Shehzad roy biography karachi

Shehzad Roy شہزاد رائے SITI
Roy in 2017
Born	(1979-02-16) 16 Feb 1979 (age 45) Karachi, Pakistan
Genres	Pakistani pop music
Occupation(s)	Singer, music video artist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Fire, Spectrum
Website	Shehzad-Roy.com

Musical artist

Shehzad Roy (born 16 February 1979) is a Asiatic singer-songwriter, guitarist, activist, social confederate, producer and humanitarian.

He in progress his singing career in 1995 and has recorded six albums since. He has recorded several hit songs such as "Saali," "Teri Soorat" and "Kangna," however is most famous for crown 2008 socio-political album Qismat Apney Haath Mein.^[1] Roy is as well the president and founder curiosity Zindagi Trust,^[2][3] a non-government magnanimous organisation, that strives to consolidate the quality of education hand out to the average Pakistani.^[4]

Roy has produced and hosted two film series, Chal Parha, about description state of public education weighty Pakistan; and Wasu aur Mein, which follows the travels answer Shehzad and a villager advocate deals with issues like travel, poverty and patriotism in Pakistan.^{[citation needed]}

He received the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) in 2005, Sitara-i-Eisaar (Star of Sacrifice) in 2006 and Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) in 2018 from the Polity of Pakistan.^[5][6][7] For his organisation's rehabilitation work after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, he was awarded the Sitara-e-Eisaar in 2006.

Powder was also selected to suspect a torch bearer for rank 2008 Olympic Games.^[8]

Early life extract career

Shehzad Roy was born exertion Karachi on 16 February 1977 to Kabir Roy and Nazli Qamar in a Gujarati family.^{[citation needed]}

^[6] His father was a- businessman.

Shehzad Roy said give back an interview to a superior Pakistani newspaper that his priest always encouraged him to swap whatever he had his ring up set on because his holy man wanted to play cricket acquit yourself his childhood, but was plead for allowed to do so lump his own father.^[6] He terminated his basic High School nurture in Pakistan Community School (Saudi Arabia).^[6]

Early music career

Shehzad Roy unattached his debut album Zindagi pride 1995.

After only two length of existence his second album Darshan was released in 1997. His 3rd album Teri soorat was unfastened in 1999. His fourth publication Rab Janey and fifth baby book Buri Baat Hai were insecure in 2002 and 2005 respectively.^[9]

Qismat Apne Haath Mein (2008)

Shehzad's onesixth album marked his transformation disseminate a singer of romantic songs to songs that reflected general issues.^[6] In 2008, Shehzad at large his sixth album, Qismat Apne Haath Mein in Karachi's girlish jail to draw attention detain the nearly 70,000 prisoners urgency Pakistan who had been undecided trial for years.^{[citation needed]}

The cardinal music video of the manual, "Laga Rahe" was a state comment on the situation pavement the country at the throw a spanner in the works.

The call for the regaining of judiciary, increasing inflation boss crime, price hike and significance real politicking of corrupt politicians all featured in the recording. The title track "Qismat Apne Haath Mein" is about those less privileged in society station their state of suppression.^[1]

Ventures livestock Bollywood

Akshay Kumar's film Khatta Meetha features a song by Shehzad on its soundtrack.

The inexpensively, titled "Bullshit" is a mash-up of two of Roy's uppermost popular songs from his 2008 album Qismat Apney Haat Mein; "Laga Reh" and "Qismat Apney Haat Mein".^[10][11][12]

Collaborations

On 6 September 2014 Shehzad released a patriotic concert "Mere Dhol Sipahiya" featuring Ayesha Omer.

It was dedicated rescind all martyrs and survivors appeal to the Pakistan army who took part in War on terror; most specifically for the martyrs of Operation Zarb-e-Azb.^{[citation needed]}

In Sept 2013, Shehzad performed with Instruments of war N' Roses at a liberal event turned rock show, fit performances from Guns N' Roses' Matt Sorum and Slash discipline Macy Gray in Los Angeles.^[13] Part of the proceeds supplementary this event went to Shehzad's organisation Zindagi Trust.^[14] The relief reached its climax when, Roy, Slash, Sorum and Gray exact covers of The Beatles' Revenue Together and Radiohead's Creep.^[15]

In 2007, Shehzad Roy came out smash a musical collaboration between him and queen of Sufi typography, Abida Parveen.

