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HUMANITY IN REALITY
RICH TRIBUTES
PAID TO LEGENDARY
SINGER TALAT MAHMOOD
BY JAVED ZAHEER, FREE EXPRESSION
AWARD WINNER
TORONTO:
Rich tributes were paid to the internationally
recognized and world renowned South Asia’s legendary singer and personality,
India and Urdu speaking peoples pride and ideal and sweetheart of millions worldwide
Talat Mahmood at a selected gathering organized on February 27, 2016, in
Toronto, Canada, by the Pak Seniors Forum (PSF).
The chief guest was Muhammad Usman
Siddiqui, a music lover who met Talat Mahmood in 1942 and his beautiful and
sweet voice impressed Talat so much that he not only praised and encouraged him
very much but selected him for audition in All India Radio’s children
programme.
Usman
sang many songs in the children programme and won the hearts of not only
thousands but specially of Talat Mahmood himself, who saw in him a great singer
and wanted him to become one. He was an
ordinary fan of Talat but they instantly became good friends. In romantic terms,
it could be described as love at first sight with great respect and likeness
for each other’s voice and personality. In friendship terms, it was a magnetic
bond of beautiful ties.
Sensing
the fine quality and beauty of the God-gifted magical voice and bright future
as a big singer, Talat Mahmood kept pushing Muhammad Usman to join Marris
College of Music, Lucknow (presently Bhatkhande Music University). Such was the good relationship and friendship.
That is why Talat inspires and lives in
the heart and mind of Muhammad Usman.
In
the very first meeting, they greatly impressed each other. The audition proved
a great breakthrough. They became good friends as Talat liked and fell in love
with Usman’s beautiful, romantic and magical voice. While the voice was sweet and soft, the moods
were romantic and tragic. What impressed Talat most was the almost similar
quality of voice and moods.
It
touched the heart of both and millions of listeners. While Talat Mahmood earned
the fame and recognition as a legendary singer, Usman Siddiqui became one of
his good friends and the biggest fans. Even today Usman remembers Talat Mahmood
and keeps singing his songs. Such is his
love and respect for Talat Mahmood and his voice. Whenever he remembers Talat,
his eyes are filled with tears. Recently he suffered a stroke which affected
his voice but he is
recovering
fast and hopes to sing again in remembrance, love and respect for Talat
Mahmood.
Usman
spoke about the good character, great qualities and impressive personality of
Talat Mahmood, who belonged to a very good family. He said that not every
singer could easily sing Talat Mahmood songs. The fine quality of voice and
moods are difficult to match. This is why very few sing Talat songs.
Talat’s
voice and moods have tremendous healing effects. The intellectual and helpless
class or those with love-filled or broken hearts will definitely get lost in
Talat Mahmood’s voice whenever they hear his heart and soul-touching songs. He not only makes the people cry but their
hearts as well. The listeners become restless. Those who want to fall in love
with Talat Mahmood and his voice and become his fan could know about him at https://www.google.ca/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=z-DkVvjbGePK8geA2ITYBQ#q=talat+mahmood
and many other links.
Usman
also sang for a film `Rasheed Dulhan’. The song was composed by the renowned
composer Mujaddid Niazi, who was also a Ghazal singer. Again, behind all this
was Talat Mahmood, who took special interest and kept encouraging, supporting
and promoting Usman.
Usman
Siddiqui migrated to Pakistan in 1952. He graduated from the University of
Karachi. Usman could not become a professional or great singer but served on a
senior position in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from where (KANUPP,
Karachi) he retired in 1997. He keeps visiting his children including Adnan in Milton
and daughter in Orangeville, Canada. In Pakistan, he looks after the clinic `of
his son, Adnan, who is a medical doctor.
Ahmed Medical Centre is located at Erum Heights in Gulistan-e-Jauhar,
Karachi, Pakistan.
I
told Muhammad Usman Siddiqui that Talat Mahmood’s sister Azra was the wife of
my uncle Ilyas Hussain (Shabba), who was my mother’s cousin and lived in PECHS,
Karachi. My parents and other family
members too loved hearing Talat Mahmood.Talat visited Pakistan to meet them. Usman
recalled how Talat and he spent the days in Pakistan during the visit.
Muhammad
Usman Siddiqui was also close to Sohail Rana and considers him as one of the
greatest composer and a legend. Sohail Rana used to use the harmonium presented
by him. Sohail Rana went to Orangeville to specially meet him and they spent
the day recalling the beautiful, wonderful and memorable golden days---The days
passed with the country’s leading music and film world personalities, who were
their common friends.
On
February 27, 2016, Muhammad Usman Siddiqui also attended the birthday party of
Hania Ali, daughter of Ebad Ali and granddaughter of Syed Muhammad Iqbal, President
of PSF, who is Usman’s nephew. There too Talat Mahmood remained a hot topic.---
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