With iconic anthems like Kingdom in the past, Javed Afridi always brings to the table something different for his team Peshawar Zalmi and expectations were really high this year for the team’s official anthem. Javed Afridi took to Twitter to share a small teaser from the video which features Mahira Khan, Ali Rehman, members from the PZ squad and Zar Sanga, Sunny Khan Durrani, Zoha Zuberi, Zara and Tayyab’s dynamic vocals:
ZALMI ANTHEM pic.twitter.com/VS7KCbR0cA
— Javed Afridi (@JAfridi10) January 28, 2022
And people have a lot to say!
https://twitter.com/han3yy/status/1487061307564167176?t=vWYerrOp1Zs_1hmKpm0p3w&s=19
It did not pass the vibe as a cricket anthem for many:
https://twitter.com/zikeil/status/1487075049848848391?t=2RmMq1Vwcx5Dr36Z4XaNqA&s=19
People were calling it the Pakistani version of Dr. Strange:
https://twitter.com/Rasheed_yusraa/status/1487052350426656776?t=j5eOEl8DHn4gRmdy1wdLHg&s=19
Questions were answered:
https://twitter.com/thandalatifa/status/1487042765372510213?t=pE1EGU-6xHLsQHJe5WXJeA&s=19
Haha!
Wow New Kung Fu panda movie looks dope https://t.co/JtycHraT25
— Aryan PyazWala (@NinoWala_kaka) January 28, 2022
People found the mix to be cute:
https://twitter.com/VodooBabe/status/1487034846564298755?t=hdibW6L6UOiYPRfClmbUzQ&s=19
People found the video and the song going in two different directions:
Good one. But there is no connectivity between song and it's video there must be a cultural touch in it. the voice, singer and song represents the culture but video is totally different
— Syed Jamal Hussain Shah (@SyedJamalHuss20) January 28, 2022
People found a lack of authenticity:
Last year video worked because it was authentic not ertugul wanabe and why is mahira Khan auditioning for Shan chi part 2??? https://t.co/m9tNQeXaKJ
— Ramz (@ayishaikon) January 28, 2022
😭
We have Avatar at home
The Avatar at home: https://t.co/I4X5dBTyYS— Fehma (@fehma_shahid) January 28, 2022
Yar!
Downloaded the wrong wheel of time https://t.co/54FGdgDwWr
— f.🇦🇪🇦🇪🇵🇰 (@fxvvvz_) January 28, 2022
Agreed!
https://twitter.com/RK3788/status/1487037408369541125?t=1W9zaBW6jgsd3oj6f0yObA&s=19
Uhhh…
If Dirilis Ertugrul was shot in China. https://t.co/2pHRLqnc1g
— S. (@time_chaser_) January 28, 2022
🤣
https://twitter.com/noorayy__/status/1487015638656856068?t=rZnallgWhiFr3cF2b_bzkA&s=19
👀
I love how Team Zalmi has established a unique identity for itself. A completely different PR game than its peers; bizarre yet refreshing, radical yet conventional. https://t.co/2uVFgXsrhl
— K (@IngSSher) January 28, 2022
She did!
https://twitter.com/laleenajan88/status/1487059281795076105?t=c9fSy6kGB22Ni3uWfen05A&s=19
Staaahp!
OMG Cobra Kai new season looks fantastic https://t.co/O3Kg7Ewz35
— RÂK 🇵🇰🇵🇸 (@KaiRajertz) January 28, 2022
People were tweeting their reactions:
https://t.co/2O5NaBW26f pic.twitter.com/5Lg2zUll8N
— SBS (@sbs102) January 28, 2022
And while some had their reservations, others were completely smitten!
Entirely a complete next level x! Zabardast loved it, congrats to all involved and my word Zarsagy’s vocals wow 🤩 Abaada ossyyy Zardangy Bibi https://t.co/j4Kj7XKcNH
— Iftikhar Ud Din (@imIftikharUddin) January 28, 2022
Yaaaas!
https://twitter.com/ILikeAadil/status/1487064523735457796?t=GmTqGgIMcVyXj6WmiNnFYA&s=19
It gave people goosebumps!
goosebumps 🥵 https://t.co/Z5CcR8QBww
— shuجat (@khanurwaya) January 28, 2022
Goosebumps when Zarsanga starting singing. https://t.co/3w0uUsFKUs
— Afضaal 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@Afz_Kopite) January 28, 2022
People loved the creativity:
Like always, creativity 🔥
Loving it! https://t.co/cBxQOzWTca
— Daniyal Ahmad (@Daniyal12320057) January 28, 2022
What did you think of the anthem? Let us know in the comments below!