Umair Jaswal and Sana Javed celebrated their 4 months Nikkah Anniversary yesterday and Umair wrote a cutest love note for Sana on his Instagram account.
“Happy 120 days of bugging the hell out of me. I LOVE YOU,” wrote Umair, “Thank you for making me gain an extra 20 pounds of happiness.”
He further added, “Herr stress ka hal hai kfc and cake, I look like a panda, thanks to you,” and “May we get old and chubby together.”
“But Allah ka wasta hai let me workout and diet from tomorrow, Please,” concluded Umair.
Coke Studio 2020 unveiled their third episode with three powerful songs featuring veterans Umair Jaswal and Sanam Marvi and budding artists Sehar Gul Khan and Zara Madani.
The first song of this episode is a powerful solo performance by Sehar Gul, written and composed by lyricist Asim Raza. Ishq da Kukkar has a spiritual message with a prayer of love towards God. The song is an early morning call to prayer being given by a bird deeply in love with the Almighty and in profound devotion, it beckons the believer to come to say a loving prayer alongside.
Speaking about how much the song touched her, Sehar said, “As I sang the song, with each verse, I felt like I was being transported, elevated into a completely different world. I’ve tried my best to share that experience through the song.”
Pardesiya, the second song of this episode is an eastern classical-inspired raga rock track performed by classically trained singer Zara Madani. The song is about one’s search for God and the longing for peace which one prays to the Almighty for in times of distress.
Explaining the concept of the song, Zara said: “In life, as humans, we are constantly in search of something. We await the arrival of something bigger, some form of an answer. This thirst for an answer or an impending destination is common to us all.”
This experimental song has a bluesy feel and has been sung in Raag Bhimpalasi in madh laya of eastern classical music. Raag Bhimpalasi has originated from thaat Kafi and is considered to be the Shanti Rasa (a conscious cultivation of inner balance, equilibrium, wisdom, and serenity) of Indian classical music.
The third song for the episode, Har Funn Maula, has been written by Shuja Haider and is a Sufi dhamaal power track with drums giving it a rock element. Har Funn Maula has been performed by Umair Jaswal and Sanam Marvi. Despite the upbeat music, this song curiously touches upon the chords of one’s soul with its spiritual message. It is man’s quest to make him better at everything he does, it is his prayer and longing for perfection.
While the song starts off in Jaswal’s rock musician voice, it borrows elements from the dhamaal, a devotional dance/music practice that honours qalandars or Sufi saints bringing in a Sufic flair to the message.
Talking about the song, Marvi said, “When you set foot on the first step of love, without even realising it, you take a step in the direction of Ishq-e-Haqqiqi (love for God Almighty). Somewhere along the way, you feel the pain of heartbreak, loss and you realise that only prayer can give you a sense of peace and calm.”
Coke Studio 2020 also marks the return of the house-band, with Asad Ahmed on the electric guitar, Kamran ‘Mannu’ Zafar on bass, Babar Khanna on eastern percussions, Shehroze Hussain on the sitar, Nawazish Nasri on rabab, and Abier ‘Veeru’ Shaan on percussions. On backing vocals, this season will feature Nimra Rafiq, Wajiha Naqvi, Kumail Jaffery, Shahab Hussain, and Zara Madani.
Given the new format and advantages of technology, this season has also collaborated with international musicians from across the world including Turkey, Nepal, Lebanon and Serbia. In fact, Turkish artist, Volkan Öktem, has also joined the house-band this season featuring on the drums.
According to a press release, the upcoming season will be shorter with only 12 songs. The reason for a shorter season is the nation-wide lockdown and restrictions due to COVID-19 this past year.
CS2020 is produced by Rohail Hyatt and was administered under careful management and maintenance of COVID-19 SOPs which resulted in both singers and musicians being recorded separately. Technology was used to make communication easy for the artists, resulting in an errorless outcome.
