After lacklustre performance at Pak vs Ind T20 clash, singer denies forgetting words to the national anthem.

Updated 20 Mar, 2016

After Shafqat Amanat Ali's unfortunate goof-up during Pakistan's national anthem on Saturday's dramatic Pak vs Ind World T20 clash, the singer took to Twitter to express his disappointment over fans' displeasure at his lacklustre performance.

Shafqat denied forgetting the lyrics to the national anthem, saying: "I admit there were a few audio and technical glitches that may have sounded like lyrical errors... But I assure you that I had by no means 'forgotten' our beloved Qaumi Tarana."

Also read: Twitter trolls Shafqat for getting national anthem 'wrong' at Eden Gardens

"I see that many of you... believe I owe you an apology," he said, adding he was "deeply hurt by the little faith that my fellow Pakistanis have in me".

"I will still apologise, though," he continued, and asked Pakistanis to continue believing in the boys in green.

Audiences noticed the slip during the broadcast of the match, however, and some Twitter users commented on it:

Others appreciated Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachan's rendition of the Indian national anthem before the match:

The beginning of the standoff at Eden Garden on Saturday evening was marred by heavy rain. India maintained dominance over Pakistan with a six-wicket win led by Virat Kohli.

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Sami Mar 20, 2016 12:38pm

On such great occasion, the cricket legend of Pakistan, Imran Khan was supposed to render the national anthem of Pakistan at the Eden Ground of Kolkata.

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N.Sid Mar 20, 2016 12:46pm

Why is he hurt, he should appreciate the fact that Pakistanis still have the national anthem in their heart, and they just pointed to the mistakes or glitches the singer did. He should have been hurt if no one noted the glaring mistakes in the national anthem sung by him...

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asgher Mar 20, 2016 12:50pm

Shafqat amanat ali bhaiyya, Not only you forgot the anthem, (oh yes you forgot because we remember it just fine) the part that you DID remember, came out of your mouth in the ugliest way imaginable!

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Muhammad Shoaib Mar 20, 2016 12:51pm

It could happens with anyone so i think we should ignore this although its a huge human error but both national anthem and performer belong to us so its past now

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DJ Mar 20, 2016 12:55pm

Look at the difference Shafqat Amanat ali looked so naive while Amiatbh bachan was full of confidence and read the anthem with full of energy and passion

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i2i Mar 20, 2016 12:57pm

I think he was singing the national anthem for the first time in his life. Not only he forgot the lyrics but his emtionless performance was far from the original composition.

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khanm Mar 20, 2016 01:05pm

Dont feel bad... Vast majority of politicians, bureaucrat, and senators dont know the national Anthem either... People who tend to listen to your music will come back and will say , 'Yo, this is my anthem. This is what you should live by.'

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usman Mar 20, 2016 01:05pm

The children's do it better on any national day on ptv

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Zahid Mar 20, 2016 01:13pm

Bachan's anthem was sung with a sense of pride and patriotism

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pure Ind Mar 20, 2016 01:18pm

people shud stop over reacting,,, I guess had Pakistan won yesterday these people would have forgotten about it if there were any genuine slippages.

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Sunil Mar 20, 2016 01:19pm

It does happen, among such dignitaries, with the presence of Amitabh Bacchan.

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Parvez Mar 20, 2016 01:25pm

I think he has a valid point....... right in the beginning there was a glaring audio glitch.

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KMS Mar 20, 2016 01:29pm

I'm a Pakistani living abroad and slaving on someone else's land where we have no future and are expecting good for and from our people back home. We as individual representative of Pakistan are trying our best possible not to let down our beloved countries name but I'm really saddened to see how unprepared, undisciplined and unprofessional are those who were representing our country to the world; be it the cricketers, the singers, the politicians, etc.

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SAEED MASOOD Mar 20, 2016 01:31pm

Let him go...anyone can err...

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ZEESHAN Mar 20, 2016 01:53pm

His performance was not impressive at all. There was no energy in him and there was no syncing. At international levels there is no margin of error. Same goes for the cricket team. Sure our cricketers play but there is a lack of self believe and leadership in all of them.

