The Knock Knock show will be a fun-filled talkshow, that will give you chance to sneak peak in the lives of your favorite celebrities, cricketers, politicians, social media stars and other famous personalities of Pakistan.
Host: Mohib Mirza (Along with Stock Characters)
Guest: Ali Azmat
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Host: Mohib Mirza (Along with Stock Characters)
Guest: Ali Azmat
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00:00 [Music]
00:06 [Music]
00:10 Are you ready?
00:11 [Music]
00:12 The Knock Knock Show
00:14 [Music]
00:28 Hello, hello, hello, hello
00:30 Welcome to The Knock Knock Show
00:32 Time is passing by and everything is changing
00:35 The weather is changing
00:36 People are changing
00:37 The accents are changing
00:39 The listeners are changing
00:40 And the narrators are also changing
00:43 By the way, the forgetters have also changed
00:46 And the forgetters have also changed
00:48 [Laughter]
00:50 In the 90s music, especially in pop music
00:53 We saw that vital signs started to get better
00:56 And slowly, slowly, slowly, the passion
01:01 Slowly started to come from Jupiter to Earth
01:04 And started to create a rock solid ambience with music
01:09 And in that rock solid ambience, a rock solid voice
01:13 Started to become our identity in the whole world
01:16 A genre was created for that voice
01:19 Which is called Sufi Rock
01:21 You must have understood
01:23 Absolutely, along with passion
01:26 We kept moving forward with our solo career
01:30 And what hit singles did we get?
01:32 Na Re Na
01:34 Joshe Junoon
01:35 And Garaj Baras
01:38 Today's entry cannot happen without music
01:42 Ladies and gentlemen
01:44 [Applause]
02:00 1, 2, 3, 4
02:02 Knock, knock
02:03 Who's there?
02:04 Knock, knock
02:04 Who's there?
02:06 The greatest rock star ever produced
02:09 Made in Pakistan
02:11 Ali Azbar
02:13 [Applause]
02:29 Let's go, let's go, let's go
02:31 [Applause]
02:36 Ali Azbar
02:37 [Applause]
02:46 Wow, wow
02:47 You broke it
02:48 The last bang was late
02:49 [Laughter]
02:50 The bass was like, "Ooooh"
02:52 Welcome, welcome, welcome
02:54 Yes
02:55 Welcome
02:55 Yes
02:57 How are you?
02:57 How are you, sir?
02:58 For me, it's like, what should I say?
03:01 Is this a moment?
03:03 No, no, no
03:04 I swear to God
03:05 I swear to God
03:06 I swear
03:07 I swear
03:07 I swear to God
03:08 I swear to God
03:09 [Applause]
03:12 Today, I'm not a host, today I'm a fan
03:14 Today, you're a ghost
03:15 [Laughter]
03:16 Ghost with a ghost
03:18 So, Havelian, Zilla, Aptabad
03:20 Then, Gharishah
03:22 And then, life went on
03:24 Then, where?
03:25 Where?
03:26 So, where life reached
03:29 How does it feel?
03:30 I'm maybe, it's an age thing
03:32 When I started, I was 18
03:34 I joined a band
03:36 And now, I'm 53
03:37 So, it's been 33-34 years
03:40 So, it was a long journey
03:42 Long, I mean
03:43 I won't say it was difficult
03:46 Or it was a tough journey
03:47 I saw a very bad time
03:49 Adventurous
03:50 Yes
03:50 So, because our nature was like
03:54 That, we slept on the sofa
03:57 Slept on the floor
03:58 Slept on the car seat
04:00 A life like a homeless person
04:02 Easygoing
04:03 Easy
04:04 [Speaking in Urdu]
04:08 So, obviously, from that social bracket
04:11 And economic bracket
04:13 You don't have many choices
04:14 [Speaking in Urdu]
04:22 Just frustration, say, hopes, beliefs
04:26 And then, going against your belief system
04:28 [Speaking in Urdu]
04:32 [Speaking in Urdu]
04:34 But, in the end, you had to change yourself
04:37 So, life, as far as you've gone
04:39 From this point onwards
04:41 What do you think, what you've done for your daughters
04:44 That feeling, peace
04:46 You give your children
04:50 Thousands of crores
04:52 But can you guarantee their emotional health
04:55 Physical health, their life?
04:58 This is an assumption
04:59 That our parents left nothing for us
05:03 Left loans
05:04 So, it's the same thing
05:06 Financially, it's irrelevant
05:09 From middle class to here
05:11 Middle class is also alive
05:13 But, their family network
05:19 Which is called a blanket
05:20 It's very strong in middle class
05:22 So, it keeps accumulating
05:25 This is the class
05:26 As far as what you can give them as a person
05:30 What are the right values
05:32 That's important
05:33 And, obviously, in our journey
05:35 We made a lot of mistakes
05:37 And did a lot of good things
05:38 Absolutely
05:39 So, you feel that whatever education you got
05:42 Along with that
05:43 You were brought up
05:44 The world brought us up
05:46 Because education was basic
05:48 That the next generation taught us to read
05:52 But, reading a book
05:53 If I want to, I'll read a book
05:56 From your experiences
05:57 That book teaches you the world
06:00 Were you stubborn in childhood or still are?
