Jal (Urdu: جل, literal English translation: "water") is a pop rock band fro… Read Full Bio ↴Jal (Urdu: جل, literal English translation: "water") is a pop rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] The band originally consisted of song writer, vocalist and lead guitarist, Goher Mumtaz and vocalist, Atif Aslam.[2] Founded in 2002, they first became popular playing in Lahore's underground music scene with the release of their song "Aadat", which was a massive hit in Pakistan topping all local music charts.[2]
The band initially achieved critical and commercial success with the release of their music video "Aadat", directed by Umer Anwar, in 2003. After the success of the single, lead vocalist, Atif Aslam due to musical differences with lead guitarist Goher Mumtaz, parted ways with the band to pursue a career as a solo artist. This led Mumtaz recruit musicians Farhan Saeed on vocals and Aamir Sheraz on bass guitar.[2] The band's new lineup followed with the release of their debut studio album, Aadat, in 2004. The album was declared as the best selling album of 2004 on Geo TV by the record label Sadaf Stereo. Soon after wards, the band recorded and released their second studio album Boondh in 2007, which topped several music charts in South Asia. The success of both the albums has led the band to achieve several awards, most notably winning the MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India in 2006. Jal are currently working on their third studio album which is expected to be released in mid 2011 in both Pakistan and India. Goher from the band is also a part of the world's first Music Personalisation Initiative named DRP as one of the five 'Featured Artists'.
Jal are one of the most commercially successful and influential rock music groups of all time in Pakistan. Also, the band is well known for being one of the few contemporary Pakistani music bands to have fused Urdu musical vocals with modern pop music.
History:
Early years (1998-2001)
Goher Mumtaz and Atif Aslam met each other while the latter was studying at the PAF College in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, in 1998.[3] Together the pair started to practice and doing small gigs for their friends. The duo used to perform cover songs of famous local rock bands, such as Junoon and Strings at their concerts. The band then soon started to perform at larger audiences such as in schools, colleges and local restaurants. Thus, this began the original line up of Jal to form.
Formation (2002-2003)
Jal was formed in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan in 2002 by vocalist, lead guitarist and songwriter Goher Mumtaz and vocalist Atif Aslam. The band then went on recording their first song "Aadat" at Mekaal Hasan's Digital Fidelity Studios in Lahore. The song was released and was made available for download on the internet through many musical websites in Pakistan. The song became very popular on these musical websites and enjoyed the status of being one of most downloaded Pakistani song on the internet for quiet some time due to its extensive popularity. This was followed by the song garnering consistent airplay on many local radio stations.
Soon after wards, the band started to gain popularity in Lahore's underground music scene and gained a large cult following due to the success of their song "Aadat". The band then went on releasing the music video for the song, directed by Umer Anwar, through ARY Digital and The Musik, in December 2003.[1] This saw the single top all local music charts, receiving an amazing amount of air time by all the music channels.[1] The video was soon rated as the 4th best video of the year 2003 by ARY The Muzik, within days of its release. The success of the song immediately led the band to receive many concert offers, which was also partly due to the song's rating to date on music channels.[2]
However, by the end of December, in 2003, Atif parted ways with the band due musical differences, with lead guitarist Goher Mumtaz, to pursue a career as a solo artist. This led Goher recruit musicians Farhan Saeed on vocals and Aamir Sheraz on bass guitar. Farhan was suggested by Sultan Raja, bassist of Call, who introduced him to Goher and thus joining the band as its vocalist. By this time the band, with a new line-up, re-did the song "Aadat" as it's video was already being aired on local music channels with the former lead vocalist, Atif Aslam, voice.[1][2]
Ushering a new revival (2004-2006)
Following the release of the band's first single, Jal soon entered the recording studios to work on their debut studio album release. The band had recruited bassist Aamir Sheraz along with vocalist Farhan Saeed, and started to work on their first album. The album was composed by Goher and was produced by well known musicians Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan and Mekaal Hasan, previously produced the band's debut single "Aadat" which was a major hit in both India and Pakistan. Jal then went on recording and releasing their debut studio album, Aadat, through the record label Sadaf Stereo, on September 27, 2004. Mostly all singles from the album did really well at the local music charts, most notably "Aadat" which topped the charts and stayed at the top for two weeks. Where as, five other songs from the album received Top 40 airplay on radio and music channels in Pakistan. Sales of the album were such that it remained at the top of the Pakistani music charts for several weeks after its release. The album was declared as the best selling album of 2004 on Geo TV by the record label Sadaf Stereo. This was followed by the album being released in India by HOM Records, where it did really well in the market and was highly acclaimed due to its success in the country as well. In October, Jal released their second single "Lamhay" music video, from their album, directed by Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan.[4] On November 11, Jal went on performing at Lahore Grammar School 55-Main branch along with Call. In December, Jal received a special award by Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in recognition of their support and efforts to raise funds for fighting cancer in Pakistan.[5]
Atif Aslam, released his debut solo album Jal Pari, after he left the band, which included few songs from Jal's first studio album. This led to a dispute between Atif and Jal about who owned the rights to the songs as Goher took the dispute to court.[6] However, the final statement from the court went in favour of both the artists as the songs which were included in both the artist albums were compositions of both Atif and Goher. Thus, the dispute ended between the two musicians.
