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Sochta Hoon
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Wikipedia article
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| artist = Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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| recorded = 28 February 1985
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| genre = Ghazal, Qawwali
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| label = Oriental Star Agencies
| writer = Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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"'Sochta Hoon'" ( ) is a ghazal-qawwali written and performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, originally in UK
1985 Tour on 28 February at Allah Ditta Centre Birmingham. It had been popularized by him and his nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan several times in different concerts.
2016 remix
It was recreated and released as a single on 5 July 2016 by A1melodymaster for the album 'Reformed'; which released on 16 March 2017 with different renewed songs of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[https://www.amazon.com/Reformed-Ustad-Nusrat-Fateh-A1Melodymaster/dp/B06XHXGG59 Reformed Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & A1Melodymaster]. Amazon.com. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
2018 film version
It was recreated by lyricist Manoj Muntashir and composer Rochak Kohli for Shree Narayan Singh's 2018 Hindi film 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu'. Under the title "Dekhte Dekhte" (; Hindi: " "; ), it was released in two versions, first by Atif Aslam and second by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The song has been picturised on the star cast Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar under his label T-Series, whose sister Tulsi Kumar also covered the song.
After the release of Aslam's version, it became the most viewed Hindi song on YouTube with more than 20 million views within 24 hours, and rose up to trending #2 on YouTube India. It also topped the iTunes India Chart and BBC Asian Music Chart with #1 position.
Popularity
Due to its popularity, the song has been covered by some artists in Pakistan and India; including Junaid Asghar, Sonu Kakkar and Manan Bhardwaj. Other cover versions were released by Qazi Touqeer, Shreya Karmakar, Satyajeet Jena and Arshman Naeem.
The titular lyrics from the 2018 film version went viral as a social media meme.
See also
*Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan discography
*Rahat Fateh Ali Khan discography
*Atif Aslam discography
References
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