this decision was not imposed on me when i was going through that dark phase only devotional readings and recitations gave me peace and now when i have come of that phase i am able to find peace and happiness through my music again your daughters are they critical of your work yes to an extent that any song they do not like they instantly tell me to stop it youd mentioned in an interview that your daughters watch atif aslam who is insanely popular in india what do you have to say about him and other pakistani singers who are doing well in india both my daughters are very fond of music and listen to both artists from pakistan as well as india indeed it is nice to see that artists from pakistan are so well appreciated and welcomed here in india like the ones from india are in pakistan tell us about your latest pop album that has a dozen songs bachpan ki badaami yaadein were you thinking of recreating the magic of your most popular pop number purani jeans when singing for this new album it was on my daughters insistence that i made bachpan ki badami yaadein while playing with them and it was on their insistence only that i went to the studio and recorded this song so basically they brought me back to music and hence i have dedicated this album to both of them it is a pop album with seven new tracksdid after a gap of five years the album is very simple and the tracks are narrative in naturethe whole album is a compilation of songs with different moods the title track bachpan ki badami yaadein is perhaps every ones story from childhood to high school you just connect with the poetry right away and while listening to the track go down the memory lane of that phase of your life purani jeans was not an overnight success but it attained a place in peoples heart with the passing of the time and similarly i feel that bachpan ki badami yaadein too doesnt has a shelf life luckily people are already comparing this song with purani jeans so i am happy and honored youve sung in persian for your new album for the first time yes i sang a persian song maula ali janam with the band called a cube and am planning to shoot the video soon the band especially flew down to pakistan for the recording this song is a tribute to the great hazrat ali and interestingly everyone who worked on this track has the name ali too there is also an attempt at a semiclassical style of singing what was the experience from pop singing to semiclassical every style of singing is a different learning experience jaanay do is a semiclassical track and it reflects a more mature side of my personality we have done the video of this song as well and that