On February 2, 2005, Jal performed a charity concert for the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami victims at Alhamra Auditorium in Lahore. In the same year, the title track "Aadat", from their debut album, was remade for the Bollywood movie Kalyug, directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Mahesh Bhatt.[3][7] Also, Jal band members established themselves as one of the most popular and commercially successful band in Pakistan, as their debut album continued to top the music charts locally, and the release of their single "Lamhay" turned out to be another successful single by the band in 2004, and even a year after its release. The song created controversy as a remix version of the song later appeared in the Bollywood movie Zeher, released in March 2005. Jal accused the film producers of stealing their song, "Lamhay". In response to this accusation, the music director for the movie, Anu Malik, credited himself for only "re-creating" the song on the album, but there was still a heavily noticeable resemblance.[8] Roop Kumar Rathod is credited as the "composer" for the song, while the original composer of the song is vocalist, lead guitarist, Goher Mumtaz, of the band. However, Atif Aslam, who sang the song for the movie, faced legal problems over the band name "Jal" with the existing members.[3]
On April 30, Jal due to the success of their debut studio album won four awards and received two nominations at the Indus Music Awards. The band won the "Best Lyrics", "Best Composition" and "Best Song" awards, for their song "Aadat", along with the "Best Band" award at the music awards. Also, the band were nominated for the "Best Music Album", for their debut album and also the "Best Composition", for the song "Lamhay", award.[9][10] On September 24, Jal received a nomination for the "Best Song" and "Best Lyrics" award for their song "Lamhay" and also received an award for the "Best Pop Group", for their debut album Aadat, at the Sahara Sangeet Awards, held at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, United States.[11][12]
In 2006, Jal's music video for the song "Ik Din Ayega" was declared as the second best video among the top 100 videos selected by ARY Musik channel. On March 31, 2006, Jal once again went on performing at Alhamra Auditorium in Lahore. The following day, the band went on performing at Nawabshah District, for the first time. Soon after wards, the band then went on performing across border in neighbouring country, India, at Modern School, New Delhi on April 7. On May 6, Jal won the MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India at MTV Asia Awards 2006 held at the Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand.[13][14][15] The band also performed their song "Aadat" live at the music awards.[16] After a month, on June 10, Jal went on performing live at Defence Club and Arts Council Karachi, in Karachi. Followed by performing live in the capital city of the state Andhra Pradesh, in Hyderabad, India. On December 15, Jal performed live in front of a crowd of 15, 000 audiences at Tundikhel for the first time in Kathmandu, Nepal. The band opened their act by performing "Teri Yaad", followed by the massive hit "Lamhay" and also performing many cover songs like "Lal Meri Pat".[17] On December 23, Jal released a video album Woh Lamhay, which included music videos released by the band and remixes of the songs "Aadat" and "Lamhay" by Dr. Zeus, through the record label HOM Records.[18]
Success (2007-2009)
In 2007, Jal struck a deal with Gibson Guitar Corporation, becoming the first South Asian band in history (along with the Pakistani pop rock band Strings) to create a working relationship with the famed guitar manufacturers.[19] It was reported that according to the deal, Jal will exclusively use Gibson guitars during concerts, studio recordings and music videos. Furthermore, Jal will act as brand ambassadors to Gibson. In return, Gibson will sponsor the varied endeavours of the band and also provide concert halls and equipment as and when required. Following this, Jal also became the brand ambassadors for the Abu Dhabi based mobile telecommunication company, Warid Telecom.[20] In the same year, Jal entered the recording studios to work on their second studio album release. The mixing and engineering of the album was done by Mekaal Hasan and Goher Mumtaz. The album was recorded at Digital Fidelity Studios in Lahore, where the band also recorded their debut album Aadat in 2004. All songs on the album were composed and written by Goher Mumtaz with the exception of one track, which is written by Farhan Saeed and the album was produced by Mekaal Hasan. On December 14, Jal went on releasing their second studio album Boondh, through the record label Fire Records, sponsored by Warid Telecom. Farhan Saeed, the lead vocalist of the band, explained the title of the album Boondh is not the name of any song in the album, but is basically the theme of the album and covers all the songs in it. The name suggests that we as a band are just like a small droplet of water in the sea of music, which covers Pakistan, Asia and the entire world where our music is heard. It is our small contribution to the sea of music," said Farhan. This was followed by a live tour, mainly in South Asia, with concerts all over Pakistan, and a few places in India. The following day, Jal released their first music video of the single "Sajni" from their second album, directed by Bilal Lashari. The single was a major hit all over Pakistan, topping all of the charts in the country, just after a month of its release.[21]
In 2008, Jal were signed to Unilever as they became the brand ambassadors for Wall's ice cream.[22] On February 19, Jal released the video of their new single "Chaltay Chaltay" featuring Bollywood actress Amrita Rao.[19] The single later appeared as a bonus track on the band's second album, when re-released on February 26 in Pakistan and March 26, internationally.[19] Jal's second album Boondh became an instantaneous hit, winning the Lux Style Award for "Album of the Year". The song "Sajni" from this album also won the Best Song and Video of the Year awards at the same ceremony.[23] On June 14, Jal won the "Best Song" award for the song "Chaltay Chaltay" at The Musik Awards. This was followed by Jal traveling to Toronto, Canada, performing at Markham Fair Grounds in South Asian Mela, on June 15. Then going to performing live at Corianthas in Pune, India. On July 13, the band once again traveled to Canada this time performing at the Wonder Land in Toronto. Followed by a number of concerts in Pakistan and India and then traveling to perform at Rådhusplassen in Oslo, Norway, on August 24.[24] Jal's video "Sajni", directed by Bilal Lashari, went on winning the 'Best Pop Video Award' at MTV Video Awards 2008.[25] In November, Jal released the music video of their fourth single "Moré Piya", from Boondh.