06:02 I wasn't stubborn
06:03 I was never
06:04 We were in a situation
06:07 To trade
06:07 Okay, if it's like this, it's like that
06:09 So, you remember a lot of that time
06:10 Yes, and that was a fun time
06:12 Do you remember any mischief
06:15 That you played in your childhood
06:18 That was amazing
06:18 Do you remember anything like that?
06:19 I wasn't good in school
06:21 But, I liked economics in B.Sc.A
06:24 So, my uncle, Faisal
06:27 He used to teach me economics
06:29 He taught me economics for 3 months
06:31 And I passed
06:32 He said, "This is a natural flair"
06:34 "You're failing in all the other subjects"
06:37 "You've passed in economics after 3 months"
06:40 And in economics, till date
06:41 So, I understood the concept of it
06:44 And I was hungry too
06:46 So, we became street smart
06:49 Right
06:49 Stubborn
06:51 So, we used to say, "I'll do this"
06:53 "I'm sitting here"
06:54 "I have to take pictures from here"
06:55 "So, I'll do this"
06:56 We used to say, "It's a jingle song"
06:58 "In the name of God"
06:59 Someone said, "Do some modelling"
07:01 "You've become a 5'7" model too"
07:02 Right
07:03 We wore jackets without shirts
07:05 We did modelling on Free Altaf shows
07:08 Then someone said, "Come on the drums"
07:09 "In the name of God"
07:11 Someone said, "Host the show"
07:12 "In the name of God"
07:13 We said, "Do a concert"
07:15 "Come alone, with the band"
07:16 "Ride a motorcycle in the well of death"
07:18 "Sing a jingle"
07:23 "Come in the film"
07:25 "No work is bad"
07:28 But I was amazed when I saw your play
07:30 Which you did for Sajid Hassan
07:32 Was it 'Bhairopiya'?
07:33 Or what was the name?
07:34 Something like that
07:34 Yes, it was a film
07:35 It was a take of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'
07:39 It was very good
07:40 You acted so well
07:41 Why didn't you continue?
07:42 I did a film
07:43 You know
07:44 Your friends too
07:46 That film was shot for four years
07:49 Not just four years
07:51 But sometimes six days
07:52 Sometimes four days
07:52 And then at the end
07:54 We shoot this and that
07:55 So we do it
07:57 But now I'm so old
08:00 That I don't feel like going anywhere
08:02 I don't want to go anywhere
08:03 You have to go every time
08:04 I have to go
08:05 Don't you have to leave your bike?
08:07 No, I have to go on a motorcycle
08:09 I need some mental preparation
08:11 Okay, from the beginning
08:12 It's called supreme exercise
08:15 In concentration
08:16 In focus
08:17 You know that
08:18 All your senses
08:19 You know that
08:20 You have experienced it
08:22 Not just a normal person
08:24 Because it's just a life
08:25 It's a video game
08:26 And if you go, you're gone
08:27 Okay?
08:28 You'll break everything
08:29 Now if you don't wear the gear
08:30 And if you fall
08:32 Then you'll be in trouble
08:34 You'll start getting in trouble from here
08:35 And then you don't know what to do
08:36 That's why it's important to wear that
08:38 Because these motorcycles are so big
08:39 Expensive motorcycles
08:40 And they're big
08:41 They cause damage to their own blood
08:43 Absolutely
08:43 So that whole process
08:44 In this heat
08:45 It's difficult
08:46 But I have made a plan to go on the 4th
08:48 Inshallah
08:48 There must be some incident
08:50 Which I know
08:51 That it's very cold
08:53 And it's -4
08:54 There are a lot
08:55 And you're alone
08:56 And it's snowing
08:56 And you're on the bike
08:57 And what anxiety
08:58 And what heated grips
08:59 The coldest was when I went to Nordkapp
09:02 From England to Norway
09:04 And then all over Finland
09:05 I went around 15 countries
09:07 So when we were in the Arctic Circle
09:09 Arctic Circle
09:10 I had only heard the name
09:11 And I knew that there was a circle
09:12 Which was just snow
09:13 You must have seen it
09:14 So going inside it was a stuff of dreams
09:18 Meaning, those are the kinds of things
09:20 Which you do as a claim
09:22 That I will go there
09:23 I will go there
09:24 Because you're in a foreign country
09:27 20,000 kilometers away from home
09:30 Okay?
