Qazi Touqeer, a singer from Srinagar who grew up in the Khanyar area, shot to fame in 2005 as a joint winner of Sony TV’s Fame Gurukul — the same season in which Arijit Singh competed. He is the nephew of Kashmiri singer Qazi Rafi.
Career highlights
- Joint winner of Fame Gurukul (October 2005), with Ruprekha Banerjee; the prize included a Sony Music contract.
- Debut album Yeh Pal (Sony BMG, 2006).
- Appeared in Sarkaar Ki Duniya (2009).
- Seen on screen in the song “Afghan Jalebi” from Phantom (2015).
- Has performed live in the US, Singapore and Australia.
In Bigg Boss 20
Salman Khan called him the season’s “rockstar” at the first Weekend Ka Vaar (reported by ETV Bharat). He was kept out of the first captaincy task after Kanika Mann named him in a secret task and served as its referee instead; at the 3 October Weekend Ka Vaar Salman pulled him up over a remark made to Kanika (reported by Outlook). He was nominated in Weeks 5 and 6 (reported by Deccan Chronicle and Siasat).
Sources: ETV Bharat, Outlook India, Siasat, Wikipedia.