On April 9, 2009, Jal went on performing at Qurum City Amphitheatre in Muscat, Oman, for the first time. In May, Jal won the 'Best Ballad' award for their single "Moré Piya" and were nominated for the 'Best Band' award at the first MTV Pakistan Video Awards.[26] The band continued to go to new heights. From performing at the Club Elegnate in Dubai, to performing at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The band also performed at various famous educational institutions, including places like George Mason University. In November, Jal released the music video of "Humain Itna Pyaar". This was followed by the band performing at various concerts throughout Pakistan and neighbouring India, as well as performing at Wonderland in Dubai.
Continued success (2010-present)
On March 5, 2011, Jal released the single "Uraan", written by Sabir Zafar, along with its music video, directed by Shahid Hassan. The song was sponsored by LG and was dedicated to the Pakistan cricket team playing at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
On May 11, it was confirmed that Jal will be performing at Coke Studio season four first episode, which will be aired on May 22, through a Coke Studio television promo of the first episode.[27] On May 14, in a behind the scenes video of Jal performing at a Coke Studio session, Goher Mumtaz discussed about performing a new song, "Ik Aarzu", at Coke Studio as it would be more challenging for the band.[28] On May 22, Coke Studio fourth season first episode aired in which Jal performed "Ik Aarzu", added with classical sufi poetry of Bulleh Shah infusion into the band’s song lyrics, featuring with backing vocals by Zoe Viccaji and Rachel Viccaji.[29][30] On May 24, in a review of the Coke Studio fourth season, first episode, The Express Tribune newspaper gave Jal's performance for the song "Ik Aarzu" a 7/10 rating.[31] On June 19, the third episode of Coke Studio fourth season aired saw the band sung their hit song "Panchi", from Aadat, with singer Quratulain Baloch, who came in with her rendition of the Mohammad Ali Sheikhi and Allan Fakir's hit song "Tere Ishq Mae Jo Bhi Doob Gaya". The Express Tribune newspaper also gave this performance by the band a 7/10 rating.[32]
On August 22, the band's lead vocalist Farhan Saeed released a solo single cover of "Halka Halka Suroor" paying tribute to late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[33] The release of the song led to spreading rumours that the vocalist has parted ways with Jal. On September 3, Saeed in an interview to The Express Tribune finally confirmed these speculations, disclosing his departure from the band to pursue a solo career. Saeed claimed that he disclosed his decision to Mumtaz and Aamir around the first week of Ramazan, saying "I invited them over to my cafe and explained my reasons for leaving the band. Goher offered that I could pursue my solo career while being a part of the band, but for me it’s always been black or white as Jal would be my priority if I stay with the band."[34]
Music style:
Jal's Goher Mumtaz has shown fondness for Junoon, and is influenced by singers such as Hamid Ali Khan and Mehdi Hassan, although their sound primarily falls in the Pop/Rock genre.
Studio albums:
Aadat (2004)
Boondh (2007)
Band members:
Current members
Goher Mumtaz – vocals, lead guitar (2002–present)
Aamir Sheraz – bass guitar (2003–present)
Former members
Atif Aslam – vocals, backing vocals (2002–2003)
Farhan Saeed – vocals, backing vocals (2003–2011)
Omer Nadeem – Bass Guitars, backing vocals (2002–2003)
Awards:
Jal's video Ik Din Aye Ga was declared the 2nd best video among the top 100 videos selected by The Musik channel.
