Why I’ve not been writing my blog..
Well its been a real while since I wrote on this blog. And the truth is that quite frankly I just didn’t feel like writing at all…
It was the 14th of june… Karachi…Almost 10 pm and Ali Hamza, Mandana and I along with a 100 or so other celebrities were sitting at the grand MTV awards. We had also invited Mandana’s brother Raad, who was incidentally on a business trip to Karachi. He has no association whatsoever with music and is in the fuel marketing business.
We were nominated for 2 catagories but our real excitement was about performing our brand new single ”Kedaar”. We had rehearsed like maniacs for it. It was all very exciting.
So this is what happens…
The nominations for best rock songs began and Do Dil was the second one…
my heart starts pounding.
The presenters started their usual chit chat before announcing the winner..
And suddenly someone grabs my hand from behind and tells me to get up and come on the side….it was Mandana’s brother Raad.
The next scentence I hear is…
”Baba just called …Ammi has passed away…”
Then from a long distance I hear a scream…”AND THE WINNER IS DO DIL BY NOORI!!!”
Mandana’s mother just passed away…
I almost fell down to the ground..
I dropped on a bench nearby and started chanting ”oh my God..oh my God..oh my God”…I thought I was gonna have a heart attack….
And then Hamza grabs me..”lets go yaar”..
”Don’t tell Mandana”..i whispered to Raad.
…and we were on the stage receiving an award
and then we performed the song..
…and then Mandana found out.
Got back to Lahore..had the funeral the next day..
Flew back to Karachi the day after that performed a concert..
Flew back for the Qul
…..a really dirty Deja Vu
Isn’t this what happened to me exactly the same way a year ago when Mandana’s brother died..
Everything’s a blur now
don’t have the courage to write any further…
I’m sorry….
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Ali Noor, my heartfelt condolences and good wishes are with you and your family at this time.
-Devdutt.
My condolences(very late though) to the departed soul’s family.It must have been an extremely difficult time for your wife.May ALLAH bless you all.amen.
Hey Ali, very sorry to hear about your loss. May God rest her soul. Big fan of yours from NY. I really hope that once things settle down, you guys come to N.Y.
my heart sank reading this post, i have no idea what it myst have been like for you at the time. but my heartfelt condolences to mandana and her family and i pray for the departed soul to rest in peace and find a place in jannah! Aameen.
may ALLAH gives you and your family the courage to go through this, and may he bless you all.
yaar very sorry to hear about ur loss
Heart felt condolences. May Allah bless her with paradise. I just cant imagine how hard it would have been for you at that time.
You have the support of all your fans in this hard time.
n u guys performed kedaar in dat state of mind!!! m amazed!
may her soul rest in peace…
the blog touched my heart.. just dont understand what to write .. All we can do is prayy.. we have been doing it
My prayers are always with you not because you are stars its bcuz i look up to all of you !!
how you could perform like the way you did after hearing that news is beyond me…you are a legend my friend…soory for your loss…
Love Kedaar..it was on repeat for quite a while….
Omg… , almost the same thing happend with you and Mandana .. May God give the patience and tolrerance to you guys..
My prayers are with Mandana’s mom and your whole family.
God bless you’ll
Sorry for the loss. Hope you, and especially Mandana, recover soon and well.
salamzzzzzzzzz…. bht afsos hoa bhaiyya samaj nai araha k kia likhoun but ap logon k liay bht duain hain pory pakistan kiiiii….. khush rahain
Very sorry and touched to hear that. May God give your wife patience and strength to bear the loss
asalam!!!! soory for ur and ur wife’s loss.. may her mother rest in peace and may Allah give u patience and strenght… a bit late but hey… my prayers are with u…
heads off to you all celebs …mandana she is such a nice women she is very brave i must tell you..bcz loosing some clse blood relations in such an early stage is not that easy…tcr
i am soory for your wife’s loss
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Well this isnt the right head to talk about such an issue but this is the latest one on the blog
Ali noor we all want to know about the release of the 3rd album….. I hope and pray that u all have got back to life….no doubt its a great loss but as we all know LIFE (a mystery in itself) moves on
so….
sorry bout da incident
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I’ve never read your blog before, or anyone elses for that matter, but I was recently hit with a wave of nostalgia so I decided to go on a noori roll, reminisce the good old days…anyway right after reading this I saw the recording from the mtv show and honestly mate, you are nothing if not professional, I would never have guessed all thats going on in your head as you hopped around stage, hats off. I offer my greatest condolences even if they barely help at this point in time. Stay cool. And stop stressing about the album man, we can wait.
hey ali noor ….congrats on your new song kedaar its fabulous …..this is the first time i hav commented on any1 s website ….u cum up with great ideas ….i am amzed by the lyrics of the song…..congrats u guys r awesome….and the line
hum dai chuke wu imtihan
dil per lsaje jin kai nishan
beautiful
and u liv in my hometown ….keep i up guys
hey ali noor ….r u guys on facebook …..or its a scam can u plz answer my question
Ali Noor, my heartfelt condolences and good wishes are with you and your family at this time.
-Syed Azher
Hi Ali – I just came across this blog post and wanted to say that I’m really sorry for Mandana’s loss. I can’t say that I know how she feels but can understand and appreciate her sentiments. I hope you’re being strong for her and acting like her pillar of support as she probably needs you more now than ever. I’m really sorry once again and may Mandana’s mother rest in peace. Ameen.
Err, Ramsa – that’s a bit stalker-ish dont you think? You might not want to confess these things in public. ha ha.
Aw, this is so sad…:(
May God bless your mother-in-law! My prayers with her.
Saw your performance at the Music awards, It was mind blowing! <3 <3
You guys know how to kick in the scene. Honestly.
XoXo.
On his death bed, my uncle aged 65 years old was asked what he had learnt during his lifetime. His response was:
- Don’t lost faith in god.
- Always expect the unexpected.
Cliches? Perhaps. Powerful Wisdom? Yes.
Time is the healer my friend, Good luck, and I looking forward to your new album.