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.
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?
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’?
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