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: : Nazia was poisoned : : LONDON: As a judicial investigation into the death of singer : : Nazia Hassan was temporarily adjourned in London, : : after police told the court they were still carrying out inquiries, : : 'The News' learnt from highly reliable sources that : : the inquiry is based on a statement recorded by Nazia eight days : : before her death. : : In the dramatic statement, recorded before her lawyers : : and several witnesses, Nazia had alleged she was being : : subjected to slow poisoning. The contents of this detailed : : statement, which stretches over several hours, : : were also known to doctors treating Nazia Hassan for her cancer. : : In the account, which is narrated at great length, : : Nazia has alleged that she was from time to time : : given poisonous substances which gradually damaged : : her body and internal organs. It has been learnt : : that the statement details all the occasions, : : since the start of her cancer till the recording of the account, : : when Nazia suspected she had been poisoned. along with her : : reasons for this suspicion. : : Sources also said Nazia Hassan had instructed her lawyers : : that in the event of her death, police should be asked : : to carry out a full investigation. Her lawyers told : : police of these instructions soon after her death : : a few days ago in a London Hospital. : : The News adds from Karachi: An unabated controversy : : erupted on the eve of the arrival of Nazia Hassan's : : body in Karachi from London as her father Basir Hassan : : claimed that the divorce to Nazia by her husband Mirza : : Ishtiaq Baig was final, which was outrightly rejected : : on Wednesday by Baig's lawyer Raza Hashmi. : : Nazia died of cancer in a London hospital on Sunday morning. : : Her body is expected to reach Karachi on Thursday for burial, : : according to her family sources. It was not immediately confirmed : : that who will receive her body at the Quaid-e-Azam International : : Airport. The police sources are mum over the issue. : : The body of Nazia Hassan is expected to reach Karachi from London : : on August 17 (Thursday), her family sources said. : : The arrival of the body was delayed due to non-completion of : : formalities on Wednesday, the sources said. : : -------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Source: The News : : Nazia loses fight against cancer : : LONDON: Nazia Hasan, whose young and melodious voice : : stormed the young hearts of millions in the subcontinent : : some 20 years ago, lost her battle against cancer in a : : north London hospice on Sunday morning. Nazia, in her 30s, : : had been suffering from cancer for over four years and was : : under constant treatment including chemotherapy. : : She was admitted to North Finchley Hospice three days : : ago when her condition suddenly deteriorated. : : She showed signs of mild recovery on Saturday and it was : : thought that doctors would allow her to go home. : : But early Sunday morning, her mother, Muneeza Hasan, : : was called to the hospital where her daughter had started : : coughing heavily at around 9:15am. She died within minutes. : : Family sources said Nazia got better after initial treatment : : but the killer disease returned some one and half year ago : : and spread in the chest region. She was undergoing chemotherapy : : for the last eight months and felt better. She had, in recent times, : : expressed her determination to beat the malaise that had affected : : her body over the years, but that was not to be. : : Both, her father, Baseer Hasan, and brother, Zohaib, were in : : Karachi and are rushing to London to the rest of the family : : members who are still in shock. The decision about her burial : : will be taken after her father's arrival but family sources : : have pointed to the possibility of sending her body to Pakistan : : for burial. The news of Nazia's sudden death has sent shock waves : : to almost all the Asian community irrespective of their origin. : : While talking to The News, Biddu, the Indian musician who introduced : : Nazia to the world of music, said he was devastated. : : He said he couldn't believe that such a fresh voice and a : : friend had gone. "Nazia was very worried about her married life, : : custody of the child but had expressed her determination to fight : : the disease. It's very hard to believe that I won't see her again. : : " Nazia was the first British Asian girl of Pakistani origin to : : make an impact on the Bollywood music industry apart from altogether : : sweeping the Pakistani pop scene. she was the first real pop star : : of the Indian music. : : Gifted as she was, Nazia sprang into stardom with her Indian film : : (Qurbani) song "Aap Jesa Koyi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye". : : The