Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Makes BBC TV Debut

Qawwal Maestro and Bollywood Singer, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan takes a journey back through his life as he chats to BBC Asian Network’s Sonia Deol. This red button programme includes exclusive rare footage of Rahat performing with his uncle, the late great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and culminates with a rousing performance of his award winning Bollywood hit, ‘Tere Mast Mast Do Nain’, recorded during his recent tour.

During the shooting, Rahat reveals intimate memories of his time growing up with Nusrat alongside their extended family in Faisalabad, Pakistan and his emotional first experiences of Qawwali music. Rahat tells the story of his transition from Qawwali to Bollywood music and how his future projects include going back to his roots with a double album of Qawwali music featuring the poetry of Mirza Ghalib and Allama Muhammad Iqbal.

Mark Strippel, Head of Music and Live Events, BBC Asian Network, said: “We are proud to present Rahat’s first-ever appearance on BBC TV and profile his amazing journey from growing up in Faisalabad through to Bollywood stardom. He’s a very special Artist for our audience and the programme features some incredibly rare footage from his early performances with Nusrat.”

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is an award winning musician and singer, primarily singing Qawwali, devotional Sufi music, as well as ghazals, Bollywood songs and other light music and has toured extensively around the world.

The show will be aired on 3rd of October and will be made available online as soon as it ends.