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Kashif Abbasi Mar 20, 2016 02:11pm

Amitabh's singing his anthem sounded good cause he was giving a free hand to sing solo without a back ground orchestra. While shafqat's dilemma was that he had to sing to a fixed tune running at the back ground. And to add to it, his mic dint work well initially where he had to adjust the distance to I.prove the voice quality.

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Rashid Sultan Mar 20, 2016 02:37pm

Shafqat need not apologise. It should be the small minded people who seem to pick on insignificant and the irrelevant that should keep their kebab holes shut.

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Bokhari Mar 20, 2016 03:04pm

Our preparations and rehearsals for the T20 cricket match are evident from the supervisory of the rehearsal of our national anthem finally sung at Kolkatta. Did anyone check the full dress rehearsal? Same goes for all other aspects of the game. Going to India and making money is of prime importance.

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Bokhari Mar 20, 2016 03:11pm

It will be interesting to find out who selected Shafquat for singing Pak national anthem on the occasion?

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Zubeida Aapa Mar 20, 2016 03:58pm

It was not Pakistan backlash - it was the 'backlash' of few media channels who are always looking to blow things out of proportion. Shafqat sang alright

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Zahid Mar 20, 2016 04:01pm

He didn't slipped any word i check myself.

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Ghaznavi Mar 20, 2016 04:10pm

There was no energy belief or passion in his rendition of the national anthem. He's normally very good singer I've seen him on Indian shows. Who choose him? Next time choose someone who wants to be there.

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Abdulla Hussain Mar 20, 2016 04:16pm

It was better for Shafqat to apologize or at least maintain silence over his mis rendering of National Anthem. He was visibly shaken during his rendering. He should have memorized the National Anthem prior to his performance. There was no technical error, he just forgot the lines.

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Mohammad Farooq Mar 20, 2016 04:28pm

Please give him a break as everyday we all make mistakes. He is a great singer who loves this country no less than anyone else.

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Absano Mar 20, 2016 04:46pm

@Zahid he said 'parcham o sitara o hilal.' Correct: parcham e sitara o hilal. Makes big difference in meaning. Secondly, he said 'too nishan e mazi shan e haal'Correct: Tarjuman e maazi shan e haal. Even you dont know the anthem, it seems.

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akram Mar 20, 2016 04:57pm

let not blame amanat for the loss, besides Amitabh Bachchan can't sing either. I would call that draw ;-)

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Riz Mar 20, 2016 05:05pm

@Zahid its percham e sitara o hilal not percham o sitara o hilal پرچمِِ ستاره و ہلال

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Mumbai indian Mar 20, 2016 05:15pm

amitabh was definitely inspiring. anyway he would have prepared and practiced for it, as per his legendary work ethic. it is rumoured that the work he puts in to prepare for roles even now, will put newcomers to shame. something which he and Sachin have in common.

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Abdulla Hussain Mar 20, 2016 05:17pm

@Zubeida Aapa: Dear apa, this is no totka, he did sing wrong, I have clearly heard his mistakes.

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A. A. Mar 20, 2016 05:21pm

Is this an apology? Seriously?

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Gurjeet Singh Mar 20, 2016 05:32pm

Mr. Bachchan is the Best

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Alien Mar 20, 2016 05:34pm

@DJ ,Amitabh Bachchan charged INR 4 crores for singing the national anthem.Patriotism does not come free☺

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Jehanzeb Idrees Mar 20, 2016 05:37pm

Shafqat! Love you man for your voice and talent but I believe there's no reason to feel hurt, you were supposed to be representing your nation on a foreign ground and you did a bad job when compared to Amitabh Bachan who was almost twice your age, so avoid this complaint-cum-apology and stop giving lame excuses. Secondly, does anyone in PCB groom these players to at least learn their national anthem by heart? I cringed at the sight of most players, including our skipper, who were horribly lip-syncing while others were standing like fools. Only three or four players were properly singing the national anthem. Seems like, poor Shafqat wasn't the only one involved in this fiasco.

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Salman Mar 20, 2016 05:37pm

His tweet is exactly how people react these days. First he made a mistake by not rehearsing the national anthem properly and now hes making lame excuses to hide it.

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Iqbal Malik Mar 20, 2016 05:39pm

We still love you Shafqat Amanat Ali and your apology has made you even more bigger and taller in our nation's eyes.

