On the occasion of Children’s day Salman Khan posted on twitter, a picture of his old friend Kamaal Khan posing with his son.
About Kamaal Khan
Kamaal Khan is a British Bollyood/Hindi pop, Singer, Actor, Songwriter and Music Producer.
His much anticipated new single “Bad Girl” ft. Mathangi Ray is releasing on 15 November 2016.
In 1995 he wrote and produced his debut single “O Oh Jaane Jaana” in London. The song released in 1996 becoming a UK hit achieving platinum status.[1] The song released worldwide in 1998 (together with his debut solo album) and simultaneously featured in the Bollywood blockbuster Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya starring Salman Khan and Kajol. The soundtrack went on to sell over 10 million copies and the huge success of the movie has widely been attributed by film pundits to the popularity of Kamaal’s debut song. As a result of his successful debut single, Kamaal was signed by record label HMV (EMI India) in December 1997.
In 1999 Kamaal Khan won the “R.D.Burman” Filmfare Award for the “Most Promising Upcoming Talent” becoming the first UK born winner of the coveted Filmfare Award since its introduction in 1954. He is also a winner/nominee of numerous MTV, Filmfare, ZEE and Channel [V] awards for both singing and acting. He went on to achieve further success with his solo albums O Oh Jaane Jana, Suno To Deewana Dil and “Kal Raat”. MTV Award-winning director Shivraj Santhakumar collaborated with Kamaal to shoot a music video for Kal Raat in Rome. The music video caught the eye of Bollywood director Rahul Rawail and landed Kamaal his debut acting role.
Kamaal has also worked with two time Oscar-winning Musical Director “A.R.Rahman” (Slumdog Millionaire, Nicole Scherzinger). As a solo artist he has performed over 250 concerts in arenas across the globe (including Madison Square Garden) visiting 127 cities in 27 countries as well as performing live with international super group “Boney M”. During his career he has met many well known figures such as Michael Jackson, Nelson Mandela, Jay-Z, Will Smith, Kylie Minogue, Jackie Chan and Keanu Reeves.
