"Our music will make its way wherever it goes" - Jal
Q.
Tell
us
about
your
experience
after
coming
to
India?
A.
It
feels
very
nice,
whenever
we
come
to
India
we
get
so
much
love
and
respect
from
everyone
and
after
coming
to
Mumbai,
we
didn't
have
time
to
sit
for
a
while
and
relax
with
our
rehearsals
and
the
two
three
performances
we
had
was
wonderful.
We
saw
a
record
crowd
on
weekends.
Mumbai's
crowd,
the
Bollywood
bindass
crowd
have
supported
us
so
much
that
it
really
feels
very
nice
to
be
here.
Q.
What
are
we
going
to
hear
and
see
in
Boondh?
A.
In
Boondh,
the
first
video
called
Chale
Chalte
is
on
air
which
everybody
is
watching
on
television
these
days,
the
other
video
is
Sajni
which
we
feel
is
the
powerful
track
in
the
album
will
create
the
magic
that
Woh
Lamhe
cast.
The
remix
of
Sajni
is
also
coming
out
very
soon
which
is
sponsored
by
a
local
brand
in
Pakistan
its
DOP
is
done
by
Neil
Lisk
from
USA
and
is
directed
by
Bilal
Lashari
who
has
honed
his
skills
from
'Academy
of
Art
University',
California.
A
Turkish
Animator
Ismail
Khan
was
specially
flown
in
from
Hollywood
to
assist
Bilal
Lashari
for
this
track.
There
are
twelve
tracks
in
this
album,
two
out
of
which
are
unplugged
versions
and
a
song
called
Main
Mast
Hoon,
a
dhamaal
type
of
music
with
bhangra
type
of
beats
which
is
liked
in
India
and
Pakistan,
are
the
highlights.
Q.
What
was
the
reason
to
take
Amrita
Rao
in
the
song
of
your
album?
How
was
it
working
with
her?
A.
Amrita
is
a
brand
ambassador
and
so
are
we,
of
the
same
brand
in
Pakistan,
and
this
is
how
things
clicked
between
us.
Apart
from
this,
this
is
the
first
time
that
Jal
a
Pakistani
band
is
working
with
an
Indian
actress
in
the
music
video
of
its
album
which
was
shot
in
India
with
Indian
crowd
and
it
was
a
wonderful
experience
altogether.
When
Amrita
told
us
that
she
is
a
big
fan
of
ours
and
when
she
told
that
she
listens
to
the
song
Chalte
Chalte(the
music
video
of
which
she
is
in)every
morning
when
she
gets
up,
we
felt
really
nice.
We
are
proud
that
she
worked
in
this
video
and
we
have
become
thick
friends,
so
much
so
that
we
used
to
discuss
Indo-
Pak
issues.
We
discussed
many
things
with
Amrita
and
told
her
many
things
about
Pakistan
which
she
didn't
know
and
Amrita,
Insha
Allah
will
come
to
Pakistan
soon
in
one
of
the
Jals
performances
which
will
also
be
different
for
the
Pakistanis
also.
We
will
try
to
fill
all
the
gaps
between
the
two
countries
slowly
in
this
way.
Q.
Your
on
screen
chemistry
with
Amrita
has
developed
into
off
screen
also,
is
it
true?
A.
I
think
Pakistan-India
issues
are
very
sensitive
and
every
one
tries
to
catch
something
or
the
other
from
such
things,
but
honestly
nothing
like
that
is
between
us.
We
had
a
good
chemistry
off
screen
also
but
it
was
up
to
a
certain
limit,
and
she
made
us
feel
comfortable
while
shooting.
See
we
are
a
musical
band
not
professional
actors
and
she
used
to
come
and
teach
us
some
dance
steps,
some
acting
tips.
So
the
people
who
saw
all
these
took
it
the
other
way
and
later,
I
too
read
about
all
these,
but
it's
not
like
that.
And
when
India-Pakistan
relationship
is
going
in
a
better
way,
we
should
avoid
these
kind
of
things.
We
would
like
to
clarify
that
all
these
rumors
are
not
true.
We
are
very
good
friends
and
nothing
else
apart
from
this.
Q.
Like
other
rock
stars,
you
all
don't
appear
on
the
stage
with
garished
type
of
clothes
and
other
things.
A.
It's
only
about
the
type
of
clothes
you
are
comfortable
in.
If
we
come
in
with
some
with
heavy
over
coat
with
lot
of
silver
stuck
all
over,
the
person
standing
down
won't
be
able
to
relate
him/her
with
us,
and
might
only
think
otherwise.
At
the
same
time,
if
we
appear
casual
in
jeans
or
shirts,
then
a
guy
standing
down
the
stage
or
a
girl
standing
there
will
be
able
to
relate
with
us
as
someone
they
know
very
well,
so
that's
how
you
relate
and
interact
one
to
one
and
it
is
not
a
conscious
effort
but
we
like
going
in
that
way,
and
we
feel
comfortable
in
that.
