1. Lucky Ali is considered an important artist to popularize pop culture and albums in Indian music and is considered one of the finest artists in India.
19 Facts About Lucky Ali
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Lucky Ali attended City Montessori School, Convent of Jesus and Mary, Hampton Court, Mussoorie, Manekji Cooper, Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, and the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore.
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Lucky Ali had two daughters; one of whom was Prabhavati, Ali's maternal grandmother.
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Lucky Ali married a third time in 2010 to British model and former beauty queen Kate Elizabeth Hallam whom he divorced in 2017.
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Mehmood Lucky Ali was a very busy actor in the 1960s and '70s, and remained away from home for his shoots.
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Once, around the age of four when Lucky Ali first returned from boarding school, Mehmood and the entire family had come to receive Lucky Ali at the airport.
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Lucky Ali differed from his father's vision and did not act in the movie.
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Best known for his music, singing and acting, Lucky Ali has bred horses, worked on an oil rig off the coast of Pondicherry in South India, cleaned and sold carpets and is a farmer with a strong opinion on organic methods in farming.
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Lucky Ali made his debut on the Indian music scene with the album Sunoh, which established him as a singer.
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Lucky Ali became known for his distinctive music style and for his untrained voice - elements that helped him emerge as a leading figure in Indipop during the period.
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Lucky Ali is known for contributing the song "Anjaani Raahon Mein" to the album Meri Jaan Hindustan, which commemorated 50 years of Indian independence in the year 1997.
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Lucky Ali debuted in Bollywood with the song "Nasha Nasha" in the movie Dushman Duniya Ka.
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Lucky Ali received the 2001 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for "Ek Pal Ka Jeena" song.
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Lucky Ali was nominated for the Best Playback Singer Male for "Aa Bhi Jaa", featured in Sur at the 48th Filmfare Awards, but lost to Sonu Nigam.
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Lucky Ali started his playback singing career with the song "Walking All Alone" from the film Ek Baap Chhe Bete in 1978.
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Lucky Ali first appeared in Chote Nawab in 1962, directed by Mehmood.
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Lucky Ali acted in a few films in the 1970s and 1980s such as Yehi Hai Zindagi, Hamare Tumhare and Shyam Benegal's Trikaal.
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Lucky Ali acted in the television series Bharat Ek Khoj, directed by Shyam Benegal.
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Lucky Ali's discography contains six studio albums, six compilations, seven singles, 19 soundtracks, two concert tours and two other albums.