya" | Allahyar and the 100 Flowers of God | Himself, Hassan Badshah | Himself | [15] | ||
Hindi films
| Year | Song | Film | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "I Love Amreeka" | Tere Bin Laden | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Jaideep Sahni | Akriti Kakar, Anusha Mani Also ft. Shankar Mahadevan's voice in the album | |
| "Ullu Da Pattha" | ||||||
| "Welcome To Amreeka" | ||||||
| "Bas Ek Soch" | Ali Zafar | Single from the album | ||||
| 2011 | "F.U.N. Fun Funna" | Luv Ka The End | Ram Sampath | Amitabh Bhattacharya | [16] | |
| "Madhubala" | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | Sohail Sen | Irshad Kamil | Shweta Pandit | ft. Sreerama Chandra in film version | |
| "Meri Pyaari Piya" | Deleted song, but a part of it was ft. in the film[17] | |||||
| 2013 | "Early Morning" (Remix Version) | Chashme Baddoor | Sajid–Wajid | Jalees Sherwani | Rap by Limitless | Single; Sonu Nigam's voice ft. in the film |
| "Dhichkyaaon Doom Doom" | Shreya Ghoshal | Wajid's version was also added in the album.[c] | ||||
| "Andha Ghoda Race Mein Dauda" | Neelesh Misra | Wajid | [d] | |||
| 2014 | "Nakhriley" | Kill Dil | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Gulzar | Shankar Mahadevan, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Narration by Gulzar | |
| 2015 | "DJ" | Hey Bro | Nitz 'N' Sony | Pranav Vatsa | Sunidhi Chauhan | [d] |
| 2016 | "Six Pack Abs" | Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive | Ali Zafar | |||
| "Tu Hi Hai" | Dear Zindagi | Amit Trivedi | Kausar Munir | Arijit Singh's songs were added in the album.[c][18][19] | ||
| "Taarefon Se" | ||||||
Other films
- 2010: "Dekha" (from Masty) in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps[20]
- 2024: "Dil Jhoom" in Crakk was recreated from Jhoom[21]
TV series
| Year | Song | Title | Lyrics | Music | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Dastan-e-Ishq" | Mein Mer Gai Shaukat Ali (A-Plus TV) | [e] | |||
| 2012 | "Zindagi Gulzar Hai" | Zindagi Gulzar Hai | Ali Zafar | [22] | ||
| 2013 | "Channo" | Burka Avenger | [23][a] | |||
| "Awaaz Mein Teri" | Pakistan Idol | [24] | ||||
| 2019 | "Dil ka Dil se hua hai Ehd-e-Wafa" | Ehd-e-Wafa | Imran Raza | Sahir Ali Bagga | Bagga ft. Zafar, Asim Azhar and Aima Baig | [25][b] |
| 2020 | "Mushk" | Mushk | Aehsun Talish | Naveed Nashad | [26] | |
| 2021 | "Pehli Si Muhabbat" | Pehli Si Muhabbat | Asad Shah | Goher Mumtaz | Awarded as Singer of the Year for unplugged version[27][28] | |
| "Pareshan Kyun Lage Tu" | Chupke Chupke | Zafar, Naveed Nashad | Nirmal Roy | [29][30] | ||
| 2022 | "Hum Tum" | Hum Tum | Qamar Nashad | Naveed Nashad | Damia Farooq | |
| "Mere Dildar Sanam" | Fraud | Zafar | Hina Nasarullah | [31] | ||
| 2025 | "My Dear Cinderella" | My Dear Cinderella | Bagga | Afshan Fawad | ||
| "Dil Tera Ho Gaya" | Shirin Farhad | Qasim Dahir, Hassan Rai | Amna Rai | [32] | ||
| "Mere Dushmano" | Humraaz | Qamar Nashad | Naveed Nashad | [33] | ||
| 2026 | "Fanaa" | Mirza Ki Heer | Zafar | Izzat Fatima | ||
| "Chhaleya" | Winter Love | Qamar Nashad | Naveed Nashad | |||
| "Jab Tu Yaad Aaye" | Aap Ki Izzat | Hassan Badshah | ||||
Singles
Patriotic songs
| Year | Song | Lyrics | Music | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Yeh Hum Naheen" | Ali Moeen | Shuja Haider | various | [34] |
| 2015 | "Urain Ge" | Ali Zafar | Tribute to the victims of 2014 Peshawar school massacre, and to support 141 Schools for Peace campaign[35] | ||
| "Hanstay Hanstay" | [b][f][36] | ||||
| 2016 | "Yaarian" | Sahir Ali Bagga | Atif Aslam | [b][f][37] | |