09:31 And here you don't know anyone
09:33 And you don't know anything
09:35 Where you're going
09:36 And you're on a motorcycle
09:37 And it's raining
09:38 It's raining, it's a storm
09:40 It's snowing
09:41 And the wind is cold
09:42 And the suit, heated grip
09:44 Everything is minus
09:45 And the helmet
09:46 Under the two helmets
09:47 The caps
09:48 You name it, bro
09:50 And if there's leakage from somewhere
09:51 Yes, even if there's no leakage
09:53 The general atmosphere was so cold
09:56 That whatever you're wearing
09:57 Has also become cold
09:58 Your hands are also weird
09:59 So
10:00 You're sweating from inside
10:02 But still you're feeling cold
10:04 People often say
10:05 I never thought
10:06 That I would achieve this
10:07 That I would become such a big star
10:09 Is it true
10:10 That what you think happens
10:11 It manifests
10:12 I never considered myself
10:14 As a singer
10:15 Because I wanted to be a musician
10:17 Maybe a drummer, guitar player
10:19 Singer, yes
10:20 Because whenever a song is played
10:21 We sing it in a high voice
10:23 This is what happens
10:24 In everyone's youth
10:26 It's fun
10:27 But I noticed
10:28 And one person says
10:29 You're singing well
10:30 I noticed that
10:31 The music of Patshahab
10:33 The time
10:34 The passion
10:35 Or before that
10:36 Your career
10:37 The music
10:38 When that music was being made
10:40 Why wasn't that rock
10:41 That sound being recorded?
10:42 What was the problem?
10:43 The thing is
10:44 We had nothing to lose
10:45 So you took a risk
10:46 There was nothing
10:47 I mean
10:48 If you mess up
10:49 You'll hear something else
10:51 Why is this happening?
10:53 Like a song like 'Sai'
10:55 No, no
10:56 I want to thank you
10:57 For that song
10:58 I want to thank you
10:59 For messing up
11:00 If you mess up
11:01 There's no sound
11:02 I mean
11:03 The biggest strength
11:04 Was
11:05 (Humming)
11:10 It's an eastern style
11:11 And he said
11:12 What's a rock band playing?
11:14 (Humming)
11:15 Shock value
11:16 (Humming)
11:17 He said
11:18 (Humming)
11:19 He did
11:20 I mean
11:21 The style of singing
11:22 Is very different
11:23 We were spending our money
11:24 No company was giving
11:25 We were making our own videos
11:27 The money we collected from the shows
11:29 We made a pool
11:31 We said
11:32 Put this money
11:33 We have to make a video
11:34 We have to make two shows
11:35 We have to make an album
11:36 We have to make three shows
11:37 We have to make four shows
11:38 To make an album
11:39 And then
11:40 Discipline
11:41 Practicality
11:42 Practicality was not there
11:43 Because the hobby
11:44 Was something else
11:45 I mean
11:46 Basically
11:47 I'm an artist performer
11:49 I said
11:50 I'll do a little
11:51 Juggling
11:52 I'll do a little dance
11:54 In films
11:55 In western Hollywood
11:57 Your
11:58 Mostly
11:59 The actors
12:00 And entertainer
12:01 Entertainer
12:02 The entertainers
12:03 Are also dancers
12:04 Yes
12:05 They can sing
12:06 In perfect key
12:07 They can sing and act
12:08 At the same time
12:09 At the same time
12:10 We just stand in front of the mic
12:11 (Humming)
12:12 And
12:13 Every actor
12:14 In every
12:15 In dance
12:16 Will dabble a little
12:17 Action
12:18 Exactly like this
12:19 Training
12:20 Action
12:21 You have done it in films
12:22 You know
12:23 Oh my god
12:24 That is so much work
12:25 Then I did a film
12:26 With Ayesha Umar
12:27 She did a dance
12:28 She did a dance
12:29 It took three days
12:30 And then
12:31 She dubbed that song
12:32 And then she dubbed that song
12:33 Into the box
12:34 (Laughter)
12:35 (Applause)
12:36 You can understand
12:37 What I'm saying
12:38 Till now
12:39 In so many
12:40 Tours
12:41 In so many live performances
12:42 Where is the best audience
12:43 Reaction
12:44 From
12:45 You remember
12:46 I didn't say audience
12:47 I think
12:48 In New York
12:49 We did it
12:50 In Central Park
12:51 Where
12:52 All famous bands
12:53 Come and do it
12:54 There
12:55 17-18 thousand
12:56 Pakistani
12:57 New York
12:58 In Central Park
12:59 And their energy
13:00 Their pride
13:01 Their love
13:02 Their songs
13:03 They remember
13:04 They are singing with you
13:05 Abda Parveen
13:06 Is playing before you
13:07 It was a magical moment
13:08 It was the atmosphere
13:09 For Abda Parveen
13:10 For Junoon
13:11 A very tough time
13:12 Came when
13:13 The band started
13:14 And it became a situation
13:15 Some political songs
13:16 Were not liked
13:17 What did you think
13:18 About the future