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Satt Mar 20, 2016 06:09pm

This is what happens when you have national anthem not in native language.The whole national song is in Persian difficult for Pakistani people to speak.

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Bangistal Mar 20, 2016 06:16pm

so tuff, bachhan had plain Hindi and easier task.don't compare

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raj Mar 20, 2016 06:31pm

I am from India and a great fan of this singer .. its ok guys it happens dont make it a big issue ..leave this and move ahead .Infact i met him during his vist to bangalore what a amazing singer and nice human being .

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SNA Mar 20, 2016 06:53pm

Its shame for Shafqat who not only forgot our national anthem but we found totally off colir last night. There was no passion at all in his singing. Though, he has remarkable voice but where it has disappeared on this very important ocassion. Poor performance.

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Roussou Mar 20, 2016 07:04pm

He should have rehearsed it properly before performing. Being in Persian language, it's a bit difficult to remember it but saying it day in and day out should have done the trick. May be he should sing it everyday to himself.

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Hira Mar 20, 2016 07:15pm

The main thing is it was sung abroad with Joy!!! Haters will always hate

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sarfaraz Mar 20, 2016 07:19pm

@SATT For you kind information, the national language Urdu is made up of Persian, Arabic and Turkish. Each and every word in the National Anthem is spoken and written by average people in many settings every day. The issue is that the nation has divorced the national language and take pride in knowing other languages. The elite's take pride in now knowing the language or national anthem.

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GA Mar 20, 2016 07:21pm

There was a clear Audi glitch when he began. Everything seemed out of sync. Not the singers fault.

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Gokarn Mar 20, 2016 07:37pm

Shafaqat sung national anthem on low pitch while Amitabh on high pitch. This made difference. he sung sung with orchestra so his voice had not come fore.

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Thoroughthinker Mar 20, 2016 07:55pm

@DJ : Bachan is an actor while Shafqat is an artist!

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AG Mar 20, 2016 07:59pm

What's wrong with us, why we are not ready to give benefit of doubt to others. All we try is to find their mistakes and start bashing on them, they are also human and may get overwhelmed with the situation.

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Bilal Mar 20, 2016 08:01pm

He forgot "Tarjumane Mazi Shane Haal". On such a huge platform, he went absolutely flat. Unbelievable he came so unprepared.

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khan Mar 20, 2016 08:07pm

he not only got the anthem wrong, he also looked shabby and sand it in the most ugly voice possible , and to make the matters worse he is denying that he got it wrong.

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Imtiaz Faruqui Mar 20, 2016 08:20pm

No wonder the National anthem is written in such difficult Urdu 99% of Pakistanis do not know its full meaning. Its time it can be changed into simple Urdu that can be on the lips of ever child and adult, and do not have to be so long. Invite the new poets of today they can do a wonderful job. The melody can stay the same; words can be simpler and the duration shorter a minute and a half is bearable.

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AdHawk Mar 20, 2016 08:30pm

Just apologize and move on. Is that so hard?

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s.khan Mar 20, 2016 08:33pm

Similar audio glitch marred the singing by Edele at Oscar ceremonies. she is the greatest singer in English speaking world. It must be said that Pakistani are greatly attuned to trivia and never shy away from pointing fingers at others..

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Ali Mar 20, 2016 08:55pm

We all are criticizing the singer but I bet you 80% people of Pakistan themselves do not know Pakistan anthem both educated and uneducated

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A Abbasi Mar 20, 2016 08:59pm

Shafqat is a great singer and a living ledgend of this land. I don't think he erred any. He had to sing with background music and Mr. Amit had all on his own. Good luck Shaffoo ...

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Abdulla Hussain Mar 20, 2016 09:00pm

Going through the replaying of the recording three places he committed mistake, even a class 5 student can notice these. To err is human so the best thing is regret & apology.

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An Indian Mar 20, 2016 09:19pm

@Alien Please do not spread rumour about the legend. Amitabh even refused to accept flight fare from cricket association of Bengal.

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dija Mar 20, 2016 09:24pm

It was so obvious..not only shafqat forgot the lyrics, he was totally out of tune, a complete shame and disappointing....

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Akhlaq Mar 20, 2016 09:37pm

I am more disappointed with our "unpredictable" Captain who showed no remorse in keeping up with the national anthem. He seemed totally lost.

