Ashok Masti

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Ashok Masti
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Ashok Masti in 2019
Background information
Birth nameAshok Sachdeva [1]
Born Gidderbaha, [1] Punjab, India
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Entertainer
Years active1994 – present
Website www.ashokmastie.in

Ashok Masti is an Indian Playback singer. [2] [3] He is best known for his song "Glassy" ft. Yo Yo Honey Singh, which was first released in mid 2000s. The song was recreated as "Khadke Glassy" [4] for the movie Jabriya Jodi starring Parineeti Chopra & Siddharth Malhotra. [5] [6] His song "Glassy-2" has been nominated for the Best Punjabi Music Club Song of the year Award. [7] [8] Ashok Masti is popularly known as Human Dynamo.

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Early life

Masti hails from Gidderbaha in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab. [1]

Career

He started his career singing on small stages in small towns, then he started doing theatre as well. [1] He was in Chandigarh for a long time regarding theatre. [9] He then started doing concerts for the north cultural zone. Around the same time, he started doing concerts for Punjabi Academy, New Delhi. [9] From Chandigarh he started waving the audience in New Delhi, which made him settle in New Delhi. [9] Performing in numerous concerts in India and abroad, Masti has created a niche for himself in the world of music. [10] His song "Nakhra Nawabi" featuring Badshah was released in 2015 and became an instant party hit. One of his songs, Khadke Glassy, which also featured in the 2019 Bollywood movie Jabariya Jodi, became a mega blockbuster globally. [11] [4] In April 2020, Masti released a song "Hausla Na Chhadin" which featured 31 artists alongside him including Mika Singh, Daler Mehndi, Jasbir Jassi and Gurpreet Guggi, who came together on one platform to help motivate the nation in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ Abhimanyu Mathur (8 December 2015). "Ashok Mastie: Noida's party scene is better than Delhi". The Times of India . Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Amann Khuranaa (13 January 2017). "Ashok Masti- I have been-praying for Yo Yo Honey-Singhs comeback". The Times of India . Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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  5. ↑ HT Correspondent (23 June 2019). "Punjabi hit Thekeya Te Nit Kharke to be remade for Parineeti Chopra's Jabariya Jodi: reports". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 31 October 2019.{{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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  8. ↑ TallyChakkar Team (7 August 2019). "Revisiting Ashok Mastie's magic with 'Khadke Glassy' featuring Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra". Tally Chakkr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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  10. ↑ "Ashok Masti Performs in Meerut". Dainik Jagran . Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Nick Jonas grooves to Khadke Glassy. Parineeti Chopra says he did better than Sidharth Malhotra and her". India Today . 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Ashok Mastie Unites Over 30 Artistes To Spread Message About Covid-19". News18. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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