Some melodies refuse to recognise borders, and in the late eighties one of them swept across the subcontinent with a single refrain: “Hawa Hawa.” In the first episode of this series, Dr. Ashish Kaul sits down with Pakistan’s pop sensation Hassan Jahangir, who still speaks of his Mumbai visit the way one remembers a first love, with the warmth of Indian audiences who made his success soar four times higher than at home. He also shares a story that remains the rarest of the rare: a Pakistani star giving his entire live-show fee not to a cause in his own country, but to an Indian NGO for welfare work. Music, memories, and a gesture that built a bridge where politics built walls, straight from the horse’s mouth.

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Dr. Ashish Kaul

Dr. Ashish Kaul is the Editor and Publisher of News Trust India. He writes on public affairs, media, culture, history and national issues, and oversees the publication’s editorial standards and accountability. Editorial questions, source material and correction requests may be sent to ashishrkaul@gmail.com.

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