Pakistani singer, songwriter and music producer Shiraz Uppal in his latest interview revealed that his old man initially considered the media personality’s obsession for pursuing a career in music as something supremely derogatory.
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Shiraz Uppal rose to immense fame after a music track known as ‘Tu Kuja Man Kuja’ featured during the 9th season of Coke Studio ended up garnering massive awe.
The 48-year-old musician has revealed: “My father was an army officer so it was very difficult for me to explain my passion to him. He used to say things like, ‘tu eh banna hai? (you really wanna become this)’ as something he looks down upon but he had only one demand. He wanted me to complete my MBA and then I was allowed to do whatever I want.”
The singer has shed light on how he had to struggle a lot during the initial phases of his showbiz career (1995): “When I entered the industry back in 1995 I was doing my MBA and there was little to no support. Maybe my music wasn’t good enough or maybe people couldn't relate to it back then. But I persisted and got a great response on Tera Tay Mera – my second album.”
He further mentioned: “It’s been a decade that I have been singing only film songs and OSTs, so I have been neglecting my pop music. I will make a comeback now.”
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Here are all the pertinent details regarding TU KUJA MAN KUJA (the below-mentioned information has been extracted from sources available on Google):
"Tu Kuja Man Kuja" (Persian: تو کُجا من کُجا transl. Where are You? Where am I?) is a qawwali performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It was composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan himself and written by Muzaffar Warsi.
In 2016, the song was covered by Rafaqat Ali Khan and Shiraz Uppal, with the music video directed by Uppal. It was produced by Strings during Coke Studio season 9 episode 7 finale of Pakistani musical TV show of Coke Studio.
The music video of the song featured Rafaqat Ali Khan and Shiraz Uppal. It was released on 23 September 2016. It was the 3rd Pakistani origin Coke Studio video to reach 100 million views after Tajdar-e-Haram (1st video). As of 4 May 2021, the music video has received 148 million views on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQMn5wIoAno