22 Sep 2015
On World Peace Day, a new song shows friendship transcends Pakistan-India ire
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This International Peace Day, (marked worldwide on Sept 21) singer Ali Aftab Saeed and Indian filmmaker Aarti Shrivastava have worked together to bring to us a new anthem of Pak-India friendship, titled ‘Na Rokay Koi’.
Through this musical medium, Ali and Aarti have told a simple story of two college friends who parted ways to return to their home countries.
‘Na Rokay Koi,’ sung by Ali Aftab Saeed, gels well with a sweet video directed by him and Aarti Shrivastava
But a wedding convinces Zahra, the friend from Pakistan, to reunite with her Indian friend. Leaving a note for her father, she packs up and heads out to the other side of the border.Zahra receives a warm welcome in Amritsar, and goes to the site of Jalianwala Bagh massacre as well as a Gurdwara where an elderly Sikh helps her cover her head with a handkerchief. The simple lyrics written by Shakeel Sohail talk about the many similarities between the two nations:
Sochon k angan me deewar dekhi hai
Apni he parchai us paar dekhi hai
Who dhoop who kirnen, who rung phoolon k
Apne se lagte hain who raag sanson k
Inko na rokay koi
Inko koi na rokay
The song ends on a jovial note when Zahra finally gets to see her friend dressed up as a bride.
In light of the recent skirmishes on the border, it’s heartening to see Pakistani and Indian artistes making a combined effort for peace.
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