From Atif Aslam to Mustafa Zahid!

From Atif Aslam to Mustafa Zahid!



Mahesh Bhatt's obsession for melodies from Pakistan continues with Mohit Suri's forthcoming Emraan Hashmi-starrer Awarapan. Not many years back, Bhatt discovered Atif from Pakistan and used his hit tracks in Zeher and Kalyug.

With Atif becoming a household name in India, it's the turn of talented twenty-something Pakistani youngster, Mustafa Zahid, to come under the illustrious Bhatt umbrella. Mustafa's To Phir Aao from Awarapan has become an overnight rage and is on its way to becoming a cult hit like the tracks on the Bhatts' erstwhile soundtracks.

Not many know that vocalist Musti (as Mustafa is fondly called) formed the ROXEN band a few years back in Pakistan with Jawad Muhammad (known as Jodi) on rhythm guitars. Later on Omar Farooq joined them on bass. The name suggested by Musti's friend Kashaan has been derived from Roshen-e-Deewar, which means a light inlet in the prison.

It seems Khurram from Jilawatan Productions in Pakistan was in touch with Mahesh Bhatt. The latter liked To Phir Aao and the track found its way into Awarapan.

"To Phir Aao is my film's signature track," says director Mohit Suri. "It's one of the most brilliant numbers I've heard. We have it in three different versions on the soundtrack – lounge, rock and remix. It's already playing in the clubs. People are loving it," he signs off from the suite where Awarapan is being edited for a June 29 release.

Meanwhile Bhatt camp who is making its foray into the international market with Awarapan is planning an extensive promotional campaign for the film in UK in conjunction with overseas distributor Studio 18 and the music label Sa Re Ga Ma. Select members of the cast and music crew (from Pakistan) are likely to visit UK. Awarapan will have a simultaneous theatrical release in the US, UK and UAE, among other international countries.

Pakiz r constantly givin their songs to Indian movies..and probably for popularity...

Another one..

Awarapan: A Delight for Pakistanis!



The Bhatts' affinity for actors and musicians from Pakistan is common knowledge – a fact that is evident in all their recent releases Nazar, Woh Lamhe, Gangster, Kalyug and Zeher.

Their forthcoming title, Awarapan, however, takes the Pakistan connection to a new level altogether. Not only has a section of the climax been secretly shot in Lahore but every singer on the film's chartbusting soundtrack, without exception, hails from Pakistan, making it the first for a mainstream Bollywood flick.

The main vocals for the two key songs (To Phir Aao & Tere Mera Rishta) belong to Mustafa Zahid, who founded the famous Pakistani band, Rox3n. The other track, Maula Maula, is by Rafaqat Ali Khan, while the lively Maahiya, has been rendered by the 22-year old Annie, whose track took Pakistan by storm when it debuted in 2006.

And this isn't enough! Shreya Saran (who plays Emraan Hashmi's romantic interest in the film) is a Muslim character in the film. Her get-up and mannerisms were specially worked on!

Well, I think it's a good idea that they're giving their songs to India. This way, the musicians become popular AND the music also gets the appreciation it deserves. In Pakistan, they don't appreciate talent the way they do it in India.