They suffered severe financial hardships in their new country. The family proceeded to his paternal aunt's house who lived in a village, Chak No 111/7R, near Chichawatni.

The 20-year-old Hassan and his family migrated to Pakistan, carrying little with them by way of material goods. In 1947, India became independent and its partition took place, creating a new, Muslim-majority country, Pakistan. His elder brother Pandit Ghulam Qadir also was very encouraging in sharpening his skills. Hassan started to perform at a young age and the first concert of dhrupad and kheyal with his elder brother is reported to have been held in Fazilka Bungla, near present DC House (1935) of Undivided Punjab.

Mehdi Hassan had his musical grooming from his father Ustad Azeem Khan and uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were both traditional Dhrupad singers. He claims to be the 16th generation of hereditary musicians hailing from the Kalawant clan of musicians. Mehdi Hassan was born on 18 July 1927 in a village called Luna (Shekhawati) (Near Mandawa) in Jhunjhunu district in British India into a family of traditional musicians. 5 Musicians in his group and his students.He earned numerous awards and accolades in his career and remained a leading singer of Pakistani film industry along with another contemporary playback singer Ahmed Rushdi, and it's estimated that 'he sang and created soundtracks for almost 300 movies.' He influenced generations of singers from diverse genres, from Jagjit Singh to Sonu Nigam. He is unique for his melodic patterns and maintaining integrity of the ragas in an innovative way.Д«orn to a musical family, he was naturally inclined towards the art from a young age. Known for his 'haunting' baritone voice, Mehdi Hassan is credited with bringing ghazal singing to a worldwide audience.

One of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing, he is referred to as the 'Shahenshah-e-Ghazal' (Emperor of Ghazal). Mehdi Hasan Khan NI PP HI ( Urdu: Щ…ЫЃШЇЫЊ ШШіЩ† Ш®Ш§Ъє, romanized: MahdД« Hasan бёІhДЃб№… 18 July 1927 вЂ“ 13 June 2012) was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood. For other people with similar names, see Mehdi Hasan (disambiguation).

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