WATCH | Videos Show Javed Akhtar Jamming With Ali Zafar On All-Time Classics At A Private Gathering In Lahore
A viral video shows Javed Akhtar, an Indian poet, and lyricist, jamming with Ali Zafar, a Pakistani actor, and singer. Their meeting took place in Pakistan's Lahore.
Ali Zafar, a Pakistani actor-singer, recently invited Indian poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar to a private event in Lahore, Pakistan. Akhtar was in Pakistan for the seventh Faiz Festival, which was held at the Alhamra Arts Council in Lahore.
A video of the jam session has gone viral, with Zafar singing Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main, a Bollywood song recorded by Kishore Kumar and written by Akhtar in 1984 for the film Mashaal.
The video, posted by Twitter user Haroun Rashid, shows Akhtar seated with a gathering of people while Zafar sings a wonderful song for the poet. The singer's performance of the song appears to have captivated the audience.
It was an honour to host him. I have always believed art & music transcends boundaries and is the best way to bring people together. Love is the ONLY way to peace. Thank you @Javedakhtarjadu sahab for gracing us with your presence. Thank you Faiz sahab for keeping us connected. https://t.co/08lnMT2b6o
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) February 20, 2023
The universe brings the opportunity to sing one of my favourite love songs written by the legendary @Javedakhtarjadu sahab in front of him for the love of my life @AyeshaFazli #love #peace #javedakhtar #poetry #music pic.twitter.com/ZZgOVlsiwc
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) February 20, 2023
Indian Poet Javed Akhtar who is in Lahore to attend #FaizFestival2023 says dialogues from the movie #Silsila and Ali Zafar sings "Yeh kahan aa gaey hum" a song in the movie which follows these dialogues, and zindghi aa raha hoin min. #Lahorenights #FaizFestival pic.twitter.com/OvGgigeEi7
— Ghulam Abbas Shah (@ghulamabbasshah) February 20, 2023
Rashid stated in his caption, "Such a rare pleasure and a privilege to have an evening of music and poetry with our brothers and sisters from across the border. The master Javed Akhtar Sahib in Lahore-it doesn't get better than this. "
Ali Zafar reshared the video with the caption, "It was a honour to host him. I've always believed that art and music transcend boundaries and is the best way to bring people together. Love is the ONLY way to peace. Thank you @Javedakhtarjadu sahab for gracing us with your presence. Thank you Faiz sahab for keeping us connected."
The video was posted on February 20 and has received over 4 lakh views on Twitter since then. As one user put it, "This is fantastic; if only Pakistan and India had a normal relationship, things like this could be so normal. If only Pakistan and India could be nice neighbours, as 99% of the world's neighbouring countries are."
"Wow, that is surely a masterpiece, and the way you sang it is beautiful mashallah," another person commented.
The Faiz Festival was a three-day event that took place from February 17 to February 19.
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