Ace singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been doing a series of concerts in the US. News is that the vocalist has taken America by storm. His performances in Dallas and Houston have been hugely successful and according to one report, 9,000 people turned up at his Houston gig and stayed till the last song was crooned out. Rahat FAK sang quite a few of his Bollywood numbers and famous qawwalis. He ended the tour in New York. Also, after a brief hiatus the singer is again inundated with offers from Bollywood producers to do some playback magic in their films. Way to go man!

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