As befits a Sufi mystic, burly M.A Qazi is bearded and has long hair. He philosophises on his son Qazi Touqeer바카라s sudden success as a singer in the reality show Fame Gurukul in 2005 and then his fading into obscurity. He has no complaints, nor does Touqeer care. SurrounÂded by disciples at his Srinagar house, M.A Qazi says his son thinks differently. 바카라If he is not in the limelight today, let it be. Maybe tomorrow he might rise. Who knows?바카라
Qazi himself was a lawyer in J&K High Court when his Sufi master summoned him to the shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer in 1989. He remained there for long. Qazi says he doesn바카라t interfere in his son바카라s carÂeer. 바카라All I wanted was for him to have a concert in Kashmir. The government had approached Touqeer when Omar Abdullah was CM. But they backed off,바카라 says Qazi.
Touqeer lives in Andheri West in Mumbai, where his father visits him frequently. 바카라I think one reason he is not in the limelight is that he has devoted himself to writing a movie script for the past few years,바카라 he says. After winning Fame Gurukul, Touqeer acted in a movie called Take Off, which was never released. 바카라Touqeer is in Melbourne for a concert,바카라 says Qazi, and then connects his son through a video call. Touqeer describes how the audience in Melbourne comprises Indian and Pakistani diaspora. 바카라I am singing Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo and other ghazals and songs,바카라 he says. He tells Outlook: 바카라Fame Gurukul was a great success and after that, I did a hit song, Afghan Jalebi.바카라 The decade from 2005 to 2015, however, is not mentioned. 바카라I have been working on a movie,바카라 confides Touqeer. 바카라It is for a world audience, in English, and it바카라s my dream project.바카라 On his family, he says, 바카라My uncle Qazi Rafi is a well-known Kashmiri singer; my fatÂher loves music and they have always been supportive.바카라 He Âfinally adds, 바카라I am passionately attached to my work and I think good days are ahead. So, I have no complaints.바카라
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