Lucky Ali
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| Lucky Ali | |
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 Lucky Ali in Sept 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maqsood Mehmood Ali |
| Born | 19 September 1958 Mumbai, India |
| Genres | Pop, world, folk |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician,composer, record producer,actor, philanthropist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1962-Present |
| Labels | Crescendo Music, Sony,Universal Music, Zee Records,T-Series, Lucky Ali Entertainment |
| Website | Official site official blog |
Lucky Ali (born 19 September 1958), born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali, is an Indian singer songwriter, composer and actor. Lucky is best known for his soulful but strikingly simple ballad-style singing and melodious voice.
Biography[edit]
Lucky Ali is the second of the eight children of the popular Bollywood comedian, Mehmood. His mother Mahelaka, was part Bengali and part Punjabi, the sister of a popular Indian actress of the 1960s - Meena Kumari. The Bollywood actress and dancer, Minoo Mumtaz, is his paternal aunt. He attended Manekji Cooper (Kindergarten) (Juhu), Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Hampton Court in Mussoorie, St. George's College, Mussoorie, and the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore.[1]
Ali is known to be a strict Muslim. Ali states his favourite piece of music is the Quran being recited. But, he says that religion is not something to be preached from rooftops, but, a personal regimen that a spiritual seeker uses to connect to God.[2]
His first wife was Meaghan Jane McCleary (a New Zealander), who has acted in the video O Sanam from his first album Sunoh. Ali has two children from his first wife - Ta'awwuz and Tasmia. His second wife is Inaya (Anahita-a parsi girl). He has two children from his second wife, Sara and Raiyan. He married a third time in 2010. His third wife is a British model and former Miss England Kate Hallam[3] and the couple have a son named Dani[4]
Lucky and his father Mahmood shared a tempestuous relationship. Mehmood was a very busy actor in 1960s and 70s, and remained away from home for his shoots. Once, around the age of five when Lucky's mother came with him to receive Mehmood at the airport, Lucky didn't recognize his father and on seeing him said, "He's the film comedian Mehmood!" Lucky lived away from his family in a boarding school up in the foothills of the Himalayas in Mussoorie. Lucky's tryst with marijuana led Mehmood to write the script of the movie Dushman Duniya Ka (Enemy of the World).[5] The movie stars Ali's youngest brother,Manzoor. It is the story of the drug abuse of a young man called Lucky. In the end the young man kills his mother, destroys everything around him and is then killed by his father. Lucky differed with his father's vision and did not act in the movie. "I felt the story lacked hope," he said.[5] However he sang his first song for the film.
Lucky's wanderlust has led him to many places and to try different professions. He has bred horses, been an oil rigger off the coast of Pondicherry in South India, has tried to sell carpets,and is a farmer with a strong opinion on organic methods in farming. He is best known for his music, singing and acting.
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