Atif Aslam is a super
entertainer from Pakistan,
promising to take the Asian
Rock and Blues market by storm
with his second super hit
album 'Meri Kahani' which he
has composed and sung. Atif
Aslam is one of the biggest
selling Pakistani artistes in
the world. With Lamhe & Aadat,
followed by the world wide
success of Doorie to
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Atif Aslam is a super
entertainer from Pakistan,
promising to take the Asian
Rock and Blues market by storm
with his second super hit
album 'Meri Kahani' which he
has composed and sung. Atif
Aslam is one of the biggest
selling Pakistani artistes in
the world. With Lamhe & Aadat,
followed by the world wide
success of Doorie to his
credit, he is the one who
helped fuel the Pakistani rock
explosion. 'Meri Kahani' can
simply be stated to be the
journey and life story of Atif
Aslam. It is a soulful,
poignant album, composed,
arranged 7 rendered with a
kind of depth, sensitivity,
feelings, artistry and sense
of design that puts it in a
class by itself. Atif Aslam is
from Pakistan, the land of
Punjabi folk music, the Heer
and Sufiyana Kalam. The flavor
of the soil of Multan, the
mystique of the Aravallis and
the icy wind of the desert of
Thar all come together to
breathe magic into the music
of this region. And Atif takes
the magical music to an
international paradigm,
weaving the simple tales of
the heart and fetching stories
of life into soft rock and
blues. . A well trained voice,
a deep identification with the
simplicity of life in his
homeland, a philosophical bent
of mind, charming lyrics and
fashionable musical
arrangement all together make
'Meri Kahani' a must - hear
for fans of the contemporary
music of South Asia. 'Meri
Kahani' is told as a story in
the opening track - 'Jhula
Jhulaye Panghat'. Atif Aslam
paints a beautiful picture of
his childhood and youth. The
world was a happy one viewed
from the comfortable lap of
his grandmother. Life was a
Cocoon of love and simplicity.
The darkness of adulthood, the
pain of the moment comes
across poignantly in this
nostalgic journey through
childhood memories. Atif says,
'Meri Kahani' it's all about
my own childhood. The song is
very close to my heart as I
miss my nani (maternal
grandmother) the most, apart
from the old times with my
friends and family. 'Rabba
Sacheya' is a spiritual song
explaining the realities of
life, says Atif. It is a
wondrous track pleading for
forgiveness and calling for
patience in living the journey
of life... 'Meinu shahe ne
chae di rab soneya mein ta
izat da tukar mangda han'. I
don't need power or kingship.
I want to live with respect
and dignity. 'ALLAH' gives me
the patience that will bring
me close to you.

'Maan Hota hai' takes one into
the childhood paradigm again
when dealing with the pain of
the present moment. The poet
recalls that a childhood toy
when broken caused pain but
the toy could be mended and
the tears wiped. What happens
now when the heart breaks? How
can the heart be mended? How
can the pain heal? Joung is a
beautiful track that again
looks deep into the pain of
life and loves from within the
inner emotional experience of
a drug addict, who, not being
able to bear the agony of pain
takes to drugs to numb the
pain and later gets out of it.
It looks at the follies of
love and the spirit of going
on with life. It is an ode to
love. 'Chhod Gaye' brings
tears to one's eyes. The bard
says - I ask for nothing but
someone who I can call my own.
Someone whose presence in my
life can make me look at the
simple things of life and just
be. Life it is said is a sea
of pain. And we go through
life looking for just one balm
to the pain - the balm of love
is that asking for too much?
Hangami Halat: Tarse man is
look at current critical
situation in the country and
society from a philosophical
perspective. It fits into the
total ethos of 'Meri Kahani' -
a saga of pain, feeling,
intensity and depth finally
coming through with wisdom
about the reality that is
life. Atif Aslam proves with
this album that he is a
holistic music creator - a
true bard and story teller who
sees music, song and
performance not as routes to
presenting himself as a star,
but as canvases for seeking
the truth about life, and
presenting the pain and
darkness that life can be.
Atif proves that he has a
remarkable capacity to touch
the listener heartstrings at
various levels. 'Meri Kahani'
will be remembered as a
remarkable creation in musical
composition, stylization as
well as poetry. 'Meri Kahani'
is being released by Tips
Music with three superlative
music videos. The first video
has been filmed on Jhula
Jhulaye shot on the exotic
locals of Kulu Manali, Rohtang
Pass and Simla, and is
directed by Shiraz
Bhattacharya. The second video
has been filmed in Pakistan on
the memorable tack 'Rabba
Sacheya' that promises to be
another landmark in the
history of Punjabi rock.
Hangami Halat has state of the
art look very trendy sporty
feel shot again in Pakistan
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