20 Facts About Sohail Rana

Sohail Rana was born on 31 March 1938 and is a Pakistani music composer for films and television.

Sohail Rana was introduced by actor Waheed Murad in Pakistan film industry and gained popularity when singer Ahmed Rushdi sang his compositions in such films as Armaan and Doraha.

Sohail Rana was born in Agra, British India, in the home of Urdu poets Mr.

Sohail Rana learned music from various ustads and familiarised himself with the Eastern classical music and the Western music, which added to his experience.

Sohail Rana was musically inspired by veteran Indian film music director Naushad Ali.

Sohail Rana composed the hit songs for the golden jubilee film, Heera Aur Pathar, released on 11 December 1964.

The film became a musical hit, and Sohail Rana became a well-known name in the Pakistani film industry.

Further, Sohail Rana won the prestigious Nigar Award and Graduate awards for the best composer for the film Armaan.

Sohail Rana contributed compositions for the film Ehsaan, released on 30 June 1967.

From 1974 to 1976, Sohail Rana was appointed as the general manager National Orchestra, for Pakistan Television Corporation, based at Karachi center.

Apart from that, Sohail Rana composed music for the films, Phir chand niklay ga and Usay deikha Usay chaaha.

Sohail Rana served as Resident composer in PIA Arts Academy sponsored by Pakistan International Airlines from 1972 to 1974, where he conducted Ballet Heer Ranjha, composed and re-arranged music for folk dances and under the directorship of Zia Mohyeddin and with a team of eighty-eight dancers, musicians, singers, he toured the whole world performing in prestigious auditoriums and earned the appreciation of international audience.

Sohail Rana gave music for the films Saughat, Dil Dekay Dekho, Dil Diwana, Shehnai and Baazi.

Sohail Rana released two cassettes of Na'at by Anwar Ibrahim Jaan-e-Madina vol.

Sohail Rana composed the Summit Anthem Allah-O-Akbar, for Pakistan Television Corporation, in the voice of Mehdi Zaheer and a group of hundred singers, for the first Islamic Summit conference held in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1974.

Sohail Rana moved to Mississauga, Ontario in Canada in the early 1990s where he has opened a school for singers and musicians.

Sohail Rana composed the music of this play that was sung live in Mississauga.

Sohail Rana made an appearance on Geo TV special in 2009 Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo.

Sohail Rana was invited to Pakistan by GEO TV, where he, with the stars like Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Fariha Pervez, Ahmed Jahanzeb, Ali Haider, Muhammad Ali Shahki, Humaira Channa, Sajjad Ali, along with an orchestra of 37 members presented his popular songs of yester-years.

Sohail Rana was given the United Nations Peace Messenger Award, conferred on him, at the United Nations headquarters in New York in 1987.