DJ Aqeel

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{{short description|Popular Indian DJ, singer and composer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}

{{Infobox person
| name = DJ Aqeel
| birth_name = Aqeel Ali
| image = DJ Aqeel (1).jpg
| spouse = Farah Khan Ali
| children = 1
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| years_active = 2000–present
| relatives = {{Ubl
| [[Sanjay Khan]] (father-in-law)
| [[Zayed Khan]] (brother-in-law)
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'''DJ Aqeel''' (born '''Aqeel Ali''') is a popular Indian DJ, singer and composer.<ref>{{cite web |title=DJ Aqeel returns to Dubai after 10 years |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/dj-aqeel-returns-to-dubai-after-10-years-1.65512415 |website=gulfnews.com |accessdate=12 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Booth |first1=Gregory D. |last2=Shope |first2=Bradley |title=More Than Bollywood: Studies in Indian Popular Music |date=2014 |publisher=OUP USA |isbn=978-0-19-992885-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dXFBAQAAQBAJ&q=%22DJ%20Aqeel%22%20-wikipedia&pg=PA314 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Davis |first1=Graeme |title=Lingua Et Linguistica 1.2 |date=2007|publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-84799-129-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72wo1wtuWtUC&q=%22DJ%20Aqeel%22%20-wikipedia&pg=PA116 |language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
===Family===
Aqeel married Farah Khan Ali,<ref>{{cite web |title= DJ Aqeel, his wife Farah Khan Ali and actor Zayed Khan at the launch of actor producer Sanjay Khans book The Best Mistakes of My Life in Mumbai on Oct 28 2018|url=https://www.indiacontent.in/mumbai--dj-aqeel--his-wife-farah-khan-ali-and-actor-zayed-khan-at-the-launch-of-/pr-727351/ |website=www.indiacontent.in}}</ref> who is the daughter of actor [[Sanjay Khan]], and is the sister of the [[Bollywood]] actor [[Zayed Khan]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/family-drama-sanjay-khan-spills-his-best-kept-family-secrets-replete-with-cinema-style-bravado/story-4wymfh3HHG6rERNXBDX83M.html|author=Shaikh, Jamal|title=Family drama: Sanjay Khan spills his best-kept family secrets, replete with cinema-style bravado|work=Hindustan Times|date=4 November 2018|access-date=1 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801184434/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/family-drama-sanjay-khan-spills-his-best-kept-family-secrets-replete-with-cinema-style-bravado/story-4wymfh3HHG6rERNXBDX83M.html|archive-date=1 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> in 1999.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021|reason=Need to cite a published reliable source to verify the year they were married.}} The couple have one child.<ref name="family">{{cite web |last1=Gomes-Gupta |first1=Sheree |title=Ye hai Don! |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ye-hai-don-1012307 |website=DNA India |language=en |date=10 February 2006}}</ref>

===Nightclubs owned===
He owns [[Hype Nightclub]] in Atria Mall in [[Worli]], Mumbai,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jhaveri |first1=rayna |title=Living up to the HYPE: Mumbai's new luxury dance club : CNN Travel |url=http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/none/dj-aqueel-believing-hype-his-new-dance-club-074092/ |website=travel.cnn.com |accessdate=12 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> also in Delhi's Hotel Shangrila and in Ludhiana known as Urban Hara (Hype).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hype Out With DJ Aqeel in Goa, SinQ {{!}} What's Hot |url=https://www.whatshot.in/goa/hype-out-with-dj-aqeel-e-366623 |website=Whats Hot |accessdate=27 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Singles and collaborations===
* Shake It Daddy Mix77
* Tu Hai Wahi
* 'Fanaa for you' in the movie [[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]
* [[Gal Ban Gayi]] Remix [[Super Cassettes Industries T-Series|T-Series]]
* Ek do teen (remix) for movie : [[Desi Magic]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ek, Do, Teen recreated by DJ Aqeel for Ameesha|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-21/news-interviews/37873302_1_dj-aqeel-desi-magic-ameesha-patel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407065735/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-21/news-interviews/37873302_1_dj-aqeel-desi-magic-ameesha-patel|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref>
* "Ye waada raha (remix)"
* "Nihaal Ho Gayi (remix)"
*

==Albums==
* Aur Ek Haseena Thi (T-Series)
* The Daddy Mix (UMI-10)
* The return to the Daddy Mix (UMI-10)
* [[Ek Hasina Thi (album)|Ek Hasina Thi]] (UMI-10)
* DJ Aqeel Forever (Saregama)
* Don Remix (UMI-10)
* DJ Aqeel Forever 2 (2012) (Saregama)
* DJ Aqeel Forever 3 (2014) (Saregama)
* DJ Aqeel Disco 82

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.djaqeel.com}}

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