I remember even when he did sing it he began to cry and how to stop a couple of times to compose himself. He said that he would sing that ghazal last as ’after singing that ghazal I cannot sing anything else’. I cannot remember all the songs he sang except for the last one which was his father’s famous ghazal, Insha ji ab utho, ab kooch karo. The fairness of his skin was also a bit of a surprise as he didn’t appear so fair on TV!īecause there weren’t so many people the atmosphere was very relaxed and he interacted a lot with the audience, singing a few of his own songs and then mostly requests. I remember he was wearing a silky shalwar kurta with a scarf (chadar) thrown over his shoulder, looking very smart and traditional. Still, it was jam packed and many people were standing up who couldn’t get seats. It was only a small hall, with a maximum capacity of probably a hundred or so but this made the atmosphere more intimate. I remember going to the event at the Asian Cultural Centre, a small little space, and sitting quite near the front of the stage.
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