| "Hum Roshan to Kal Roshan" | ft. Sanam Marvi | by Medical Department of Sindh[38] | |||
| 2017 | "Watan Ki Jeet" | [b][f][39] | |||
| "Qaumi Taranah" | Hafeez Jalandhari | Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla ft. Zafar | |||
| 2019 | "Jaan De Deinge" | Ali Zafar | [40][g] | ||
| 2020 | "Ye Watan Tumhara Hai" | Kaleem Usmani[41] | Tribute to the medical and security staff for fighting against COVID-19 and protecting lives; rendition of Mehdi Hassan's patriotic song Co-singer Iqrar Ul Hassan in 2021[h][42] | ||
| "Pakistani na Haarein ge" | Imran Raza | Bagga ft. Zafar, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Hadiqa Kiani, Asim Azhar, Nabeel Shaukat Ali | Awareness for COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan | ||
| "Kaam Kaam Kaam" | re-written, composed and sung by Zafar; Muhammad Ali Jinnah's message[h] (co-released by Diamond Supreme Foam) | ||||
| 2021 | "Aik Qaum, Aik Manzil" | Abid Hassan | Zafar along with producer Sarmad Ghafoor | Aima Baig | [b][g][43] |
| "Hum Mazdoor" | Rehman Faris | Hassan Badshah | Tribute to the labourers of Pakistan on Labour Day[44] | ||
| "You Have Stolen My Heart" | Liang Peng | Tiang Yi, Ling Shengxian | Miang Xinqi | Debut in Chinese language, released on 70th anniversary of China–Pakistan relations[45] | |
| "Aye Watan Pyare Watan" | Akhtar Hussain | Tribute to Amanat Ali Khan[h][42] | |||
| "Mein Ura" | Ali Zafar | Tribute to Pakistan Air Force[f][46] | |||
| 2022 | "Hum Mustafavi Hain" | Jamiluddin Aali | Music recreated by Zafar and Baqir Abbas for 2022 Islamic Summit Conference,[g] anthem released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting; originally composed by Sohail Rana and sung by Mehdi Zaheer for 2nd Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Summit[47][48] | ||
Coke Studio
| Year | Season | Song | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | "Rangeen" | [a][49] | |
| "Janay Na Koi" | [i][50] | |||
| "Channo" | [a][51] | |||
| "Chal Dil Meray" | [a][52] | |||
| "Allah Hu" | Saaein Tufail Ahmed | [e][53] | ||
| 2009 | 2 | "Dastaan-e-Ishq" | rehearsal version; later, completed in album[e][54] | |
| "Yar Daddi" | originally sung by Muhammad Juman[e][55] | |||
| "Nahi Ray Nahi" | [e][56] | |||
| 2015 | 8 | "Sohni Dharti" | Season's ft. artists | [57] |
| "Rockstar" | Song of the Year winner[58] | |||
| "Ae Dil" | Sara Haider | cover from 1963 film Ek Tera Sahara[j][59] | ||
| "Ajj Din Vehre Vich" | written by Shahnawaz Zaidi; composed by Asrar Hussain Chishti[60] | |||
| 2017 | 10 | "Qaumi Taranah" | Season's ft. artists | [61] |
| "Jaan-e-Bahaaraan" | [j][62] | |||
| "Julie" | ft. Danyal Zafar; guitar | [63] | ||
| "Yo Soch" | Natasha Khan | [64] | ||
| "Us Rah Par" | Ali Hamza ft. Strings | originally written by Shoaib Mansoor; sung by Junaid Jamshed and released for his 1999 album Us Rah Par[65] |
Lux Style Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5th | "Kharayaan Day Naal" | [i] |
| 2007 | 6th | "Sajania" | |
| 2012 | 11th | Medley | [66] |
| "Mujhe Tum Nazar Sai" | tribute to Mehdi Hassan[66] | ||
| 2015 | 14th | "Rockstar" | studio version[67] |
| 2016 | 15th | "Dil Se Bara" | LSA anniversary special[68] |
| "Mere Maula" | tribute to Amjad Sabri; co-singers Ali Sethi and Quratulain Balouch[68] | ||
| 2017 | 16th | "Ishq" | [69] |
| 2022 | 21st | Cultural Medley | ft. Urooj Fatima, Abid Brohi, Gul Panra, and Fortitude Pukhtoon Core |
Sports
| Year | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Rise For Jazba" (Jazz Pakistan) | Pakistan cricket team's songs for 2011 Cricket World Cup[70] |