13:19 Of career
13:20 Of Junoon
13:21 What will happen
13:22 You won't believe
13:23 If you know me
13:24 A little
13:25 You know that
13:26 I don't care
13:27 I don't care
13:28 I don't care
13:29 I don't care
13:30 You know
13:31 It's that attitude
13:32 That has got me through
13:33 This far
13:34 Whatever happens
13:35 Will be seen
13:36 My point is
13:37 The whole world
13:38 Will agree with this
13:39 That in this world
13:40 With your own breath
13:41 Nothing is in your control
13:43 Why try to interfere
13:45 In the biggest scheme of things
13:47 Whatever is happening
13:48 Is happening
13:49 And then you went to UN
13:50 And I mean
13:51 We went everywhere
13:52 And we
13:53 Took everything
13:54 In the same way
13:55 Meaning
13:56 I
13:57 Had a concert
13:58 In which
13:59 I had a concert
14:00 In which Sting was with us
14:01 And
14:02 Def Leppard
14:03 And Aqua
14:04 Oh
14:05 And
14:06 And I'm obviously
14:07 In awe of
14:08 Sting
14:09 And
14:10 Def Leppard
14:11 Joe Elliot
14:12 Rick Allen
14:13 One-eyed drummer
14:14 Became my friend
14:15 It was a moment
14:16 I had a dream
14:17 That I was
14:18 16 years old
14:19 So
14:20 I was listening to
14:21 16, 17, 18 years old
14:22 And when I was 26
14:23 I was hanging out with them
14:24 With a very short
14:25 Span of time
14:26 Unbelievable
14:27 Morton Harcourt
14:28 And
14:29 I was
14:30 In a
14:31 Big band
14:32 In the whole world
14:33 Norwegian
14:34 And then I'm doing a song with them
14:35 I'm on stage with them
14:36 So for me
14:37 Those
14:38 Unbelievable moments
14:39 To hang out with Sting
14:40 But at the same time
14:41 Because it was so real
14:42 The effect
14:43 Wasn't that
14:44 That
14:45 The happiness
14:46 Doesn't make your heart burst
14:47 I
14:48 I don't understand
14:49 Who I'm kicking
14:50 That wasn't happening
14:51 That wasn't happening
14:52 Yes
14:53 On the contrary
14:54 I went into depression
14:55 What?
14:56 What is this?
14:57 This is
14:58 These are the complexities
14:59 Of the world
15:00 Of life
15:01 And as an artist
15:02 I mean
15:03 What did you
15:04 I'm 16
15:05 26 years old
15:06 And I'm achieving this
15:07 I'm standing here with Sting
15:08 What should I do?
15:09 Where should I go?
15:10 Where should I go?
15:11 But sir
15:12 Your personality
15:13 Doesn't go to depression
15:14 I mean
15:15 It's
15:16 All those ups and downs
15:17 That make us
15:18 I mean
15:19 Not the person without
15:20 Just a flat line
15:21 High riding
15:22 You know
15:23 Tan tanan tan
15:24 It doesn't go like that
15:25 It goes like
15:26 We meet at 10.
15:29 At 10. You are...
15:34 Why don't you release albums?
15:39 That's because we have to make the software.
15:45 - Okay? Let me record an album. - Okay.
15:47 Musicians and writers take money.
15:51 - Studio... - I don't know how many songs are there.
15:54 10-11. People make singles now.
15:58 If it hits, I'll release another song.
16:00 Videos are being made digitally.
16:02 Everything is computerized.
16:05 One person is making music on a keyboard.
16:09 That's something else. We are good at our music.
16:11 We need a good drummer who has played something
16:14 that the listener will listen to.
16:16 After 20 years, they will say, "That role..."
16:18 I was watching a documentary today.
16:20 The role of Dave Grohl.
16:24 It's a small thing.
16:25 But it's spread over so much music.
16:27 - The whole history of the role... - Science.
16:31 Science. Who did he copy from?
16:34 It's a game. Musicians are responding to each other.
16:38 Listening to each other's music,
16:39 they are giving tributes to each other.
16:41 They are making such things. That's why the music...
16:43 If I take your phone and go to a place where you have music
16:47 and I see your music, which song will it be?
16:49 Dave Matthews' new album is being released.
16:52 It's amazing. Walk Around The Moon.
16:54 I am listening to it. Before that, I was listening to The Smile.
16:58 Before that, Red Hot Chili Pepper's new album is out.
17:01 - What an album! - It's great.
17:02 So, this type of... And then it keeps changing.
17:04 Then there's 80s music.
17:06 Then Kishore Kumar too.
17:08 - All old songs. - And in this,
17:09 in your desi songs?
17:11 In my desi songs,
17:13 if I have heard any desi recording,
17:16 which is bearable, it's Mikaal Hassan's.
17:18 Because obviously, it's desi music.
17:22 It's rock music. It's right down our alley.
17:24 - And it's a great record. - It's a great record.
17:26 It's a great record. And Mikaal, obviously.
