(less)punjabi film song by Masood Rana
Masood Rana was a film singer from Pakistan. He began his singing career in 1962 with the film Inqalab and became the top male singer in both Urdu and Punjabi films for more than three decades. He sang in the highest number of films and was a busy film singer until his death on October 4, 1995.
Masood Rana was born in Mir Pur Khas, Sindh to a landowner family which had migrated from the East Punjab city Jalandhar. His started his singing career on Radio Pakistan Hydrabad in 1955 and established a singer group in Karachi in the early 60's with two other famous names in showbiz - Nadeem and Akhlaq Ahmad. Masood Rana was got his first breakthrough when the renowned actor Saqi introduced him to producer and director Iqbal Shehzad and musician Deebo. His first film song was in the film Inqalab and the song was Mashriq ki tareek faza mein nya svera phoota hay... composed by music director N. K. Rahoor but he got fame from his second film Banjaran in 1962. He was proudly introduced as "Pakistani Rafi" and always lived up to his reputation. He was a specialist in singing difficult songs in very high pitch and was the first choice for title and theme songs.
In 1964, the Punjabi song Tange wala khair mangda... in the film Daachi was a street song. he then became the most dominating male singer in both Urdu and Punjabi films when his six songs in film Hamarahi (1966) were mega hits. Masood Rana is still the only male singer in Pakistani films who sang more than 300 songs in each of two languages - Urdu and Punjabi. He sang in more than 550 films and he worked continuously from his first film in 1962 till his death in 1995.
Masood Rana's Top 10 Punjabi film songs:
1) Tange wala khair mangda, Tana Lahore da howe te pawen Jhang da (Film Daachi 1964)
2) Sajna ne Buhey agge chik tann leyi (Film Bharia Mela 1966)
3) Yaaran naal baharan Sajna (Film Yaaran naal baharan (1967)
4) Soch ke Yaar banawin Bandia (Film Jigri Yaar 1967)
5) Dil dian lagian janey na, mera pyar pehchaney na (Film Bau jee (1968)
6) Tere hath ki bedardey aaya phullan jeya dil tor ke (Film Sheran di jori 1969)
7) Ya apna kise nu kar lay, ya aap kise da ho Belia (Film Dil dian lagian 1970)
8) Tere madh bharey Nain mil pain te Chandra Sharab chhad de (Film Jeera Blade 1973)
9) Sajno, A Nagri Daata di, aithey aanda kul zamana (Film Nagri Daata di 1974)
10) Yaar mangia si Rabba teituhu ro ke, kehri main khudai mang leyi (Film Ishq nachawy gali gali 1984)
Masood Rana's Top 10 Urdu film songs:
1) Tumhi ho Mehboob mere, main kyun na tumhen pyar karun (Film Aina 1966)
2) Karm ki ik nazar ham par Khudara, Ya Rasoo Lallalh (saw) (Film Hamrahi 1966)
3) Koi saath de keh na saath de, yeh safar akailey hi kaat le (Film Badnaam 1966)
4) Teri yaad aa geyi, gham khushi mein dhal geye (Film Chand aur Chandni 1968)
5) Jhoom a dil woh mera jan-e-bahar aye ga (Film Dil mera dharkan teri 1968)
6) Mera khyayal ho tum, meri aarzoo tum ho (Film Nazneen 1969)
7) Mera Mehboob aagey, mann mera lehra geya (Film Neend hamari khawab tumharey (1971)
8) Tere bina yun gharian beetin, jaisey sadian beet geyin (Film Aanshoo 1971)
9) Mere dil ke hay awaz keh bichra yaar mile ga (Film Baharo Phool barsao 1972)
10) Aag laga kar chhupney wale, sun mera afsana (Film Dillagi 1974) (less)
