Atif Aslam is a successful and popular Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, musician, and actor of the present day. He has sung many songs not only in Pakistan but also for Bollywood films, which became the reason for the success of many films.
Atif Aslam was born on 12 March 1983 in Wazirabad, Punjab, in a middle-class Punjabi family. His father's name was Muhammad Aslam and his mother's name was Rehana Shaheen. He has three brothers and one sister. All three of his brothers worked with him. His brother Shahzad Aslam worked as a photographer, Shahbaz Aslam as a designer and manager, and Sheraz Aslam as a social media advisor.
Atif Aslam received his early education in Lahore, at Kimberley Hall School, in 1991 he moved to Rawalpindi and continued his education at St. Paul's Cambridge School Satellite Town Rawalpindi. In 1995, Aslam returned to Lahore, where he matriculated from Divisional Public School and then joined Fazaia Inter College in 1999 and passed Inter in 2001 and then joined Punjab Institute of Computer Science to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer science. His father wanted him to become a doctor, but Atif Aslam was fond of singing since childhood and participated in various music programs and won his first competition in various talent competitions at the age of 15. Atif Aslam was also very fond of cricket and wanted to become a cricketer as he was a fast bowler, and was also selected for the Pakistan Under-19 team but could not move forward because fate had written successes in the field of music for him.
Atif Aslam started his music career in the early 2000s. He released his first album "Jal Pari". In 2005, he started his journey in the Bollywood music industry by singing a song "Woh Laam" in the Indian film Zehr. He has since sung several songs in Bollywood in India and Lollywood in Pakistan, and has also recorded songs for Coke Studio. He has sung songs in Urdu and Punjabi as well as Bengali, Persian and Pashto. In 2008, he received the Tamgha Imtiaz, the fourth highest civilian award of the Pakistani government. Aslam made his acting debut in 2011 with the Urdu social drama film Bol. In 2019, he was awarded a star on the Dubai Walk of Fame after being nominated for Best Singer in Pakistan. He was also included in Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars published in December 2020. Atif Aslam also acted in the drama Sang Mah in 2022.
Atif Aslam married Sara Bharwana in 2013 and they have three children. They have two sons, Abdul Ahad and Aryan Aslam, and one daughter, Halima Atif Aslam.
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