The life of Jalandhar resident Ashok Maskin changed with a reel. From this reel, he got such an offer that Maskin, who worked as a lathe in the factory, became a star overnight by singing ‘Bulleya Ve Aur Lagda Neen Dil Mar Jaana…’ in Coke Studio. 1.8 crore people have seen the song sung by him. From Delhi to Mumbai, he is getting offers for live shows along with songs in Bollywood movies. Although Ashok’s life was initially full of struggles. Ashok learned singing from famous Punjabi singer Sabar Koti after walking 15 km. However, due to poverty, his passion for singing was suppressed by his daily wages. When he became famous at the age of 50, he left factory work and now focuses entirely on singing. Now the wife and daughter are also proud and happy with the change in luck. Dainik Bhaskar spoke to Ashok Maskeen about his life’s struggle and sudden fame, read the full report… Know the story of Ashok Maskeen’s musical journey… Know how one reel changed Maskeen’s fortunes. The Mumbai musician even bore the expenses of his son’s operation. Maskeen told that the artists of Mumbai are very helpful. My daughter had a problem with her nose bone and her lip was also cracked since birth. Had to undergo operation. When my daughter was admitted, the doctors made a huge bill. I couldn’t understand what to do. On this, I fearfully called Tanish, a musician from Mumbai, and said that I had got my daughter operated and was short of money. He did not waste even a minute listening to me and asked me to tell him the total expenditure and gave all the money himself. Ashok lives in a 2-room house. 50-year-old Ashok Maskin, who lives in Mahasha Colony near Maqsudan Chowk, has 2 rooms in his house. The street where he lives is the street of musicians. There are 70 houses on the street and everyone is connected to the music. Coke Studio opened the fortunes of Wale Maskin, who lived in a dead-end street. Sitting in his small house with his wife Monica and daughter, receiving offers from Bollywood and live shows, Ashok expressed his happiness and said that many people from the music industry have contacted him. I have received an offer to sing in a Hindi film and booking for my live shows has also started. Recently a contract for a duet song has been signed with a singer from Delhi with a Jalandhar based company. Have done playback for Bollywood movie and 2 songs are advance recorded.
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