17:28 Will there ever be a time for our future generations
17:32 when we grow up in our passion for vital science?
17:36 So, tell us, is there any music in your opinion
17:39 that has the potential of a band today?
17:43 The problem is that we had a lot of time.
17:45 No internet, no TV.
17:47 We used to get a tape and record it off-beat.
17:50 It was a 60-rupee tape and we'd charge 60 for 120.
17:52 - Actually, that was the... - 12 songs for 120.
17:55 - That was the play. - One song on one side, another on the other.
17:57 For that, we had to go to Fortress Stadium on a cycle.
17:59 If we'd made a mistake on the cycle,
18:01 we'd take it back because it was too loud.
18:03 It was a bass line.
18:05 And you come back, then you listen to that music for weeks.
18:10 My kids, or the kids of the world,
18:12 their concentration level has gone down to nine seconds.
18:18 - Because TikTok is based on... - Scroll.
18:20 Scroll and TikTok are a nine-second song.
18:24 And that's also sped up.
18:26 You expect your kids to have the same values.
18:29 That's stupid. It's the biggest letdown.
18:32 It's the biggest trap.
18:33 When you say, "Our kids will be like us."
18:36 I don't know what they...
18:38 I'm not just talking about individual kids.
18:41 I'm talking about the whole generation.
18:44 How many proposals have you received from women?
18:47 Fortunately, I've always been raised by smart women
18:52 who have seen danger from a distance.
18:54 I've rarely had a situation where a proposal came to me
19:01 and I was like, "Not to be trusted, man."
19:04 And even if I trust them, it's an embarrassment for me.
19:08 - No one... - No matter what a person says,
19:12 a friend of mine wrote me a long message yesterday.
19:15 He said, "You do this and that."
19:18 "You say whatever comes to your mind."
19:21 "People get insulted."
19:22 I said, "I shouldn't meet those people."
19:25 I mean, why should I meet them?
19:28 - If I'm naturally... - You don't understand.
19:30 It's a natural process.
19:31 When you talk to me, I naturally give you an answer.
19:35 - Right. - I...
19:36 Would you rather like it?
19:38 - Or I would fake it for you? - No, no, no.
19:40 - Absolutely. - You know, so...
19:41 Some people like that kind of relationship.
19:43 - Yes, you're right. - Yes, you're right.
19:44 - I'm feeling great. - I'm feeling great.
19:45 - I'm feeling great. - My beard has grown.
19:46 I'm feeling great.
19:49 - Your beard has grown. - It's with me.
19:50 It's coming towards my beard.
19:51 I'll have to take a short break.
19:53 See you after the break. Stay with us.
19:55 - I used to think of Morton Hockett. - Okay.
20:03 And then we made a song together.
20:05 And then we sang three songs together on stage.
20:07 And I was in awe of him.
20:12 "I can't sleep at night."
20:15 "So let's talk about my heart."
20:19 "Let's talk about the distance between us."
20:24 The song was over.
20:27 [laughing]
20:28 [cheering]
20:34 [whistle blowing]
20:40 [cheering]
20:44 Woo!
20:49 [cheering]
20:53 [cheering]
20:54 Welcome back.
20:59 I'm sure you've never seen Alias Bhatt perform on a show like this.
21:05 I'm so honoured.
21:07 This is amazing.
21:08 A true fan moment for me.
21:10 Welcome back to the Naughty Naughty Show.
21:15 [music playing]
21:16 Well done, well done.
21:43 [cheering]
21:45 Truly honoured.
21:46 Amazing, Jami.
21:50 I wish there was more sound.
21:52 Because the one who plays the guitar only wants to listen to the guitar.
21:55 [laughing]
21:56 If you could make a biography, who would play Alias Bhatt?
22:00 I can do this role myself.
22:02 [laughing]
22:03 - You can start from here. - Three should be there.
22:07 Teenager, then a little bit...
22:09 What comes to your mind when you hear these names?
22:13 One word. Salman Ahmed.
22:15 Band member, friend.
22:17 - Ali Zafar. - Friend.
22:19 - Friend. - Gumby.
22:20 Friend. A drum...
22:23 Well, let's call him a drum-bee.
22:26 - Madam Taranam Noorjahan. - Oh, wow.
22:28 [cheering]
22:29 Our grandmothers were very jealous.
22:33 - So when our... - Because of her beauty.
22:36 When our grandfather used to play Taranam at the show,
22:39 - he used to waste time at home. - So the focus was on him.
22:42 Yes, he used to waste time.
22:44 - I don't know what... - She was jealous.
22:47 Yes, we used to go through that phase.
22:49 What's happening?
22:50 Someone is singing and everyone is quiet.
22:53 Out of all the music you've heard in your life,
22:55 with whom do you wish to perform on stage?
22:59 - Or have you fulfilled it? - I have many wishes.
23:01 I used to think of Morton Hackett once.
23:06 And then we made a song together.
