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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|4|20}}<ref name=Tribune>{{cite web|title=Hottie of the Week: Fakhir Mehmood|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/606651/hottie-of-the-week-fakhir-mehmood/|website=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|access-date=2 October 2017|date=24 September 2013}}</ref> |
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|4|20}}<ref name=Tribune>{{cite web|title=Hottie of the Week: Fakhir Mehmood|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/606651/hottie-of-the-week-fakhir-mehmood/|website=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|access-date=2 October 2017|date=24 September 2013}}</ref> |
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|years_active = 1992–present |
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|label = [[T-series]], Hi-Tech Music, [[Fire Records]], [[ |
|label = [[T-Series (company)|T-series]], Hi-Tech Music, [[Fire Records]], [[Universal Music India]], [[Tips Music]] |
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'''Faakhir Mehmood''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|فاخر محمود}}}}) is a [[Pakistani]] singer, keyboradist, composer and music producer. He started out his career |
'''Faakhir Mehmood''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|فاخر محمود}}}}) is a [[Pakistani]] actor, singer, keyboradist, composer and music producer. He started out his career with the Pakistani musical group [[Awaz]]. However, due to conflicts of interest, the band split in 2000 and they all went to become solo artists. The band Awaz also consisted of well known musician [[Haroon (singer)|Haroon]].<ref name=Tribune/> |
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==Early life and career== |
==Early life and career== |
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Faakhir attended the [[University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore]]. During his university years, he met another young singer [[Haroon (singer)|Haroon]]. Together, they formed the band |
Faakhir attended the [[University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore]]. During his university years, he met another young singer, [[Haroon (singer)|Haroon]]. Together, they formed the band Awaz in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nadeem |first=Syed Omer |date=2020-01-13 |title=Faakhir and Haroon reunite. 'Awaz' reunion on the cards? |url=https://arydigital.tv/haroon-faakhir-reunion-awaz/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[ARY Digital]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Faakhir joined the band as a keyboardist and Asad Ahmed as a guitarist. |
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After the band split in 2000, Faakhir embarked on a solo career. Faakhir started working on his album ''Aatish'' in July 2000 by releasing his first single in August, a national song "Dil Na Lagay, Pakistan". After deciding to go solo, Faakhir started work on his debut album, ''Aatish'', which was released in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-01-10 |title=Music in the Naughties: A turbulant soundtrack |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/922288/music-in-the-naughties-a-turbulant-soundtrack |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref> He followed it up with ''Sub Tun Sohniyeh'' in 2003, and Mantra in 2005. |
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⚫ | In ''Mantra'', there is a song called "Jiya Na Jaye", in which Faakhir shares a duet with Indian singer [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]. Another song in that album called "Mahi Ve" won two awards at India's [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]s.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} He also performed at that event.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} |
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⚫ | Faakhir's live shows have taken his music to many countries in the world including the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, in addition to all parts of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-08-20 |title=Faakhir Mehmood on US Tour, Facebook and Piracy |url=http://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/546346 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[Samaa TV]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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Faakhir has performed alongside several international contemporaries from Europe including [[Sukhbir (musician)|Sukhbir]] and [[Stereo Nation]] to name a few.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-09-19 |title=HYDERABAD: Pakistan, India urged to ease restrictions |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/116042/hyderabad-pakistan-india-urged-to-ease-restrictions |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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Faakhir started working on his album ‘Aatish’ in July 2000 by releasing his first single in August, a national song ‘Dil Na Lagay, Pakistan’. This national song become an instant hit and topped the music charts in Pakistan. Riding on his wave of success he performed in New York City and Washington DC where he sang to a crowd of more than 30,000 people. |
