Shani Arshad

Shani Arshad is a Pakistani film music director, song writer, TV jingle composer, playback singer and record producer. He has composed music for various television serials and films including Actor In Law, Na Maloom Afraad, Load Wedding, Teefa in Trouble and The Donkey King and nowadays Shani arshad is the only music composer of Pakistan to make 13 super hit films background score and directed 11 time music in Coke Studio and Shani Arshad is the only music director of Pakistan to make orchestral music with Hungarian orchestra “Budapest Film Orchestra” for the film Donkey King for the first time in the history of Pakistani music.[1]

Shani Arshad
Birth nameShani Arshad
BornKarachi, Pakistan
OriginKarachi, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Film Music Composer, Record producer,

lyricst, singer, Arranger,

Jingle composer
InstrumentsKeyboards, Bass, Drums, Tabla
Years active1995–present

Career

Shani Arshad was born to Ustad Arshad Ali. He started his career as a keyboard player at an early age 15. He joined Eagle Record Company as a remix producer in 1998, where he was asked to make Vital Signs band's remix album, and that album was Shani's introduction to the pop industry. He has worked with well-known Pakistani musicians including Junaid Jamshed,[2] Atif Aslam, Abida Parveen, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Zafar, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Zeb Bangash, Meesha Shafi, QB, Hadiqa Kiyani, Shehzad Roy,[3] Fakhir, Strings, Haroon, Jimmy Attre, Raheem Shah, Najam Sheraz, Fakhar-e-Alam, Aamir Zaki, Sajjad Ali. Two times ARY Films Awards winner for best music and Two times winner for best ost and best jingle at Hum Tv Awards and SEPMA. Shani also has been nominated thrice for Lux Style Awards and also twice for The Muzik Awards.[4][5][6] He also appeared in Coke Studio Season 9 & 10 as singer and music producer.

Filmography

Studio

HM studios Karachi

As Television Composer
  • Geo News Music ID
  • Tv One News Music ID
  • Duniya News Music ID
  • Har Pal Geo Music ID
  • Geo Sports T2O Theme Song (Jiyo Tou Aisay) (also singer)

Coke Studio Composer
  • Nimma nimma (also singer)
  • Julie Ali Zafar
  • Meri meri (Rizwan Butt and Sara Haider)
  • Bholay bhalay saiyan (Meesha Shafi)
  • Maula_e_kull (Abida Parveen)
  • Lathay di chadar QB and Farhan Saeed
  • Luddi ha jamalo (Humaira Arshad and Ali Sethi)
  • Saddaa (Rahet Fateh Ali Khan)
  • Maula Tera noor (Shafqat Amanat Ali)
  • Bol (Shafqat Amanat Ali)
  • Rung Amjad Sabri Rahet Fateh Ali Khan

Film Songs as Singer
Year Song Film
2016 Actor In Law Actor In Law
2017 Chal Hug Lay Na Maloom Afraad 2
2018 Faqeeran Load Wedding
Ishq Larra 7 Din Mohabbat In

As Theme Song Composer

References
  1. Hasan Ansari (1 May 2015). "Shani's musical talent shines through". The Express Tribune newspaper., Retrieved 8 September 2016
  2. http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showbiz-pakistan/48740-junaid-jamshed-dil-ki-baat.html, Shani Arshad's interview about working with musician Junaid Jamshed on paklinks.com website, Retrieved 8 September 2016
  3. "Owning Apnay Ullo". Dawn. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. "lux style music nominees".
  5. "lux style music nominees 2009".
  6. "TMA nominees 2008".


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