Jal's debut album Aadat was declared the best selling album of 2004 on Geo TV by Mr. Khalid Sadaf (Owner of Sadaf Stereo).
Jal also received a special award by Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in recognition of their support and efforts to raise funds for fighting cancer in Pakistan.
In 2006, Jal won an award at MTV Asia Awards 2006, following an award Indus Music Awards for best rock band in Pakistan.
In 2008, Jal won a best song Musik Award for the song Chalte Chalte.
In 2008, Jal won a best song award for "Sajni", The Best video for "Sajni" and the best album of the year for "Boondh" at the Lux Style Awards.
In 2009, Jal won a best ballad song award for their song "More Piya" at MTV Asia Awards.
In 2010, Jal Won a Best Video Song award For their song "Sajni" at Ptv Award.In June-2010.
Address of official band website: http://www.jaltheband.com
The band initially achieved critical and commercial success with the release of their music video "Aadat", directed by Umer Anwar, in 2003. After the success of the single, lead vocalist, Atif Aslam due to musical differences with lead guitarist Goher Mumtaz, parted ways with the band to pursue a career as a solo artist. This led Mumtaz recruit musicians Farhan Saeed on vocals and Aamir Sheraz on bass guitar.[2] The band's new lineup followed with the release of their debut studio album, Aadat, in 2004. The album was declared as the best selling album of 2004 on Geo TV by the record label Sadaf Stereo. Soon after wards, the band recorded and released their second studio album Boondh in 2007, which topped several music charts in South Asia. The success of both the albums has led the band to achieve several awards, most notably winning the MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India in 2006. Jal are currently working on their third studio album which is expected to be released in mid 2011 in both Pakistan and India. Goher from the band is also a part of the world's first Music Personalisation Initiative named DRP as one of the five 'Featured Artists'.
Jal are one of the most commercially successful and influential rock music groups of all time in Pakistan. Also, the band is well known for being one of the few contemporary Pakistani music bands to have fused Urdu musical vocals with modern pop music.
History:
Early years (1998-2001)
Goher Mumtaz and Atif Aslam met each other while the latter was studying at the PAF College in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, in 1998.[3] Together the pair started to practice and doing small gigs for their friends. The duo used to perform cover songs of famous local rock bands, such as Junoon and Strings at their concerts. The band then soon started to perform at larger audiences such as in schools, colleges and local restaurants. Thus, this began the original line up of Jal to form.
Formation (2002-2003)
Jal was formed in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan in 2002 by vocalist, lead guitarist and songwriter Goher Mumtaz and vocalist Atif Aslam. The band then went on recording their first song "Aadat" at Mekaal Hasan's Digital Fidelity Studios in Lahore. The song was released and was made available for download on the internet through many musical websites in Pakistan. The song became very popular on these musical websites and enjoyed the status of being one of most downloaded Pakistani song on the internet for quiet some time due to its extensive popularity. This was followed by the song garnering consistent airplay on many local radio stations.
Soon after wards, the band started to gain popularity in Lahore's underground music scene and gained a large cult following due to the success of their song "Aadat". The band then went on releasing the music video for the song, directed by Umer Anwar, through ARY Digital and The Musik, in December 2003.[1] This saw the single top all local music charts, receiving an amazing amount of air time by all the music channels.[1] The video was soon rated as the 4th best video of the year 2003 by ARY The Muzik, within days of its release. The success of the song immediately led the band to receive many concert offers, which was also partly due to the song's rating to date on music channels.[2]
However, by the end of December, in 2003, Atif parted ways with the band due musical differences, with lead guitarist Goher Mumtaz, to pursue a career as a solo artist. This led Goher recruit musicians Farhan Saeed on vocals and Aamir Sheraz on bass guitar. Farhan was suggested by Sultan Raja, bassist of Call, who introduced him to Goher and thus joining the band as its vocalist. By this time the band, with a new line-up, re-did the song "Aadat" as it's video was already being aired on local music channels with the former lead vocalist, Atif Aslam, voice.[1][2]
Ushering a new revival (2004-2006)
Following the release of the band's first single, Jal soon entered the recording studios to work on their debut studio album release. The band had recruited bassist Aamir Sheraz along with vocalist Farhan Saeed, and started to work on their first album. The album was composed by Goher and was produced by well known musicians Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan and Mekaal Hasan, previously produced the band's debut single "Aadat" which was a major hit in both India and Pakistan. Jal then went on recording and releasing their debut studio album, Aadat, through the record label Sadaf Stereo, on September 27, 2004. Mostly all singles from the album did really well at the local music charts, most notably "Aadat" which topped the charts and stayed at the top for two weeks. Where as, five other songs from the album received Top 40 airplay on radio and music channels in Pakistan. Sales of the album were such that it remained at the top of the Pakistani music charts for several weeks after its release. The album was declared as the best selling album of 2004 on Geo TV by the record label Sadaf Stereo. This was followed by the album being released in India by HOM Records, where it did really well in the market and was highly acclaimed due to its success in the country as well. In October, Jal released their second single "Lamhay" music video, from their album, directed by Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan.[4] On November 11, Jal went on performing at Lahore Grammar School 55-Main branch along with Call. In December, Jal received a special award by Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in recognition of their support and efforts to raise funds for fighting cancer in Pakistan.[5]
Atif Aslam, released his debut solo album Jal Pari, after he left the band, which included few songs from Jal's first studio album. This led to a dispute between Atif and Jal about who owned the rights to the songs as Goher took the dispute to court.[6] However, the final statement from the court went in favour of both the artists as the songs which were included in both the artist albums were compositions of both Atif and Goher. Thus, the dispute ended between the two musicians.