But
we
did
once,
"I
had
a
jacket
on
but
I
couldn't
stand
for
one
second
it
was
so
hot",
says
Farhan.
Q.
Besides
singing
do
you
guys
possess
any
other
talent?
A.
We
love
cricket
and
you
know
we
are
crazy
about
cricket.
Being
an
Indian
or
a
Pakistani,
if
you
are
not
a
cricket
crazy
then
you
are
not
an
Indian
or
a
Pakistani.
So
we
love
to
play
cricket,
we
also
love
playing
PS
too
because
when
you
cannot
go
out
anywhere
you
need
some
indoor
activities.
"I
want
to
have
a
hard
ball
in
my
kit
and
like
to
play
every
Sunday
with
that,
and
not
with
a
soft
ball.
We
need
to
find
a
ground
and
a
good
team
that
is
one
dream
which
I
want
to
achieve," says
Gohar.
"Once
we
had
a
match
in
Navi
Mumbai
and
it
was
very
hard
to
convince
my
other
members
but
once
they
played,
it
was
like
whenever
we
play
it
has
to
be
with
a
hard
ball,
so
that's
why
cricket
is
the
only
craze
here,"says
Farhan.
Q.
Are
you
groupies,
like
in
the
film
Almost
Famous
which
was
about
rock
band
with
girl
groupies?
A.
No,
we
haven't
seen
that
movie,
but
yes
may
be
we
also
become
groupies
after
we
see
that
movie.
But
we
have
a
lot
of
Indian
friends
and
where
ever
we
go,
we
make
friends,
not
only
with
girls
but
with
boys
as
well.
We
like
hanging
out
and
because
of
the
age
group
we
belong
to,
we
cannot
sit
in
our
house.
And
we
are
not
into
drugs
also
so
we
want
to
live
our
life,
a
normal
human
life.
Whenever
we
come
to
India
we
like
to
go
to
the
clubs
and
dance,
we
enjoy
our
normal
life
that's
what
we
do
is
to
mingle
a
lot
with
your
friends.
We
have
lot
of
Indian
friends,
but
not
as
much
friends
back
in
Pakistan.
Q.
Why
did
you
name
your
band
Jal?
A.
We
thought
we
should
go
with
the
image
as
you
know
that
70%
of
the
world
is
water
and
nobody
can
live
without
water,
so
we
thought
that
we
will
make
songs
that
will
be
liked
by
people
and
nobody
would
be
able
to
live
without
listening
to
our
songs
and
then
water
makes
its
own
way
wherever
it
goes.
So
our
music
will
make
its
own
way
wherever
it
will
go,
so
that
was
the
ideology
with
which
we
started,
and
it
is
working
so
far.
Q.
Why
did
you
name
your
second
album
as
Boondh?
A.
Boondh
because
it
is
a
part
of
water
(Jal).
But
at
first,
we
thought
of
naming
it
as
Sajni
which
is
a
powerful
song
in
the
album.
Then
we
thought
that
as
all
the
songs
are
our
babies,
we
cannot
give
importance
to
only
one
and
we
thought
that
if
we
name
it
as
Sajni,
other
songs
will
not
get
the
recognition.
So
we
named
it
as
Boondh
and
we
don't
have
any
song
in
this
album
with
the
name
Boondh.
It
is
just
a
drop
of
water,
the
ideology
behind
this
was
that
there
are
so
many
talents
in
India,
Pakistan
and
Bangladesh
where
people
listen
to
JAL,
so
with
so
many
talents
all
over
we
decided
to
name
it
Boondh
as
we
all
know
that
boondh
boondh
se
sagar
banta
hai,
and
if
we
can
give
a
boondh(drop)
to
all,
that
will
satisfy
us
in
all
the
ways.
And
we
have
lots
of
boondh
to
come
in
the
near
future;
we
will
keep
giving
a
boondh
every
year.
Q.
How
and
when
did
the
band
form?
A.
We
are
three
members
in
our
band
viz.,
Farhan
Saeed,
Gohar
Mumtaz
and
Shazi.
It
was
in
2002
when
we
started
with
this
first
song
Aaddat.
"I
used
to
perform
in
my
college
as
a
guitarist
and
a
singer
at
that
time
and
Farhan
used
to
perform
in
his
college
where
he
was
doing
his
BCA.
I
had
a
dream
to
make
a
band
and
after
we
formed
it,
we
made
the
song
Aadat
and
uploaded
it.
We
didn't
have
money
to
make
a
music
video
at
that
time
because
we
were
students
and
from
there(internet)
people
started
liking
the
song
Aadat
and
I
think
that
was
the
first
song
from
Pakistan
which
got
publicity
from
internet,
then
we
made
the
video,
then
we
had
a
get-together
in
summer," says
Gohar
Q.
How
did
you
meet
each
other?
A.