23:07 And then we sang three songs together on stage.
23:09 And I was in awe of him.
23:13 Because the song "Take On Me" came out,
23:16 he was 26 years old.
23:19 When I met him, he was 52 years old.
23:22 After 25-26 years.
23:23 He looked better than when he was 26.
23:26 In short, he was fair.
23:28 Fair, okay.
23:29 - He was fair. - He was a hero.
23:31 So we gave him this.
23:33 He was singing and I was forgetting my part.
23:35 - We rehearsed for six days. - He had this aura.
23:38 He had this aura and I asked him, "Ali, what's your problem, man?"
23:41 I said, "Man, I just got lost in your eyes."
23:44 - I used to make fun of him. - It was overwhelming.
23:47 And he said, "Yeah, I realized that."
23:49 He was also...
23:51 Then Abda Parveen, definitely with him,
23:55 he invited me to his house.
23:57 My legs started shaking when I saw him.
23:59 Such a brave woman, such a fair-skinned woman.
24:02 I said...
24:03 When I went to his house, he was coming out of the door barefoot.
24:06 Which is your favorite song?
24:10 You find yourself humming or singing.
24:13 "Oh, I'm in the kitchen and I'm making a song."
24:16 There are some songs...
24:17 "Na Re Na" was one of the songs that...
24:19 I think the song was complete in eight to ten minutes.
24:22 There are still many songs like this, incomplete.
24:24 Some have two parts.
24:27 Some have a chorus.
24:29 I don't understand the verse.
24:30 And you don't go into the natural process.
24:34 - So I... - When it's natural, it happens.
24:36 Your favorite song is "Main".
24:38 "Main" is also there.
24:39 And "Teri Parchahin" is a song.
24:41 "Teri Parchahin".
24:42 Karachi or Lahore?
24:43 Karachi, because it gave me what I came looking for.
24:48 Karachi is such a welcoming city.
24:51 If anyone comes here...
24:52 I came here when I was 19 years old.
24:54 And I started going to Lahore when I was 42.
24:58 My parents were getting sick.
25:00 So I used to stay with them more.
25:02 I was building a house for them.
25:04 So I've been living in Lahore for the last eight to ten years.
25:09 Having said that, all my friends are here.
25:11 You didn't get an answer. Karachi or Lahore?
25:13 So Lahore... Now I prefer Lahore.
25:16 Just because...
25:18 - Now this Karachi... - You want to have a house.
25:21 - Whatever. - Karachi's dirt and...
25:24 - The vibe is very strong. - The vibe is very dilapidated.
25:28 Wherever you look, you feel like something is broken.
25:31 And on the other hand, Lahore is nurturing...
25:33 So where there is dirt, there is grass.
25:37 - That's the difference. - That's the difference.
25:38 There are no potholes on the roads.
25:40 There's a little greenery.
25:43 I mean, the road and water systems...
25:46 - The infrastructure is better. - There's no lawlessness.
25:49 There's no garbage on the roads.
25:51 (Sings in Punjabi)
25:53 (Applause)
25:55 (Sings in Punjabi)
25:58 (Applause)
26:00 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:02 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:04 (Laughs)
26:06 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:08 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:10 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:12 - Wow. - (Sings in Punjabi)
26:14 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:16 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:18 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:21 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:23 (Sings in Punjabi)
26:25 You are really not at peace.
26:26 - He's not at peace. - Isn't this kid a little big for school?
26:28 He's too big.
26:30 He's too big and he's mentally so small.
26:34 - You are not at peace, right? - Yes.
26:35 I know, Mohit bhai, you can't live a moment without me.
26:39 Look, a person should take care of a cat, a dog...
26:42 but not a misunderstanding.
26:44 I know, Mohit bhai. I'm a good child.
26:47 Look, it was your job. I have to do it to handle him.
26:50 I'm starting to get upset with you.
26:52 This is good news for me.
26:54 - I'm going. - Bye.
26:56 Wait a minute. Tell me, what's the problem?
26:59 What have you got? What's the matter?
27:00 - Mohit bhai, Mohit bhai... - Yes.
27:02 - There's an annual play in our school. - Okay.
27:05 It's called 'Lord of the Gujranwala'.
27:08 So, my teacher told me...
27:10 "Bunty, you're his hero. You'll be the wrestler of Gujranwala."
27:14 - Okay. - So, I said, "No problem."
27:15 "I'll go to Mohit bhai and learn acting from him."
27:18 He said, "No, Bunty. He's a very important character."
27:22 "I'll learn from a good actor."
27:24 He'll give you a bang.
27:28 What's the story? Tell me. The guests are seated. Cut.
27:31 Ali Ashman sir.
27:40 "He's passionate, he's brave."
27:43 "He does what he's told."
27:45 "He's a hard worker."
27:48 "He recognizes his people."
27:55 "You'll never know."
27:59 "Pakistan is yours."
28:03 "Pakistan is ours."
