The great singer, composer and actor Lucky Ali turns 54! 

Lucky Ali born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali, is an Indian singer songwriter, composer and actor. Lucky is best known for his soulful but strikingly simple ballad-style singing and melodious voice.

Lucky made his debut on the Indian pop scene with the soulful album 'Sunoh' which established him as a pop singer. 

Lucky Ali is known for his distinctive music style and also for his husky voice. His third album and fourth albums were 'Aks' and 'Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai', both of which were reasonably successful. 

After a five years hiatus, he released his new album 'Xsuie' on 19 September 2009, on his birthday.

He is also known for contributing the song "Anjaani Raahon Mein" to the album "Meri Jaan Hindustan" which commemorated 50 years of Indian independence in the year 1997. 

Lucky Ali started his playback singing career with the song "Walking and I am Walking All Alone" from the film 'Ek Baap Chhe Bete' in 1978. 

After that, his next song in films was in Hrithik Roshan's debut movie 'Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'. 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". "Ahista Ahista" for 'Bachna Ae Haseeno'.

Lucky Ali did not lack the requisite opportunity to make his debut as an actor. He acted in a few films in the 1970s and 1980s such as 'Yeh Hain Zindagi' (1977), 'Hamare Tumhare' (1979) and Shyam Benegal's 'Trikal' (1985). He also acted in the television series 'Bharat Ek Khoj' directed by Shyam Benegal. 

After a long break from acting, he returned in Sanjay Gupta's 'Kaante' (2002) where he acted along leading stars like legend Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Kumar Gaurav and Suniel Shetty. 

We wish Lucky Ali a long and successful career along with all the accolades as an actor and singer as we continue to hum his epic creation, "Gori teri aankhein kahein"!