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In 2015, he was one of the producers who worked on the soundtrack for the Pakistani movie ''[[Ho Mann Jahaan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Choudary |first=Hassan |date=2015-03-26 |title=Trailer release: Mahira, Sheheryar and Adeel all set to take the world by storm |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/859301/trailer-release-mahira-sheheryar-and-adeel-all-set-to-take-the-world-by-storm |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Faakhir's live shows have taken his music to many countries in the world including the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, in addition to all parts of Pakistan.<ref> |
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⚫ | In 2016, Faakhir served as one of the six music directors for [[Coke Studio (Pakistani season 9)|season 9]] of ''[[Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program)|Coke Studio Pakistan]]''. His first appearance was in an unplugged version of [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]]'s "[[Afreen Afreen]]". [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] and [[Momina Mustehsan]] rendered their voices for the song. His second appearance at ''Coke Studio'' was in "Dilruba Na Raazi" a Pashto traditional folk song, which he sang along with [[Zeb Bangash]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aijaz |first=Rahul |date=2017-02-02 |title=Singer Fazal Malik Akif claims 'Dilruba Na Raazi' is his original; asks Faakhir for apology |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1315022/singer-fazal-malik-akif-claims-dilruba-na-raazi-original-asks-faakhir-apology |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> He appeared with Natasha Khan and performed "Dil Kamla".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raza |first=Nida |title=Faakhir |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[The News International]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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Faakhir has performed alongside several international contemporaries from Europe including [[Sukhbir (musician)|Sukhbir]] and [[Stereo Nation]] to name a few. After deciding to go solo, Faakhir started work on his debut Album, ‘Aatish’ which was released in 2002. In July 2000, his efforts bore fruit as his very first song for the album, 'Dil Na Lagey, Pakistan' became popular. His song stayed on music charts as ‘Number one’ for many weeks before being declared as the ''best national song'' for the year 2000 by a local [[FM radio]] station. Faakhir has worked with the likes of [[Najam Sheraz]] for a series of concerts to promote peace and unity within [[Pakistan]]. |
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⚫ | In 2017, Faakhir Mehmood made some comments on social issues that were newsworthy and were given news coverage by a major newspaper of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-19 |title='I'm tormented by Sonu Nikamma's crappy songs' – Faakhir responds to 'Mohammad Rafi wannabe' Sonu Nigam's tweets |url=https://nation.com.pk/19-Apr-2017/i-m-tormented-by-sonu-nikamma-s-crappy-songs-faakhir-responds-to-mohammad-rafi-wannabe-sonu-nigam-s-tweets |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]] |language=en}}</ref> In the past, Faakhir has served as the [[UN Goodwill Ambassador]] for the [[World Health Organization]].<ref name="Tribune" /> |
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*In 2015, he was one of the many musicians that worked on the Pakistani movie [[Ho Mann Jahaan]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5200814/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Faakhir Mehmood was one of the musicians on the 2015 movie Ho Mann Jahaan on IMDb website] Retrieved 2 October 2017</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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* [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 2007<ref |
* [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 2007<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-03-24 |title=President confers 93 awards |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/238999/president-confers-93-awards |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Lux Style Awards]] : Best Song |
* [[Lux Style Awards]] : Best Song ("Kabhi Kabhi Pyar Mein") in 2010<ref name=IMDb>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7041889/ Filmography of Faakhir Mehmood on IMDb website] Retrieved 2 October 2017</ref> |
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* [[Hum Awards 2013|Hum Awards]] : Best Music Video (Baliya) '''Won ''' |
* [[Hum Awards 2013|Hum Awards]] : Best Music Video ("Baliya") '''Won ''' |
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* 2015: [[3rd Hum Awards]]: [[Hum Award for Best Solo Artist|Best Music Single]] |
* 2015: [[3rd Hum Awards]]: [[Hum Award for Best Solo Artist|Best Music Single]] |
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===Albums=== |
===Albums=== |
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* ''Aatish'' (2002) |
* ''Aatish'' (2002) |
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* ''Sub Tun Sohniyeh'' (2003) |
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* ''Mantra'' (2005) |
* ''Mantra'' (2005) |
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* ''Jee Chaahey'' ( |
* ''Jee Chaahey'' (2011–12) – Memhood's fourth album, it was composed and produced by the singer. The album was recorded at Shani's studio with lyrics by [[Sabir Zafar]] and Indian poet Prashant Vasal,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2011-11-12 |title=In music: Fakhir: Jee Chahay |url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/11/12/in-music-fakhir-jee-chahay/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref> and was released through [[Fire Records]]. |
