So you think you know: the ‘it’s too hot to even’ edition

July 9, 2023

In case the other pages haven’t clued you in, the Instep team is neck-deep in sweat and misery. Cool off with us as we recall famous Pakistani tunes that celebrate or suggest cooler times.

So you think you know: the ‘it’s too hot to even’ edition

1. Complete the following Ali Haider lyric: Baarish ka hai mausam

a) Chaley thandi hawa

b) Chaley gandi hawa

c) Chaley Quetta ki hawa

d) Chaley hawai waba

2. Everyone needs a paramour like Anjuman in Qaidi, because she promises her beau Sultan Rahi the following, upon his return:

So you think you know: the ‘it’s too hot to even’ edition

a) Ice cream khilawan gi

b) Botal pilawan gi

c) A.C. chalawan gi

d) Jhalan gi pakhiyan

3. No worries if you haven’t
experienced baarish ka mausam or love like Anjuman’s, you can watch Ariana & Amrina’s Coke Studio Explorer video for ‘Pareek’ and wonder how a country as small as Pakistan can
contain such multitudes,
climate-wise. The video was shot in:

So you think you know: the ‘it’s too hot to even’ edition

a) Hunza

b) Peshawar

c) Swat

d) Chitral

Vital Signs’ video for ‘Yaad Karna’ makes us green with envy because:

So you think you know: the ‘it’s too hot to even’ edition

a) The boys are tickled pink by each others jokes

b) JJ gets to hang out with Rohail Hyatt’s golden beard

c) Shahi makes the most of his own green eyes

d) The tip of JJ’s nose is red because it’s so cold on location

Answers

1. a

2. d

3. d

4. d

So you think you know: the ‘it’s too hot to even’ edition