Alif Allah (Jugni) (Punjabi: الف اللہ - جگنی), also known as Alif Allah Chambe Di Booti (Punjabi: الف اللہ چمبے دی بوٹی) is a popular Punjabi Sufi song that was composed and sung by Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi in Coke Studio Pakistan.[2][3] The lyrics of the song were based on the works of 17th century Sufi poet Sultan Bahu.
It is an adaptation of Punjabi folk "Jugni" in a Sufi version.[citation needed]
Alif Allah (Jugni) rose to popularity after being sung by Lohar and Shafi on Coke Studio. The associated video on YouTube has more than 70 million views to date.[4]
Adaptation in films and television
The song has also been used in the following movies:
- Pakistani Lollywood Punjabi language film Jugni - 2011
- Bollywood movie Cocktail where it was sung by Arif Lohar and Harshdeep Kaur.[5] - 2012
- Bollywood movie Diary of a Butterfly - 2012
- Ta'Wiz - 2018 (Upcoming Hum TV program)
References
- ^ "Alif Allah Chambey di Booty - Arif Lohar & Meesha by Rohail Hyatt | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Alif Allah - Meesha Shafi & Arif Lohar". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "A cocktail of voices from India and Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Alif Allah, Jugni | Arif Lohar & Meesha | Season 3 | Coke Studio. YouTube.
- ^ "ALif Allah Chambe di booti (Iqbal bahoo) Full - XciteFun.net".