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:*Track listing |
:*Track listing |
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::*"Allah Karay" (with [[Mahnoor Baloch]] Featuring [[Mikaal Zulfiqar]]) |
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::*Allah Karay |
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::* Atom Bomb |
::* "Atom Bomb" |
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::* Baylia |
::* "Baylia" |
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::* Jee Chahay |
::* "Jee Chahay" |
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::* Kho Jaon (Veet Miss Super Model Contest Season 3) |
::* "Kho Jaon" featuring [[Meera (Pakistani actress)|Meera]] (Veet Miss Super Model Contest Season 3) |
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::* Maula |
::* "Maula" |
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::* Mitti Pao |
::* "Mitti Pao" |
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::* O Sheeday |
::* "O Sheeday" |
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::* Parwah |
::* "Parwah" |
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::* [[Shikva]] |
::* "[[Shikva]]" |
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===TV commercials=== |
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::* Nestle Everyday |
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::*Boomer |
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::*[[Telenor Pakistan]] |
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::*[[United Bank Limited]] |
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==Soundtracks== |
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⚫ | :*Critical reception: S. Rasool of Reviewit.pk said: "Jee Chahay has a number of excellent and heart-touching songs. One among the rest, which is closest to Fakhir's heart, is 'Baylia'. It is a-must-listen song. If you have not heard it yet, do give it a go."<ref>{{cite web|author= |
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::* ''Ek Wari'' |
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::* ''Tum Meri Ho'' |
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::* ''[[Dolly Darling]]'' |
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::* ''Salam Zindagi'' |
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⚫ | :*Critical reception: S. Rasool of Reviewit.pk said: "Jee Chahay has a number of excellent and heart-touching songs. One among the rest, which is closest to Fakhir's heart, is 'Baylia'. It is a-must-listen song. If you have not heard it yet, do give it a go."<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=1 December 2013 |title=Fakhir Mehmood's Journey into the world of Music |url=http://reviewit.pk/fakhir-mehmoods-journey-into-the-world-of-music-3/ |access-date=12 December 2017 |publisher=Reviewit.pk}}</ref> Ali Ather of Views Craze wrote, "Although not better than Faakhir's previous works ''Jee chahay'' the album composed and produced by Faakhir himself comes out to be a pretty decent effort."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.viewscraze.com/2012/01/14/faakhir-jee-chahay-album-review/ |title=Faakhir – Jee Chahay (Album Review) |publisher=Viewscraze.com |access-date=12 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309204408/http://www.viewscraze.com/2012/01/14/faakhir-jee-chahay-album-review/ |archive-date=9 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rafay Mehmood of [[Express Tribune]] said, "Even though ''Jee Chahay'', which comprises 10 songs, might not come close to his previous offering Mantra, which was released in 2005, it still manages to give the listener some tunes worth humming."<ref>{{cite web |last=Mahmood |first=Rafay |date=11 November 2011 |title=Faakhir continues his musical journey |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/290314/faakhir-continues-his-musical-journey/ |access-date=12 December 2017 |work=[[The Express Tribune]]}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 14:08, 13 May 2024
Faakhir Mehmood فاخر محمود | |
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Birth name | Faakhir Mehmood |
Also known as | Faakhir |
Born | [1] | 20 April 1973
Origin | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Genres | Pop |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | T-series, Hi-Tech Music, Fire Records, Universal Music India, Tips Music |
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Faakhir Mehmood (Urdu: فاخر محمود) is a Pakistani actor, singer, keyboradist, composer and music producer. He started out his career with the Pakistani musical group Awaz. However, due to conflicts of interest, the band split in 2000 and they all went to become solo artists. The band Awaz also consisted of well known musician Haroon.[1]
Early life and career
Faakhir attended the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. During his university years, he met another young singer, Haroon. Together, they formed the band Awaz in 1992.[2] Faakhir joined the band as a keyboardist and Asad Ahmed as a guitarist.
After the band split in 2000, Faakhir embarked on a solo career. Faakhir started working on his album Aatish in July 2000 by releasing his first single in August, a national song "Dil Na Lagay, Pakistan". After deciding to go solo, Faakhir started work on his debut album, Aatish, which was released in 2002.[3] He followed it up with Sub Tun Sohniyeh in 2003, and Mantra in 2005.
