I played his version of Chan Kithan when my love walked down the aisle at our wedding. Teared rolled down my eyes with his music and the love of my life in that wedding dress! This man has a special place in my love story. Fun fact: Our dating started with me introducing her to Ali Sethi's songs and explaining all the sher-o-shayari behind it!

@shrafali565

3 жыл бұрын

Cute!!!

@asadahmadkhan9394

3 жыл бұрын

MashaAllah bhai 🥰😍

@Nawazaahr

3 жыл бұрын

You are truely blessed. Not everyone get to that point of ultimate love.

@juileeavasare6507

2 жыл бұрын

That's sooo sweet! ❤️❤️❤️

@dileswarisahu8443

2 жыл бұрын

Wow...

I could listen to him talk for hours. So articulate, so passionate. Impressed

@Aqsaa286

3 жыл бұрын

@Foot long foot long? Really ? Dude. Get a life.

@Aqsaa286

3 жыл бұрын

@Foot long you had the time to open ‘hindu’s’ video and comment. Is this how you’ll get Kashmir? Get a life

One of the best things Film Companion has done.

@yehudaquinton1069

2 жыл бұрын

i realize Im kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good website to watch new tv shows online ?

A lot of respect to Anupama ji for doing interviews with artists across the border. We need to break this barrier between us and it is people like you that can make it happen.

@sil05

3 жыл бұрын

@Foot long hindus are humans too. Idiot. You want Kashmir go get it. Stop complaining.

@sil05

3 жыл бұрын

@Foot long I said no such thing. Do not put words in my mouth.

It's a breath of fresh air to see a young, popular South Asian artist who is a public intellectual, can speak in academic language, is politically woke and unabashed about it. Only Varun Grover comes to mind from the Hindi film industry.

Wish he could do live gigs here in India!!! He's such a great, inspiring artist. This was a great interview. Thank you FC for making this happen. 😊

@yasirpk2002

3 жыл бұрын

Go to Pakistan

@ShankarRawlley

3 жыл бұрын

@@yasirpk2002 I would love to bro!!

@ananyaa6664

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShankarRawlley 😆😆

@user-fk8md4jn3i

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShankarRawlley 🤣🤣

@dollysingh007

3 жыл бұрын

Same. He is a vibe!

Ali Sethi is precious and must be protected at all cost. His music and his insta live sessions are the reasons I've been able to keep my mind sane in the past year and a half. Love and respect for this gem of a person! 🌻❤️

Man he talks music like a chef talks about food and software developer talks about code.

@bikramjeetsingh2606

3 жыл бұрын

Like a doctor talks about health , like an athlete talks about sports , like an aviator talks about aviation .

@Anas-kj3ej

2 жыл бұрын

like pep guardiola talks about tactics

Our brilliant Ali Sethi! 🇵🇰 so proud of him! My fav singer and writer that I truly admire so much! Thanks FC for bringing him to your channel

@Faiza-Irfan

3 жыл бұрын

@Foot long who the hell is sucking up? An Indian Platform is appreciating him- where has he sacrificed his integrity respect and soul?

@AGNOSTIC1971

Жыл бұрын

Ali sethi is a good singer ❤ from india

One of the most articulated, inquisitive and knowledgeable guy who knows how to theorize his music, academically as well as conceptually. By creating music, he is not only doing his job as a musician, but he's also situating his stuff in the border debates of south Asian musical traditions. It will help the connoisseurs to admire the music as a living reality and a repertoire amidst the sociopolitical scene. He took his music beyond the generally accepted notion of music as entertainment, listening him one understands music as a formidable and inseparable dimension of philosophy

@aakashzutshi7999

3 жыл бұрын

I am kashmiri pandit and don't spit your venom here

@aakashzutshi7999

3 жыл бұрын

No, we migrated in 1990

Bhai first 5 minutes me Dil choo Liya. We need more people like you. Great interview!! Btw big fan of your singing. I keep listening you in loops. Thanks!

Ali Sethi is the most beautiful person!!! I fall deep in love with him everytime he talks. It's so hard not to!!! I wish our countries knew how much love we hold for each other and bond over it. Ali Sethi's music is one of the bridges.

@Ana_M_01

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my feeling. Although I couldn't have put it so beautifully :) His social commentary, analysis, and music - everything is so poetic and intelligent.

@nandinii.

2 жыл бұрын

I KNOWWWW

Anupama! Today the whole film companion fraternity have forgiven you for Befikre :) Thank you for bringing Ali to us... !! Love from a Pakistani fan!

