So you think you know: Pakistani music covers

April 30, 2023

There are covers that are great, and covers that are offensive, and covers no one knows about. Take this quiz to find out if you know which Pakistani songs have been covered successfully.

So you think you know: Pakistani music covers

3. Beautiful covers can happen. In 2011, former Roxen vocalist Mustafa Zahid covered ‘80s popstar Bunny’s song successfully, ft. Bunny himself. What was the title of the song?

So you think you know: Pakistani music covers

a) ‘Deewana’

b) ‘Pyar Ka Hai Sama’

c) ‘Dil Mein Tum’

1. ‘Sanwali Saloni’ has been one of the Vital Signs’ most loved hits. Of course it got attention. Which Bollywood music director ‘adapted’ the single for a ‘90s Bolly film?

a) Bappi Lehri for Hum Sub Chor Hain

b) Anu Malik for Judwaa

c) Pritam/Soham for Life…In A Metro

2. Rahim Shah has done nothing but given us beautiful music over the years. Altaf Raja sang Shah’s ‘Gham’, but never acknowledged the song was Rahim Shah’s. How did Raja explain the making of ‘Gham’?

So you think you know: Pakistani music covers

a) It was sold to him by Fire Records

b) ‑A big fan from Pakistan gifted the song to him,
as he too, is a fan of guthka and truckstop music

c) The lyrics and tune came to him in a dream

So you think you know: Pakistani music covers