''Ab Khud Kuch Karna Paray Ga'' ( ) is a single from the Pakistani

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band

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featuring former

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vocalist Atif Aslam, released on 16 July 2010 by 2 Republic Music Group.Music as a sign of the times
, Retrieved on 28 March 2011 The song is written and produced by

Bilal Maqsood Bilal Maqsood (Urdu: بلال مقصود) is a Pakistani guitarist, composer, and a founding member of Strings. He has also directed a number of music videos. For Bilal and his band Strings, success came in 1992 after the launch of the song ''S ...

Music video

The video starts off showing several clips of violence going on and then as the music starts several camera shots of

band members,

Faisal Kapadia Strings () was a Pakistani pop/rock band composed of two members, plus four live band members from Karachi, Pakistan. The band was initially formed by four college students—Bilal Maqsood (vocals and guitars), Faisal Kapadia (vocals), Rafiq ...

and

are shown along with Atif Aslam. Later on, Faisal and Atif are shown singing the song along with several clips of violence and corruption happening in

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. Bilal is playing the guitar along with numerous camera shots showing Faisal and Atif singing the song. In the middle of the video, many shots are shown of violence, corrupt leaders and the band along with Atif are shown several times. Then the band and Atif Aslam are shown at the top a building singing the song. At the end, a child with a lightened oil lamp is shown as a sign of hope and at the very end Pakistan's flag is shown. The music video is directed by Jamshed Mehmood (Jami) and is produced by azadfilms co.

Track listing

Ab Khud Kuch Karna Paray Ga

Charts

References

External links

Strings Online
– Official Website {{authority control 2010 singles Strings (band) songs 2010 songs Atif Aslam songs