O Yaara | Coke Studio Pakistan | Season 15 | Abdul Hannan x Kaavish

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COKE STUDIO 15
Curated & Produced by Xulfi

Song Narrative: Abdul Hannan, Xulfi, Jaffer Zaidi

Composed by: Abdul Hannan, Jaffer Zaidi
Written by: Abdul Hannan, Jaffer Zaidi
Music Arranged & Produced by: Xulfi, Jaffer Zaidi, Abdullah Siddiqui

Mixed by: Xulfi

Mastered by: Joe La Porta (Sterling Sound USA)
Associate Music Producer: Abdullah Siddiqui

Video Direction: Murtaza Niaz
Produced by GIRAFFE PAKISTAN

ARTIST

Abdul Hannan - Vocals
Jaffer Zaidi (Kaavish) – Vocals
Maaz Maudood (Kaavish) - Accoustic Guitar & Arrangement
Gumby - Drums
Awais Kazmi – Electric Guitar & Lap Steel
Waleed Attique - Bass
Haider Ali- Keys

GIRAFFE TEAM:

Executive Producer: Muhammad Ibrahim
Creative & Project Head: Wajeeha Badar
Creative Manager: Sherry Khattak
Production Head: Bilal Murtaza
Producer: M. Zohaib Hassan
Associate Producers: Mir Mehmood Ahmed Halepota & Syed Munhib Shah
Creative Production Strategist: Syeda Maryam Jalil
Creative Production Manager: Shafia Falak
Line Producer: Syed Qamber Ali Rizvi
Creative Associate: Agha Abdullah
Creative Associate: Umar Noor
Content Manager: M. Yaruq Faisal
Visual Consultant: Murtaza Niaz
Visual Design Consultant: Hashim Ali

SOUND SQUAD:

Audio Head - Sherry Khattak
Audio Electrical Engineer: Muhammad Saifullah
Recording Engineer: Adeel Tahir
Senior Audio Engineer: Ziyad Ahmed Tariq
Senior Audio Engineer: Payam Mashrequi
Audio Engineer: Bilal Haider
Audio Engineer: Malik Arslan
Audio Engineer: Muhammad Rameez
Audio Engineer: Ammar Aamir Chishti
Senior Monitoring Engineer: Haider Ali
Senior Monitoring Engineer: Roger John
Monitoring Engineer: Yashwa Ayub
Monitoring Engineer: Zulfiqar Ali
Audio System Engineer: Khalid Mahmood Gul
Assistant Audio System Engineer: Uzair Majeed
Assistant Electrical Engineer: Muhammad Sheharyar
Assistant Electrical Engineer: Farooq Baig
Sound Squad Operations Manager: Muhammad Bin Ashraf

ARTIST MANAGEMENT: Rizwan Ahmad Khan, Shavaiz Ali Shah, Shahdad Karim

VIDEO CREATIVE TEAM:

Director: Murtaza Niaz
Cinematographer: Aamir Mughal
Creative Associate: QasimZBH
1st Assistant Directors: Maaz Khan Tareen & Danish Ali
2nd Assistant Director: Hamza Ansari

PRODUCTION DESIGN & ART DIRECTION:
Production Designer: Hashim Ali
Art Director: Umer Butt
Assistant Art Director: Khurram Jawed
Set Design: Umer Butt
Set Team: Set&Act (Aqeel Ur Rehman) & Set Expert (Bhutto)

WARDROBE:
Costume Design & Styling: Marriam Sarwar
Wardrobe Assistant: Salman Roofi
Abdul Hanan Costume by Abram Roofi

MAKEUP & HAIR:
Head of Makeup & Hair Design: Saima Rashid Bargfrede
Makeup & Hair Team: Rachel, Sharjeel, Yaseen, Akbar, Rozina, Vaneesa, Saima

Talent Companies: Phoenix Mediat & Fargos Talent (Abdul Wahab)

Fan Art: Muhammad Safwan

Post Video Production:

Editing: Murtaza Niaz & Mehroz Mizo
Post Producer: Emad Khalid
Conform Editor: Mudasser Hussain
Post VFX: Taymoor Yousaf
Lead Compositing Artist: Taymoor Yousaf, Asad Iqbal
Rotoscope Artist: Taymoor Yousaf, Asad Iqbal
Additional tracking: Taymoor Yousaf, Asad Iqbal
Color Grading Studio: The Post Brothers
Senior Colorist: Ercan Kucuk
Color Assistants: Rohat Parlak , Cavitcan Corus , Mustafa Saglam
Color Producer: Ertug Ozturk

Lights Gaffer: Asif Hassan
Focus Pullers: Waqas Younus & Shariq
Steady- Cam Operator: Faraz Alam
Asst Steady-Cam: Dilawar Ali Shah
Digital imaging Technician: Basit

Camera Company: Studio 146
Camera Team (A/C’s): Waqas, Fahad Yaseen, Fahad Mehmood, Ahtisham, Ali Faheem, Saqib, Zubair,
Lights & Grips: Studio 146
Lights Rental: Studio 146

Light Staff: M.Shoaib, M.Shafiq, M.Nazir, M.Zakir
Lighting Operations Company: Studio 146 Light team
Light Operations: Faizan Ahmed, Imran, Faisal, Usama, M.Nasir
Light Technicians: Waqas Aijaz

2nd Lights Company: Adnan Rabbani

Production Managers: Obaid Siddiqui , Syed Nauman Yasir
Hospitality Managers: Areeba Alvi, Mansoor Khan, Syed Hasan Rizvi
Floor Tech: Atif Sheikh , Nathan , Shaharyar Hussain , Danyal Shahid, Ali Shahid, Junaid KD

