Qawwals are Sufis and you don’t kill a Sufi. Amjad’s friend and colleague, singer Javed Bashir, said, “I can’t forget the way he called out to Allah. ![]() His death has left the music industry devastated. This was not his only brush with Bollywood though - Amjad Sabri had sung the qawwali More Haji Piya in the Ajay Devgn-starrer Halla Bol. However, the singer had claimed that makers of the film had used the song without obtaining rights for it. Bhar do Jholi also found its way into the Salman Khan-starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan in which it was sung by Adnan Sami. His renditions of qawwalis such as Bhar do Jholi and Taajdar-e-Haram had acquired much popularity through his shows in India and Pakistan. Known for singing qawwalis of the famous Sabri Brothers - his father Ghulam Farid Sabri and uncle Maqbool Ahmed Sabri - Amjad had successfully carried on a legacy that traces its roots to Mian Tansen.
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