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SK Mar 20, 2016 09:49pm

In comparison Amitabh's rendition gave me goosebumps ! Sanskritized Bengali sounds so beautiful!

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AA Mar 20, 2016 09:54pm

when you get a gig to do at least practice before showing up...Specially when it is whole nations pride riding on the gig...and there was no technical or audio issues...we saw your lips and facila expressions when you messed up.

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flipflop Mar 20, 2016 10:07pm

Regardless, it should not be a huge issue. People making fuss over this should go and try singing the anthem in front of thousands of people. No one is perfect and we all make mistakes. I think it was beautiful....

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somethingfishy Mar 20, 2016 10:11pm

.... and now he has arrogance to show to us!

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khanna Mar 20, 2016 10:12pm

@alien get your facts right.mr bachachan did not charge a penny infact he didn't even charge for his airtickets and hotel stay.. he said it was an honour to sing our national anthem! please dont insult the man.

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Omar Mar 20, 2016 10:22pm

It was an honour to represent Pakistan in such a forum, for which he was oblivious ill prepared. And then he has the chutzpah and temerity to show disappointment..... like seriously!!!

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hameed Baloch Mar 20, 2016 10:32pm

The irony, as we all Pakistani are well acquainted with our national anthem is, our anthem compared with our neighbor, has more vigor and energetic in its tune which awake even the dead. On the other hand Indian anthem is more sleepy and based on low pitched rhythm. But the difference which we felt yesterday was Pakistani singer’s wobbly and shaky voice compared with Big AB courage (Urdu word) voice and he roared like a lion. Our anthem should be sing by someone like Tariq Aziz, Late Aziz Mian Qawaal or Imran Khan himself. This is just another wrong selection like our team of 15 players with 16 officials.

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Sodomite Mar 20, 2016 11:13pm

This man should not have been there in the 1st place.

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Guest Mar 20, 2016 11:16pm

Looks like these singers are also live under pressure in India...

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Mudasir Mar 20, 2016 11:37pm

common guys he is a great singer , why r u making such an issue out of nothing, if he is saying that there was some audio glitch there is no reason not to believe him . It is very easy to find mistakes in others jobs , if u guys r so talented why you got not selected for singing national anthem and also stop criticizing our national players . These guys are best possible boys in whole pakistan , we should support them because they need it most now. win or loss I will support u my green army till my last breath

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Ahmed Bilal Khan Mar 20, 2016 11:46pm

He remember thousands of Indian Songs by heart but alas he messed up national anthem at two occasions, its not "Parcham O sitarara O hilal" its "Parcham E sitara O hilal" and second time everyone know where, i think the audio and technical glitches were in the ear piece he was wearing, some one was telling him the lines in his ear and i think he is the one who messed up.

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Johore Mar 21, 2016 12:10am

Shafqat your apology accepted.Now forget the error,and look forward.

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khurram Mar 21, 2016 12:27am

2 places 1.percham O sitarao Hilaal - you sang BOY IT IS PERCHAME SITARAO HILAAL 2. You were ending the anthem with To nishan-e- azm.... BOY IT END WITH .. TARJUMAN-E- MAZI .... SHAN-E-HAAL... Somewhere arround Haal you seem to recalled it right. Actually you probably donot know the meanings that why you messed it.. BOY WE HAVE EYES AND EARS... AND WE KNOW WHAT ARE TECHNICAL GLITCHES

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Paveen Gufta Mar 21, 2016 01:35am

He did not seem to dress well for the occasion. Seemed in casual dress, vs Amitabh and Gangly were in more formal dress. I guess missed the opportunity to shine.

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Saeed Ahmed Mar 21, 2016 01:37am

I am big fan of Shafqat but he was not the best choice for this type of performance. He is a classical singer and our Quami Tarana needs an energetic voice. It was written that way . There are tons of singers who could have done it much better.

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AKKS Mar 21, 2016 02:31am

@Alien, How do you know this? It's a big shame on your part , if this is not true!

