‘Rafta Rafta’ slated for an Eid release
Who doesn’t love Atif! The powerful voice that took Pakistan by storm in 2003 has held listeners from every generation in its thrall ever since. From Pakistani music channels (that were then existent) to Bollywood screens, the singer will now serenade you this Eid with a brand-new tune!
Sources close to the superstar confirm to Instep that ‘Rafta Rafta’, Atif’s new single, will see a video release, “hopefully around Eid.”
While all Atif Aslam songs and videos have always held their own charm, one of the pulls for ‘Rafta Rafta’ - directed by Hassam Baloch - is that it stars Sajal Aly, considered among the finest actors of this generation.
Tarun Chaudhary and Omar Ahmed have jointly produced the music video. With lyrics by Raj Ranjodh, who has also composed the track, the single will be released by Tarish Music.
The first poster for the video shows Atif and Sajal against a starry sky and warm fireside. Atif, while sharing the poster on his Instagram, teases us with, “experience love like never before!”
Known for lending his voice to numerous romantic ballads and soul-searching tunes over the last two decades, we have no doubt that ‘Rafta Rafta’ too will melt the hearts of all Atif Aslam fans. Meanwhile we’re really looking forward to the chemistry between Atif and Sajal.
And while Atif has starred opposite many leading ladies in his videos, we haven’t seen him on the big screen since Bol, and wish he would make a grand return in a project that befits his talents, both musical and dramatic.
Arooj Aftab sings to Barack Obama
Okay, we would love to tell you that the above statement was a literal one, and Arooj Aftab really sat in the Obama’s living room and played them her cover of ‘Mera Pyar’, much like Stevie Wonder did for Hillary Clinton back in the Lewinskygate days.
However, Arooj Aftab does make an appearance on Barack Obama’s summer playlist, amongst greats like Bob Marley, Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis.
“With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate this summer,” tweeted the former POTUS. “Here’s a playlist of songs I’ve been listening to lately—it’s a mix of old and new, household names and emerging artists, and a whole lot in between.”
The track that has entranced Obama is ‘Mohabbat’, originally performed by legends like Mehdi Hassan, and Farida Khanum, is a heart-wrenching piece of poetry by Hafeez Hoshiarpuri. Ali Sethi covered the song early in his career as well to great success.
Arooj’s cover is melancholy and bluesy, and her amazing, distinctive voice gives it an ethereal quality that puts it in a completely different league from its predecessors.
And Just Like That…SATC is back! Are we excited yet?
To put it in the smallest nutshell in the world: eh. What is the Sex And The City (SATC) gang without Samantha? Was she the absolute best character of the series? Let us ask you the flipside of the question: was Samantha the worst?
No. We all know the worst character of the long-running show was Carrie, the protagonist. We don’t care how many fashion statements she made throughout the many seasons. Actually we want to say the following: it was actually annoying how Carrie’s-fashion-focused this show became in the later seasons. Was SATC just an opportunity for Sarah Jessica Parker (SJP) to establish her-self as a style icon and the worst friend ever in one?
Then, the two movies that followed the show were meh to mediocre at best and very terrible at worst. A whole bunch of drama between Kim Catrall and SJP preceded this reboot, which, frankly, we will watch because it’s part of the SATC world, but that’s it. With the wise-cracking and inappropriate Samantha not part of the team anymore, what are the ladies even going to talk about? Who will remind them that their self-created chaos is ridiculous? Who will take Carrie down a notch for being too invested in her fluffy, frothy frocks?
Um, so anyway, here’s a first look at And Just Like That, the reboot coming to HBO Max.