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In February 2010, Kiani released "Janan", for which she collaborated with Pashto singer Irfan Khan. The song has become Kiani's biggest hit till date and some say that it has even topped the popularity of "Boohey Barian". The song became the first Pakistani pop song to be mentioned by the Los Angeles Times, where the newspaper said that "Janan" was what the whole country was listening to. Kiani's rendering in the Pashto language was critically acclaimed. Some Pakhtoons even started to call her "Hadiqa Pathani," Kiani is credited with bringing back a trend in Pakistan of embracing Pashto culture, girls started to wear Pashto-style dresses imitating Kiani's looks on the red carpet and more mainstream singers began singing in the local language. The song's widespread popularity was credited to the fact that it broke barriers in Pakistani music, Kiani being a Punjabi singing a Pashto song and appealing to not only Pakistani Pashto audiences, but to audiences worldwide. Kiani's "Janan" has been covered by many international singers, most noticeably by the Chinese singer Hou Wei at the grand South Asia Expo in 2014. The Chinese cover was done as a tribute to Pakistani culture which elevated the Pashto community in Pakistan while, what many say, cementing the song as a national treasure.

Credits:

Album: Aasmaan (2008)
Vocals: Hadiqa Kiani & Irfan Khan
Lyrics: General Abdul Samad
Composition: Mass Khan
Stylist: Khawar Riaz
Designer: Munib Nawaz
Music Arrangement: Ali Mustafa
Edit: Tauqeer Abbas
Post: Sharp Cut
Album Producer: Irfan Kiani
Director: Jovi

Thanks to Mr. Asim Qureshi (AVT Khyber)


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