Hashim Ali is on the show! Art director, production designer, absolutely prolific creative person, and as a result probably one of the busiest people in Pakistan. We talked about his early life, NCA, the conflict and intersection between art vs culture vs identity vs tradition in Pakistan, Coke Studio obviously and more. And there's STILL a whole bunch of things we didn't have time for. Jump right in!
Thanks to Sarfaraz, Natasha & Gul for their help.
Things discussed in this episode:
00:00 Intro
01:44 Hashim Ali’s dance alter-ego
06:20 Early life, school in Rome, dreaming of art, getting into NCA, not wanting to be a “kanjar”
16:02 How we “found” Hashim Ali, what is his job?
24:02 Trying not to be put in a box, arguments about “originality”, culture vs tradition
32:52 His journey towards being able to believe in himself
36:07 Pakistan’s “generational trauma” translated through boundaries on culture & art
44:06 Pakistan’s tired millennials & surging Gen-Z, people still pushing against resistance
52:05 How did he get hired for Coke Studio?
59:57 Pasoori - Inspiration, team, concept, message, easter-eggs
1:07:11 Mehram - how the lyrics designed the concept, folklore, emo boys unite
1:16:50 Difference between fashion work and music videos - s/o to Zara Shahjahan
1:20:55 Does Karachi differ from Lahore in terms of their art scenes and output?
1:25:38 Hashim Ali’s shoutouts!
1:31:07 Jinn stories!
1:36:26 Outro
LINKS:
Hashim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hashimali90/
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