Ali Zafar collaborated with Chinese singer Xiang Minqi on a brief music video. The song was published to mark the 70th anniversary of Pakistan-China diplomatic ties.
“On the 70th anniversary of the development of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, I learnt some Chinese and sang about our friendship,” wrote Zafar in a social media post.
On the 70th anniversary of the development of diplomatic relationship between #China and #Pakistan, I learnt some Chinese and sang about our friendship.😊#PakChinaFriendship #PakChinaAt70 🇵🇰 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/RvDnQUjvmr
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) May 21, 2021
The song is about love and friendship, and it uses the blossoming of the gardenia as a symbol for the two countries’ partnership. “Love is the most beautiful language,” says the song’s final line.
Zafar later posted a poster created to commemorate the event in a tweet.
#PakChinaFriendship #PakChinaAt70 pic.twitter.com/jL1t2i8IYt
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) May 21, 2021
“‘You stole my heart,’ a special duet by Ali Zafar and Xiang Minqi paying a tribute to the special, exclusive, and everlasting friendship between China and Pakistan,” said Pakistan’s ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque.
“You stole my heart”, a special duet by Ali Zafar and Xiang Minqi paying a tribute to the special, unique and eternal friendship between China and Pakistan. The song has been launched as part of 70 years of 🇨🇳🇵🇰 diplomatic ties.https://t.co/ThQtADFavq@AmbNong @zlj517
— Moin ul Haque (@PakAmbChina) May 21, 2021
One user saw something that many others did not, prompting Zafar to reply. The song was allegedly released on his birthday, according to him.
Fact;He recorded on his birthday 💓 https://t.co/PJ6C9zTAe5
— Talha khan (@PaintSzh) May 21, 2021
Zafar asked, “How did you know?”
How did you know ? 🙂 and quite a difficult language 😌 https://t.co/p3i8u8BxMR
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) May 21, 2021
Zafar agreed. He also announced that the song and video were both created in under three hours.
O damn. Yes 😂. The song audio/video was recorded in 3 hours. Tried to do my best. Hope the Chinese accent was acceptable. https://t.co/GmNpTyGHbU
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) May 21, 2021
The release has elicited a lot of positive feedback from fans, who have been posting it on social media.