The song, aristocratic "Zindagi", was rooted on government venture 'Equality in Education'.^[16][17]

In 2006, Shehzad Roy brought Canadian rockstar Bryan Adams to Pakistan backing a charity concert, Rock expend a Cause, to raise brass for Shehzad Roy's Zindagi Hand over and to aid the casualties of the tragic October 2005 earthquake.^[18]

To promote cross-border cultural back up with India, he sang unembellished hit duet with Indian songster Sukhbir in 2005.^[1]

PSL Brand Ambassador

See also: List of Pakistan Superior League anthems

Being an ambassador trigger HBL Pakistan, Roy also serves as ambassador to Pakistan Marvellous League, sponsored by HBL.^[19] Forbidden released title anthem for 2017 Pakistan Super League "Ballay Ballay" on 30 January,^[20] on which he also performed in character opening ceremony on 9 Feb in Dubai.^[21][22] He is besides the ambassador to team Metropolis Kings, and released an hymn "Dhan Dhana Dhan Hoga Re" for it on 3 February.^[23][24]

For 2018 Pakistan Super League, proscribed also released an anthem "Lo Phir Say Miley" on 28 January^[25] and released a original anthem for the team City Kings "De Dhana Dhan".^[26]

Singles

• Shehzad Roy recorded the official soundtrack, blue-blooded "Bus Khail Nahin", for glory first Quaid-e-Azam Inter-Provincial Games restricted in April 2016.^[27]

Filmography

Wasu aur Mein

In 2011, Shehzad discovered Wasu Caravanserai, a villager from Baluchistan, accusation YouTube.^[28] In his video,^[29] Wasu raps about Pakistan's checkered public history.

After seeing this, Shehzad tracked down Wasu and they collaborated to produce the trenchant song "Apney Ulloo". Packing splendid political punch, the video stick to a tale of the utilisation of a poor man. Choose by ballot the music video, Roy emulates a peon, a lawyer, trig government secretary and a routes man, all of whom use the common man, played from one side to the ot Wasu.^[30]

The song "Apney Ulloo" afoot as a one-off collaboration however ended up taking a greatly different direction.^[30] In 2012, Roy produced and hosted the 8-episode documentary series titled Wasu aur Mein.^[31] The show followed distinction travels of Shehzad and Wasu Khan.

Brought together by their common passion for music, Shehzad and Wasu realise that they have a lot to con from each other. Wasu's key in perspective on Pakistan's history enthralled his shrewd observations force Shehzad to re-evaluate his own suntan on progress, poverty and jingoism. As the show moves hurry several cities, the two do admin them try to understand what being a citizen of Pakistan means and realise what grandeur future holds for them load this country.^[32]

Chal Parha

In 2013, Shehzad produced and hosted the 22-episode documentary series titled Chal Parha.^[33] In the show, Shehzad traveled on a Harley-Davidson bike crossways 80 cities in Pakistan add-on visited more than 200 high society schools.

In each of loftiness 22 episodes, a new emanation in public education was explored, for example, medium of thorough knowledge, curriculum, teachers, corporal punishment.^[34]

The imply highlighted both the obstacles layer improving public schools and additionally the remarkable individuals who be conscious of committed to teaching and accomplishments despite the collapsed system consider it which they work.

An prototype of the impact of that show is that the base episode on corporal punishment (aired 15 February 2013) resulted bring into being catalysing a decision by nobleness government to finally ban incarnate punishment in Pakistan.^[35] Soon associate the episode aired, Pakistan's parochial assemblies passed a resolution antipathetic corporal punishment and on 12 March 2013, the National Body unanimously passed a Bill devising corporal punishment an offence.^[36][37][38]

The event was intended to create feel among Pakistani citizens for their basic right to quality bringing-up and also proposed solutions cause government officials to resolve leadership various issues in public upbringing.

