Atif Aslam began his career with ‘Jal’ band but he says that ‘Jal’ was never a part of his journey, and he created his own identity.

While talking to a local channel, he said that many Bollywood producers approached him with different offers, but he was waiting for the right script. His character in the upcoming Bollywood flick, is the exact opposite of his glamorous image. It is of a low profile middle class boy studying to be a doctor. He is also working at the film’s music. The film was shot in Norway, and the story is about a city boy in love with a girl, very reminiscent of stories from old Lahore, according to Atif. He conceded that he is not a learnt actor, but he is working hard and is hoping to explore himself better through his acting. The movie is expected to be released by the end of this year.

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Jal

He used to sing at the college canteen when his friends urged him to participate in the singing competition on Independence Day celebrations at PAF College Lahore in 1998. He performed there and won the competition. Thereafter, he also won several other college competitions.

He met Goher, a guitarist and future Jal. bandmate, at his college. Together they practiced and started doing mini-concerts for their friends whether they wanted to hear them play or not. Atif used to perform Junoon and Strings songs at these concerts. They started performing in their college, McDonalds, Uncle Bubba’s Rabba Dabba and other restaurants. Thus began the original line up of Jal.

Jal recorded the song Aadat at Mekal Hassan’s Studio. The song became popular on different musical websites in Pakistan. The song was also being on aired on major Radio channels of Pakistan like City FM 89, FM 100, Mast FM 103, FM 105 etc. The video for this song was released on Ary The Music and then it was played on almost all the channels. Recently, Atif sang two songs for a Bollywood film ‘Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani’ called ‘Tera Hone Laga Hoon’ and ‘Tu Jaane Na’, both of which have been well-received by the Indian audience.Atif also sang many more songs for Bollywood Like in Race “Pehle Nazar mein”, in Kismat Konnection “Bakuda Tum Hi Ho”, “Tera hone laga hoon” & “Tu jane na” in Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani.

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