Atif
Aslam
eflects
o
his
10-yea
I dia
ba
a d
his
e du i g
bo d
with
I dia
fa s.
Nea ly
a
decade
afte
bei g
ba ed
f om
wo ki g
i
I dia,
Pakista i
si ge
Atif
Aslam
has
eflected
o
the
est ictio s
that
kept
him
away
f om
o e
of
his
biggest
audie ces.
The
si ge
said
his
I dia
fa s
have
co ti ued
to
seek
out
his
music
despite
the
ba ,
while
the
expe ie ce
also
pushed
him
to
explo e
his
ide tity
as
a
i depe de t
a tiste.
Atif
Aslam
says
ba
cha ged
his
musical
jou ey
Speaki g
to
K is
Fade,
Atif
Aslam
ecalled
the
ci cumsta ces
that
led
to
his
p olo ged
abse ce
f om
I dia
a d
said
the
est ictio s
we e
pa t
of
a
wide
decisio
co ce i g
a tistes
f om
the
two
cou t ies.“It’s
bee
almost
10
yea s
si ce
I
was
ba ed
i
I dia.
That
was
the
decisio
of
the
I dia
gove me t;
they
decided
to
ba
a tistes
f om
Pakista .
I dia
a tistes
a e
also
ba ed
i
Pakista
ow,”
he
said.Rest ictio s
o
Pakista i
a tistes
i
I dia
i te sified
i
2016
amid
isi g
te sio s
betwee
the
two
cou t ies.
Atif’s
co ce t
i
Gu gao
was
ca celled
that
yea
afte
the
dist ict
admi ist atio
advised
o ga ise s
to
defe
the
eve t,
while
political
g oups
also
opposed
pe fo ma ces
by
Pakista i
a tistes.Late
i
Septembe
2016,
the
I dia
Motio
Pictu e
P oduce s
Associatio
passed
a
esolutio
agai st
hi i g
Pakista i
a tistes,
acto s
a d
tech icia s
u til
elatio s
betwee
the
two
cou t ies
imp oved.
Followi g
the
2019
Pulwama
te o
attack,
the
All
I dia
Ci e
Wo ke s
Associatio
also
a ou ced
a
ba
o
Pakista i
a tistes
wo ki g
i
the
I dia
film
i dust y.
‘Music
will
each
whe eve
it
has
to
each’
Despite
bei g
u able
to
elease
ew
so gs
i
I dia
fo
yea s,
Atif
said
his
music
co ti ues
to
fi d
its
way
to
I dia
liste e s.“Fo
the
past
10
yea s,
I
have ’t
do e
a
so g
the e.
My
fa s
a e
liste i g
ove
VPN
a d
they
bu
the
CDs
a d
give
them
to
people.
Not
that
I
app eciate
pi acy,
but
music
will
each
whe eve
it
has
to
each,”
he
said.Fo
Atif,
the
way
his
music
co ti ues
to
t avel
emi ded
him
of
his
ow
begi i gs.
Befo e
digital
platfo ms
t a sfo med
the
music
i dust y,
his
so gs
sp ead
th ough
adio,
CDs
a d
cassettes.“That
is
how
my
fi st
si gle
got
out.
Nobody
k ew
who
the
guy
was.
The
so g
became
famous;
it
became
a
huge
success
all
ove
adio,
CDs
a d
cassettes,”
he
ecalled.
Atif
Aslam
tells
I dia
fa s:
‘I
miss
you
guys’
The
si ge
also
had
a
message
fo
the
I dia
liste e s
who
have
co ti ued
to
suppo t
him
despite
his
abse ce
f om
the
cou t y.“It’s
al ight
that
the e
a e
ce tai
a tistes
you
get
to
hea ,
but
I
bet
if
you
love
me
e ough,
you
will
k ow
whe e
to
fi d
me.
If
you
love
my
music,
you
k ow
whe e
to
fi d
me.
My
music
will
defi itely
each
you,”
Atif
said.He
added
that
he
did
ot
wa t
his
fa s
to
feel
disappoi ted
by
the
situatio .“Do ’t
feel
bad
about
it,
do ’t
feel
sad
about
it.
I
always
wa ted
to
tell
you
that
I
miss
you
guys.
I
do ’t
miss
wo ki g
ove
the e,
but
I
miss
you
guys,”
he
said.
‘I
tha k
those
who
have
ba ed
me’
I te esti gly,
Atif
said
his
abse ce
f om
I dia’s
playback
i dust y
also
had
a
positive
impact
o
his
a tistic
evolutio .“I
have
lea t
a
lot
f om
playback
si gi g
a d
if
this
ba
did ’t
happe ,
I
thi k
I
would
be
u able
to
make
my
ow
music.
So
I
tha k
you
guys
fo
that
as
well,”
he
said.He
exp essed
g atitude
towa ds
fa s
who
have
co ti ued
to
sta d
by
his
music.“I
eally
app eciate
that
you
guys
have
stood
by
me.
You
pou
so
much
love
at
my
co ce ts
a d
albums
a d
love
my
so gs,”
he
said.Atif
also
said
the
expe ie ce
gave
him
a
cha ce
to
look
i wa d
a d
develop
his
ow
musical
ide tity.“I
tha k
those
who
have
ba ed
me
as
well,
othe wise
I
would ’t
be
able
to
explo e
myself,”
he
said.
F om
Aadat
to
Bollywood
playback
success
Atif
Aslam’s
popula ity
amo g
I dia
liste e s
p edates
his
Bollywood
ca ee .
He
was
i itially
pa t
of
the
Pakista i
ock
ba d
Jal,
with
Aadat
becomi g
a
b eakth ough
so g.
He
late
i cluded
a
ve sio
of
the
t ack
i
his
debut
solo
album
Jal
Pa i,
eleased
i
2004.His
Bollywood
playback
debut
came
with
Woh
Lamhe
f om
Zehe
i
2005.
He
we t
o
to
le d
his
voice
to
seve al
popula
Hi di
film
so gs,
i cludi g
Te a
Ho e
Laga
Hoo ,
Pehli
Naza
Mei ,
Tu
Jaa e
Na,
Jee a
Jee a
a d
Dil
Diya
Galla .
