Pakistani Artists Continue To Sing For Indian Projects
Pakistani Artists Continue To Sing for Indian Projects: Despite ban on Pakistani artists from working in bollywood, Pakistani singers Rahat Fateh Ali khan and Atif aslam are singing for various projects in India.
The upcoming film of Varun Dhawan’s in October released a song by Rahat Fateh Ali while he had also lend his voice for Welcome to Newyork and singer Atif Aslam has sung for Salman khan’s film Tiger zinda hey, Race 3 and Tiger Sharoff’s film Baaghi 2. They both have met with a lot of opposition in India.
As per media sources, the song written by Salman Khan for his upcoming action thriller Race 3 is a romantic number, which is being choreographed by director Remo D’souza. Atif has been an integral part of the Race franchise and he previously gave hits such as “Pehli Nazar Mein” for Race (2008) and “Beintehaa” for Race 2 (2013).
The ban on Pakistani artists working in India came about two years ago, right before the release of Fawad Khan’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Mahira Khan’s Raees alongside Shah Rukh Khan. The Indian Motion Picture Producer’s Association (IMPPA) requested the Indian prime minister to implement a ban on Pakistani artists working in India.
Many Indian artists are in favor of letting Pakistani stars work in their country. They said art has no boundaries and such collaborations are necessary for the welfare of the entertainment industries.
Every now and then, there are fresh calls for a complete ban on this cross border exchange of artists and India has refused to withdraw its ban on Pakistani artists working in India. But this does not stop artists from interacting with one another on unbiased ground for example they have been seen together in Filmfare ME relaunch in Dubai, Masala Awards and recently the Pakistan International film festival (PiFF) in Karachi.