It바카라s not easy to get in touch with this man, mostly because he lives away from the hustle-bustle of city life, on a farm in Bengaluru. However, when we finally did manage to reach out to Lucky Ali (Maqsood Mehmood Ali) via his Instagram handle, he was quick to reply.
There are no starry tantrums, no fussy requests. Completely humble and unassuming to a fault, you may not even realize that you바카라re talking to a big star. In a voice that has won several hearts, he says 바카라Hi, I am Lucky. How are you?바카라 introducing himself. That helped set the tone for the rest of the interview.
바카라Congratulations for your recent video 바카라 바카라O Sanam바카라 (originally released in 1996) that is making rounds on social media and is being appreciated by everyone,바카라 I started with the obvious.
바카라I am not sure who posted the video. My son told me that it바카라s being widely shared on the internet and I am glad to know that. It feels good to spread positivity in any way possible.바카라
Not many of you would know, but Lucky바카라s most famous song 바카라O Sanam바카라 happened by chance. He tells us, 바카라I was doing an interview for an Abu Dhabi-based company and they asked me to sing and I had my guitar next to me and decided to sing this song. They filmed it and released it. I wrote 바카라O Sanam바카라 25 years ago바카라 Nothing was planned, I was focussing on the interview and wanted to finish it quickly.바카라
Lucky has a thing about him and can make any dull scene better. I say that with experience. He made the entire conversation interesting and gave us a detailed insight into his farm life, songs, recent video on social media, his family, and much more.
After 2011, we didn바카라t get to see much of him, but Lucky believes this has helped him to be exclusive and we couldn바카라t agree more. 바카라The right opportunity kept me away, the right mix of things didn바카라t happen for me. The music companies want your music to run their business, however, we as artists are worried about reaching out to every single individual through our craft. It is unrealistic for me to get `promoted by these music labels 바카라 I like things to happen organically and it has favoured me so far.바카라 His voice rises as he insists that 바카라I have never sold anything in my life,바카라 when asked if he would ever sell his song to big music labels.
바카라The only time I earn money is when I am on the stage, my sweat falls on the ground and I am entertaining people,바카라 he says, insisting that he has not got even a penny as royalty for his songs. 바카라People have been remixing my songs 바카라 Royalty is my right, however, it바카라s a useless endeavour to go behind something that people don바카라t want to give you. I feel that God has given me so much already that I바카라ve never really cared about all these things. They owe me money but it looks cheap to ask for what is mine if they have no intentions of paying me for my hard work,바카라 he says.
Son of Mehmood, an actor, director, a singer, a producer, best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films. Lucky says, 바카라My father introduced so many in the Hindi film industry 바카라 Amitabh Bachchan, Rahul Dev Burman, Rajesh Roshan, Sanjeev Kumar, and many others. So, I don바카라t understand Bollywood, but what I understood was the Hindi Film industry.바카라
He explains, 바카라Hindi film industry is like a home, but Bollywood is not. My music is not Bollywood, my music is 바카라ME바카라. I do not see myself as a part of Bollywood, but of an era that has gone with my father. I see it as an honour to have worked with Shyam Babu (Shyam Benegal), he believed in educating people, inculcating thought process and that is my kind of music. Talking about various issues and addressing them with a solution is important.바카라
Despite being a second-generation entertainer, Lucky is quite open about whether his kids too should be a part of Bollywood. 바카라I would not interfere in their decisions, they have the right to choose their career. As a father, I have done what I had to do to secure their life. They are old enough and can make their own decisions.바카라
A doting father to five children, Lucky feels blessed to be around them. 바카라People would often compare me with my father and his achievements 바카라 they expected Mehmood바카라s son to be a comedian, an actor, or a director. I don바카라t want this for my kids. All five of them are talented in their own way 바카라 they are doing things that I would have never thought of doing.바카라
Getting his father바카라s approval to what he was doing was a blessing for Lucky, he adds, 바카라My father was also a quiet singer and that aspect fascinated me. We wrote a couple of songs together and I followed my passion and seeing that he was happy.바카라
Ask him his source of inspiration, his muse, and his response is: "Allah." Elaborating on his creative process. 바카라When I am aware, I am perceptive and in that case, I write or sing. I don바카라t wait for the right moment, it just happens. Whenever I plan 바카라 I fail.바카라
For Lucky, 바카라O Sanam바카라 is not just a song, but a 바카라search바카라. 바카라Everybody has a Sanam 바카라 if you wear a Topi (Muslim) or wear a Rudraksha Mala (Hindu). It바카라s a song of search, there are so many layers to it just like our life. It flows here, spills over there바카라 just like life.바카라
Lucky reveals that soon he바카라ll be coming out with some new songs that he is working on. "I have not released many of my songs, this new song is special and close to my heart. When you바카라ll hear it, you바카라ll find your own meaning바카라바카라
바카라I grew up listening to Rafi Sahab, RD Burman, Kishore Da, Lata Bai, Asha,바카라 he notes, saying he admired the honesty they put into their music.
바카라How's lockdown has been treating you?바카라 I ask. 바카라Let바카라s put it as how I treated the lockdown, and not how lockdown treated me,바카라 he responds with a chuckle.
He adds, 바카라I have always lived my life in a lockdown, away from city life and crowd. The only exposure with people I had was when I would go to Mumbai for my holidays from my hostel in Missouri, and initial years of career. For me finding peace is everything.바카라
So what does a day in the life of Lucky look like, when's not working, that is? 바카라I irritate my entire family 바카라 I piss them off. I knit nit-pick a lot, maybe. I am a perfectionist, but they are also the same. For me, going through the disciplines (Quran) of life that made me what I am today gives me immense peace. This helps me in connecting to my music more and letting out all my confusions in life.바카라
True to his craft, the singer believes that one needs to sit and contemplate and then take decisions. 바카라You need to understand what went wrong and then fix things,바카라 he says, when asked how he keeps himself sorted and happy.
And finally, here's some good news for his fans: 바카라I바카라ll be putting out at least a video or a song every month from my collection for people,바카라 says Lucky as he signs off.
