Mushk is all set to bewitch the audience in a week and we just can’t wait!
Before Momina Duraid production begins airing, the teasers of Mushk have raised the audience’s expectations, and now it is the OST that will make you fall entirely in love with it.
Sung by Ali Zafar, composed by Naveed Nashad and featuring an ensemble cast led by Imran Ashraf and director Aehsun Talish, Mushk’s OST provides you many reasons to play it back repeatedly. Not only is there love in the air, but there is also rebellion, heartbreak, and feudalism that pollutes the air.
Let’s summarize the reasons and ask the people behind the OST about their experience of being Mushked, and why:
Rockstar Ali Zafar returns with a bang!
Ali Zafar is not just a ‘Rockstar’ (in the words of his own song) but he is one of the most talented playback singers we have in Pakistan. Not only has he sung in Bollywood but also in Pakistani films, making him an experienced campaigner. Be it the Ehd-e-Wafa OST or the national songs on Defence Day, whatever Ali Zafar does become popular, such is his charisma.
Here he teams up with Naveed Nashad for the first time and the music composer must be commended for making the right decision. Ali Zafar brings his experience to this OST and makes it memorable, rendering the lines as they were meant to be rendered. The expressions, the pauses, the way he delivers the words is simply amazing. When asked about the experience of Mushk OST, Ali Zafar termed it an interesting experience.
‘I was approached by the composer of the song Naveed Nashad to render his composition, which I liked. However, unlike in the pre Covid days, we couldn’t sit together and record it since I was in quarantine. So we did it through FaceTime which becomes a little difficult for the singer as I had to hear the instructions then press record stand in front of the mic and then he would have to hear it through the phone audio and express his satisfaction on the kind of expression etc. he wanted, and I had to listen, sing and record me which can be quite technical. Since the creation is of the composer, it is important that one delivers to what he has in mind if not better. But I am glad that he and people, in general, are loving it.’
Naveed Nashad continues to dominate the scene
Naveed Nashad is not new to creating an OST that can become popular in no time. He was the man behind the Aangan OST besides the OSTs of Alif Allah Aur Insaan, Tabeer, Suno Chanda, Ishq Zah-e-Naseeb, and even the Tip Tip song from Yeh Dil Mera.
He had previously worked with Aehsun Talish on a number of occasions, resulting in an OST that is still remembered, and this one is no different. The way he has given space to the lyrics in the composition and made it sound both eastern, as well as western, is not what everyone can do. He also termed the experience of working with Ali Zafar memorable and plans to work with him in the future as well.
‘It was my first collaboration with Ali Zafar and I found him to be a wonderful person to work with; not only is he passionate about his work but he is very loyal to it, and these are qualities that can add flavor to any OST. This project may be our first together but I hope it isn’t the last as we have a lot to offer.’
The music composer was also all praise for director Aehsun Talish, with whom he shares chemistry that can’t be defined in words. ‘For any music composer-director team, trust is the biggest strength and since we trust each other, we usually end up delivering something fresh. His understanding of music makes my job easier because I know what he wants and he knows what I can deliver.
Be it working on the OSTs of Alif Allah Aur Insaan, Suno Chanda, and the Tip Tip song from Yeh Dil Mera, our way of working is so that we don’t need to express ourselves in words, our eye movements are enough to convey the message. I am honored to be working with him just like my father late Wajid Ali Nashad did as an OST composer.’
Nobody could have penned the lyrics better than Aehsun Talish
And then there is Aehsun Talish, the multi-talented actor, director, and lyricist. Being the son of well-read Agha Talish, the renowned film actor, Aehsun has always been inclined towards poetry and music, which is why the OSTs of his dramas are usually different from that of others. He pens the lines himself since he knows the drama like the back of his hand but even then, he had to give more time to Mushk OST than all his other OSTs combined.
‘It was very difficult for me to pen down the lyrics of Mushk OST. Usually, it takes a couple of days for me to write the lyrics of an OST but Mushk wasn’t just another OST. The story here has many angels and I had to ensure that every angle is represented in the OST, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been fair to that couple. Without giving away the plot, and keeping the integrity of the characters we created intact, it took me more than one and a half month to pen down the Mushk OST. I had to compose myself as a lyricist and collect the data of the whole drama to pen it down, so that it comes out as universal, rather than general.’
He elaborated that the biggest obstacle in his zeal to write the OST was the title of the drama itself. ‘The word Mushk is used very seldom in normal speech, yes it has featured in poetry a lot but that’s because its meaning in poetry is different from that in prose. It is the fragrance of a deer’s body, combining both beauty and smell together with a little bit of ambiguity. I had to keep that in mind and write the words which I am glad are understood by the audience and delivered perfectly by Ali Zafar and Naveed Nashad.’
The music video raises the audience’s curiosity level
With so many characters in the play, Mushk takes the audience into the past when PTV plays penned by Amjad Islam Amjad were watched by the entire family.
These plays used to have several protagonists, antagonists, and female characters who were either the bone of contention or very strong individuals themselves. Mushk seems to have those ingredients and from the OST it seems that it’s going to be a little confusing at first, but its fragrance will keep you hooked until the plot thickens, and becomes understandable and interesting.
Is Imran Ashraf’s Adam attached to Urwa Hocane’s character or Momal Sheikh’s, what is Osama Tahir to the latter, why is Hasan Ahmed’s character always angry, how does Manzoor Qureshi feature in all this and what is Aehsun Talish doing in the play, these are a few questions that we need to be answered, and for that, we have to wait for a few days more.
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