| "Duniya Hai Dil Walon Ki" (Pepsi Pakistan) | ||
| 2015 | "Ab Khel Ke Dikha" | 2016 Pakistan Super League's official anthem |
| 2016 | "Chakka Choka" | Islamabad United official theme song[71] |
| "Life is Chest of Test" | Theme song for International PACES Competition; co-singers Damia Farooq and her sister Parisa Farooq[72][73] | |
| 2017 | "Ab Khel Jamay Ga" | 2017 Pakistan Super League's official anthem |
| 2018 | "Dil Se Jaan Laga De" | 2018 Pakistan Super League's official anthem |
| 2020 | "Mela Loot Liya" | Cricket anthem for Pakistan ft. fans |
| 2021 | "Game Bun Gayi" | Sponsored by Garena Free Fire; ft. Rap by Alistair Alvin[74] |
| 2022 | "Dabangg" | For team DHA Dabanggs, Karachi Tape Ball Premier League |
| 2023 | "Maza Aya" | Ft. Hashim Nawaz[75] |
| "Bahadur" | Ft. Abid Brohi; for team Hyderabad Bahadurs, Sindh Premier League | |
| 2024 | "Khul Ke Khel" | 2024 Pakistan Super League's official anthem with Aima Baig |
| 2025 | "X Dekho" | 2025 Pakistan Super League's official anthem with Abrar Ul Haq, Talha Anjum, and Natasha Baig |
Poetries
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Those For Truth" | Composed by Fuzz |
| 2008 | "Where do we go from Here?" | Recited in Dawn News show TalkBack with Wajahat Saeed Khan |
| 2017 | "Aks" | Recited in Dunya News show Mahaaz with Wajahat Saeed Khan |
| "Kuch to Ghalat ho Raha Hai" | [76] | |
| 2018 | "Aurat" | Recited in Miss Veet 2017 Grand Finale[77] |
| "Khayaal" | ||
| 2019 | "Haqeeqatein" | |
| "Hamd-o-Naat" | Dua composed by Hassan Badshah; video directed by Adnan Tariq[78] | |
| "Imagine" | Re-written by Zafar to reflect the context of social media; originally by John Lennon | |
| "Happy New Year" | ||
| 2020 | "Ko Ko Corona" | Rendition of Ahmed Rushdi's "Ko Ko Korina"; re-written by Zafar in view of COVID-19 pandemic[79] |
| "Sukoon" | [80] | |
| "Tum Ghalat, Mein Sahi" | ||
| "What happened while I was gone" | Twitter voice note | |
| 2023 | "Ho Tum" | Women's day |
| "Faslon Ko Takalluf" | Naat written by Iqbal Azeem and originally performed by Waheed Zafar Qasmi[81] | |
| 2025 | "Wey Bandiya" | |
| "Qaseeda Burda Shareef" | Additional lyrics by Zafar[82] | |
| "Aurat Wo Hai" | In wake of a tragedy; killing of Sana Yousaf, a teenage social media influencer[83] | |
| "Noor-e-Khuda" | Naat[84] | |
| "Sohna Nabi" | Naat[85] |
Covers and tributes
| Year | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Neele Neele Ambar Par" | Cover from soundtrack Kalaakaar |
| 2010 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Cover of Bill Withers's original |
| 2011 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Tribute to Elvis Presley |
| "Dil Aaj Shayar" | Cover from soundtrack Gambler; tribute to Dev Anand[86] | |
| 2014 | Medleys | Tribute to Raj Kapoor, in 1st Star Box Office Awards with Ayushmann Khurrana[87] |
| Tribute to Amitabh Bachchan, in grand finale of Kaun Banega Crorepati[88][89][90] | ||
| 2015 | "Aitebar" | Tribute to Junaid Jamshed by covering his original for album Aitebar by Vital Signs[91] |
| 2016 | "Angel" | Rendition of Taher Shah's song[92] |
| "Jaane Woh Kaise Log The" | Cover from soundtrack Pyaasa | |
| 2018 | "Jab Tere Sheher Se" | Cover from soundtrack Waadah |
| 2019 | "Laila o Laila" | Ft. debutant Urooj Fatima; original folk song for Culture of Balochistan by Faiz Mohammad Baloch[93] |
| "Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua" | Tribute to Allama Iqbal on his birthday[94] | |
| "Kuch To Log Kahein Ge" | Cover from soundtrack Amar Prem[95] | |
| 2020 | "Bekas Pe Karam Kijiye" | Cover from soundtrack Mughal-e-Azam |
