Rahim Shah (musician)
Pakistani pop music singer (born 1975)
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Rahim Shah (Pashto: رحيم شاه) is a Pakistani pop singer, composer and music producer, predominantly working in Pashto music industry.
Rahim Shah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Muhammad Rahim 3 April 1975 |
| Origin | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer musician |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Fire Records Sound Master |
He sings primarily in Pashto but has also created songs in Urdu and Punjabi.[1][2][3]
Early life
Rahim Shah was born on 3 April 1975 in Karachi, Sindh to a Tirmizi Syed Pashtun family, with his paternal roots in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1]
In an interview he revealed that Rahim Shah is not his real name and, in fact, it is his elder brother's name. He recently disclosed that his real name is Muhammad Rahim.[1][4]
Career
Rahim Shah's solo career began in the late 1990s with successful singles. His album Ghum, containing the single Pehle Toh Kabhi Kabhi Ghum Tha, was particularly successful.[1][5]
Audience in India
Shah attracted the attention of Indian audience with his 1999 song Pehle Toh Kabhi Kabhi Ghum Tha.
According to a major English-language newspaper in Pakistan, "Ghum is not Rahim Shah's personal composition. It is a Pashtun folk song or tappa, sung by famous Pashtun singer, Haroon Bacha. Rahim Shah translated the "tappa" into Urdu and changed the arrangement."[1] This was later completely copied by Indian singer Altaf Raja.[1]
Discography
Albums
Dheerey Dheerey (1999)
- Ghum (2000)[5][1]
- Sadma Bewafa Ka (2001)
- Channa (2002)
- Laila
- O Peera
- Jhoola (playground swing) (song dedicated to Rahim Shah's mother, also written by him)[6]
Bacha
- Saba Ru
- Pyar Nahin Milta (2009)
- Yarana (2009)
- Allah Hoo Allah ( 2010)
- Chercha (2010)
- Maa'ma Dey (2011)
- Gul Jana (2013
Film career
- Pakistani film Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002) (playback singer)[7]
- In 2011, Rahim Shah announced at Peshawar Press Club that he would play a lead role in a Pashto language film which would also depict the true Pakhtun culture.[3]
In June 2020, Rahim Shah tested positive for COVID-19, self-isolated himself and asked his followers to pray for his fast recovery.[8]
