Asif Mehdi performed with his father in
Los Angeles in 1983 for the first time at age 17. When he sang, his father Mehdi Hasan was so annoyed that he rebuked him for singing in an effeminate voice. He has toured
India, along with ghazal singer
Jagjit Singh, in 2009 on the concert tour called
Music for Peace which seeks to establish peaceful relations between India and Pakistan which share a common culture and language. He signed a contract with Sony Entertainment last year and the album will be released across the globe in January 2010.
Films He has done 60 movies in the
Pakistani film industry. ==Awards==