"Garaj Baras" ( ) is the seventh track on the 2003 album ''

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'' by the sufi rock band Junoon. The song is written by the band's vocalist,

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and lyricist, Sabir Zafar. The single was selected as part of a

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movie soundtrack in 2003 for the film '' Paap'' directed by Pooja Bhatt. The song topped the charts in both India and Pakistan in 2004. In addition, the single also featured in several other albums of Junoon like '' Daur-e-Junoon'' (2002) and '' Dewaar: The Best of Junoon'' (2004). Ali Azmat was nominated for "Best Soundtrack" and "Best Song" awards at the Sahara Awards held in

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, England, for his single "Garaj Baras" being part of the Indian film ''Paap''. The single was also nominated for the "Best Song" award at the ARY Asian/Bollywood Awards in 2004. The music video release in India of the soundtrack was directed by Tungsten and produced by Music Mushroom/Fish Eye. On 8 June 2008, Ali Azmat performed a duet of "Garaj Baras" with

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along with singles from his solo albums at the Coke Studio season one first episode. On 1 July 2011, "Garaj Baras" was named at No. 2 in a list of Junoon's top 10 songs published by

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on their website.

Music video

The music video of "Garaj Baras" starts with a buddhist monk swinging a bucket of water and then the scene focuses on

getting out from a water tub. Afterwards, a few Buddhist monks are seen playing with one another with water. As the video goes on, Ali Azmat is seen standing in a storm while the water droplets are suspended mid-air. Later in the video, Ali Azmat is seen dressed in a monk outfit and multiple scenes are shown of him singing. In the middle of the video, Ali Azmat is seen swinging a bucket of water on fire and a few scenes are shown of him singing the song. As the video proceeds, the Buddhist monks are spilling water all over Ali Azmat and are again shown in a scene when they are playing with water. By the end of the video, Ali Azmat is see in the water tub.

''Paap''

The video released, which featured for the Indian movie '' Paap'', was directed by Tungsten and produced by Music Mushroom/Fish Eye in India. The video showed Ali Azmat singing at various shots and various clips from the movie.

Coke studio

The Coke Studio version video was aired on all major local music channels and also featured

on vocals. The song was part of the Coke Studio first season musical sessions.Garaj Baras Coke Studio Video
Retrieved on 24 July 2010.

Track listing

Garaj Baras

Chart positions

Other versions

*2003: "Garaj Baras" soundtrack of '' Paap'' *2008: "Garaj Baras" Coke Studio version,

duet with

Personnel

;Junoon *

– lead vocals, backing vocals * Salman Ahmad – backing vocals, lead guitar * Brian O'Connell – bass guitar, backing vocals

References

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20131021142421/http://www.listen.pk/audios/1944/garaj-baras-mp3-song-by-ali-azmat.html

Junoon Official Website

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