As a perfect post-Ramadan treat for Pakistani and Indian music lovers in the UAE, MTV brought together a fantastic line-up of singers from both countries for a two-day concert at the Dubai World Trade Centre over the Eid weekend.
Friday’s line-up – the first of two nights – featured Pakistani classical singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Indian playback singer Papon and Pakistani singer Komal Rizvi.
Dubai’s very own local desi rock band Rooh opened the show, and warmed up the crowd with their selection of covers and original songs.
Komal Rizvi took the stage next. The singer, actress and songwriter who made her career comeback in the music-fusion programme Coke Studio, sang a selection of songs that certainly brought back memories. Her rendition of the late Nazia Hassan's Baat Ban Jaye was a standout.
Papon, another Coke Studio artist, followed Rizvi. His programme focused heavily on his large body Bollywood playback songs, the most well received of which was Moh Moh Ke Dhaage. Taken from the 2015 film Dum Laga Ke Haisha, the track earned him a cavalcade of industry accolades including a Filmfare award, a Screen Award, a Zee Cine Award, a Mirchi Music Award, a Times of India Film Award and IIFA Award. Unsurprisingly, it brought the house down and earned him a standing ovation in Dubai.
Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan closed off the evening with tracks from his band Fuzon, in addition to his own Bollywood playback portfolio.
He dedicated his song Yeh Honsla from 2006 film Dor to the concert's spirit of undivided love between Indian and Pakistan.
A lively figure on stage, he also strolled among the crowds for some witty audience interaction before launching into one of his most popular songs, Fuzon's Mora Saiyaan Mose Bole Na – it was the biggest singalong of the night.
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There are numerous success stories of teen businesses that were created in college dorm rooms and other modest circumstances. Below are some of the most recognisable names in the industry:
- Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook when he was a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate.
- Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc.
- Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway.
- Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
- Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.
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