On February 2, 2005, Jal performed a charity concert for the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami victims at Alhamra Auditorium in Lahore. In the same year, the title track "Aadat", from their debut album, was remade for the Bollywood movie Kalyug, directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Mahesh Bhatt.[3][7] Also, Jal band members established themselves as one of the most popular and commercially successful band in Pakistan, as their debut album continued to top the music charts locally, and the release of their single "Lamhay" turned out to be another successful single by the band in 2004, and even a year after its release. The song created controversy as a remix version of the song later appeared in the Bollywood movie Zeher, released in March 2005. Jal accused the film producers of stealing their song, "Lamhay". In response to this accusation, the music director for the movie, Anu Malik, credited himself for only "re-creating" the song on the album, but there was still a heavily noticeable resemblance.[8] Roop Kumar Rathod is credited as the "composer" for the song, while the original composer of the song is vocalist, lead guitarist, Goher Mumtaz, of the band. However, Atif Aslam, who sang the song for the movie, faced legal problems over the band name "Jal" with the existing members.[3]
On April 30, Jal due to the success of their debut studio album won four awards and received two nominations at the Indus Music Awards. The band won the "Best Lyrics", "Best Composition" and "Best Song" awards, for their song "Aadat", along with the "Best Band" award at the music awards. Also, the band were nominated for the "Best Music Album", for their debut album and also the "Best Composition", for the song "Lamhay", award.[9][10] On September 24, Jal received a nomination for the "Best Song" and "Best Lyrics" award for their song "Lamhay" and also received an award for the "Best Pop Group", for their debut album Aadat, at the Sahara Sangeet Awards, held at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, United States.[11][12]
In 2006, Jal's music video for the song "Ik Din Ayega" was declared as the second best video among the top 100 videos selected by ARY Musik channel. On March 31, 2006, Jal once again went on performing at Alhamra Auditorium in Lahore. The following day, the band went on performing at Nawabshah District, for the first time. Soon after wards, the band then went on performing across border in neighbouring country, India, at Modern School, New Delhi on April 7. On May 6, Jal won the MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India at MTV Asia Awards 2006 held at the Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand.[13][14][15] The band also performed their song "Aadat" live at the music awards.[16] After a month, on June 10, Jal went on performing live at Defence Club and Arts Council Karachi, in Karachi. Followed by performing live in the capital city of the state Andhra Pradesh, in Hyderabad, India. On December 15, Jal performed live in front of a crowd of 15, 000 audiences at Tundikhel for the first time in Kathmandu, Nepal. The band opened their act by performing "Teri Yaad", followed by the massive hit "Lamhay" and also performing many cover songs like "Lal Meri Pat".[17] On December 23, Jal released a video album Woh Lamhay, which included music videos released by the band and remixes of the songs "Aadat" and "Lamhay" by Dr. Zeus, through the record label HOM Records.[18]
Success (2007-2009)
In 2007, Jal struck a deal with Gibson Guitar Corporation, becoming the first South Asian band in history (along with the Pakistani pop rock band Strings) to create a working relationship with the famed guitar manufacturers.[19] It was reported that according to the deal, Jal will exclusively use Gibson guitars during concerts, studio recordings and music videos. Furthermore, Jal will act as brand ambassadors to Gibson. In return, Gibson will sponsor the varied endeavours of the band and also provide concert halls and equipment as and when required. Following this, Jal also became the brand ambassadors for the Abu Dhabi based mobile telecommunication company, Warid Telecom.[20] In the same year, Jal entered the recording studios to work on their second studio album release. The mixing and engineering of the album was done by Mekaal Hasan and Goher Mumtaz. The album was recorded at Digital Fidelity Studios in Lahore, where the band also recorded their debut album Aadat in 2004. All songs on the album were composed and written by Goher Mumtaz with the exception of one track, which is written by Farhan Saeed and the album was produced by Mekaal Hasan. On December 14, Jal went on releasing their second studio album Boondh, through the record label Fire Records, sponsored by Warid Telecom. Farhan Saeed, the lead vocalist of the band, explained the title of the album Boondh is not the name of any song in the album, but is basically the theme of the album and covers all the songs in it. The name suggests that we as a band are just like a small droplet of water in the sea of music, which covers Pakistan, Asia and the entire world where our music is heard. It is our small contribution to the sea of music," said Farhan. This was followed by a live tour, mainly in South Asia, with concerts all over Pakistan, and a few places in India. The following day, Jal released their first music video of the single "Sajni" from their second album, directed by Bilal Lashari. The single was a major hit all over Pakistan, topping all of the charts in the country, just after a month of its release.[21]
