{"id":24139,"date":"2022-01-26T10:50:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T10:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/ahmed-murtaza-shares-details-about-working-with-bilal-maqsood-feroze-khan-and-much-more\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T10:50:43","slug":"ahmed-murtaza-shares-details-about-working-with-bilal-maqsood-feroze-khan-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/?p=24139","title":{"rendered":"Ahmed Murtaza shares details about working with Bilal Maqsood, Feroze Khan and much more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rap star Ahmed Murtaza recently collaborated with former Strings member Bilal Maqsood for the gladiator-themed PSL anthem titled <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shaan e Pakistan. <\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Following the success, he has now teamed up with superstar Feroze Khan for his debut track. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a title=\"Feroze Khan is all set to release his first rap single\" href=\"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/feroze-khan-is-all-set-to-release-his-first-rap-single\/\">Feroze Khan is all set to release his first rap single<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive chat with <em>Something Haute<\/em>, Ahmed spoke at length about his professional journey as well as experience working with Bilal and Feroze. He also shared his expectations attached to the music scene in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the anthem produced by Talha Dar from SomeWhatSuper, Ahmed shared that it was a wonderful experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had made most of the song when Bilal <em>bhai<\/em> was brought in seeing the potential of it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We worked on the song in Lahore for which Bilal flew out which was an honour on its own . Working with a legend like him was truly inspiring and one of the best learning experiences of my life. 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CZCmJzThCxS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Ahmed Murtaza (@theahmedmurtaza)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He went on to share that the video has to be one of the most epic shoots he has ever witnessed and been part of.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being in the frame with Shahid Afridi and other team members along with brilliant actors like Adnan bhai, Ushna and Shafaat really made me step up my game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He remained tight lipped about his collaboration with Feroze Khan stating that it is a very exclusive project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can only say very little as the project is very exclusive and on a level that maybe hasn\u2019t been heard of in Pakistan,&#8221; he claimed giving little hints about the big project that are enough to make the fans impatient.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are in talks about a major collaboration with international artists that would change the face of music in the country,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But even if the collaboration doesn\u2019t happen and if we\u2019re not catered to the way we want, the project on its own will blow people\u2019s minds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload_inited aligncenter wp-image-79661 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/images\/2022\/01\/Feroze-Khan-610x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ahmed, who has been making music for quite some time, feels that the music scene in Pakistan has great potential.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are catching up to the international music scene with a whole lot of speed but there is still a long way to go. A lot of genres need to be explored and a lot of work needs to be done by good lyricists to support the rising quality of production in Pakistan. But the future is definitely bright,&#8221;  he said.<\/p>\n<p>We are a  nation of unbeatable talent. We just need to find those diamonds and refine them the right way,&#8221; he continued, adding that great music has come out during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from being part of two major collaborations this year, Ahmed is also associated with upcoming film, <em>Ishrat Made in China.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The title track for Ishrat  Made in China starring  Mohib Mirza and Sanam Saeed is also done by me,&#8221;  he revealed, expressing that 2022 looks great, so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmed is also associated with upcoming film, Ishrat Made in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":22999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,39],"tags":[945],"class_list":["post-24139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity","category-entertainment","tag-ahmed-murtazabilal-maqsoodferoze-khanishrat-made-in-china"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}