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The concept goes along with the singing and also tells an intriguing story to the audience. The word “ Dholan" means the Love of life.

The Concept of the video took some effort, as the director gathered ideas with the help of Sarah Altaf and Khurram Anwar. The Story is quite complex, he tried to visualize it as simple as possible. The emphasis is on shoot photographic Videos to create e visual treat. There are four characters - a stranger on a camel, a woman with a [Musical Instrument], an Old Man in the hut, and a Little girl, who is only visible to the woman’s eyes. The mode is a Dessert, with vast landscapes and blue skies. Accordingly, we planned that the video should have a stylized look with scenic photography.

The heart of the story is the Little girl who is representing the age of innocence of the woman, playing the Musical instrument. The girl symbolizes her freedom, her Music, and her spirit. As a stranger enter her life and her journey began towards the unknown. The two things that she remembers are her music and the young girl who is in fact her childhood. As she travels through the desserts and plains on a camel, with the man who is now her Future. She knows, that she will never be free and unbound & her childhood is about to vanish. The video end, as she was about to cross into her new life, she finally gives up her music. The little girl is also left behind, as the age of innocence is over. The little girl in the end finds the musical instrument in the dunes, searching for a new Soul for it.

To convey concept into a story, we needed actors, who could light up the characters. The stranger is Mohib Mirza, not new to screen and theater, he is an emerging actor with visible talent. He was perfect for the character because of the body structure, facial features and the new messy hairstyle. The female character was well done by the expression of Maheen from Lahore, who played a character of a lonely girl in the desert. The Little girl was surprisingly the most energetic character in the story, as she is in the real life. I have never seen a child so young who can understand what you trying to do and do it for you in the first Shot...Amazing. Last but not least was the character of the Old man played by [Lahka]. He also helped us guide in the area.

The location for the shoot was far away in the desert and mountains of Balochistan.
The route is inaccessible and torturous. Our Vehicles got stuck for hours many times during the shoot. There were no shops for food and refreshments so we had to carry everything. The scorching sun was always there on our heads. This shoot was really a challenge.

First, we completed the Singing performance. I, Hadiqa was symbolized as the soul of the desert.
We were looking for a specific location, with a small Lake and Dessert in the background reflecting on the water surface. It took the director around one week to find this place only and some gruesome journeys over camel and donkey cart. My wardrobe and others were done by fashion Designer Fayez Agariah. And makeup by the Saima’s.

The story sequence was shot in the desert, mountains, vast barren land, and plains with blue skies and a hut. The landscapes were beautifully captured by Cameraman Imran Ali. The editing and post-treatment was done at Candid Digital by Rizwan Mirza who is a freelance Editor and had cut all videos of Alf “the Director”. Production on the shoot was done by Sarah Altaf.

This was my first experience working with Alf (Altaf Anwar). I am more than thankful to him and his team for all the supports they have given me. From the concept to the shooting days, their professionalism kept my spirits high.

Stream the song 'Dholan' from the album 'Rung' on all streaming sites: http://silentroarprod.com/smartlink/r...

Credits:

Director - ALF
Producer - Sarah Altaf
DOP - Imran Ali
Makeup - Saima’s
Wardrobe - Fayez Agariah
Editing - Candid Digital
Editor - Rizwan Mirza
CAM & Lights Crew Films
Song Composer: Masud Malik (Famous Saraiki Singer and one of Hadiqa’s early days music teacher)
Poet - Rasheed Qaiserani (famous Saraiki Poet)


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