@priyanka333

3 жыл бұрын

haha. good one! :)

@malaydeb2895

3 жыл бұрын

What happened with Befikre?

@AYUSHSINGH-ix8mu

3 жыл бұрын

@Foot long 🤣🤣🤣🤣 In kashmir hangover u lost east pakistan , siachin glaciers..

@pthegreat1104

2 жыл бұрын

💀💀

He is one of those rare breeds who understands subcontinent. Keep up the good work without biases as music or any art form should be.

@irnobody

2 жыл бұрын

Many of us do, it all depends on how you were brought up or the environment you were brought up in. You cant imagine, on a current affairs program a guy from India will be bad-mouthing Pakistan, and the same for the Pakistani throwing filth on the other side; and then in near future, you see them together and an uncle says, Puttar Jii aena nuu jandae o ae bedi saab nae aena nae auriga dae andar teeji dukaan kholi ae. and that Pakistani says yaar o pyaaz da ikk phaera lawa laiye india tu

I feel so ignorant already. Coz, only one month ago from now I didn't know who Ali Sethi was. But then my KZread algorithm played a beautiful trick and I got introduced to this amazing artist. His music was gradually growing on me (still is) as his experimental touch to the Ghazal is something new to me. On the other hand, I am absolutely smitten after watching this interview. It was so enriching and real. Ali Sethi is an asset for not only South Asia but also for the whole music industry in general. His thoughts are so refreshing which many of us young people resonate with presently but can't get an outlet to manifest, but Ali is sharing our thoughts perfectly through his platform. Sending lots of love to the FC team and to Ali Sethi himself for this amazing and enriching TED talk like session 😌. PS. Being a Bengali myself, it made me extra happy to know that Ali happens to have come across some of the great intellectuals of present day Bengal. Yeii.😁🌼 Peace and love.

I am doing PhD in philosophy and my relatives say: ' bc tu saari umar padhi jaana.'

@vatsalaykhobragade

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@ImranKhan-gl4td

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@bhavanasv

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@shaelsharma8468

3 жыл бұрын

Tumhare kaale ghane baal dekh kar lag raha hai bhai...ki PHD kar rahe ho 😂

Yaar, aise log kahaan milte hai aaj! Floored by the substance in Ali’s arguments, the eloquence, and the rootedness in South Asian art. I mean, look at the genuine and unabashed passion with which he describes the opening sequence of Aa Jaan-e-jaan at 27:25. He makes liking desi music cool, which it really is. Amazing interview.

I love people who have multidimensional intelligence. he’s able to draw from and link so many different spheres of life and art forms as well as intellectual life. love hearing exchanges with people like him.

@anjaliarjunan9595

3 жыл бұрын

Thrur that 👍👍 by saying this u nailed it

@Nawazaahr

3 жыл бұрын

He is a unique individual, left economics to study Sanskrit.

@Rubylove48

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nawazaahr me too. I don’t find it that unique.

I’m just 5 minutes into this interview, and I can’t thank you enough already ☺️

I have a couple of things to express: 1. Loved this interview in its entirety. Genuinely. 2. I want to thank FC for taking such leaps and conducting interviews. I don't want to use word 'brave' but it is courageous that you are doing it. That too with such grace and panache. 3. I've admired him as a singer/composer. Today I saw another side, more personal and humane. Completely in awe. Thank you guys! Great interview ❤️

@christinafrancis713

3 жыл бұрын

I loved the way you articulate your thoughts! I'd love you to be my English teacher

@gpatel

3 жыл бұрын

You should watch his Haroon's interview as well.

How did I miss this interview up until now.. I can listen to him sing AND talk for hours and maybe a lifetime. I wish he could be my friend/professor/partner fir life. Uff ✨

FINALLY! My man's here❤️ One of my fav musician's

Anupama: honestly I don't want to talk and just want you to sing Anupama very next moment: I have so many questions for you 😂

I have watched each and every video of FC, but I never felt such urgency to go to the comments write. With these words, I am sending all the love my heart can send to Anupama ji for doing this interview and to Ali ji for existing

I had never heard of Ali Sethi before this interview and I am floored!!! I am a total fan. May we have more like him that we can undo the toxicity that is South Asia today. Love does conquer all and he is showing us how. I am enjoying the bridges he has built. Thank you Ali and FC! Inshallah.

@Faiza-Irfan

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t have agreed more Jayashree!

Wow! Best 49 minutes of my life that I have spent on listening to this absolutely mesmerizing talk. What a delight it was seeing Ali Sethi talk about South Asian culture, censorship, presenting his no filter thoughts on bollywood music and everything else. Also kudos to Anupama! I totally love how she frames relevant and just right questions to ask from the answers of the interviewee.