song was followed by another hit "Disco Deewane" : : which took the young generation of the sub-continent by storm. : : The true fame came Nazia and her brother Zohaib's way with : : their electrifying songs on the Indian film "Star'. : : Nazia Hassan and Zohaib Hassan, who formed a perfect duo together, : : then traveled to Pakistan in early 80's and released their first : : Volume 'Young Tarang'. The volume contained famous songs like : : "Dum Dum Dee Dee Dum Dum". The volume was followed by a few more, : : which took their graph further up with several hit songs. : : They, along with Alamgir and Muhammad Ali Shahki, could be : : called the trend-setters of disco music in Pakistan. : : In 1987, EMI released a volume 'Hotline' featuring Nazia : : and Zohaib. It contained popular songs "Hum Aur Tum, Tum or Hum' : : and "Aisa Kya Hai Paisa'. The brother and sister also made several : : appearances on Pakistan Television. Besides performing in 'Silver : : Jubilee', the popular star show compered by Anwar Maqsood, Nazia : : and Zohaib also performed in a special show, again having Anwar : : Maqsood as compere. Their last volume was "Camera Camera" : : (released in early 90's), which consisted of such popular and : : melodious songs as "Taali De Thale Beh Kay". The song was also : : presented by the Pakistan Television and it starred garlanded : : Nazia singing in a joyous spring mood. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Zohaib Hassan: : : Ever since the death of Nazia , Zohaib does not find himself : : convinced for re-joining music industry , he says that all his : : work was for Nazia Hassan , even President Musharraf has asked : : him to re-sing but he has no plans to sing once again. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Nazia’s husband opens up : : : : 17th Nov 2000 15.55 IST : : By Tanuka Chakraverty : : All those stories about Nazia Hassan’s husband poisoning : : and ill-treating her before her death have taken a beating, : : now that Nazia’s husband, Ishtiaq Baig has opened his mouth : : and told the media his side of the story. : : According to Ishtiaq, Nazia and he were a happily married : : couple. The Hassans, Nazia’s mother especially, never took : : a liking to her son-in-law. She resented the fact that Nazia : : stopped singing after her marriage. Their only source of income : : was from their daughter Nazia’s singing. Even Nazia’s brother : : Zoheb disliked his brother-in-law because he thought Ishtiaq : : did not allow his sister to sing. Without Nazia, no music company : : was willing to sign Zoheb. The Hassans were therefore not earning : : any money. : : After Nazia’s death, her body lay in the mortuary for several : : days because of the tug of war between her husband and her parents. : : Though there was no divorce, her parents showed forged evidences of : : a divorce between Nazia and Ishtiaq. They are now fighting a battle : : of custody over their grandson, Arez. : : Istiaq feels that the Hassans want the custody of Arez, not so much : : for love and affection, as it is for the money Arez will bring with : : himself from his father as maintenance. Ishtiaq is firm this time : : and has made all arrangements to obtain custody of his child. : : “They kept my wife away from me during her last days, poisoned : : her mind with baseless stories about me and now they want to take : : my son away from me. Arez is my child and he will stay with me,” : : thundered Ishtiaq in an interview. : : Whether Arez stays with his father or goes to his mother’s family, : : is for the court to decide. What is for sure is that there will be : : no more of that refreshing nasal voice washing all this dirt and : : bringing light. The beautiful face that lent voice to Zeenat Aman’s : : sensuality in ‘Aap Jaisa Koi’ lies in deep slumber, not to wake up. : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Nazia Hassan Awardees felicitated : : By Vidya Sampat : : Remember the hit song Aap jaisa koi meri zindagi mein aaye? : : from Qurbani? The song rendered by Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan, : : became an instant hit the world over, for all Bollywood lovers. : : Another hit Disco diwane? followed and Nazia was one among the : : Bollywood. Sadly, she died at a very young age of 35. : : The Nazia Hassan awards were instituted in her name, by her parents : : who felt that there should be no cultural boundaries and people : : who strive to surpass these boundaries should be felicitated. : : NRI writer and filmmaker Sangeeta Datta, well known TV personality : : Meera Syal, publicity in-charge of Bombay Dreams Suman Buchar, : : Sunny Hundal, (Journalist and creator of website: Asians in Media), : : Shahid Malik (politics), Salman Asif (Director and Producer), : : Ruby McGregor Smith (business), Asad Khan (sport), Amber Sajid : : (designer), Reena Bhardwaj (singer), Pinache Khan (performing arts) : : Amina Ansari (artist) and Pramela Synnanyk (social work), : : were the 13 recipients of the Nazia Hassan Awards for their : : outstanding contribution in their respective fields. : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Nazia Hassan, who has died of lung cancer at the age of 35, : : revolutionised Asian pop music. A singer of rare expressiveness, : : she pioneered the disco revolution in Indian film music in the 1980s. : : If Someone Like You Comes Into My Life, the song she sang - as a : : 15-year-old schoolgirl - in Qurbani (Sacrifice, 1980), was one of : : the biggest hits in Bollywood film music. Young Asians in the : : sub-continent and Britain took to the dance floors to its tune. : : Born into a well-to-do Karachi family, Nazia came as a teenager : : to London, where the song was recorded after she had met Bollywood : : filmmaker Feroz Khan at a party. She was not a trained singer, : : but Feroz, and the London-based composer Biddu, liked the nasal : : quality of her voice. : : Nazia's association with Biddu brought her into the limelight : : on the British Asian pop scene. Together, they brought out the : : immensely successful album, Disco Deewane (1981), which, with : : its racy songs and harmonious blend of eastern rhythms and western : : beats, was number one for more than a year. Overnight, Nazia became : : the queen of Asian pop. : : Later, she and her brother, Zohaib Hassan, sang in another : : Bollywood film, Star. They returned to Pakistan in the early : : 1980s and released their first album, Young Tarang. Another : : album, Hotline, followed in 1987. Nazia's last solo album, : : Camera Camera, came out in London in 1992. Though some of : : these later albums lacked Nazia's early expressiveness, : : they still revealed her joie de vivre. : : Nazia, who had a London University law degree, lived most of her : : life in Britain, but always returned to her roots in Pakistan. : : She was independent, and was never afraid to speak her mind. A : : lot of her money was given to charity; she also set up an : : organisation to help the poor, and - even at the peak of her : : popularity - made special appearances on television shows for : : children. She spent a lot of time with young people, educating : : them about the dangers of drugs. : : She is survived by her husband and son. : : • Nazia Hassan, singer, born April 3 1965; died August 13 2000 : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Nazia Hassan's Last TV Interview : : The below interview was taken literally a few days after Nazia : : was released from hospital in 1999 after she temporarily recovered : : from cancer illness. She was interviwed by Anita from ZeeTV UK June : : 1999 in London. It was sadly to be Nazia Hassan's last TV Interview. : : Anita: Tell us about your cancer illness : : Nazia: Well I've been ill now for about a year so I've been : : having treatment for about a year. The thing is that it's the : : kind of illness that you have good days and some very bad days : : and I had some very scary moments in between but you know I'm : : out of hospital now and getting better...hopefully, better everyday. : : I'm still having quite a lot of treatment, but I think that's gonna : : be around for a while. : : Anita:How's the chemotherapy ? It must be quite difficult. : : Nazia: Chemotherapy is not an easy treatment to go through so it : : takes it's toll physically. You have days when you are very ill : : and you come over it...as with everything...you just carry on. : : Anita: Has it changed your perceptions of life and does it make you : : think that some things important and some things just are not anymore? : : Nazia: I think what it does is that it reaffirms that at the back of : : your mind everyone I think knows what is important...things like : : family things like spending time with people you care about..things : : like not getting involved in petty issues and all of those : : things...we all know that....but in our day to day lives we tend : : to sort of overlook them and forget about things like. When you : : are really ill what it does is that it does make you remember what : : is important : : Anita: Do you look back fondly on those music days. Do you look back : : and think that, I'm glad I did it and I wish I were doing it again? : : Nazia: Music for me has always been a hobby and i enjoy it very much. : : I enjoyed it when I was a child. I'd come home from school and at the : : weekends we'd be allowed to do music. I went on to college...of course I have enjoyed music, its been very nice...I was very lucky with the success. Zoheb and I, we were very lucky. We worked very hard with our music but at the same time the kind of reaction we got and the kind of