28:06 - That's enough. - Enough?
28:07 Sir, you're my student.
28:10 Because I'm your biggest fan.
28:16 After Chahat Sutli Khan's success, you...
28:18 - I'm not your fan anymore. - He was just saying that.
28:23 No, he'll go far.
28:25 He'll become a big star.
28:26 He'll go far. Because wherever he goes, people will say, "He's a fraud."
28:29 I knew it. He's going to be the one.
28:34 He'll be the one.
28:36 - Nothing has happened yet. - It will happen.
28:37 We're tired.
28:38 - We're tired. - Get us some tea.
28:42 You're here, we're tired.
28:44 Sir, I want to become a wrestler.
28:47 - Okay. - I heard you're very energetic.
28:50 Help me develop my character.
28:53 Character development. He's in acting class.
28:55 I thought you want to teach me how to do the 'dobi patra'.
28:58 Teach me how to do the 'dobi patra'.
29:00 - No. - Teach me how to do the 'adangi'.
29:02 - Teach me how to do the dialogue. - Teach me how to do the dialogue.
29:05 First of all, my teacher said that you should be able to do the 'barak' well.
29:10 Hey!
29:13 You have to use your entire neck.
29:15 But if you start with the 'shud', it should be very 'shudili' 'barak'.
29:19 - It shouldn't be like this. - Yes.
29:22 - There are so many props. - So leave the props.
29:25 Leave the props, so that my neck doesn't get cut.
29:27 And there's blood flowing in it.
29:31 - Okay. - You have to speak like a hero.
29:34 Look at him.
29:35 He's a blood-sucking scoundrel. He's snatched someone's dupatta.
29:39 In Hindi movies, they put dupattas on women's heads, not take them off.
29:43 Like this.
29:44 "The monsoon has come."
29:49 "Look at how the unknown rain has fallen on the roads."
29:55 - If you... - "Come and enjoy the fun of the weather."
30:02 If he had asked me 10 years ago, it would have rained more.
30:07 "Every brain falls on me, you know, with the heart thundering."
30:11 "And the thunder is very, very beautiful."
30:13 "And slowly walk on that winding road before you stumble into my love."
30:18 - "Oh, my son." - Okay.
30:23 - My wife has said this line. - Okay.
30:26 That he'll say these lines in anger in Punjabi.
30:30 - Okay. In Punjabi. - The lines are...
30:32 "Neenu doesn't come to the wedding night."
30:37 - "If someone says a word." - In Punjabi.
30:38 "My heart says, if you don't come with me today."
30:43 "I'll lose my sleep."
30:46 "The whole universe."
30:50 - You have to do it in Punjabi. - "Needhaati nahi."
30:52 "Oh, my rotten teeth don't sleep."
30:57 "So someone talk to you about my heart."
31:00 "The distances between us."
31:06 "The distance between us."
31:08 - This is in English. - This is in English.
31:13 - And you know how good my English is. - Very good.
31:16 - Very beautiful. - The British are usually ashamed.
31:18 They say, "Pass the pan."
31:20 There are a few lines.
31:22 "If you mess with me, you'll know."
31:27 "You won't get the knife of laughter."
31:30 "You'll have to get the knife."
31:33 - "Pappu yaar." - What was that?
31:37 What was that?
31:38 "If you mess with me, you'll get to know who I am, okay?"
31:43 - Okay. - You'll see.
31:44 "And you won't get my tone, bro."
31:47 "My tone is my tone, bro."
31:48 - And Pappu yaar's English. - "Pappu yaar, you sweet..."
31:52 "Sweet-ass friend."
31:53 - Thank you. - Thank you.
31:58 - Hopefully, your work is done. - Thank you so much.
32:00 You told me so much.
32:02 Now I know who will get the knife.
32:05 Because I have a shovel now.
32:09 So, let's take a moment of peace.
32:12 And let's take a moment of peace.
32:16 My son, be careful.
32:20 These kids are usually under the table.
32:23 But sir, we've talked about laughter, jokes, music, songs, life.
32:28 Let's talk about the heart. Come with me.
32:31 - You're doing a jirki too? - Yes.
32:32 Come on.
32:35 Ready?
32:36 Face to face.
32:39 I mean...
32:40 Ali Azmat, tell me...
32:50 I met your father for a very short time.
32:56 When you returned to Karachi for your parents after finishing your career,
33:01 you told them that they need you.
33:03 Do you remember any such moment?
33:06 Or, like, I personally feel that
33:10 if I had spoken to my father at this age,
33:14 maybe I could have exchanged something.
33:16 Sometimes I miss it, sometimes I feel that I missed something.
33:19 See, regret is a tender trap.
33:23 - It gets you every time. - Right.
33:26 I don't think your parents need anything from you.
33:28 They're your well-wishers.
33:30 They're okay with you.
33:32 And if they're with you, you just share things with them.
33:36 You don't think of them as a bed.
33:40 You talk to them.
