{{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 = {{marriage|Farah Khan Ali|1999|2023|reason=divorce}} | children = 2 | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|05|21}} | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = | years_active = 2000–present | relatives = {{Ubl | [[Sanjay Khan]] (ex-father-in-law) | [[Zayed Khan]] (ex-brother-in-law) }} |parents = <!-- include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. --> }} '''DJ Aqeel''' (born '''Aqeel Ali''') is an Indian [[Disc jockey|DJ]] 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 |date=30 July 2019 |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,<ref>{{cite web |title= DJ Aqeel, his ex-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 elder sister of [[Sussanne Khan]] and [[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> on 20 February 1999.<ref name="divorce"/> The couple has two children, son Azaan (born 2002) and daughter Fizaa (born 2005).<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><ref name="divorce">{{Cite web|title=Sussanne Khan’s sister Farah Khan Ali, DJ Aqeel end marriage of 22 years: ‘No third person involved’|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sussanne-khan-sister-farah-khan-ali-and-dj-aqeel-separate-after-being-married-for-22-years-post-note-7230667/|access-date=2026-01-15|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Farah Khan Ali, DJ Aqeel are now "officially divorced"|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/farah-khan-ali-dj-aqeel-are-now-officially-divorced/articleshow/97805315.cms#:~:text=Farah%20and%20DJ%20Aqeel%20tied,Fizaa%20was%20born%20in%202005.|access-date=2026-01-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
===Nightclubs owned=== He used to own the [[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 Shangri-La 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 (2006 film)|Fanaa]] * 'My Dil Goes Mmmm (English Club Mix)' and 'My Dil Goes Mmmm (Instrumental)' in the movie [[Salaam Namaste]] * [[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=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Ek-Do-Teen-recreated-by-DJ-Aqeel-for-Ameesha/articleshow/19088903.cms|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=live|archive-date=7 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref> * "Ye Waada Raha (remix)" * "Nihaal Ho Gayi (remix)" * "Aap Se Mausiiquii (Tropical Mix)" for Album [[Aap Se Mausiiquii]] * "Dil Disco Karein (Remix)" for Album Surroor 2021 * Livin' La Vida Loca
==Albums== * Aur Ek Haseena Thi (T-Series) * The Daddy Mix (UMI-10) * The return to the Daddy Mix (UMI-10) * 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== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.djaqeel.com}}
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