{"id":64737,"date":"2024-02-26T18:08:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T18:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/rest-in-peace-5-evergreen-ghazals-from-pankaj-udhas-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T18:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T18:08:07","slug":"rest-in-peace-5-evergreen-ghazals-from-pankaj-udhas-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/rest-in-peace-5-evergreen-ghazals-from-pankaj-udhas-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest in peace: 5 evergreen ghazals from Pankaj Udhas | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>Pankaj Udhas, the revered Ghazal maestro, bid farewell to the world on February 26, 2024, at the age of 72, after enduring a prolonged illness. The sombre news was officially confirmed by his family through a heartfelt press statement shared by his daughter, Nayaab Udhas, on her Instagram handle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The statement expressed the family&#8217;s profound grief, stating, \u201cWith a very heavy heart, we are saddened to inform you of the sad demise of Padmashri Pankaj Udhas on February 26, 2024, due to a prolonged illness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The announcement marked the end of an era, prompting a collective reflection on the timeless melodies he gifted to music lovers. As millions of fans and the nation mourn the loss of a musical legend, here&#8217;s a brief journey through five of his hit songs that have become classics:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <em>Ahista<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HbQud4yWoog&amp;pp=ygUTcGFua2FqIHVkaGFzIGFoaXN0YQ%3D%3D\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Pankaj Udhas - Ahista\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HbQud4yWoog?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2. <em>Chitthi Aayi Hai<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v0_IRIFYC0k\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Chitthi Aayi Hai | Pankaj Udhas | Naam 1986 Songs | Sanjay Dutt, Nutan, Amrita Singh\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v0_IRIFYC0k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>3. <em>Chandi Jaisa Rang Hai Tera<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G4NAKKy5k0g\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Pankaj Udhas - Chandi Jaisa Rang\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4NAKKy5k0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>4. <em>Karvaten Badal Badal<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rHGlryjgaYs\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Pankaj Udhas - Karvaten Badal Badal\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rHGlryjgaYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0<em>Maikhane Se Sharab Se<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=STQGNalWcoc\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Maikhane Se Sharab Se Full Video Song Pankaj Udhas Hit Song Album &quot;Mahek&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/STQGNalWcoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pankaj Udhas, the revered Ghazal maestro, bid farewell to the world on February 26, 2024, at the age of 72, after enduring a prolonged illness. The sombre news was officially confirmed by his family through a heartfelt press statement shared by his daughter, Nayaab Udhas, on her Instagram handle.\u00a0 The statement expressed the family&#8217;s profound [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/pankajj-(1)1708953179-0\/pankajj-(1)1708953179-0.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}