As a Canadian, I'm so impressed with his liberal views and his courage to speak about the current conservative culture in South Asia. I can definitely see his western education shining through and he has so much more to give the world than just music. Most celebrities in both India and Pakistan would be too apprehensive to talk about what he just did. Lots of respect!!

@na-hg3ch

2 жыл бұрын

for his liberalness would expect him to speak of the treatment of hindus in pak.

@advityat

2 жыл бұрын

​@@na-hg3ch Muslims and Dalits fairing any better in India?

@advityat

2 жыл бұрын

It's not his western education that is shining through. This has been the ethos of Sufi culture and south asian culture for the most part. The current conservative trend does not reflect the centuries of very liberal thought which was prevalent in the region! This is not to say that this region has always been a paradise, but analyse the history of the place and you will see intolerable is not the rule!

@06nishant

Жыл бұрын

@Tara That's what he's saying. Change the fukin garbage mentality and spread love. Someone has to initiate. Phele tu plehle tu mein train na Nikal jaye🤔

@naveengokarla9518

Жыл бұрын

​@@advityat Muslims are 14% and Dalits are 20% Where as Hindus in Pakistan are now just 2% (initially it is used to be 20%)

I don't think he is a singer. There is a complete philosopher inside this body, who uses his voice to convey his message. What an interview. Learned so much about life. Thanks to Anupama for this epic session.

Ali Sethi has lot of expression in his conversation... I think he inherited legacy of his parents. In music he is doing wonders..He is truly secular in his thinking. Vo din door Nahin jab aaj ki generation dono mulkon ko ikatha Kar hi degi...

@immammuddin5019

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Wishful thinking. Things are better the way they are.

So glad you did his interview. Love his music.

The moment I saw Ali Sethi in the title, I opened and liked the video and then started watching it. Love his music.

@saffronthreads2606

3 жыл бұрын

same

I love how Anupama ask the articulate questions and choose these people who I truly truly adore, thank you so much for bringing Ali Sethi here, if possible talk to Sanam Saeed as well and Ahad Raza Mir

@ananyaa6664

3 жыл бұрын

You are my kind of people it seems! I too like Ahad Raza Mir! ❤

@shreyakhanna9502

3 жыл бұрын

Yess! Anupama, please please get Sajal Ali and Ahad Raza Mir, specially now because their much awaited web-series filmed against the background of Indo-Pak conflict is releasing on Zee5 this month.

@theawantikamishra

3 жыл бұрын

@@ananyaa6664 Ahad Raza Mir seems like a very capable actor, I even dream of becoming a director and write a role for him

@theawantikamishra

3 жыл бұрын

@@shreyakhanna9502 did you see Aangan

@shreyakhanna9502

3 жыл бұрын

@@theawantikamishra No, I haven’t, it’s on my to watch list though. I have seen them in Yakeen Ka Safar and Ye Dil Mera. They were brilliant!

In my opinion Ali Sethi is to music what Nicola Tesla is to science. Loved listening to his abstract expressionism and being a Pakistani and married to an Indian, and having two lovely kids with Indian nationality and many close Indian friends in my life I can relate to his vision on love beyond borders. And Ali “Hum dekhenge, Lazim hai ke hum bhi dekhenge, woh din ke jiska vaada hai, jo loh-e-azzal mein likha hai, hun dekhenge.” This world was created out of love, for love and someday there will be no hatred, only love, all around us, everywhere! Insha Allah!

I can listen to him for hours 🥺

What a lovely message ... easy ho jayen! Why can't we move past the age old prejudices and embrace all! Beyond boundaries, religions and all these stupid boxes...What a lovely ambassador of peace Ali Sethi ❤❤❤

Oh my goddd....I was waiting for this ...Ali Sethi is too pure for this world ...I could pick his brain for hours ....thank you film companion...do make him a regular! Love you Sethi Saab❤️

Educational, knowledge base, funny , smoothing to ears , all in one place , that's Ali sethi for you

@iparesh14

3 жыл бұрын

@Foot long achcha achcha aap yaha apni trolling karvane aae hain , dekhie yaha baat ek kalakar ki ho rahi hain jiske chahnewale puri duniya main hain , so apne attention paane k bure irado ko yaha naa laae, and rahi baat kashmir ki toh vaise mangne se nahi milta janab , vaise agar aap pakistani ho toh jitna aapke paas hain usse khush rahe aur hume yaha rehne de , take care

