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Listen to vintage songs at http://www.vintagesense.com http://www.murad.pk/music/?p=923 (About Ahmed Rushdi) http://www.murad.pk/music/?p=926 (About Sohail Rana) Singer: Ahmed Rushdi Music; Sohail Rana Directed by Pervaiz Malik Film: Armaan Produced by Waheed Murad Written by Waheed Murad Starring Waheed Murad, Zeba, Zahoor Ahmad, Bibbo, Rozina and Nirala Sohail or Suhail Rana (born 1938) is a Pakistani music composer for films. He was introduced by actor Waheed Murad in Pakistan film industry and gained popularity when singer Ahmed Rushdi sang his compositions in such films like Arman and Doraha. He is now based in Canada. Ahmed Rushdi, (Urdu: احمد رشدی; April 24, 1934 -- April 11, 1983) was a versatile Pakistani playback singer who worked in film music and was "an important contributor to the Golden Age of Pakistani film music." Rushdi is acclaimed as one of the greatest singers ever lived in south asia and was a natural baritone, yet could sing high tenor notes with ease. He is best known for his distinctive, melodious, powerful voice, complex and dark emotional expressions which led many critics to state his voice as the greatest and most distinctive they ever heard. Born in Hyderabad Deccan, he migrated to Pakistan and became a leading singer in the Pakistan film industry. He is considered to be one of the most versatile vocalists of thesubcontinent and was capable of singing variety of songs. He is also considered to be the first regular pop singer of south asia and credited as having sung the "first-ever South asian" pop song, "Ko-Ko-Ko-reena." Armaan (Urdu: ارمان) is a Pakistani black-and-white film produced by Waheed Murad and directed by Pervaiz Malik. It was the first Pakistani film to complete 75 weeks in cinemas and, thus, became the first Pakistani "Platinum Jubilee" film. The film was picturized in black-and-white prints in Karachi. The music of the film is perhaps the most memorable of all. The brilliant soundtrack composed by Sohail Rana contributed enormously to the film's success and is considered to be his magnum opus. The soundtrack is perhaps the most memorable in the history of Pakistani cinema and many of the songs are cited as classics in film music. The soundtrack features the voices of Ahmed Rushdi, Mala, Naseema Shaheen and Khursheed Nurali (Sheerazi). Sohail Rana won the prestigious Nigar Award for Best Musician in 1966 for composing the soundtrack and Ahmed Rushdi won the Nigar Award for Best Male Singer in 1966 for singing the song Akele Na Jaana.