BTS TEAMS:

BTS Produced by O Dimension
Producer (BTS): Moiz Qazi
Associate Producer (BTS): Amna Maqbool
Videographers: Moiz Qazi, Faiz Qazi, Saif Jatoi
Editor: Moiz Qazi
Post production & Audio Mixing: O Dimension

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography: Nadir Firoz Khan
Editorial Photography: Saeed Rasheed
BTS Photography: Ali Nain & Hassan Naqvi

BTS FFF Coverage:
Shot by: Captured By Abdullah
Second camera: Muhammad Junaid
Edited by: Asaad Bukhari

Song Translation: Anum Qadri
Subtitle Manager: Ahmed Saeed

Live Vocal Microphone Systems:
Sennheiser Digital 6000 Series
Sennheiser Evolution Wireless G4

Location: Karawood Film City

[AbdulHannanmusic]

hai ye uljhay dhaagon sa, meri sochon ka jahan

[archanamalik]

The kaavish bit was so small, but still moved me to tears..!! Petition for Coke Studio to release a bigger version of the kaavish

[AliKhan-rfbh]

3:18 OMG . Kavish is still alive, kicking and mesmerizing as he was years before. Hats off.

[RajBJ]

I am from India (Punjab) and I can't explain how much respect I have for Pakistani music. I am a HUGE fan of Kaavish. I just heard Abdul Hannan for the first time and he just won my heart with this song. There is certain emotion attached to the strings of this song and it is going to be with me for the rest of my life ❤❤ from India.

[centonianXD]

My interpretation of the video:
Abdul Hannan is tired from everything. Tired of himself, from society, from world. The shot of market where he rant about humanity is soo brilliant that he chose darkness over crowded place. Lost in this world .. There’s longing in his eyes but his heart is tired. Depression and anxiety taken over his body but waiting for some kind of hope. With his shattered heart longing for long-gone hope.

Kaavish: With completely drastic contrast he says some secret should let out for infinite possibilities. Telling fellow companion to listen his own heart. His verse reminds me of kintsugi. For example collect those shattered pieces of heart and mend with love and hope. For that hope which is waiting for him to come but he couldn’t see it because of the darkness which is overshadowed. He’s telling the other to unveil the darkness, to welcome the lost hope and happiness to see what’s waiting for him.

Props to the video narration team. It has been shot so well.

[shaziaali]

Every abdul hannan needs a kaavish. :)

[deepakrawal]

We all need the extended version of kaavish agree?

[umipandey]

Dear Jaffer, I don't know whether you will see this or not. But, I want to tell you that till now I had two homes . But, your this portion of singing has become my third home. I want to rest here forever. This small portion has compelling me to open my heart and cry out as loud as possible. Don't ever change

[silverdelt]

Everyone going crazy over Kaavish but nobody giving the new kid any love! so I will say this: Abdul Hannan what a great talent you are 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Ahmed_Asif.]

Sindhi, Punjabi, Pashto, Urdu.... Coke Studio blessing us with gems in every language!!
Sound Of The Nation ❤❤

[bhavdip]

1 min of Kaavish is better than the whole career of Yo Yo Honey Singh

[shariyad]

No need to watch 3hr movie. 4.50min is enough to create a beautiful memory.

Thanks from Bangladesh ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[gauravrana]

The most beautiful thing Pakistan has ever KAAVISH.❤

[ShahzaibKhan-yjvc]

Many people skip the last bit, overlook it, or simply don't understand it, but that last tiny bit carries the whole essence. The fact that Hannan starts humming Kaavish's lines means that he's started to hope again, leaving despairs of the past behind him. What a beautiful ending.

[medhaverma]

For me this song represents an internal dialogue with self. Like one voice is disappointed and defeated but then the other voice says it is not that bad, there still hope! Such a beautiful song❤

[uqbaanzkhan]

The storytelling in this song is kamaal!

Abdul Hannan's character shows the depressed, demotivated, and most of the present loyal people who are true in their dealings and love but eventually are sad deep inside because of the dry response and dead energies from the society.

Kaavish, whereas, is our motivating voice!

First part is us and second part is the conscience & moral sense!

[RehmanMehta]

At the end, He's humming kaavish's lines because i think he embraced the fact kay "khud tu sambhal jayega"
Eventually...

[zsa]

Urdu is such a eloquent and calming language. Deep and full of emotion. Well done Coke Studio Pakistan

[MichaelScott]

This is so beautiful. My interpretation is that Abdul Hannan is exhausted- tired of society and the outer world. He is also tired of himself. Outside or inside- he isn't able to find peace and solace anywhere.

And then the Kaavish part comes in. They remind him that the answers he seeks are within him. They reassure him that there is more depth within him than he could ever realize. His job is to do that inner exploration and create a spiritual connection with his truest self. But that journey isn't an easy one- it requires a lot of strength and courage. Kaavish simply reminds him that he needs to have faith and let his heart guide him on this path.

And that is exactly what happens. When Abdul Hannan is humming at the end, he is humming the Kaavish part, to show that he has been given that little bit of faith and strength to continue on his spiritual journey- externally and internally. And although the destination of this journey isn't clear, what is clear is that Abdul will one day come to experience the truth about life, and himself. Its almost like the Kaavish part is God or the universe speaking to Abdul, giving him strength to move forward- one day at a time, one breath at a time. And sometimes, that is all we need to do.

[Dipzeus]

Who wants another song on coke studio from kaavish❤ vote..let's break the record