The teaser of every artist was uploaded on Coke Studio’s official YouTube Channel.
The season includes 12 new songs featuring 13 artists, out of which four emerging artists will make their debut on this platform. This includes an assortment of singers ranging from industry veterans like Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Meesha Shafi, Fariha Pervez, Umair Jaswal, Ali Noor, Bohemia and Sanam Marvi alongside new-comers such as Mehdi Maloof, Aizaz Sohail, Sehar Gul Khan and Wajiha Naqvi as well as experienced artists such as Zara Madani and Ali Pervez Mehdi.
Not only will this be a season featuring purely original songs, but the focus for this season has also been on its content and social messaging including an all-female anthem on women’s empowerment. Interestingly, this will be the first time ever in CS history that all the female artists of the season will be singing together, although each artist was recorded separately.
Moreover, given the new format and advantages of technology, this season has also collaborated with international musicians from across the world including Turkey, Nepal, Lebanon and Serbia.
“Working on this season has been a valuable learning experience. It has left me with a realization that in order for anything to survive, it must have the ability to change and adapt to the circumstances that surround it. Even in trying times, we must not give up but instead re-invent ourselves and keep moving ahead. Despite the limitations of this pandemic, everyone on the team, especially the artists, willingly left their comfort zones only to help keep alive the tradition of sharing music. It is with this same spirit that we bring CS to you this year; a humble effort to share something familiar, yet new.” said producer Rohail Hyatt.
Given the extraordinary circumstances under which this year’s season has been produced, it will be deliberately referred to as CS 2020 and not CS Season 13.
The first episode of Coke Studio 2020 is set to air on December 4, 2020.
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Umair, who recently travelled across Pakistan on his bike, has been very open about his love for the machines. In fact, the musician was even riding his bike on his engagement day and got into a lot of trouble for it.
Sana Javed, who recently tied the knot with Umair Jaswal, reminisced about her engagement/baat pakki . Sharing a solo picture, Sana joked that she is not posting her husband’s picture because he was not dressed for the occasion.
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Under her post, Umair commented, “Lagaooo naaa.” He then shared their picture together on his own Instagram account.
Umair said that he got into a lot of trouble for not dressing up for the occasion. Meanwhile, Sana glowed in a grey-blue outfit.
“Truth be told I was riding my bike and went straight to Sana’s place. She was furious but couldn’t stop laughing. Forced me to at least take off my biker jacket for this picture”, he added.
Singer Umair Jaswal and actor Sana Javed, who recently got married in a private ceremony, are grateful to everyone who sent the couple love and prayers to bless their union.
Sammi Singer shared a picture of the love birds in which he thanked everyone for the kind wishes: “Thank you so very much for all the warmth, love, and the heartfelt blessings. We are blessed to have so many loved ones around us. Means the world to us, we wish we could thank each and every single one of you individually,” Jaswal said, asking people to remember them in prayers.
Their picture went viral and this news spread like fire in the forest on social media since then in-numerous messages of prayers, love and wishes from friends, family and fans were sent to the newly wed ‘Jorri’.
Sana Javed and Umair Jaswal have made it official. The couple made hearts flutter with pictures from their nikkah, which reportedly took place in Karachi Tuesday night.
The couple look absolutely stunning in their wedding finery and glowed. While Jaswal donned a self-worked white sherwani, Sana wore a pale peach outfit with gold detailing.
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Umair’s brother Uzair Jaswal also shared a picture of the ‘baraati boys’ from the nikkah.
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Friends and members of the entertainment industry including Feroze Khan, Bilal Abbas Khan, Ayesha Omar, Aiman Khan and Sadaf Kanwal congratulated the newlyweds on their social media post.
Meanwhile, Natasha Ali Lakhani of Natasha’s Salon revealed that she did Sana’s makeup for her big day.
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Umair and Sana had sparked rumours of a relationship in December last year, when Umair thanked Sana for his birthday cake and giving him ideas for his next bike.
