Akhlaq Ahmed(1946-1999)

Akhlaq Ahmed (10 January 1946 - 4 August 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer. Akhlaq Ahmed was born in Delhi, India on 10 January 1946. He migrated to Pakistan with his family after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. His family settled in Karachi, Pakistan and he was raised there. In the early 1960s, he would sing for fun at social gatherings at friends' homes. Then, with a couple of personal friends who later would become famous in the Pakistani film industry, namely the singer Masood Rana and actor Nadeem, he formed a musical group that would perform at public events. He got introduced to some professional musicians through friends who could recognize his singing talent. Soon thereafter, he was singing on Pakistani television and then in 1973, his big breakthrough came where he was hired to sing for films as a playback singer. During his professional career, he sang for nearly 100 films and some of his film songs became big popular hits during the 1970s and early 1980s. But then he was diagnosed with blood cancer in 1985. He continued singing despite his illness until 1998. He died on 4 August 1999 in London, England where he was being treated for his blood cancer.