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"Kithay Nain" is a
Punjabi folk Punjabi folk music (, or Punjabi Folk) is the traditional music on the traditional musical instruments of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. There is a great repertoire of music from the time of birth through the different stages of j ...
song written by Manzur Jhalla and recorded by Pakistani singer
Reshma Reshma (; c. 1947 – 3 November 2013), was a Pakistani folk singer. Awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction), the third highest honour and civilian award in Pakistan among other honours, she is remembered for folk songs and her ...
. It became one of the most popular Punjabi songs sung by Reshma and has been reproduced, rendered and sung by many artists including
Fariha Pervez Fariha Pervez () is a Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, and a music producer. She is specially known for the rendition of various popular and famous ghazals (a form of romantic poem). She started her career anchoring and acting from a very youn ...
,
Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Ben ...
and
Ali Sethi Ali Aziz Sethi (Urdu/; ; born July 2, 1984) is a Pakistani-American singer, songwriter, composer, and author. Born to journalists and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi rose to prominence with his debut novel, '' The Wish Maker'' ( ...
.


Ali Sethi version

The song was rerecorded by
Ali Sethi Ali Aziz Sethi (Urdu/; ; born July 2, 1984) is a Pakistani-American singer, songwriter, composer, and author. Born to journalists and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi rose to prominence with his debut novel, '' The Wish Maker'' ( ...
as a tribute to Reshma, composed by Saad Sultan and Syed Umar Ali it received widespread acclaim. The video of the song was directed by
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (, born 7 May 1979) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Mainly known for his work as a director and actor in both cinema and television, Khoosat has directed the super-hit TV dramas ''Humsafar'' an ...
and
Saim Sadiq Saim Sadiq is a Pakistani screenwriter and director who won the Jury Prize of the Un Certain Regard section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for directing the drama film ''Joyland'', the first Pakistani film to be selected in Cannes. ''Joyland'' ...
and features Sethi himself with his sister
Mira Sethi Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987) is a Pakistani actor and writer. The daughter of journalists and former politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College. She graduated from Welles ...
and actors
Sania Saeed Sania Saeed (born 28 August 1972) is a Pakistani actress and television host who works mainly in television and theatre. Saeed is the recipient of numerous accolades including one PTV Awards, four Hum Awards and four Lux Style Awards. She f ...
and
Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...
. It was nominated for Best Music Single for Ali and
Hum Award for Best Music Video Hum Awards are annual Pakistani accolades bestowed by the Hum Network Limited Hum Network Limited () is a Pakistani media company based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was established in February 2004 by Sultana Siddiqui. It’s also powered by ...
for Sarmad.


Music video

"Kithay Nain Na Jori" was released in February at
Karachi Literature Festival Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) is an annual international literary festival held in Karachi, Pakistan. It is the first festival of its kind in Pakistan. It is one of the world's youngest and fastest growing literary festivals. Till 2019, ten ...
featuring Sethi himself, starring
Sania Saeed Sania Saeed (born 28 August 1972) is a Pakistani actress and television host who works mainly in television and theatre. Saeed is the recipient of numerous accolades including one PTV Awards, four Hum Awards and four Lux Style Awards. She f ...
,
Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...
and Ali's sister
Mira Sethi Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987) is a Pakistani actor and writer. The daughter of journalists and former politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College. She graduated from Welles ...
as a tribute to
Reshma Reshma (; c. 1947 – 3 November 2013), was a Pakistani folk singer. Awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction), the third highest honour and civilian award in Pakistan among other honours, she is remembered for folk songs and her ...
. Sethi said, "Reshma ji's song is so powerful that today everyone is ready to do anything to bring it back." explaining his tribute to singer he expressed, "It's been a miraculous journey. All of us who have worked on the song have been touched by something really special. Everything – from recording to finding musicians and the shooting – came together at the end and it's because of our love for the song. The song belongs to Reshma ji."


Synopsis

Protagonist (
Sania Saeed Sania Saeed (born 28 August 1972) is a Pakistani actress and television host who works mainly in television and theatre. Saeed is the recipient of numerous accolades including one PTV Awards, four Hum Awards and four Lux Style Awards. She f ...
) is happily married to a man (
Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...
) who seems to be faithful too. Until she discovered a love letter written by (
Mira Sethi Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987) is a Pakistani actor and writer. The daughter of journalists and former politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College. She graduated from Welles ...
) with whom protagonist is having an affair with and finds out that whenever he goes out of the city he lives with her. She decides to take revenge, protagonist husband comes home, just to open the door, she shoots him and wander in whole house reminisce their memories.


Cast and crew

Following is the list of brief artist that work with this record: *
Singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...
:
Ali Sethi Ali Aziz Sethi (Urdu/; ; born July 2, 1984) is a Pakistani-American singer, songwriter, composer, and author. Born to journalists and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi rose to prominence with his debut novel, '' The Wish Maker'' ( ...
* Featuring Artist: Ali Sethi,
Sania Saeed Sania Saeed (born 28 August 1972) is a Pakistani actress and television host who works mainly in television and theatre. Saeed is the recipient of numerous accolades including one PTV Awards, four Hum Awards and four Lux Style Awards. She f ...
,
Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...
and
Mira Sethi Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987) is a Pakistani actor and writer. The daughter of journalists and former politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College. She graduated from Welles ...
*
Lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives ...
: Manzoor Jhalla *
Music video director A music video director is the head, overseer or facilitator of music video production. The director conceives of videos' artistic and dramatic aspects while instructing the musical act, technical crew, actors, models, and dancers. They may or ...
:
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (, born 7 May 1979) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Mainly known for his work as a director and actor in both cinema and television, Khoosat has directed the super-hit TV dramas ''Humsafar'' an ...
and Saim Sadiq *
Video Editor Video editing is the post-production and arrangement of video shots. To showcase excellent video editing to the public, video editors must be reasonable and ensure they have a thorough understanding of film, television, and other sorts of videog ...
: Syed Umair Ali *
Record Producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...
s: White Frog Works ; Personnel *
Composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...
: Syed Umer Ali and Saad Sultan *
Persecutions Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group. The most common forms are religious persecution, racism, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these term ...
: Asif Ali (Goga) *
Cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...
: Ghulam Abbas *
Piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...
: Anthony Soshil *
Guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
: Saad Sultan


Track listing

*;Digital download (2015 version) "Kithay Nain" featuring
Ali Sethi Ali Aziz Sethi (Urdu/; ; born July 2, 1984) is a Pakistani-American singer, songwriter, composer, and author. Born to journalists and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi rose to prominence with his debut novel, '' The Wish Maker'' ( ...
,
Sania Saeed Sania Saeed (born 28 August 1972) is a Pakistani actress and television host who works mainly in television and theatre. Saeed is the recipient of numerous accolades including one PTV Awards, four Hum Awards and four Lux Style Awards. She f ...
,
Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...
and
Mira Sethi Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987) is a Pakistani actor and writer. The daughter of journalists and former politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College. She graduated from Welles ...
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Accolades

The single receives following nomination at 2016 Hum Awards:


See also

* "
Sajna "Sajna" is a 2015 single by Uzair Jaswal. Written by Jaswal himself it was directed by Jaswal's brother Yasir Jaswal and produced by Waqas Hassan. It features Jaswal himself and actors Osman Khalid Butt and Armeena Rana Khan. It was well receive ...
" by
Uzair Jaswal Uzair Jaswal () is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and actor. Career Uzair started his career at the age of 14. At 16, he wrote his first song and was the lead singer of a band called Scar which performed alternative-rock covers. Some of his ...


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