Adnan Sami Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Adnan Sami

• Adnan Sami belongs to an Afghanistani-Pakistani family. ^[8]The Hans India ^[9]The Times of India
  

  A childhood image of Adnan Sami

• Sami began his career with English songs in 1986. His first song ‘Run for his life’ was a hit in the Middle East and went right at the top spot in its first week on the music charts of the region.

• Sami weighed 230 kg in 2006. The situation was so adverse that his knees had developed lymphedema for which he underwent surgery and was bedridden for nearly 3 months. After his doctor told his family that he would not survive more than 6 months if his weight remained the same, his father sent him to Houston to get his weight reduced. In Houston, he followed a strict diet and followed a strict workout regimen to reduce his weight to 70 kg within a year and a half. ^[10]Ary News ^[11]The Times of India
  

  Adnan Sami before and after weight loss

• He moved to India in March 2001 on a visitor’s visa which was extended time after time.

• To celebrate their 70 years of broadcasting, BBC World Services, in December 2002, organized a worldwide live concert where artists from around the world performed in front of a global audience via satellite. Sami was named to represent India. TRP feedback later stated that the maximum global response was given to Sami’s performance.

• He sang the song ‘Boom Boom’ from the 2003 Tamil coming-of-age film ‘Boys.’

• Some Tamil song to which has lent his voice include ‘O Indha Kaadhal’ (2007), ‘Thangame Thangame’ (2014), and ‘Or Kadhal Kanaa’ (2023).

• In 2003, he performed at Wembley Stadium show in London and the show was sold out for two consecutive nights. He became the only musician in Asia to achieve this feat; it was recorded in the Limca Book of World Records.

• Sami became the first South Asian to have sold out London’s iconic Wembley Stadium for a record 8 times.

• He has lent his voice to many songs in numerous Bollywood films such as ‘Saathiya’ (2002), ‘Koi… Mil Gaya’ (2003), ‘Garam Masala’ (2005), ‘My Name Is Khan’ (2010), and ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015).

• In 2004, he, along with Kalpana, lent his voice to the song ‘Ye Jilla’ from the Telugu comedy-drama film ‘Shankar Dada MBBS.’

• He has sung multiple songs for many Telugu films such as ‘Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule’ (2007), ‘Devudu Chesina Manushulu’ (2012), ‘Bengal Tiger’ (2015), and ‘Rules Ranjann’ (2023).

• Many Bollywood actors have appeared in the music videos of his songs. Some of the stars include Raveena Tandon, Rani Mukerji, Govinda, Fardeen Khan, Amisha Patel, Dia Mirza, and Amitabh Bachchan.
  

  Adnan Sami with Rani Mukerjee in a still from the song ‘Tera Chehra’

• In 2008, he hosted ‘Bol Baby Bol’, an Indian version of an American music game show ‘Don’t forget the lyrics.’

• He has also sung songs in multiple languages including Malayalam, Assamese, and Marathi.

• In 2008, he sang the song ‘Suryaane’ from the Kannada film ‘Dheemaku.’

• He was conferred the distinguished ‘Glory of India Award’ in 2011, just a year after being bestowed with the prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2010.

• Sami is quite a versatile musician because of his ability to play 35 different instruments.

• After living in India for nearly 15 years, he applied for the Indian citizenship in May 2015. His Pakistani Passport also expired at that time and the Pakistan Government did not renew it.

• In 2015, he made a special appearance as a singer in the famous Hindi comedy-drama film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan.’
  

  Adnan Sami in a still from the music video of the 2015 song ‘Bhar Do Jholi Meri’

• In December 2015, after getting his application signed by a number of officials, he was granted Indian citizenship by the Home Ministry of India which came into effect from January 2016.

• In May 2018, when he was in Kuwait for a live performance, he claimed that Kuwaiti airport immigration was arrogant and misbehaved with his staff by calling them “Indian dogs.” ^[12]NDTV

• In July 2022, he hit the headlines after he deleted all his existing Instagram posts and shared a new post, a clipping with the text “Alvida” (goodbye) flashing on it.
  

  Adnan Sami’s Instagram post after he deleted all his Instagram posts in July 2022