Roy's loud and clear political message clicks

LAHORE - With boyish good looks and moving commitment to a cause Shehzad Roy has worked his magic once again. His sixth 'Kismat Apne Haath Mein' launched the other day at a juvenile jail is creating ripples in the music industry. One of the most exciting singers Shehzad this time around has a political message and music relevant to our turbulent times. The video of 'Laga Rahe' is already a rage among the young people. It is a political comment on the current situation in the country. The call for the restoration of judiciary, increasing inflation and crime, price hike and the real politicking of corrupt politicians all feature in the video. The title song ''Kismat Apne Haath Mein' written, composed and sung by Shehzad is a song for creating awareness. It is about the less privileged ones in the society and their state of deprivation. Though didactic in both songs Shehzad has managed to present it all in a very light and interesting way. It, however, continues to haunt you about the sanity that is not there in things happening around us. The rest of the album is typical Shehzad stuff - love, romance and funky. Talking to The Nation on Sunday Shehzad was overjoyed by the huge response from his fans and general public. "I feel that just like the kids in the juvenile jail the country itself is in a jail like condition wherein things are getting worst from worse. "This was the concept that I decided to launch the album in a jail. And this has happened for the first time that album launching was held in jail. I wanted to send the message loud and clear to the masses and those in power. It is time to act. It is time to changes things positively," he said. "Don't go for the words but for the objective of the songs. That is more important. Four songs in the album are for creating awareness. One song is about Quaid-e-Azam and how he would have acted in current situation. We have to keep his vision about the homeland in mind and the progress of nation that he wanted. The song 'Khul Kay Pyar' is for the youth to excel in life and work for a better homeland. The objective of the whole album is to ensure that winds of change start blowing in our society," Shehzad maintained. Shehzad stormed music industry in 1995 with a revolutionary approach to pop. In the late 1990s, he became one of the most popular singers in South Asia. He is one of the main lead singers who initiated singing with Indian singers. His major hit was with Sukhbir. He also sung with Shan and music legend Bryan Adams whom he brought to Pakistan for a charity concert. The concert was the first ever show done by a foreign music legend. Shehzad next plans to invite Adam's fellow Canadian artist Avril Lavigne to Pakistan.

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