Zeb and Haniya – Chal Diye (Official Music Video)

Artist: Zeb and Haniya

Song: Chal Diye

Video Director: Nida Fatima Khan

This is a Music Video for the song Chal Diye by Zeb and Haniya based in Lahore, Pakistan.

For this video it was important to use influences from Islamic Art and Cultural references from Pakistan. The story is about a girls journey through different landscapes that are inspired by Persian Miniature Painting, in the pursuit of finding something extraordinary.

Here’s what the talented young film maker and animator, Nida Fatima Khan has to say about the video:

“The production for the music video took about four months. For this music video, I wanted to pay homepage traditional Miniature Painting, that is why most of the environments for the project are influenced by Islamic Art. And it was important to use Islamic geometric patterns for the interiors and existing historical buildings of Lahore, such as, the Wazir Khan Mosque, as references for the architecture. The garden islands, clouds, and, foliage are derived from Persian Miniature Paintings, which are an important part of Pakistani Art History. It was important not to replicate elements from these paintings but instead to recreate them in a more contemporary representation, and still keep the feel of the original art form.”

This project was made in After Effects.