Origin Karachi, Music director In the Name of God Siblings Jawed Hyder, Shani Hyder | Years active 1995 - Present Movies Ru Ba Ru | |
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Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer Instruments Vocals, guitars, keyboards Associated acts Strings, Zeb and Haniya, Coke Studio, Ahmed Jahanzeb, Haroon, Shoaib Mansoor Genres Rock music, Pop music, Classical music Similar Qurat‑ul‑Ain Balouch, Momina Mustehsan, Ahmed Jahanzeb, Shiraz Uppal, Shani Haider | ||
Shuja Haider or Shuja Hyder is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer. Haider is best known as a playback singer in commercially and critically acclaimed films Khuda Kay Liye (2007) and Bol (2011). He wrote and performed a song in an Indian film Ru Ba Ru (2008) and served as music director for Lux Style Awards for two years.
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Haider marked his debut in television as a composer and vocalist for several drama serials such as, Tum Mere Hi Rehna (2014), Muqaddas (2015), Sehra Main Safar (2015) and Mann Mayal (2016). He also released three singles "Tera Woh Payar", "Baanwerey" and "Nawazishein", with the former earning him widespread acclaim. In 2016, he marked his Coke Studio debut, as a music director.
Career
Haider is known for his collaboration with Shoaib Mansoor in his films Khuda Kay Liye (2007) and Bol, where he recorded solo and duets with Ahmed Jahanzeb. Describing his work experience Haider said, "Right now people in the film industry aren’t making music properly. The music for Bol and Khuda Kay Liye, on the other hand, was very conceptual. The brilliant thing about Shoaib sahab is that you know exactly what he wants from you,” he further said, "sound without vision is nothing. It’s like hammering a nail. It’s not music." He produced music for Jahanzeb's Parastish and Haroon's Haroon Ki Awaz that went on to become one of his most acclaimed works.
In 2013, Shuja debut in television industry and worked exclusively with Hum TV composing, recording and producing music for its drama serials including Tum Mere Hi Rehna (2014), Muqaddas (2015), Sehra Main Safar (2015) and Mann Mayal (2016). He also recorded music videos and singles including "Tera Woh Payar", "Baanwerey" and "Nawazishein".
In 2016, he marked his Coke Studio debut in series season 9, where he served as one of six music producers on the show, producing and recording songs with assigned artist. His team includes Meesha Shafi, Naeem Abbas Rufi, Momina Mustehsan, Umair Jaswal and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Currently haider is producing music for three projects of Hum Films, Haider said, "I can’t disclose the names right now but I can tell you that they are being produced under the banner of Hum Films."
Film
Television
Coke Studio
Original/singles
Songs
Mumkin HaiBol · 2011
Dance the PartyJawani Phir Nahi Aani (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks) · 2015
Mann Mayal2017