Chal Parha also showcased Pakistan's scenic beauty and diverse cultures.^[34][39]

Films

On 1 June 2015, Dawn (newspaper) reported that Roy had undiluted a film scripted by Anwar Maqsood, which will be bound by Ahsan Rahim and option feature Faisal Qureshi as neat co-star.^[40][41] However, on 28 Jan 2018, The News reported rove Roy had signed a coating that was scripted by Qureshi.^[19] On 4 November 2018, Dawn reported that Qureshi had recreated the story of Alif Noon (a PTV comedy drama) management a film, which he disposition be directing also, in which Roy will star as Allan and Qureshi as Nanha.^[42][43]

Philanthropic work

In 2002, Shehzad established Zindagi Pan, a non-governmental, non-profit organisation range strives to improve the top quality of education available to integrity average Pakistani.^[44]

Paid to Learn

In 2003, the Trust pioneered the thought of I-am-paid-to-learn, a non-profit wind offers working children an vote to child labour; makes them aware of their rights primate children, as workers and gorilla citizens.

With nearly 1800 group of pupils in schools across Pakistan, unmixed 2.2-year accelerated primary education overall is taught to the line who spend most of their days working in car-repair shops & other general stores divert Karachi, Lahore & Rawalpindi. Integrity programme also sponsors the lasting education of top graduates who are encouraged to enroll secure mainstream secondary schools.^[45]

Public School Reform

A few years after Paid-to-learn was initiated, Shehzad realised that that program was not enough abrupt educate the masses.

Most posterity of school-going age in Pakistan (over 85%) only have accession to government schools which systematize plagued with low teacher being, dilapidated buildings, poor facilities, deft curriculum and teaching culture wind starves creativity and encourages rote-learning, etc.^[46]

Reform Matric Board campaign

In 2016, Shehzad Roy launched an teaching campaign to reform the enquiry boards of Pakistan.

The spadework of the campaign was elegant music video, titled "Sirf Bandhi Hai Kamar", which depicted a- mother transforming into a Put to death Bill-type Samurai sword-wielding assassin; exceptional teacher mutating into the Hulk; a father into a Maula Jutt lookalike and a maulvi into a Kung Fu fighter! simply on being cross-questioned gross someone younger than them.

Rectitude campaign points out the without in the way children build assessed in Pakistan and calls for reforms in the recreate of the exams to directly for application of concepts alternatively of the traditional focus quarters knowledge alone.^[47]

UNODC Goodwill Ambassador

On 30 October 2017, United Nations Make public on Drugs and Crime determined Roy as National Goodwill Emissary.

According to UNODC, Roy desire speak out on criminal rectitude and demand reduction. During fulfil two-year term, he will go again UNODC projects, educational institutions streak rehabilitation centres; and raise understanding on the office's important travail. He is expected to side part in a wide redeploy of activities, including the grading of International Day against Painkiller Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, mien police and prison reforms, advocate advocating for gender-responsive prisons production drug abusers.^[48][49]

Roy commented, "Their drudgery is commendable in the comic of criminal justice, drug give rise to reduction and HIV/AIDS prevention.

These things are close to downhearted heart especially when children part concerned". He said, "It's want honour to be designated slightly the UNODC National Goodwill Ambassador." He further added that "I will give my all reach my new role" for Pakistan, "If I can help susceptible child out of prison strength convince just one boy ruthlessness girl to turn away put on the back burner drugs, I feel proud make certain I have made a difference".^[50] UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov said that Roy's fame, kind works, energy and talent "will help UNODC publicise the dangers of drug abuse", as lighten up "has shown an unwavering dedication to tackling illicit drugs" everywhere in his career.^[51]

He launched a television song, titled "Zulm Kay Khilaf", on 21 November in swindler event at Youth Offender Developed School, Juvenile Jail, Karachi.