In 2008, Jal were signed to Unilever as they became the brand ambassadors for Wall's ice cream.[22] On February 19, Jal released the video of their new single "Chaltay Chaltay" featuring Bollywood actress Amrita Rao.[19] The single later appeared as a bonus track on the band's second album, when re-released on February 26 in Pakistan and March 26, internationally.[19] Jal's second album Boondh became an instantaneous hit, winning the Lux Style Award for "Album of the Year". The song "Sajni" from this album also won the Best Song and Video of the Year awards at the same ceremony.[23] On June 14, Jal won the "Best Song" award for the song "Chaltay Chaltay" at The Musik Awards. This was followed by Jal traveling to Toronto, Canada, performing at Markham Fair Grounds in South Asian Mela, on June 15. Then going to performing live at Corianthas in Pune, India. On July 13, the band once again traveled to Canada this time performing at the Wonder Land in Toronto. Followed by a number of concerts in Pakistan and India and then traveling to perform at Rådhusplassen in Oslo, Norway, on August 24.[24] Jal's video "Sajni", directed by Bilal Lashari, went on winning the 'Best Pop Video Award' at MTV Video Awards 2008.[25] In November, Jal released the music video of their fourth single "Moré Piya", from Boondh.
On April 9, 2009, Jal went on performing at Qurum City Amphitheatre in Muscat, Oman, for the first time. In May, Jal won the 'Best Ballad' award for their single "Moré Piya" and were nominated for the 'Best Band' award at the first MTV Pakistan Video Awards.[26] The band continued to go to new heights. From performing at the Club Elegnate in Dubai, to performing at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The band also performed at various famous educational institutions, including places like George Mason University. In November, Jal released the music video of "Humain Itna Pyaar". This was followed by the band performing at various concerts throughout Pakistan and neighbouring India, as well as performing at Wonderland in Dubai.
Continued success (2010-present)
On March 5, 2011, Jal released the single "Uraan", written by Sabir Zafar, along with its music video, directed by Shahid Hassan. The song was sponsored by LG and was dedicated to the Pakistan cricket team playing at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
On May 11, it was confirmed that Jal will be performing at Coke Studio season four first episode, which will be aired on May 22, through a Coke Studio television promo of the first episode.[27] On May 14, in a behind the scenes video of Jal performing at a Coke Studio session, Goher Mumtaz discussed about performing a new song, "Ik Aarzu", at Coke Studio as it would be more challenging for the band.[28] On May 22, Coke Studio fourth season first episode aired in which Jal performed "Ik Aarzu", added with classical sufi poetry of Bulleh Shah infusion into the band’s song lyrics, featuring with backing vocals by Zoe Viccaji and Rachel Viccaji.[29][30] On May 24, in a review of the Coke Studio fourth season, first episode, The Express Tribune newspaper gave Jal's performance for the song "Ik Aarzu" a 7/10 rating.[31] On June 19, the third episode of Coke Studio fourth season aired saw the band sung their hit song "Panchi", from Aadat, with singer Quratulain Baloch, who came in with her rendition of the Mohammad Ali Sheikhi and Allan Fakir's hit song "Tere Ishq Mae Jo Bhi Doob Gaya". The Express Tribune newspaper also gave this performance by the band a 7/10 rating.[32]
On August 22, the band's lead vocalist Farhan Saeed released a solo single cover of "Halka Halka Suroor" paying tribute to late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[33] The release of the song led to spreading rumours that the vocalist has parted ways with Jal. On September 3, Saeed in an interview to The Express Tribune finally confirmed these speculations, disclosing his departure from the band to pursue a solo career. Saeed claimed that he disclosed his decision to Mumtaz and Aamir around the first week of Ramazan, saying "I invited them over to my cafe and explained my reasons for leaving the band. Goher offered that I could pursue my solo career while being a part of the band, but for me it’s always been black or white as Jal would be my priority if I stay with the band."[34]
Music style:
Jal's Goher Mumtaz has shown fondness for Junoon, and is influenced by singers such as Hamid Ali Khan and Mehdi Hassan, although their sound primarily falls in the Pop/Rock genre.
Studio albums:
Aadat (2004)
Boondh (2007)
Band members:
Current members
Goher Mumtaz – vocals, lead guitar (2002–present)
Aamir Sheraz – bass guitar (2003–present)
Former members
Atif Aslam – vocals, backing vocals (2002–2003)
Farhan Saeed – vocals, backing vocals (2003–2011)
Omer Nadeem – Bass Guitars, backing vocals (2002–2003)
Awards:
Jal's video Ik Din Aye Ga was declared the 2nd best video among the top 100 videos selected by The Musik channel.
