Pankaj Udhas Passes Away: Chupke Chupke To Main Nashe Mein Hoon – Top 10 Songs Of The Ghazal Maestro, Can You Spot Bollywood Stars John Abraham, Vidya Balan & Others?

Pankaj Udhas Passes Away: John Abraham's Chupke Chupke To Vidya Balan's Main Nashe Mein Hoon - Top Songs Of The Ghazal Maestro That Featured Bollywood Stars — Pankaj Udhas Ghazals Featured Many Bollywood Stars In Music Videos ( Photo Credit – YRF / Facebook; Universal Music India, Pop Chartbusters / YouTube )

The man who revolutionized Ghazal as a musical genre is no longer with us. Pankaj Udhas breathed his last on February 26, 2024, Monday after battling a prolonged illness. His family, in an official statement, confirmed the news. The music industry has been mourning his loss. While Sonu Nigam posted a heartfelt note, Hariharan remembered his brother, whom he last met on The Kapil Sharma show.

After Naam’s Chitthi Aayee Hai, Pankaj Ji appeared on TV screens in the 90s, and cable channels were gradually dropping, and he was one of the earliest ones to tap on the music video trend.

Most of the successful actors from today have been part of music videos in the earliest times of their careers. These actors then went on to become successful TV and film actors. Pankaj Udhas Ghazals also followed the music video trend with some of the most successful videos.

Here are the top Ghazals of Pankaj Udhas that had beautiful storylines, and you might spot some or the other actors in these videos.

1. Aur Ahista Kijiye Baatein
Sameera Reddy became the shy girl with beautiful hair once she became popular with the Ghazal: “Aur Ahista Kijiye Baatein, Dhadkanein koi sun raha hoga.”

2. Phir Haath Mein Sharab Hai
For those who love ghazals, this much-underrated Ghazal was a gem. “Phir haath mein sharaab hai, sach bolta hun main, ye chez laajawab hai sach bolta hun main!” The story is beautifully captured between a father and daughter mourning the loss of the most important woman of their life, who was played by Preeti Jhangiani!

3. Main Nashe Mein Hoon
A video that was partially based on Devdas featured Vidya Balan. The video was directed by Pradeep Sarkar, who later made Parineeta with Vidya.

4. Ghoonghat
Remember Sonal Sehgal? The actress who featured in Star Plus’s show Saara Akash and also made her debut with Himesh Reshammiya’s film Radio? Have a look at her in this beautiful video, shared by YouTube channel of T-Series.

5. Chandi Jaisa Rang Hai Tera
Remember Dr. Rahul Mehra from Sanjivani? Actor Mihir Mishra played the role. But before that, he was this cute boy in music videos from the 90s. Have a look.

6. Wo Ban Sanvar Kar
Nauheed Cyrusi might have shot to fame with Piya Basanti. But here’s another cute video of hers in a beautiful Pankaj Udhas ghazal, shared by the YouTube channel Pop Chartbusters.

7. Chupke Chupke
John Abraham and his dimples worked like a charm in Pankaj Udhas’s ghazals. Yes, even with that body! Don’t trust us? Here, have a look!

8. Yun Mere Khat Ka Jawab Aaya
Just to be double sure, here is another version of John Abraham in another beautiful Pankaj Udhas ghazal shared by the YouTube channel Pop Chartbusters.

9. Maikhane Se Sharab Se
And look here who we got Vanraj Shah of Anupamaa and Naitik Singhania of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai bonding over booze! Sudhanshu Pandey and Vishal Singh were successful models before they entered TV, shared by the YouTube channel Pop Chartbusters.

10. Peene Waalon Suno
Remember Rucha Gujarati – the famous Bhabhi of TV, before Angoori Bhabi? Here’s her in this music video and another beautiful Ghazal shared by the YouTube channel Pop Chartbusters.