In Mantra, there is a song called "Jiya Na Jaye", in which Faakhir shares a duet with Indian singer Sunidhi Chauhan. Another song in that album called "Mahi Ve" won two awards at India's Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards.[citation needed] He also performed at that event.[citation needed]
Faakhir's live shows have taken his music to many countries in the world including the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, in addition to all parts of Pakistan.[4]
Faakhir has performed alongside several international contemporaries from Europe including Sukhbir and Stereo Nation to name a few.[5]
In 2015, he was one of the producers who worked on the soundtrack for the Pakistani movie Ho Mann Jahaan.[6]
In 2016, Faakhir served as one of the six music directors for season 9 of Coke Studio Pakistan. His first appearance was in an unplugged version of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Afreen Afreen". Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Momina Mustehsan rendered their voices for the song. His second appearance at Coke Studio was in "Dilruba Na Raazi" a Pashto traditional folk song, which he sang along with Zeb Bangash.[7] He appeared with Natasha Khan and performed "Dil Kamla".[8]
In 2017, Faakhir Mehmood made some comments on social issues that were newsworthy and were given news coverage by a major newspaper of Pakistan.[9] In the past, Faakhir has served as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the World Health Organization.[1]
Awards
- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2007[10]
- Lux Style Awards : Best Song ("Kabhi Kabhi Pyar Mein") in 2010[11]
- Hum Awards : Best Music Video ("Baliya") Won
- 2015: 3rd Hum Awards: Best Music Single
Discography
Albums
- Aatish (2002)
- Sub Tun Sohniyeh (2003)
- Mantra (2005)
- Jee Chaahey (2011–12) – Memhood's fourth album, it was composed and produced by the singer. The album was recorded at Shani's studio with lyrics by Sabir Zafar and Indian poet Prashant Vasal,[12] and was released through Fire Records.
- Track listing
- "Allah Karay" (with Mahnoor Baloch Featuring Mikaal Zulfiqar)
- "Atom Bomb"
- "Baylia"
- "Jee Chahay"
- "Kho Jaon" featuring Meera (Veet Miss Super Model Contest Season 3)
- "Maula"
- "Mitti Pao"
- "O Sheeday"
- "Parwah"
- "Shikva"
TV commercials
- Nestle Everyday
- Boomer
- Telenor Pakistan
- United Bank Limited
Soundtracks
- Ek Wari
- Tum Meri Ho
- Dolly Darling
- Salam Zindagi
- Critical reception: S. Rasool of Reviewit.pk said: "Jee Chahay has a number of excellent and heart-touching songs. One among the rest, which is closest to Fakhir's heart, is 'Baylia'. It is a-must-listen song. If you have not heard it yet, do give it a go."[13] Ali Ather of Views Craze wrote, "Although not better than Faakhir's previous works Jee chahay the album composed and produced by Faakhir himself comes out to be a pretty decent effort."[14] Rafay Mehmood of Express Tribune said, "Even though Jee Chahay, which comprises 10 songs, might not come close to his previous offering Mantra, which was released in 2005, it still manages to give the listener some tunes worth humming."[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Hottie of the Week: Fakhir Mehmood". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 24 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Nadeem, Syed Omer (13 January 2020). "Faakhir and Haroon reunite. 'Awaz' reunion on the cards?". ARY Digital. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Music in the Naughties: A turbulant soundtrack". Dawn. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Faakhir Mehmood on US Tour, Facebook and Piracy". Samaa TV. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "HYDERABAD: Pakistan, India urged to ease restrictions". Dawn. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Choudary, Hassan (26 March 2015). "Trailer release: Mahira, Sheheryar and Adeel all set to take the world by storm". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Aijaz, Rahul (2 February 2017). "Singer Fazal Malik Akif claims 'Dilruba Na Raazi' is his original; asks Faakhir for apology". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Raza, Nida. "Faakhir". The News International. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "'I'm tormented by Sonu Nikamma's crappy songs' – Faakhir responds to 'Mohammad Rafi wannabe' Sonu Nigam's tweets". The Nation. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "President confers 93 awards". Dawn. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Filmography of Faakhir Mehmood on IMDb website Retrieved 2 October 2017
- ^ "In music: Fakhir: Jee Chahay". Dawn. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Fakhir Mehmood's Journey into the world of Music". Reviewit.pk. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Faakhir – Jee Chahay (Album Review)". Viewscraze.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Mahmood, Rafay (11 November 2011). "Faakhir continues his musical journey". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2017.