Music of KMABTPKH completed

         20th February 2002, Lucky Ali is as cool as a cucumber and as fresh as the morning dew drops on rose petals. This, despite the three-in-one role he plays in Kya Main Ab Bhi Tumse Pyaar Karta Hoon. The strain of recording and composing songs as a singer plus music director does not show on his face. Rather, it is concentration which is writ large across his demeanour as he imparts the final touches to a qawalli which he has composed for the film. "Actually, Junoon is supposed to render the qawalli, but the Pakistani group has run into visa problems," explains Lucky, "We might go ahead and record the qawalli with Adnan Sami." This is the music director in Lucky Ali. Soon, the singer in him takes over. "Tell you what, this is the first qawalli which I have composed in my life. What if I sing it?" he asks. Yes, what if? Bobby Khan, the director of Kya Main Ab Bhi Tumse Pyaar Karta Hoon, is present at the recording: "Kya Maqsood bhai (Lucky’s real name), you do not render the qawalli in the film; we need a different voice." Lucky has an answer ready. "But what if I change my voice and sing it?" he questions. Everyone at the recording studio bursts into laughter. To record and compose the music for Kya Main Ab Bhi Tumse Pyaar Karta Hoon, Lucky went to where his music first began — London. Working with his brother-in-law Mike, who recorded and arranged the music for his first album Sunoh, Lucky is currently dubbing songs in India and plans to do the final mixing in Los Angeles, where he will be stationed for a month while shooting for Sanjay Gupta’s Kaante. Lucky’s interest in music dates back to the time when he was 13 and his mother presented him with a guitar. But it was the acting bug which drew him to the film industry. The man has had his share of exposure to reel life through Shyam Benegal, but his range was limited to art films. In his new avatar, of course, Lucky combines his passion for music with his acting skills. The second son of comedian Mehmood, Lucky Ali was born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali. But he was soon renamed Lucky after Mehmood’s popularity at the box-office coincided with his birth. What’s in a name, some might well say. And they might well be right. For, Lucky by any other name would sound just as sweet!