Sami has seen the music business evolve drastically since he started, he says. My job was of the one who was approached by Salman to sing this piece,РІР‚Сњ says Sami. That was a decision taken by the producers. РІР‚СљI had nothing to do with the choice of that particular qawwali. Sabri had asked for an apology from Sami and director Kabir Khan for using his fatherРІР‚в„ўs famous qawwali Bhar do jholi in Salman Khan-starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan without any permissions. He was a brilliant musician who needed to make more music and live happily,РІР‚Сњ says Sami. Talking about the recent death of qawwal Amjad Sabri, who was gunned down metres away from his house, Sami says, РІР‚СљArtistes are messengers of peace and any kind of assault on them needs to be condemned. You will soon see me back with a new album, and hopefully with a bang,РІР‚Сњ says Mumbai-based Sami. I needed some mental peace, to settle down and then go for it. Things were always about visa extensions. РІР‚СљThis psychological peace of mind, this incredible sense of being a part of the country, that itРІР‚в„ўs mine as much as I am hers is a beautiful feeling. His last project was Press Play in 2013, which wasnРІР‚в„ўt even a blip on the charts. The visa extensions and problems of citizenship, he says, were also interfering with his creative process, which is why he hasnРІР‚в„ўt brought out an album in a while. Never having lived in Pakistan also caused the disconnect with his country. Son of a Pakistani diplomat and grandson of General Mehfooz Jan, governor of four provinces in Afghanistan, Sami grew up in London and became a barrister before pursuing music full-time. If I needed money, well, IРІР‚в„ўve got a lot of it,РІР‚Сњ says Sami, who is unfazed by threats from the Shiv Sena, who has wanted Pakistani artistes out of Mumbai for a long time now. The way I was embraced by everyone, it was beautiful. I found that missing link and realised that this is it.

When I came here, I realised I had found my home. What is not understood is that the clarity IРІР‚в„ўve had in wanting it.

It wasnРІР‚в„ўt it happened after three rejections.

Others think that I wanted the Indian citizenship, that it was an overnight thing, and I got it. РІР‚СљA lot of people look at my citizenship as political. He says he had been pursuing the matter of Indian citizenship for over a decade. His Pakistani passport had expired and was not renewed by the government. SamiРІР‚в„ўs was a topic of debate and conversation, given his Pakistani origin, and because this was the first time since Independence that the section was used.

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