Lucky Ali

Maqsood Mehmood Ali was born on September 19, 1958 in India. He is popularly known as Lucky Ali, is an Indian singer and celebrity. He has also acted in Bollywood movies.

Lucky Ali is the second of the eight children of popular Bollywood comedian, Mehmood. His mother Madhuri, was a Bengali and the sister of a popular Indian actress of the 1960s - Meena Kumari. He attended Bangalore's prestigious Bishop Cottons Boys School.

His first wife was Masooma, who accepted Islam after marrying Lucky Ali, who also acted in the video O Sanam from his first album Sunoh. He has two children from his first wife - Tasmia and Ta'awwuz. Lucky is married to a second wife, Inaya. She was Anaida (Parsi) before marrying Lucky. She also accepted Islam after marriage. Lucky Ali's third child is a girl named Sara from his second wife.

Lucky made his debut on the Indian pop scene with his soulful album Sunoh which made him very popular. This album won many top awards including the Best Pop Male Vocalist at the 1996 Screen Awards and the Channel V Viewers Choice Award in 1997. It stayed on the MTV Asia Charts for 60 weeks.The song O SANAM in that album is considered by many to be one of the best indi-pop songs ever. However, his next album, Sifar, was not as successful as the first. Lucky Ali is known for distinctive music style and also for his husky voice.

With Hrithik Roshan's debut movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Lucky entered into the world of playback singing. The songs Na tum jaano na hum and Ek pal ka jeena became huge hits and he won the Filmfare award (best male playback singer) for Na tum jaano na hum .