Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan passes away
Updated On Jun 14, 2012 04:08 PM IST
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He hailed from the Kalawant clan of musicians.
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Following a severe illness in the late 80s, Mehdi Hassan stepped down from playback singing. Later due to severity of his illness he completely departed from music.
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Mehdi Hassan was born in Rajasthan, India in a family of traditional musicians.
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Mehdi Hassan has ruled the Pakistan film industry over a long period of time.
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The singer was hospitalised yesterday again. "My father has been ill for the last 12 years but this year his condition has deteriorated significantly and in the last one month he was released from hospital for just one day before being admitted again," his son told PTI.
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