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oher Mumtaz spilled the beans on the band’s upcom- of record labels but in this situation, it has become very difficult I am still looking forward to do a film, but with an interesting
ing music and talks at length about his acting stints, for singers to make a video on their own and release it, but we story line.
and the current Pakistani music and drama scene. still managed to release singles like Tere Baajon, Parinda, and Who is your favourite co star?
G Read on to grab more details… Laiyan Lain. The band’s last album Tanhai was released in 2013 I had a great experience working with Sonia Mishal and Sohai.
You recently shot a new video. What is it called and if you (globally by Universal Music) and the title track was also the What type of roles do you prefer?
could please tell us more about it? OST from drama serial Tanhai. I would like to appear in a comedy role now. I have a feeling
The music video of my new song Bhanwre is set to release How is soundtrack music different from pop-rock music? that I can do it really well.
anytime this month. It’s a love song but with a lot of layers of life Which one is more technical? What do you enjoy the most? Singing or acting?
when it comes to the lyrics. Jal has a very unique style of music To me, there is no difference. It’s a different approach to pro- Tough one! You don’t enjoy acting when you are shooting
which is based on simple music, catchy lyrics and melodies, and duce songs, for example, when I wrote Aadat, Sajni, Dil Haray, for more than three months, but when it gets on air you do enjoy
I hope fans would love the new video as we try to maintain the Teri Yaad and the other 25 songs, it was the melody which came watching and noticing people’s response. Singing is different, as
standard of interesting great videos. It’s a high budget video in a first and then I wrote lyrics on it or it was just a spontaneous way you get on stage and receive instant response.
way that the concept was so interesting that we had to work it out of making a song with initial words. But with soundtracks like What is your stance on Pakistani music, drama and
over a week to obtain the required results. Faisla, Tanhai and Qurban, I produced OSTs according to the movie scene?
Tell us about your newly released track Parinda and the flow of the story. Singing Faisla’s OST and producing it with a It’s going great especially Coke Studio is doing a great job and
response you have received for it. new approach was a great experience for me and I am glad that Battle of the Bands is also contributing to Pakistan’s music scene,
Well, following the amazing response Parinda received, I audiences loved it. so I am hopeful that Pakistani music will be revived one day.
have realised that no matter how music dynamics changed and How has been your acting stint? Tell us your experience As for Pakistani dramas, the situation is far more better as
no record label operating in Pakistan, releasing original music drama wise with the roles you have performed. there are total 265 production houses working in Pakistan lend-
can still get you back in the front row, thanks to the social media. To be honest, I didn’t want to do acting. In early 2011, Rashid ing drama industry stability. I am glad I got into acting as Paki-
Parinda, directed by Sohaib Rabbani, has crossed one million Khwaja sahib and Nina approached me for a couple of projects stani dramas are watched worldwide and have great recognition
views on Facebook. The song reminds listeners of the band’s for different channels. I wanted to run from it but they told me globally. Pakistani film industry, however, is passing through a
original, nostalgic feel. I penned the lyrics, composed the music that I should give it a chance. I gave it a try and sort of liked it; revival phase, and I am sure it will be better in the next few years.
in my studio with Shiraz Uppal’s brilliant production skills. now after five years, I think it was a good decision and career Let’s hope we get hits after hits every month.
Why did Jal never release a full-fledged album in last move because plays like Tanhai, Ghazal, Uff Yeh Mohabbat and How was the feeling of winning a Viewers’ Choice Award
four years? Are singles more productive in today’s time? Faisla proved that people likes my acting skills. for Ghayal?
It’s not only Jal. There is hardly any singer interested in re- When do you plan to hit the silver screen? Any offers? I think it’s because of the prayers of my parents and fans that
leasing albums as there has been no record label companies post I have been offered quite a few roles but they are not up to the the serial just clicked with the masses as I had been nominated
2011-12. The dynamics and module of music industry has totally mark. It was a good decision as I wanted to gain experience as alongside big names of acting like Faisal Qureshi and others. I
changed, now YouTube and Facebook are the main platforms for a TV actor which I did and said ‘No’ to four films. Interestingly, couldn’t ask more from the Almighty. The credit goes to whole
any artiste everywhere in the world. I do believe the importance those films went unnoticed, so the decision worked in my favour. team and the cast for making the serial a success.

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