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umair hasan Mar 21, 2016 02:33am

@Jehanzeb Idrees Well analyzed.I feel embarassed when I see Afridi shaking his legs during the anthem.He did the same in 2011 world cup.Khalid Latif was not even lip singing.Only Malik,Sarfaraz,Imad ,Shehzad,Sharjeel ,Umar and Anwar Ali can be spared.Also I will give credit to Waqar Younis and Azhar Mehmood for singing it with passion.It shows the non seriousness of our players and to be honest I always cry when I see this attitude of our players. I don't even live in Pakistan but can recite our anthem even in my dream.Also to note is that I've never seen even Imran Khan or Nawaz Sharif reciting the anthem.They think they are above the nation.I have lost respect for even Imran Khan.They are all selfish.

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Masood Hussain Mar 21, 2016 02:42am

After Shafqat's apology patriots are supposed to forgive his being so-called less patriot.

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Israr_Ahmed Mar 21, 2016 03:00am

I heard him singing, " parcham -o-sitara-o-halal"... somehow, the orignal words are , Parcham-e-sitara-o-hilal"... . I do not believe he recited it wrong, it is something he has always learned wrong, like a lot others in our schools, esp in Punjab. And if someone do some mistake, he or she should apologize, what is the big deal in that? People should not make it a huge issue too, but criticism on him is very well justified.

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nj01 Mar 21, 2016 03:20am

Actually he did sang very well but in from of Amitji he became nervous. Ambitabh Bacchan is a a mahanayak such a great personality, I believe this century's only one great personality on the earth!!

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Omrna Mar 21, 2016 03:49am

What you expect people to be happy with you?????? Ar you serious?

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Saleem Akhtar Mar 21, 2016 04:36am

So, "Parcham -o- sitaara" and "Tarjugaan-e-mazi" are technical glitches! I wonder if he was picked up in hurry to render the service. Thanks God there was music in the background that saved the day. Amitabh presented it without any music!

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Divergence Mar 21, 2016 05:19am

@Ali but we don't all represent pakistan in countries like through our national anthem. The point is they should prepare well ahead of time and not give impromptu performance.

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Akil Akhtar Mar 21, 2016 05:37am

Why don't we take our nation seriously anymore....how does he think he has a right to be unhappy......

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Akil Akhtar Mar 21, 2016 05:38am

Shows how little importance he gave to the national Anthem and the honour given to him to sing it....

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Khan Mar 21, 2016 05:58am

@Zahid Check it again please

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jarnail singh chahal Mar 21, 2016 06:13am

It is not a big deal. Pakistan national Anthem in Persian language . That language is not spoken in Pakistan. It can happen ,forget it. Shafqat Ali is great singer.

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someone Mar 21, 2016 08:11am

@Thoroughthinker LOL. So you think acting is not an art???

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someone Mar 21, 2016 08:14am

@Alien Even 10 crores would not be sufficient for such an inspiring singing in front of such a packed crowd. :-).

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N K Ali Mar 21, 2016 08:58am

Don't be Shafqat. Pakistanis do not have anything positive to say about anything or anybody. That includes me with some exceptions. Your rendition of the National Anthem was excellent and well presented. Viva and Salams

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sheil Mar 21, 2016 09:37am

so what!!! if there were any .... who remembers that anthem which is written in Persian language. Ask yourselves guys. Do you???? Regards

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Akil Akhtar Mar 21, 2016 09:51am

@jarnail singh chahal It is really not persion....

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adnan Mar 21, 2016 10:08am

looks like he went without any preparations, I just love it if this chance is given to Junaid Jamshed.

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Farhan Fayyaz Mar 21, 2016 10:09am

Not only that he was also seen clapping when Ahmed Shezad got out. I m confuse which team he was supporting.

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Feroz Mar 21, 2016 10:24am

I fail to understand why we people like to make an issue out of non issues. When frustrations run high even the smallest slip ups leads to a trashing of the victim. Time to grow up and show some maturity.

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Naim Khan Mar 21, 2016 10:51am

A school child would have done better job than shafkath Amanath Ali.

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Arvind Ajimal Mar 21, 2016 11:12am

Indians and pakistanis can understand each other well when conversation happens. Even a pushton guy can understand an tamilian if they try to speak in Urdu/Hindi. A Bengali can understand a saraiki fellow if they try Urdu/Hindi. Same way most pakistanis can understand Indian anthem So why it is that pakistani anthem has to be so different than the common basic language. I am not questioning the creation and choice of pakistani anthem, I have full respect for Pakistan's anthem but I feel, in general, that national anthem must be in people's common language i.e. simple urdu. In India "vande maatram" is another equally important anthem that Nobel laureate Rabindranaath Tagore wrote and was available as choice for national anthem but that wud have been difficult for masses.