appreciation we got...it's very rare. The knocks you get come from people in the industry, we were children, so we didnt know about contracts...we didnt know about royalty...we didnt know about copyright...we just didnt know. : : Anita: ...so you got badly ripped off? : : Nazia: Oh Yeah...by everyone! (laughingly) But those are the things : : you begin to understand and you learn and I gave up singing about 5 : : years ago because I finished college and I was moving to New York. : : I was starting a new job and I didnt really want to do music for a : : while so I wanted a siesta. It was nice and I've enjoyed not doing : : it but I didnt expect the publicity to be ongoing...I thought I would : : just leave it and Zoheb and I would just fade into the background for : : a while. But it hasnt been like that. : : Anita: Has he dealt with the intrusion better than you have? : : Nazia:I think both of us help each other. Because Zoheb and I are : : very very close and its amazing that this in itself has upset people : : a lot because we are so strong. I come from a very closely nit family : : and we are very close to one another. So we support each other and : : thats why I think now we have the ability to look back and laugh. : : When we see something in the paper.. we go....'just not read it' : : ..but it goes on and we support each other a lot. : : Anita: Do you have pressure..even now from people who say just one : : more album...record one more album? : : Nazia: Yeah....virtually everyday! (laughs) I think eventually we : : might do something but at the my main goal at the moment is to get : : better and I want to fight this battle first and then go doing other : : things. : : Anita: You must have received a lot of calls...I know we did : : (at ZeeTV) we received a lot of calls asking 'how is Nazia Hassan?' : : What has been the response of the public when they heard you were ill? : : Nazia: ....staggering (emotionally) ...I think....(pauses)..a lot of : : the times the doctors kept saying to me that things were very bad and : : I'm a firm believer in God. I really kept thinking this is not my : : time to die...all of us have to die one day. But I just felt it : : wasntt my time yet and I'm telling you...I know it sounds almost : : cliched to say but it is the prayers that help and the kind of : : wishes and just the outpouring of prayers that I've had. : : I think that's really what saved me. : : In fact I was reading a 'Reader's Digest' article and it said : : there had 2 groups of cancer patients and they found a marked : : difference in those who had people who cared about them and : : people who believed in prayer, who believed in God and whose : : faith was very strong..and I think that's really something real. : : I cant thank people enough...The cards and letters and everything : : that I have received...I would really love to just thank each and : : every person who has done that for me. : : Anita: How do you view the future? Do you look far ahead or do you : : say one day at a time? How is your perception of the future altered? : : Nazia: I want to make as much of everyday as possible.I think you : : can get a little too worried about the future, you can worry too : : much about dying, worry too much about....what if the disease gets : : worse and all of that...but what's important to do is to be as : : positive as you can be. I cherish everyday...I just love spending : : time with my family. I have a little son ....a 2 year old monster : : Anita: I spoke to him over the phone...(laughs) : : Nazia: ...yeah..thats his latest thing! (laughs). I love him and : : it's wonderful. I've just started a new course and planning to go : : back to school. I'm doing my barro exams since I have qualified as : : a solicitor. I'm also toying with the idea of doing another : : album...so theres that. I have a value for life, and : : I think its very important to keep this feeling to enjoy everything : : Anita: We talked about your future and i cant let you go without : : just once talking about the past again..of all the songs that you : : have recorded...the ones that everybody associates with : : you.....Which was your own favourite and why? : : Nazia: Gosh....I think the first song that I did.I get very : : sentimental even now when i hear about it. Because it was the : : first so I like that very much....and i think of all the other : : songs we did...there is one which my brother wrote...which is : : called 'Taali De Thullay'. It's a Punjabi song...the first : : Punjabi song I ever done. But I just love it so i think that : : would be my favourite. : : Anita: Lets hope we have many more in the future, Nazia Hassan : : thank you very much for joining us. : : Nazia: Thanks Anita. : : With courtesy from ZeeTv UK

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