INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Google pays homage to Mehdi Hassan on 91st birthday with doodleKARACHI: Google is paying tribute to
Google honours prominent personalities and occasions with special logos that it calls 'doodles'.In the past, Google also paid tribute to
performance on Radio Pakistan in 1957, primarily as a thumri singer, which earned him recognition within the musical fraternity
After that, he never looked back, going on to sing ghazals and playback songs for Pakistani movies
1962 and popular ghazal 'Insha ji ab kooch Karo is shar me dil KO lagna KIA' made him immortal
Later Lata Mangeshkar said compliments for him that "Bhagwan talks in his throat".In October 2010, HMV released 'Sarhadein' in which
probably the first and last duet song 'Tera Milana' featuring Mehdi Hassan and Lata Mangeshkar was released.Ranjish hi Sahi Dil Hi Dukhane K
Liye Aa; Patta Patta, Boota Boota; Dil-E-Nadan Tujhe Hua Kya Hai and Dil Ki Baat Labon Par Laakar are among the his all-time hits.He was
honored with numerous awards including Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance and Hilal-e-Imtiaz by the Government of
Pakistan.He remained a leading singer of film industry along with Ahmed Rushdi
He sang for over 300 films during his music career.Hassan died on June 13, 2012 after a protracted illness in a hospital in Karachi.