Shazi
and
Gohar
used
to
jam
together
and
Shazi
is
connected
to
music
for
more
than
ten
years
now,
I
was
performing
in
my
college
for
my
farewell
and
one
of
our
common
friend
heard
me
and
he
said
that
there
is
a
guy
called
Gohar
who
has
some
good
songs
and
asked
me
to
call
him.
I
called
him
and
we
met
and
jammed
for
half
an
hour
and
after
that
the
very
next
day
we
were
performing
in
Islamabad.
It
was
a
nice
experience
as
we
did
not
know
anything
about
each
other
except
our
names,
and
I
used
to
forget
half
of
the
lyrics,
but
we
were
performing
because
Aadat
was
an
instant
hit
then
and
the
colleges
were
getting
crazy
about
this.
After
we
came
back
we
did
record
a
song
Woh
Lamhe
and
made
its
video
and
put
it
on
air
immediately.
The
song
was
a
hit
in
all
Pakistani
channels
and
it
remained
at
number
one
position
for
more
than
7
to
8
weeks.
That
was
the
boost
we
needed
and
we
got
the
best
band
award,
the
best
song
award,
best
composer,
best
lyricist
awards
in
the
same
awards
function.
Q.
How
did
you
manage
financially
when
you
were
students?
A.
Actually
when
we
got
the
first
song
Aadat,
that
it
was
not
like
our
parents
were
not
supportive,
but
they
were
more
focused
on
our
studies
and
wanted
that
we
complete
it
first,
but
during
that
if
you
have
a
passion
to
do
something
you
do
it,
so
I
borrowed
five
thousand
rupees
from
one
of
my
best
friend
because
I
cannot
take
that
from
my
home
because
in
that
way
they
will
come
to
know
about
it.
Then
after
we
recorded
the
song
and
uploaded,
a
director
from
no
where
e-mailed
us
and
said
he
wants
to
make
a
video
with
us
and
that
too
free
of
cost.
So
that's
why
I
think
we
are
blessed
and
all
we
had
to
do
was
travel
to
Karachi
because
all
the
studios
are
there
and
we
did
our
music
video
of
Aadat
free
of
cost.
When
we
recorded
that,
our
parents
started
to
believe
in
us
that
we
are
doing
something
worthwhile.
We
were
hit
at
that
time
and
people
wanted
us
on
stage
so
that
way,
we
managed
it.
Luckily
our
families
were
very
supportive
which
is
very
important.
Q.
Coming
from
a
science
background
and
doing
BCA
did
it
help
you
in
any
way?
A.
(Laughs)
Not
exactly
but
since
I
was
really
excited
about
using
computer
and
internet,
we
gained
a
lot.
When
we
were
recording
the
album,
we
recorded
the
guitars
and
bass
at
home
which
you
can
record
with
a
simple
sound
card
in
computer.
So
here
our
knowledge
in
computers
really
helped.
Q.
Do
you
have
a
Girl
friend?
A.
We
have
a
lot
of
friends,
but
no
girl
friend
as
such.
We
don't
have
girl
friends
in
our
dictionary
(laughs).
Q.
Have
you
been
to
movies
during
your
college
life?
A.
We
don't
have
much
cinema
halls
over
there
in
Pakistan,
but
now
it
is
happening.
We
just
used
to
go
out
and
eat
whenver
we
had
free
time.
"People
also
like
surfing
internet
and
one
of
my
friend
told
me
to
join
Orkut
and
I
did
it
and
believe
me
nobody
believed
that
I
was
actually
Farhan
and
then
I
did
Facebook
and
made
sure
that
I
be
the
first
one
to
do
that
and
from
there
I
have
a
lots
of
friends.
Fans
from
India,
Pakistan
and
Bangladesh
interact
in
that
way
and
anything
that
happens
in
Pakistan
will
come
to
other
places
within
few
minutes
and
that's
a
best
way
to
be
in
touch
with
your
friends,"
says
Farhan.
Q.
How
does
it
feel
to
be
a
brand
ambassador
of
Gibson,
the
guitar
company
in
U.S.A.?
A.
It
feels
great
and
I
feel
very
proud
of
it.
I
think
it
is
an
achievement
for
all
the
band
members
and
all
the
fan,s
so
I
am
really
happy
about
it.
Q.
After
Aadat
now
you
have
come
up
with
Boondh
after
a
long
time,
so
why
was
this
delay?
A.
I
think
it
is
a
normal
delay.
If
you
see
Strings,
I
mean
they
released
Dhaani
before
Aadat
and
they
have
not
released
anything
after
that,
so
it
depends.
Q.
What
are
your
next
plans?
A.
First
we
plan
to
go
to
Pakistan,
then
to
Shangri-La
and
to
Bangkok.
Lets
see,
but
this
summer
we
are
going
to
Canada
where
we
have
a
concert
on
15th
of
June
and
then
to
States
and
then
in
New
York,
as
there
are
lot
of
Pakistanis
out
there.
We
will
also
have
a
get-together
for
summer
where
we
will
stay
in
Canada
for
a
while.