Pakistani actors like Javed Sheikh and Meera, and singers like Atif Aslam and Adnan Sami, have been working in India for quite some time. We take a look at the prominent Pakistani stars, who have captured the Indian film, television and music industry.

Atif Aslam

Atif was a part of the popular Pakistani band, Jal, which gave us hit songs from albums, Aadat and Boondh.

Later, he quit the band and came to India. He gained instant stardom with his song, Woh Lamhe from the film, Zeher. His other songs -- Aadat in Mahesh Bhatt's production, Kalyug and Tere Bin in Onir's Bas Ek Pal have huge hits too.

Pehli Nazar from the film, Race, has added to his list of hit songs.

His songs from private albums, like Doorie, Hum Kis Gali and Kuch Is Tarah have done very well too.

Text: Nithya Ramani

British born Pakistani singer, musician and composer, Adnan Sami has given us chartbuster albums like Lift Kara De, Kabhi To Nazar Milao and Tera Chehra.

Having lost an astounding 104 kilos in just six months, Adnan has also sung and composed music for Hindi films like Shaurya, Aitraaz and U, Me Aur Hum.

Currently, he is hosting a reality TV show called Bol Baby Bol on Star One.

The actor-director has starred in quite a few Hindi films like Om Shanti Om, Namaste London and Jaan-e-Mann.

Incidentally, Javed started out as a child artiste in the 1961 Pakistani film, Insaan Bolta Hai. Since then, he has starred in many films, television plays and commercials.

He has also directed Urdu films like Mushkil (1995) and Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002).

Shafqat became a star, thanks to his hit songs, Mithwa from Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and Yeh Honsla from Nagesh Kukunoor's Dor.

The lead vocalist of popular Pakistani pop band Fuzon, Shafkat inherits his talent from his father Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and uncle Ustad Fateh Ali Khan.

Television has seen quite a few talents from Pakistan too.

Popular stand-up comedians in Pakistan, Parvez Siddique and Ammanullah got noticed in India in Sahara One's reality show, Comedy Champions.

Apart from comedians, Pakistani singers have also taken part in reality shows, the most popular being Amanat Ali (in the picture), the second runner up of Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

Hassan became a huge sensation when his song Hawa Hawa became a huge hit in the 1980's.

He went on to sing many songs until the early 1990s, but none of them matched the success of Hawa Hawa.

It was Feroz Khan, who introduced Nazia to India. Her song, Aap Jaisa Koi, in the film, Qurbani, became a massive hit. She followed it up with another hit, Disco Deewane.

Alisha Chinai'S*** song, Made In India, was originally written for Nazia. Unfortunately, the singer -- who would have turned 43 yesterday -- was diagnosed of lung cancer and died at the young age of 35.

The legendary singer started her career at the young age of eight, and has sung more than 10,000 songs in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi films in India and Pakistan.

Recently, her granddaughter Sonya Jehan made her debut in Akbar Khan's Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story. But it was her work in Sudhir Mishra's Khoya Khoya Chand that won her critical acclaim.