Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Atif Aslam rank among Pakistan’s top music stars, renowned for live performances at concerts and private events worldwide, boosted by their hit songs in Indian films.
They have performed at high-profile weddings like those of Malik Riaz in Pakistan and Mukesh Ambani in India, recently at Ayesha Talpur’s wedding (daughter of Faryal Talpur, sister of President Asif Ali Zardari).
Journalist Naeem Hanif revealed on TV that Rahat charges over 1 crore PKR (around 1.25 crore PKR) locally for weddings, more for out-of-city events and double abroad; Atif now takes 2-2.5 crore PKR per show after initially avoiding them; Abida Parveen gets $60,000-$70,000 when performing despite health issues, with Ayesha’s event music costing nearly 7 crore PKR total.
