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Review: Coke Studio Season 5 Episode 2
Veet Miss Super Model Contest Season 3 [Press Conference Pictures]
Bunita Khan Qarar (Official Music Video)

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:24 AM PDT

So for all the readers and music lovers out there, and people who haven’t yet listened to the second offering of Coke Studio 5, here’s what you need to see. We have reviewed the songs that were performed in episode 2 and have rated them as per requirement. So here’s the detailed review of Episode 2:

Note: Click on song titles below to watch the music video, download mp3 and read lyrics.

Click to read -> Review: Coke Studio Season 5 Episode 1

Larho Mujhe – Bilal Khan

Bilal Khan, Bilal Khan, Bilal Khan. The ladies man is here with another venture of his with Coke Studio. Well this song starts with acoustic guitars and then Bilal Khan comes up with the song. According to me this song resembles “Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar” and “Grenade” by Bruno Mars. The best part of this song is that the electronic, ambient turn it takes after 3 minutes. The eclectic dhol thaaps, featuring with soft synthesizers and Bilal’s voice treated with electronic instruments take this song to next level. This is pure art! Something very different I must say. For me this song gets

8/10.

Ishq Aap Bhe Awalla – Chakwal Group & Meesha Shafi

Last time Meesha Shafi stepped into the dazzling Coke Studio, she created history with Jugni with Arif Lohar. This time she is collaborating with Chakwal Group, a musical group rich of Pakistan’s heritage from Potohar Region. Although, many of music lovers had expectations from Meesha that she will be rocking out the studios with her typical artsy performance but that wasn’t the case. In this song, her voice can hardly be listened. The Chakwal Group is more dominant in this track throughout than her, that is why I didn’t like this fusion much. Rachel Viccaji and Zoe Viccaji provided backing vocals to this song in the middle, which were pleasing to hear. I could have rated this song 8 or 9 If Meesha’s vocals were dominant in some parts of the song. For now, its:

7.5/10.

Khabaram Raseeda – Fareed Ayaz/Abu Muhammad

Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad needs no introduction when it comes to fuse Kalaams with the strings of music. Their rendition of Khabaram Raseeda in Episode 2 totally shows their mastery in this art. Without any doubts, the longest song recorded in Coke Studio (16 minutes 6 seconds) , you won’t feel like pausing it once while listening to it. Their raags and expressive poetry blending with awesome drums at back and dhols by Babar Ali Khanna makes this song a must download. I would rate this song as

8/10.

Rabba Sacheya – Atif Aslam

This song starts with groovy bass by Kamran Zafar with hard drums and then Viccaji sisters step in with their hymning. This song was also too much hyped up before releasing because Atif Aslam already dazzled it down with Qayaas in Charkha Nolakha, so music listeners had a lot of expectations from his second song and first solo performance of the season. For me, this song is just average because I don’t find anything interesting while listening to it. It’s a plain song with a bit difficult lyrics that also doesn’t get fused with the song. Though the song takes a different edge after 5 minutes, check it out yourself why I’m saying this. I would rate this song as

7.5/10!

Pere Pavandi Saan – Tahir Mithu

THE BANG! This song perhaps became the reason why Episode 2 got so much airplay. This song is a blend of Sindhi poetry infused with typical Coke Studio sound and you will observe some good vocal raags Tahir Mithu gave in this song. This song surprisingly became one of the most listened/viewed song of the episode 2. I personally loved the way he confidently sang this song in front of such professional musicians though he’s not a main stream singer. This folk singer has showed his class, when it comes to music, delivering and singing. Tahir Mithu is definitely coming in further Coke Studio sessions. Good job!

I would rate this song as

9/10

Happy listening the tracks and do let us know in the comments section, which track you genuinely liked the most in second episode of CS.

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Veet Miss Super Model Contest Season 3 [Press Conference Pictures]

Posted: 31 May 2012 03:26 AM PDT

After two successful seasons, Veet is back with Season 3! Veet Miss Super Model season 3 will be much bigger and of course much more beautiful! This beauty show will consist of eight episodes where the aspiring models will battle it out to win Veet Miss Super Model, season 3. The winner will win various prizes, a contract from Pakistan's first model agency, Cats Modeling and the opportunity to grab the coveted title of Veet Miss Super Model 2012!

This year Veet will be showcasing 8 theme based episodes, and each episode will focus on grooming the models in various aspects of modeling based on Beauty, confidence, personality development etc. The episodes will also showcase mega-celebrity appearances from the fashion, film and sporting industries, as well as veteran models. Additionally, they will be exciting challenges that the aspiring models compete in, to emerge as the winner of the show.

Veet has created this platform to allow young women to have their dreams come true & now Veet Miss Super Model has established itself as a recognizable platform that people know as a reliable name. Veet has changed the lives of many young models aspiring to make a career in the modeling industry; Models of season 1: Saima Haroon, Sadaf Kanwal & Models of season 2: Saima Azher, Sana Khan, Areeba, Sana Sarfaraz, Saba Sikander, are some of the models who have made it in the industry through Veet Miss Super Model.

The judges this year are; Nabila, the acclaimed hair designer and stylist from Karachi. Nabila has redefined fashion style and Imagery in Pakistan. Throughout her 26 Years Career in the Beauty Industry she has contributed extensively towards refining the image of the media Industry. Nabila creates eclectic and original styles both in her work and in her own sense of Fashion. She is known for her specialized touch, be it hair styling or Dramatic Makeup for the shoots.

The second judge is Tapu Javeri, an award winning Pakistani fashion and art photographer, radio host and jewellery designer. He works as a freelance Photographer. He also designs handbags and T-shirts for his own label “Tapulicious”. With Tapu's experience in the various fields of the fashion world, Tapu plays an important role is this show and can contribute in many ways to groom the participating models.

The third judge, Frieha Altaf, is the woman who started it all with Cats modeling agency. Cats is the pioneer modeling agency in the country, before which modeling was seen as a hobby and has now become a profession in Pakistan. The company has been able to introduce many famous models to the fashion industry such as Faiza Ansari, Vaneeza and Iraj.

These judges are the best in the country in their respected fields, and that is why they have been chosen to be the judges for this competition. They will be evaluating various aspects of the participants to see, who is worthy of being the next super model of the fashion industry.

The official stylist for the show is Saba Ansari. She has been responsible for the spectacular hair and make-up of various fashion events and shows. She has also worked with many top Pakistani models, photographers, T.V directors, choreographers, and singers.

Veet is giving these models a platform which will change their lives and most importantly giving them a chance to make a career. Watch out for the series, to find out who will be crowned Veet Miss Super Model 2012!

In attendance Frieha Altaf looked stunning wearing SanaSafinaz. Other guests including Huma Adnan, Zahir Rehmatullah, Nousheen Masood, Fakhir Mahmood, Maheen Hussain, Nadia Mistri, Zurrain Amman, Farah Khan and many more designers, socialites and Celebrities attended the press conference.

Find below some Exclusive Pictures from the Press Conference Held in DHA, Karachi:

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Bunita Khan Qarar (Official Music Video)

Posted: 30 May 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Credits:

Artist: Bunita Khan
Song: Qarar
Directer: Adnan Kandhar
DOP: Raza Shah / Adnan Kandhar
Editor: Rizwan Ahmed Khan
POST: Creative Mindset Studios
Model: Ali Qayyum
Make-up and Styling: Latif Salon
Producer: Abdul Samad Khan
Executive Producer: Maira Khan
Music: Sohail Abbas
Lyrics: Asim Raza
Mix and Mastered: Imran Khalil