Punjabi Song 'Pasoori' symbolises India-Pakistan conflict!

​The viral song Pasoori is sung by Punjabi singer Ali Sethi

The song tells a story of forbidden love

It became a phenomenon through Instagram reels and is now a global rage

It has been the most-searched song of 2022

India-Pakistan?

It is a melodic metaphor for the conflict between India and Pakistan. While the song talks about passionate love, it is symbolising the 'messy' love-hate relationship between the two countries over the years.

Coachella

This song was also performed recently at Coachella music festival and has touched a milestone of being one of the most popular Pakistani song, internationally, ever.

Did you know?

Sethi was approached by Coke Studio to write a song but backed out of a creative collaboration because the singer was Pakistani.

Ali Sethi:

"So I wanted to write a song that was sort of a flower bomb hurled at nationalism and heteropatriarchy. With all the fun innuendos and this camp energy."

The singer

He studied ghazals, a form of lyricism that can be traced to ancient Arabic poetry, and Qawwali, a type of Sufi devotional song. He now resides in New York.