33:41 So they feel a part of you. They live through you.
33:43 - Exactly. - It's just that.
33:45 Nothing more than that.
33:46 You didn't have to give them anything.
33:48 You didn't have to give them a hug or a kiss
33:51 that would mean something to them.
33:53 You've been doing that all your life.
33:55 But the fact that you were in touch with that soul,
33:58 that says everything.
33:59 - And if you were... - But this is true, right?
34:02 In the life cycle, you were a child first,
34:05 and then you take care of them as a child.
34:08 That's a natural cycle.
34:10 - Some people get attached emotionally. - Yes.
34:14 - That's not the case. - Right.
34:15 But life, this human experience,
34:17 if we say that we're transient beings,
34:21 we're spiritual beings, and we're going through a human experience.
34:24 In a human experience, emotions are everything, right?
34:28 That's true, but they're in our consciousness.
34:31 As long as I'm there,
34:32 those memories, those feelings, if they're in me,
34:36 they'll only go with me.
34:38 I can't transfer them to anyone else.
34:40 - It's happening. - It's happening.
34:41 What's next for Ali Azmat?
34:43 I don't know.
34:45 Like I said, I don't have that kind of ambition
34:47 to go conquer the world.
34:48 I mean, I play music.
34:50 And I'm working on an album.
34:54 I just want to repeat the sound.
34:58 Plus, it takes a lot of money to make a software.
35:01 If someone sends you money on iTunes in six months,
35:05 - 600 dollars, 800 dollars. - Yes.
35:07 It's not like you get a deal
35:10 where you make a video and give it to the record label.
35:13 They'll run it on all the channels.
35:15 You have to be on YouTube,
35:16 - your producer... - Consistently content.
35:19 You have to put content.
35:21 You get paid on YouTube.
35:23 You just have to send money to the record label on iTunes or Spotify.
35:27 No more record labels.
35:29 None of them ever paid artists anything.
35:31 Okay?
35:32 From Queen, to The Beatles, to Led Zeppelin,
35:36 everyone died crying.
35:38 Who did Pink Floyd write songs for?
35:39 He wrote about record labels.
35:40 "Come on, dear boy, have a cigar."
35:43 "You're gonna go."
35:44 "Fly high, you're never gonna die."
35:46 "You're gonna make it if you try."
35:48 "We're gonna love you."
35:50 - They were expressing their frustration. - Of course.
35:52 Queen's "Death On Two Legs" is a song about record label executives.
35:56 The system never relied on musicians and artists.
36:01 But now it's in your hands.
36:03 - No, it's not. - No.
36:04 We're part of a bigger matrix.
36:07 You're either a part of it.
36:09 You have a credit card.
36:11 You have a contactless card.
36:14 - One way or the other, you're just there. - It's on your computer.
36:17 You're there, you're not, you're not.
36:18 - The story is over. - No doubt, Ali Azmat,
36:21 you have a very different mindset.
36:24 But the journey I saw in your life,
36:28 where you started and where you've come to,
36:30 you're an inspiration.
36:31 You're Pakistan's best producer.
36:34 There's no better thing than this.
36:37 A rock star, not just in Pakistan,
36:40 but in the world,
36:42 at whatever level he performed.
36:44 - You're just being humble. - No, I'm not.
36:46 I'm being honest.
36:49 In my entire school,
36:51 through college,
36:53 I've never been to a stadium without Junoon's song.
36:57 I've never been without his voice.
36:59 I salute you today.
37:01 I salute you.
37:02 What a great salute.
37:04 And the person we're going to tribute today,
37:10 according to me, and my generation,
37:14 is a legendary guitarist of the global level.
37:17 Amir Zaki.
37:18 Amir Zaki.
37:21 Not just a guitarist,
37:23 he was a composer and a songwriter.
37:26 No matter what album you pick, from the 80s to the 90s to 2000,
37:31 it's not possible that Amir Zaki didn't play a session on that album.
37:36 He was born in Riyadh in 1968.
37:38 He's been playing the guitar since he was 12 or 13.
37:40 He was so skilled,
37:42 and he improvised so well,
37:44 that he was noticed by the world.
37:46 And he performed with the world's greatest musicians and legends.
37:52 In 1995, he released his solo album, Signature,
37:56 and the song was titled "Mera Pyar Tum Hi Ho".
37:58 It was so famous and a hit, that it gained global fame.
38:02 I personally think that the level of the performer,
38:06 the level of the guitarist, the level of the composer,
38:08 we didn't value them and didn't give them the right.
38:13 He passed away at the age of 49.
38:16 Amir Zaki, the greatest musician in Pakistan,
38:20 the greatest guitarist ever, a legend.
38:22 We're going to tribute him today.
38:24 Thank you so much.
38:27 And with that, ladies and gentlemen, good night.
38:30 We'll meet again next week.
38:31 Thank you.
38:32 Thank you.
38:34 Amazing.
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