Ali Zafar – “‘Dastaan-e-Ishq’ has close to 85,000 hits on YouTube!”

October 16, 2009

SB_Ali-ZafarYouTube is no longer just a medium where artists can share their content with the rest of the world. It is also a barometer of gauging public opinion. The latest example is Coke Studio. This season, YouTube is overloaded with Coke Studio content (despite an official website) and the two songs that have garnered enormous fame include Ali Zafar‘s ‘Dastaan-e-Ishq‘ and Noori and Saieen Zahoor‘s ‘Aik Alif‘. This is not to say that the rest of the singles were ordinary. Pretty much every tune was spectacular but some were more audibly stunning than others. And the numbers keep rising according to the varied views. When these numbers reached Ali Zafar, he was ecstatic.

“Can you believe that?” exclaimed Ali while speaking with Instep Today. Ali is proud of the fact that ‘Dastaan-e-Ishq’ became popular irrespective of the fact that it was written “just one night before the recording” and also marks a 180 degree turn in Ali Zafar’s brand of pop music.

SB_NooriMeanwhile Noori’s collaboration with Saieen Zahoor has been one that really turned it around for the band. Their highly awaited upcoming single, ‘Kedaar‘s’ video release has been moved to next year but rest assured, Noori are in no plans of pulling a Houdini on us… again.

Coming back to Ali Zafar, after a string of local concerts, Ali is heading to the US of A for a series of shows. And is also working on a new single and a new record. Ali is tight-lipped about the release of this untitled record. “There’s no timeline as such.”

So in the meantime, check out YouTube and see the figures go up. The show went off air in August but on YouTube, it is still going strong. And it seems Ali Zafar and Noori are holding the fort…