Jal's debut album Aadat was declared the best selling album of 2004 on Geo TV by Mr. Khalid Sadaf (Owner of Sadaf Stereo).
Jal also received a special award by Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in recognition of their support and efforts to raise funds for fighting cancer in Pakistan.
In 2006, Jal won an award at MTV Asia Awards 2006, following an award Indus Music Awards for best rock band in Pakistan.
In 2008, Jal won a best song Musik Award for the song Chalte Chalte.
In 2008, Jal won a best song award for "Sajni", The Best video for "Sajni" and the best album of the year for "Boondh" at the Lux Style Awards.
In 2009, Jal won a best ballad song award for their song "More Piya" at MTV Asia Awards.
In 2010, Jal Won a Best Video Song award For their song "Sajni" at Ptv Award.In June-2010.
Address of official band website: http://www.jaltheband.com
Humain Itna Pyaar
Jal Lyrics
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हूमें इतना प्यार
ना करो के हम मार जाए
हूमें इतना तन्हा
ना करो के जी ना पाए
हो हो हो
हो हो हो
कोई दिल का क़रार जाने ना (हो हो हो)
कोई मन की यह बात बताए ना
कोई आँखों ही आँखों में
केहदे यह बात (हो हो हो)
चल चले उस पार
जहाँ कोई ना हो
सब खुशियाँ हो पास
सितम ना हो
और सितारों से करते
रहें हम बात
क्या यहीं है ख़ाता
प्यार मैने किया
अब यू न सताओं ओ मेरे पिया
तू ही मेरा दिलदार तू दिल का क़रार
नहीं इस बात से मुझे कोई इनकार
कभी कभी तुम याद आते हो
तो दिल भर आए
यह कैसा है पुहार
जो कम ना हो और बढ़ता जाए (हो हो हो)
देखा है हर मौसम
तेरी आँखों में
बीता है हर लम्हा
तेरी साँसों में
यह है साँसें तो तेरी अमानत है (हो हो हो)
कुच्छ अजब है यह हाल मेरे सीने में
हा पर सुर है और ताल मेरे जीवन में
बस इसी जीवन से है मुझे तोड़ा प्यार
तेरी आहत है सरसराहट है
कुच्छ और सही यह चाहत हैं
नैनों से नैनों को तक के दिल
तुम्हें आँखें चुराने की आदत हैं
हमें इतना प्यार (इतना प्यार)
ना करो के हम मार जाए (के हम मार जाए)
हमें इतना तन्हा
ना करो के जी ना पाए
हमें इतना प्यार (इतना प्यार)
ना करो के हम मार जाए (मार जाए ओहो)
ना करो के हम मार जाए
हूमें इतना तन्हा
ना करो के जी ना पाए
हो हो हो
हो हो हो
कोई दिल का क़रार जाने ना (हो हो हो)
कोई आँखों ही आँखों में
केहदे यह बात (हो हो हो)
चल चले उस पार
जहाँ कोई ना हो
सब खुशियाँ हो पास
सितम ना हो
और सितारों से करते
रहें हम बात
क्या यहीं है ख़ाता
प्यार मैने किया
अब यू न सताओं ओ मेरे पिया
तू ही मेरा दिलदार तू दिल का क़रार
नहीं इस बात से मुझे कोई इनकार
कभी कभी तुम याद आते हो
तो दिल भर आए
यह कैसा है पुहार
जो कम ना हो और बढ़ता जाए (हो हो हो)
देखा है हर मौसम
तेरी आँखों में
बीता है हर लम्हा
तेरी साँसों में
यह है साँसें तो तेरी अमानत है (हो हो हो)
कुच्छ अजब है यह हाल मेरे सीने में
हा पर सुर है और ताल मेरे जीवन में
बस इसी जीवन से है मुझे तोड़ा प्यार
तेरी आहत है सरसराहट है
कुच्छ और सही यह चाहत हैं
नैनों से नैनों को तक के दिल
तुम्हें आँखें चुराने की आदत हैं
हमें इतना प्यार (इतना प्यार)
ना करो के हम मार जाए (के हम मार जाए)
हमें इतना तन्हा
ना करो के जी ना पाए
हमें इतना प्यार (इतना प्यार)
ना करो के हम मार जाए (मार जाए ओहो)
The Hindi song "Humain Itna Pyaar" by Jal addresses the theme of love and loneliness. The song's main message is about loving someone deeply, but wanting them not to love you too much as it will lead to intense pain and suffering. The first two lines state that the singer does not want their lover to love them so much that it causes their death or extreme longing. In the next verse, the singer asks their lover not to tell anyone about what they feel in their heart or mind. Moreover, they ask for a place where no one else exists except the two of them and happiness is abundant, and pain is nonexistent.