@iparesh14

3 жыл бұрын

@Foot long hahahahaha , you are funny , pak army rock indian soldiers everyday, great joke buddy , that's why your country lost war with india 4 times , Again saying just chill , let artist do there job (entertainment) and let government / army do there job , Get a life brother/sister . Take care and enjoy the good music

"ख़बर ए तहय्युर ए इश्क़ सुन न जुनूं रहा न परी रही न तो तू रहा न तो मैं रहा जो रही सो बेखबरी रही.. " Ali Sethi, a hugely gifted singer, has sung this Siraj Aurangabadi ghazal with so much mastery apart from the Maestro Mehdi Hassan's "रंजिश ही सही.. " (Ahmad Faraz), " गुलों में रंग भरे बाद ए नौबहार चले.."( Faiz) n others. Thanks a lot Anupama Ma'am for the lovely interview n exploring a new territory!

Modern King 🤴 of Ghazal (even if Ali blushes every time he hears this) 🥰

This is just... Amazing. Listening to Ali Sethi's music and listening to him just talk about so many variety of things, both have the same depth. I am stunned

I can hear him for hours. How could I miss such talented gem person for so many years. His education is visible throughout the conversation. Also his parents knowledge reflects in him. I think he is most underrated talent. He deserves more more appreciation and recognition than he is getting.. I wish Ali Sethi more more success and happiness.

Thank you for interviewing this guy. He is not only reviving ghazal genre back to life but taking it to another level. I am so glad I found him on KZread and been listening to his songs repeatedly. He is an intelligent and articulate person.

Oh maaannh , this guy has a OP OG voice. My gAwwwdddd , just other level.

Thank you for doing this Anupama and Team Film Companion. This was literally one of the best interviews you have done.

Thanks Anupama for this wonderful interview with such an erudite perspective of music ,it’s nuances and the South Eastern trend of cultural thought and dialogue which should be revived at all costs . Thanks Ali for putting into words which so many of us feel but have no ability to change. Kudos to both for this Celebral entertainment

Thanks so much for getting him on Film Companion! What a treat to listen to him. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Great interview & he's a wonderful speaker. Please consider interviewing Bilal and Faisal of Strings/Coke Studio fame, Shafqat Amanat Ali, and Shuja Haider as well. All awesome interview subjects from across the border. 🙂

You guys can never allow non fb users to comment on your website but this right here is one of the best things you have ever done. Thank you

@alqamaamir4449

3 жыл бұрын

Wherever there is Ali, there is Rohwit😃

This man is the true example living his truth, doing what he loves! The passion that pours out of his words when talking about what he loves is beautiful.

So nice of you Anupama to interview Ali Sethi..it's a treat❤️

The best thing this year ❤️ Thanks FC and thanks Ali for existing !

@rustydong2374

2 жыл бұрын

are u hindu baniya.we want kashmir

Thank you @Film Companion for this . Kinda perfect ending to my Sunday . Love his music . Please interview more Pakistani artists if its not too much of a ask :)

What a brilliant artist. It’s a delight to watch an artist like Ali Sethi go so deep into both music and poetry. More power to him. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 thank you FC 👍🏽

It's too bad that in modi's reign we Indian's are feared to say what Ali Sethi had said in the beginning of the interview. Art is one of the few mediums where even the extremist's failed to separate us. Hope one day all the desi folks become one.

Mature, cool, well spoken and deep in the way he looks at everything….

Can't thank Film Companion enough for this beautiful interview. There's no one like Ali Sethi! ❤️ He spoke his mind, uninhibited.

Thank you so much for doing this, Anupama Chopra. There is so much to ponder on our collective composite culture. Ali is so real and so positive. Such joy

He has the best versatile vocal texture amongst the Pakistani singers. Love you Ali ❤

Thank you so much for this! 10 mins in and i’m all smiles🥺💖

He has been a saviour all through the lockdown. If anyone asks me my top 5 memories of this time period, it's definitely Ali Sethi's live sessions. Thank you Film companion for this interview, you brought him closer to us😊

The love, care and perhaps grief that pours through Ali for our subcontinent. It's therapeutic, @Ali Sethi, dil se shukriya. Probably the most inspiring interview on your channel @Film Companion.

This is wonderful. He is wonderful. Thank you for this beautiful interview.

Film Companion, you have redeemed yourself. A BIG Thank you for this! And Ali Sethi, I seek refuge in your music.

