Pak
si ge
Mustafa
Zahid
o
NOT
bei g
pa t
of
‘Awa apa
2’:
‘A tists
suffe
because
of
politics’
Pakista i
si ge
Mustafa
Zahid,
who
le t
his
voice
to
ico ic
t acks
‘Toh
Phi
Aao’
a d
‘Te a
Me a
Rishta’
f om
the
o igi al
‘Awa apa ‘,
is
missi g
f om
the
music
of
its
much-awaited
sequel,
‘Awa apa
2’.
Now,
the
si ge
has
b oke
his
sile ce
o
his
abse ce
f om
the
f a chise.
He e’s
what
he
sha ed
at
a
ece t
co ce t.
Mustafa
Zahid
o
ot
bei g
pa t
of
‘Awa apa
2’
Acco di g
to
the
Hi dusta
Times
epo t,
speaki g
at
a
ece t
co ce t
i
Chicago,
Mustafa
Zahid
add essed
his
exclusio
f om
the
sequel’s
sou dt ack,
whe e
the
o igi al
so gs
have
bee
ec eated
by
othe
si ge s.
He
did ‘t
hide
his
disappoi tme t
while
speaki g
to
the
audie ce.
He
said,
“This
is
the
fi st
so g
of
my
life
that
I
w ote.
This
is
the
fi st
so g
of
my
life
that
I
composed,
a d
it
happe s
to
be
the
fi st
so g
that
I
sa g
i
my
life.
It
is
u fo tu ate
that
sometimes
a t
has
to
suffe
because
of
all
the
politics
a ou d
the
wo ld.
So,
u fo tu ately,
I
am
ot
pa t
of
the
album,
but
the
amou t
of
love
a d
espect
that
I
have
always
eceived
f om
the
I dia s
is
absolutely
amazi g.
Tha k
you
so
much
guys.”The
success
of
the
fi st
film’s
music
p oved
to
be
a
tu i g
poi t
i
Mustafa’s
ca ee ,
ope i g
doo s
fo
him
to
si g
i
seve al
othe
Bollywood
films,
i cludi g
‘Blood
Mo ey’,
‘Aashiqui
2’
a d
‘Ek
Villai ‘.
‘Awa apa ‘
ly icist
Sayeed
Quad i
o
Mustafa
Zahid’s
abse ce
Mustafa
Zahid’s
abse ce
f om
‘Awa apa
2’
is
widely
believed
to
be
li ked
to
the
o goi g
est ictio s
o
Pakista i
a tists
wo ki g
i
the
I dia
e te tai me t
i dust y.
Reacti g
to
his
exclusio ,
vete a
ly icist
Sayeed
Quad i
told
News18,
“Bahot
saa i
cheeze
hoti
hai
jo
haalat
a d
waqt
ko
dekh
ke
ka i
padhti
hai.
The
most
impo ta t
thi g
is
that
atio
should
always
come
fi st.
Desh
sa vapa i
hai
(The e
a e
ma y
thi gs
that
have
to
be
do e
depe di g
o
the
ci cumsta ces
a d
the
situatio .
The
most
impo ta t
thi g
is
that
the
atio
should
always
come
fi st.
The
cou t y
is
pa amou t).”
New
voices
a d
compose s
fo
‘Awa apa
2’
I
the
sequel,
‘Te a
Me a
Rishta’
has
bee
ec eated
by
si ge s
Saaj
Bhatt
a d
Subodhh
Sha ma.
Mustafa
is ‘t
the
o ly
key
co t ibuto
missi g
f om
the
f a chise’s
music
this
time
a ou d,
o igi al
compose
P itam
is
also
abse t
f om
‘Awa apa
2’,
with
Amaal
Mallik
a d
Mithoo
taki g
ove
composi g
duties
i stead.Add essi g
P itam’s
abse ce,
Sayeed
said,
“W ite s
usually
do ‘t
have
a
say
i
this
matte .
So,
I
ca ‘t
say
why
P itam
is ‘t
a
pa t
of
‘Awa apa
2’.
This
call
was
take
by
the
p oductio
house.
But
Mithoo
a d
Amaal
have
ec eated
the
so gs
with
a
lot
of
hea t.”
Mo e
about
‘Awa apa
2’
Di ected
by
Niti
Kakka ,
the
film
featu es
Em aa
Hashmi,
Disha
Pata i,
Shaba a
Azmi,
a d
Suvi de
Vicky.
The
movie
a ived
i
ci emas
o
August
14,
2026.
The
film
has
c ossed
ove
Rs
55
c o e
i
I dia
i
just
two
days
of
its
elease.