| "Allay" | For Culture of Sindh ft. Urooj Fatima and Abid Brohi[96] | |
| 2021 | "Paharon Ki Qasam" | Tribute to Ali Sadpara; originally sung by Kamal Masood[97] |
| "Balaghal Ula Bi Kamaalihi" | Naat about Muhammad's Isra' and Mi'raj; arrangement by Baqir Abbas, video directed by Adnan Tariq; Qawwali in memory of Ghulam Farid Sabri, Maqbool Ahmed Sabri and Amjad Sabri[98][99] | |
| "Larsha Pekhawar" | For Pashtun culture[100] ft. Gul Panra and Fortitude Pukhtoon Core | |
| 2023 | "O Mere Dil Ke Chain" | Cover from soundtrack Mere Jeevan Saathi |
| 2024 | "Balo Batiyan" | Collaborated with Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi to recreate his Saraiki culture folk song[101] |
| 2025 | "Karay Karay" | Collaborated with Salman Parasto recreate his Shina language song for culture of Gilgit-Baltistan[102] |
| "Saiyaara" | [103] |
Others
| Year | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Aaja Sajna" | Hunterz ft. Zafar and Hadiqa Kiani |
| 2012 | "Tere Lai" | |
| 2014 | "Chal Buleya" | At Pakistan Idol S1E35; reprise from Total Siyapaa |
| "Dhichkyaaon Doom Doom" | Box office reprise, in 1st Star Box Office Awards | |
| 2016 | "Mein Aur Tum" | ft. in Junoon's Door |
| 2017 | "Julie" | Live & Raw; by Patari.pk[104] |
| 2018 | "Teefa-Julie-Rockstar" | Medley at 2018 PSL opening ceremony |
| 2019 | "Sajna Door" | Live acoustic (solo); from soundtrack Teefa in Trouble |
| 2021 | "Ve Mahiya" | ft. Aima Baig; written by Hassan Badshah, music video by Adnan Qazi[105] |
| "Bhaee Hazir Hai" † | Rap anthem[106] | |
| "Khushboo" | ||
| 2022 | "Maula" | [107] |
| 2023 | "Husn" | [108] |
| "Sushi // Woofer Paar De" | With Danny Zee ft. Mykko Montana[109] | |
| "Main Nahi Hoon" | [110] | |
| "BCP Mustang" | For Beaconhouse College Programme | |
| 2024 | "Yaar Di Akh" | Written by Hassan Badshah; video Zafar at Sydney's beach and Aneesa Sheikh at Los Angeles' beach[111] |
| "Fade" | Zafar's wife made her first appearance[112] | |
| "Munda on the Rise" | with Danny Zee ft. T.I.[113] |
TV commercials
| Year | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2007 | "Telenor Tawkshawk" | Several songs for Telenor[114][115] |
| 2009 | "Tarang Hi Tarang Hai" | Tarang Tea whitener; ft. Reema Khan |
| 2011 | "Jazz Ke Saath" | Sang in 7 genres for Jazz |
| 2012 | "Facebook Pe Chalta Hai" | Mobilink Facebook; ft. Feroze Khan |
| "Youn Chalay Ke Ballay Ballay" | Mobilink Internet; ft. Nargis Fakhri | |
| 2013 | "Har Dil, Har Din" | Mobilink tune and narration |
| "Dil Maange Duniya Abhi" | Pepsi Pakistan song; co-singer Ali Azmat | |
| 2014 | "Youn Uray Ke Ballay Ballay" | Mobilink 3G Internet; ft. Nargis Fakhri |
| "Lipta Dance" | Lipton song[116] | |
| 2015 | "Barhna Hai Agay" | JS Bank song |
| 2016 | "Sprite Se Bharkao" | Sprite; ft. Sidharth Malhotra[117] |
| 2017 | "Sip Positive" | Nestlé Fruta Vitals; ft. Hania Aamir |
| 2018 | "Mario's Pasta" | Mario's Pasta[118] |
| "Life Needs Flavor" | Lay's Pakistan[119] | |
| "Choti Choti Khushiyaan" | Royal Fans; ft. Maya Ali | |
| "Good Goodies" | Good Goodies cupcake[120] | |
| 2021 | "Jeeto Dilon Ko" | Cookania |
| 2022 | "Let's Get Digital" | Zong[121] |
| "20 Years of Celebration" | Bisconni Cocomo[122] | |
| 2024 | "Chaltay Jana Hai" | Innovative Digestive Biscuits[123] |
See also
Extra notes
| † | Denotes song or film that has not been released yet |
- Reprise from Huqa Pani
- by ISPR
- Film version
- Zafar was not the lead singer.
- Also added in Jhoom
- Defence Day special
- Pakistan Day special
- Independence Day special
- Reprise from Masty
- originally composed by Inayat Hussain and sung by Saleem Raza