The way Ali talks, it's just so captivating, as captivating as his music. Your music makes life worth living, and aapki baatein- they give me hope. I cannot thank you enough for your existence, Ali

“NEW AGE HEALER”, yesssss you are and too much at the same time with your music, the kind of effect it has on us. Blessed to have you who is not even an artist but way more than that when it comes to the amount of love you spread. May God always bless you. Love from India 🙏🏼❤️

Wow. Thank you for the interview.

Thank you for doing this FC! Such a heart warming interview ❤️

Brilliant interview. Is it just me or KZread took full advantage of this lovely conversation? I have been bombarded with advertisements interrupting every 5 min!

If thinking makes you more attractive...there is no way Ali Sethi is not synonym to it !!!He is by far one of the most aware , intellectual...and passionate singer in the South Asian community...I feel so ignorant of not knowing his music earlier...wish celebrities like him existed more, like him on both sides...wish him all the best to his future endeavours..PASOORI brought me here...and loved that song so much... thankyou FILM COMPANION for this amazing interview...please interview him once again and Shae Gill too !Thankyou💓

Wow! This was incredible and magical and beautiful. Thank you so much Anupama and Film Companion, for this audio-visual treat to us, it was much needed. Much love to you guys.❤️

By far the best interview ever! Spellbound by the artist and his art. Film Companion and Anupama Chopra doing great service to our nation and her art lovers👏👏👏

Was waiting for this ever since Ali posted a story on Instagram! It's finally here

Ali Sethi songs are like marham to zakhms. Truly treat to the ears. This interview was really a pleasant surprise. Thank you! For this interview. Beautiful voice and even more scintillating mind. Love how he articulates complex thoughts. Mesmerising 😍

One of the best interviews oh my god. Our hearts are so full 🥺❤️. Thankyou so much for doing this 😌

Best best best interview I’ve seen in a while - keep up the podcasts, Film Companion ❤️

I could watch 10 more episodes with him. Uff...how amazing! Thank you FC 🙏!

Ali Sethi is a gem of an artist. His music genuinely gives you peace.

You are an incredibly inspiring artist. Love the work you're doing. This interview was a treat to watch. Also, thank you, Ali, for entertaining us with your 'Instagram live' posts that are, not just a source of entertainment but also, a source of inspiration for citizens around the world and a platform that brings people from all walks of life together. Cheers, mate!

Relating hard with ali sethi when he says about a mental jail in fascist regims of india pakistan. The freedom in truly democratic countries abroad is priceless, makes one to aspire to move therein future.

Love & Respect 🙏 from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

Brilliant musician !!

Kinda jealous I now have to share Ali Sethi music with so many, this was amazing!

"Please easy ho jaee!" Golden words...

OMG!! Thank you so much for doing this, Anupama. Ali has our heart.

M sooo happy dat dey interviewd ali sethi..film companion u deserve a pat on d back for doing this ...u made a mark now u deserve huge respect for this

Where was he hidden all this while! Such a genius,absolutely in love with him.

How he speak and sing so Eloquently😍

This is how artists can change society and create felling of oneness..🙏🏻🙏🏻

Fantastic interview, with beautiful insights about music. One of the best things by Film Companion in recent times.

It was so nice listening to him.. his genuineness so beautiful. Thank you for this. 💕 It's so satisfactory to know that In a world where people make music only to make money, this person creates music to make peace and chill. May the universe pour in more love in his being so that it will be passed onto others through his music. 🙏☮️

This is a really amazing interviews. Such an amazing personality intellectual Ali sethi. People like Ali sethi should be there in india. Please do interview of Mira Sethi

“Love in all hues conquers all” He said it! ✨

Wow wow ali is extremely talented .thank you for inviting this talented guy from my country❤

I am addicted to him these days. On my loop o am like "Dil lagayein ya na lagayein" I hum around all the way in evening walk. He is been my friend at 3 AM every depressing night and every happy part so far. I love him to the moon and black... 💜

It feels so good to listen Ali sethi talking and singing

undoubtedly the most intellectual and meaningful interviewee on this channel

Wowww.. he is the kind of artist we need today. Music. Philosophy. Poetry. Making political poetical and poetical political.

Dude,,,Anupama Chopra is killing it with her cross border interviews.❤

Ali u r a treasure. more power to your voice bro. keep composing. keep singing.

You use art like a wand, expect magic to happen and the artists, nature, the art and the feelings it arouses, shall come forth the magic to be conspired. Just hope and heal from within. Thank you ma'am for this wonderful interview.

@bilal_ahmed1011

3 жыл бұрын

@Foot long he's not doing tht.

Ali, I loved your creations ever since I got to know about you but this interview makes me knw you better. You are pure soul and that's what we witness in your songs. Thanks Anupama. Love and light Ali