Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been charged under Customs Act for carrying undeclared foreign currency. His manager Maroof also faces similar charges. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) will now confiscate the currency and the matter has been sent to Commissioner Customs (Airports) for adjudication. The Commissioner will go through the charges and [...]

Although Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s troubles with Indian law-enforcement authorities may have abated as a result of the impulse to protect the nascent thaw in India-Pakistan relations, his earnings from his concerts in India might amount to nothing.On the sidelines of a book launch function, Indian Home Secretary GK Pillai said that after Rahat appears [...]

Playback singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, whose detention at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi international airport on Sunday stirred a diplomatic row between India and Pakistan, was released late on Monday. His passport, however, has been impounded and he has been asked to appear before the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday. Khan, 37, was [...]

Highly praised Pakistani sufi singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been arrested at Delhi airport on Sunday for possessing more than $ 10000 undeclared foreign currency. Khan, who is a hit Bollywood playback singer, arrived on a flight from Karachi and was intercepted by personnel from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence acting on some prior information, [...]

After winning two awards this year for the ‘Best Playback Singer’, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has now bagged the same category award for his popular song “Dil Toh Baccha Hai Jee” at the 56th Filmfare Awards held on the 29th January 2011, at Yashraj Studios, Mumbai. The Filmfare Awards have been a tribute to the [...]

Makkah Colony resident Lailatul Kubra submitted a petition that Rahat Fateh Ali Khan had recorded a song, Aj Din Charhia Teray Rang Warga for an Indian film, Love Aaj Kal. In the song, the petitioner said, Khan uttered improper words about God that hurt her religious sentiments as well as those of other Muslims. She [...]

Virsa is the first truly international Punjabi film with cast and crew from India, Pakistan and Australia. A Wize Mindz Entertainment production presented by One World Entertainment, Virsa has been shot extensively in Australia. It will bring together the best of the talent from these three countries to give the viewers of Punjabi films an [...]

The Rafi Peer Theatre’s 10-day world performing arts festival, 2004, is being held at the Alhamra Cultural Complex from Nov 27. As many as 600 artistes of over 33 countries, including India, will perform in various disciplines of performing arts like dance, theatre, music and puppetry. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi will inaugurate the festival. Prime [...]