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"Sochta Hoon" ( ) is a
ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
- qawwali written and performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, originally in UK 1985 Tour on 28 February at Allah Ditta Centre Birmingham. It had been popularized by him and his nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan several times in different concerts.


2016 remix

It was recreated and released as a single on 5 July 2016 by A1melodymaster for the album ''Reformed''; which released on 16 March 2017 with different renewed songs of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.


2018 film version

It was recreated by lyricist Manoj Muntashir and composer Rochak Kohli for
Shree Narayan Singh Shree Narayan Singh is an Indian film director and editor, known for films such as '' Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'' (2017), Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018) and ''Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai'' (2012). Career Singh was born in Balrampur, UP. Before venturing ...
's 2018
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'' Batti Gul Meter Chalu''. Under the title "Dekhte Dekhte" ( ur, ; Hindi: "देखते देखते"; ), it was released in two versions, first by Atif Aslam and second by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The song has been picturised on the star cast Shahid Kapoor and
Shraddha Kapoor Shraddha Kapoor (born 3 March 1987 or 1989Bhushan Kumar under his label T-Series, whose sister Tulsi Kumar also covered the song. After the release of Aslam's version, it became the most viewed Hindi song on YouTube with more than 20 million views within 24 hours, and rose up to trending #2 on YouTube India. It also topped the iTunes India Chart and BBC Asian Music Chart with #1 position.


Popularity

Due to its popularity, the song has been covered by some artists in Pakistan and India; including Junaid Asghar, Sonu Kakkar and Manan Bhardwaj. Other cover versions were released by
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, Shreya Karmakar, Satyajeet Jena and Arshman Naeem. The titular lyrics from the 2018 film version went viral as a social media
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See also

* Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan discography * Rahat Fateh Ali Khan discography * Atif Aslam discography


References


External links

* * * * * {{Atif Aslam 1985 songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan songs Ghazal songs Rahat Fateh Ali Khan songs Atif Aslam songs Songs with lyrics by Manoj Muntashir T-Series (company) singles