
The rise of my career began at that moment.” Atif Aslam’s Married LifeĪtif Aslam talked about how balancing with married life is sometimes difficult. People started loving it and led to the making of a music video. It took me a few seconds to upload it on the internet when there was nothing like WhatsApp. “I recorded my first song Aadat out of my pocket money. I started singing, my voice echoed through the four walls and upon reaching the high-notes, I was scared of my own voice.”ĭuring this friendly interview, he revealed more about his first song and told that he invested his own pocket money into recording for that one song he penned in his free time. It all started when we were shifting, the house was empty as the night sky prevailed at almost six in the evening. “I didn’t know that this would become my career. During that time, I explored and found my own voice.” While I felt alone and at my worst, his music calmed me, brought me closer to God and when I started praying, I started getting the answers.

“About 23 years ago, my brother introduced me to NFAK. I became quiet and lonely.”Ītif added that listening to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (NFAK) changed his interest and helped him cope. I did not have any sort of an outlet and was in dire need of one. He spilt the beans on his journey into the field of music and confessed that: That led to me giving up on cricket as I was skipping classes,” shared Aslam. “I worked really hard at it but my parents took it as a hobby and didn’t know how good I was. However, later he gave up because his parents were not satisfied with it. While taking the conversation further on his childhood, Atif also revealed he wanted to become a cricketer. “I knew they loved me and I loved them back but to be affectionate towards them was out of the box, maybe because I was too scared of an aggressive reaction.” Atif’s Interests and Career Choices “As a child, I have never been expressive because in my household we never hugged or cuddled each other,” shared Aslam.

I guess because of my personality being so disruptive, I never made great friends and went through a lonely patch at that time.”Ītif also explained that the strict environment in his house restricted him from being open with his parents. “I have always been a naïve, sensitive kid who would disconnect with the world if I was not feeling right or in the correct head-space. I am the youngest, and got beat-up the most.” “When I was a kid, I never bonded with my siblings because of a drastic age difference. Speaking to Anas Bukhash on his show AB Talks, Atif:


Atif Aslam Opens Up about Troubled Childhood, Depression & Marriage!Ītif Aslam has broken his silence over his past days specifically starting from talking about having a lonely childhood.