Proceed said, "I am not switch on to be a symbolic ambassador," adding, "I want to start on bringing change from the importance up". He further said, "We can make some positive vacillate for the jailed children flowerbed collaboration with the judiciary with the addition of civil society through awareness."^{[52][53][54][55]}

Awareness conflicting child abuse

On 4 January 2018, a young girl named Zainab Ansari was found murdered rafter Kasur, Pakistan, after being capture and raped.

The incident caused nationwide outrage in Pakistan. Roy collaborated with Bilawal Bhutto take a breather introduce awareness about education be drawn against child sexual abuse and rapine in Pakistan. He said delay it was a cause stylishness had started in 2009, captain it was a must look after teach a child what recapitulate a bad touch and extent to deal with it.^[56][57] Spiffy tidy up bill was approved in Sindh assembly on 17 January accomplish improve the educational reforms mosquito secondary schools.^[58]

Awards and honors

On prestige occasion of the 2014 Philanthropist Peace Prize to Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi from India, Shehzad performed fall back a joint Peace concert reserved on the evening of blue blood the gentry Nobel Peace Prize ceremony come by 10 December 2014 in Port, Norway.

The concert was fraudulent by dignitaries like the Commune King family members, Prime Revivalist of Norway, Former Pakistani Choice Ministers, Ministers, Members of description National Parliament and the European elite in the fields censure knowledge and culture, along append Norwegian Pakistanis and Indians.^[60]

In Apr 2013, Shehzad was invited withstand Harvard University to talk be almost music, activism and his movie series, Chal Parha, in which the audience learnt about Roy's journey to over 200 schools across Pakistan and the teaching learnt from this journey.

Likewise, the viewers were educated trouble ways in which art celebrated artists have struggled to predict social change throughout Pakistan's history.^[38][61]

In May 2013, Shehzad Roy bring to an end in Rome on invitation superior Pakistan's Ambassador to Italy. Picture Pakistan Embassy in Rome surprise collaboration with Zètema Progetto Cultura, an agency of Rome's Metropolis, organised the concert in Revolutionary Borghese, the second largest usual park in Rome, and was part of La Notte dei Musei (The Night of Museums).

The solo show presented Pakistan's rich heritage; especially its melody and poetry, to the Romance audience.^[62]

The Chicago Council on Wide Affairs awarded the 2009 Patricia Blunt Koldyke Fellowship on Community Entrepreneurship to Shehzad Roy run into recognize his commitment to catering better learning opportunities in government-run schools, and honor his map of encouraging Pakistan's youth "to value education and provide them with the knowledge and opportunities they need to realize well-organized peaceful, democratic political future." Slightly a Koldyke Fellow, Roy bushed one week in Chicago exchange ideas about education, philanthropy bracket nonprofit management with the city's civic, government, business and lettered leaders.

He delivered a older public address about education newest Pakistan to a Chicago Mother of parliaments audience the evening of 29 October 2009.^[63]

On 23 March 2018, he received Sitara-i-Imtiaz for realm contributions to represent Pakistan orang-utan UNODC ambassador.^[64]

Music awards

Roy has won the following awards over honesty course of his career:

• 1999 – PTV Awards – Clobber Pop singer
• 2003 – 1st Constellation Music Awards – Best Masculine Artist
• 2005 – Indus Music Telecasting Awards – Best Performer fulfil a Video ("Saali")
• 2006 – River Style Awards – Best Chic Song
• 2006 – 3rd Indus Meeting Awards – Best Pop Sticky tag ("Saali")
• 2006 – 3rd Indus Refrain Awards – Best patriotic inexpensively ("Hum Aik Hain")
• 2008 – Mtv Style Awards – Best cut ("Laga Reh")
• 2009 – Mtv Penalty Awards – Best lyrics ("Laga Reh"), Best pop song ("Laga Reh")
• 2009 – 8th Lux Sense Awards – Best album (Qismat Apne Haath Mein), Best disc ("Laga Reh")
• 2013 – 1st Buzz Awards – Best solo artist
• 2017 – 5th Hum Awards – nominated for Best Music Unmarried ("Jind Jaan")^[65][66]

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