In the next set of lyrics, the song expresses that it contains a rhythm that is different from all other songs. Additionally, the song talks about a unique feeling in the singer's chest that is difficult and hard to understand. They say that this feeling is an echo of the singer's love for their significant other. They end the song by saying that they do not want their lover to love them so much that it destroys them. The singer expresses that they enjoy being loved, but they do not want it to be overwhelming to the point of suffocation.
Overall, the song explores the themes of love and tragedy. The singer expresses that they do not want to be loved too much, as it will end up hurting them terribly. The idea is that sometimes, even love can bring a lot of sadness and pain into our lives, and this is natural. We can't control our feelings, but we have to be cautious that our love doesn't become destructive.
Line by Line Meaning
हूमें इतना प्यार
Don't love me so much that it kills me
ना करो के हम मार जाए
Don't love me so much that it causes my death
हूमें इतना तन्हा
Don't make me so lonely
ना करो के जी ना पाए
Don't make me so alone that I can't live
कोई दिल का क़रार जाने ना
No one knows the peace of my heart
कोई मन की यह बात बताए ना
No one tells what's in my mind
कोई आँखों ही आँखों में
Someone says in our eyes
केहदे यह बात (हो हो हो)
Speak these words (ho ho ho)
चल चले उस पार
Let's go to that side
जहाँ कोई ना हो
Where no one exists
सब खुशियाँ हो पास
Where all happiness is close
सितम ना हो
Where there is no tyranny
और सितारों से करते
And we converse with the stars
रहें हम बात
We keep talking
क्या यहीं है ख़ाता
Is this where the fault lies
प्यार मैने किया
I have loved
अब यू न सताओं ओ मेरे पिया
Don't torment me now, my beloved
तू ही मेरा दिलदार तू दिल का क़रार
You are my heart's beloved, you are the peace of my heart
नहीं इस बात से मुझे कोई इनकार
I don't deny this fact
कभी कभी तुम याद आते हो
Sometimes you come to my mind
तो दिल भर आए
And my heart fills up
यह कैसा है पुहार
What kind of whirlpool is this
जो कम ना हो और बढ़ता जाए (हो हो हो)
That doesn't decrease and keeps growing (ho ho ho)
देखा है हर मौसम
I have seen every season
तेरी आँखों में
In your eyes
बीता है हर लम्हा
Every moment has passed
तेरी साँसों में
In your breaths
यह है साँसें तो तेरी अमानत है (हो हो हो)
If these breaths are yours, then they are a trust (ho ho ho)
कुच्छ अजब है यह हाल मेरे सीने में
There is something strange in my heart
हा पर सुर है और ताल मेरे जीवन में
But there is melody and rhythm in my life
बस इसी जीवन से है मुझे तोड़ा प्यार
It's just that love has torn me apart from this life
तेरी आहत है सरसराहट है
Your presence is a rustle
कुच्छ और सही यह चाहत हैं
This is my desire, nothing else
नैनों से नैनों को तक के दिल
From eye to eye, to the heart
तुम्हें आँखें चुराने की आदत हैं
It's your habit to steal my eyes
हमें इतना प्यार (इतना प्यार)
Don't love me so much (so much love)
ना करो के हम मार जाए (के हम मार जाए)
Don't love me so much that it causes my death (that we die)
हमें इतना तन्हा
Don't make me so lonely
ना करो के जी ना पाए
Don't make me so alone that I can't live
हमें इतना प्यार (इतना प्यार)
Don't love me so much (so much love)
ना करो के हम मार जाए (मार जाए ओहो)
Don't love me so much that it causes my death (we die, oh ho)
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Written by: Jal
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@youcantguessit
10 Saal pehley ki baat hai. Wo college k din. Wo azaad zindagi. Jal k gaany Nokia C1 per. Jub sab kuch mukhtalif tha. Wo be fikri zindagi. dost yaar. Muhabbat. Parents. Sab kuch paas tha. Aaj wo sab kuch nahi hai. 10 saal guzar gye. Cafeteria k samosy. Bunk classes. Wo sab yaad kra dia aj is song ny. Thankyou jal. Thank you!
@noone2290
2007 when boondh album got released. the second day I got the cd and used to listen to this song and sing along with my sister.. Waqt kitna jaldi beet gaya I can't believe..
@saudghazali
Same here & still listening proud to be an old School ❤️❤️
@shayaanheli
Just nostalgic ❤️.
@dlosha
I also remember listening to this with my bro while we drove ah memories..time doesn’t last longer we need to make better memories
@HappyCrazy
Yaad aa gae purane dino ki 🥺
@abinashdhali6648
❤
@prahladdd
10 year back me sitting at last seat of college bus..❤️
@mahadali5340
nostalgia
@youcantguessit
Same :) Exact.