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R.S. Menon Mar 21, 2016 11:18am

@SARFARAZ. Urdu is not derived of from Arabic, Persian or Turkish only. It has its roots in Sanskrit also. Just think of the words "karo, karenge etc." which you use atleast 100 times a day. R.S. Menon, Bangalorr

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Shashank Mar 21, 2016 11:21am

Shafqat lacked passion, that's all. As an Indian, I couldn't make out the errors he made during the Pakistan's National Anthem but he didn't sound good at all. PS:I think that Pakistan's Nat. Anthem is difficult to sing ... Too many words.

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Gulfam Babar Mar 21, 2016 11:22am

he is just slip from one word "TARJUMANE"......

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jehanzeb Mar 21, 2016 11:42am

Its a mistake only ... but I must say that it was a big mistake...... apart from the mistake .... his voice was lack of any energy, enthusiasm, sentiments, love, pain .......

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The Observer Mar 21, 2016 04:13pm

Though lyrical mistake shouldnt have been there, the zeal and enthusiasm was missing as well.

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Kalyana Mar 21, 2016 08:34pm

@Bangistal ...I am an Indian ... Indian National Anthem is not in HIndi it is Bengali written by Ravindranath Tagore the noble Laurent for literature during 1900s. Secondly our National Anthem was written before independence(before creation of Pakistan) in 1911. There is a line where Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maratha, Dravid (South India), Odisha and Bengal, were mentioned.. We sing Sindh which is a part of Pakistan now. So it is just appreciating the geography and I love it. We feel happy singing the national anthem, and our teachers used to admonish us when ever we used to miss pronounce any words during our school days. This is just an info not to offend you in any way...

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Muzaffaroklahoma Mar 21, 2016 10:01pm

@Akil Akhtar .Spot on.He did not give it enough importance and did not understand this great honor of representing ur country in the biggest of events with possibly more then a billion people watching worldwide .

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Hasan Mar 21, 2016 11:39pm

A case has been lodged against Amitabh Bachchan in New Delhi, alleging that he sang the Indian national anthem incorrectly, during the World T20 clash between India and Pakistan.

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UA Mar 22, 2016 02:16am

@Zahid I think it actually goes 'tarjumaane maazi shaane...' towards the end. Shafqat changed tarjumaane to what sounded like 'tu nishaane'. Other than that it seemed like a pretty ordinary rendition.

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Nihari Lal 007 Mar 22, 2016 02:32am

Please don't blame him or Afridi anymore! Afridi read the pitch wrong and Shafqat just read the occasion wrong.

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Ali Mar 22, 2016 01:54pm

Bachan was also wrong.. Forget and forgive.. Live and let live.. We are humans, we make mistakes.. It was not intentional.. Grow up people..

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raja abbas Mar 22, 2016 04:10pm

@jarnail singh chahal Urdu in its higher form is 99 percent Persian.

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solani Mar 22, 2016 09:31pm

All human made some mistakes, its ok (jane bhi do yar). Please forgive him now.

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Ali D Mar 22, 2016 11:52pm

Instead of accepting his mistake he is expecting us to believe in his lame excuses. This shows how much and how many of us (Pakistanis) are delved into lies, corruption and lowest societal values. This is extremely shameful not only for him but for us as well. Even school children can sing better than him.

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nmg55 Mar 23, 2016 01:41am

Good singers should always memorize the songs they want to sing on the international stage much less their National Anthem.

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MsM Mar 24, 2016 12:40am

"they are our only team" ? What about the womeningreen who actually won.?

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somethingfishy Mar 26, 2016 02:18am

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3zlnn1_pakistani-national-anthem-sung-by-an-american-pakistani-girl-in-a-ceremony_news Shafqat Amant Ali should learn from this girl. Not just singing but also presentation and how to face crowd. How many remember his face when he was singing at Calcutta? and he has arrogance to not even admit his pathetic performance and mistakes.

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