Catching up with Amanat Ali Khan

By Maliha Rehman

“I love Shah Rukh Khan. I would love to sing for him some day. While I was a contestant in Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa,
Shah Rukh Khan once came as a judge and he told me, ‘The world is my fan but I am your
fan.’ Hearing that was such an honor. I think that is the best compliment I have ever received.”
- Amanat Ali Khan
When I call up Amanat Ali Khan for an interview, Shafqat Amanat Ali’s ‘Khairiyaan De Naal’ plays as his ring tone. I mention this to him later and he enthuses, “I love that song. Shafqat Amanat Ali is one of my favorite singers.”
In the course of our interview, I discover that Amanat Ali is just as exuberant about all his favourites. His favourite singers also include Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Atif Aslam and Sajjad Ali while his favorite actor on any given day is Shah Rukh Khan. “I love Shah Rukh Khan,” he asserts. “I would love to sing for him some day. While I was a contestant in Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Shah Rukh Khan once came as a judge and he told me, ‘The world is my fan but I am your fan.’ Hearing that was such an honor. I think that is the bestcompliment I have ever received.”