Someone Like You...!

Growing up in a remote town in an age and at a time, when there was no T.V. in that area and no internet, our main form of entertainment were Books and Radio. And it was radio that brought to us, on a remote day in 1979-80, a song entitled "Aap jaisa koi" (Someone like you) that would mesmerize our generation for years to come.

The song was as much known because it was a part of a movie made by the only screen cowboy we had, or because it was composed by a long-haired maverick, as it was because it was sung by a 15-year old Pakistani girl. It was an instant hit and her name would be known to every moviegoer of the day in the sub-continent. She would sing quite a few more songs later, but none of those would rival the level of popularity "Aap jaisa koi" had achieved.

And so two decades later, when the news of her succumbing to brain cancer reached the world, it saddened many hearts. Nazia Hassan was only 35 at the time of her death.
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http://www.jazbah.org/naziah1.php
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