Love in the time of corona: Shehzad Roy's new single with Syra Yousuf is out

Singer and activist Shehzad Roy, known for using his musical talents to bring social and political issues into the public eye, has released a new single that deviates from his usual forte of direct satire. Exploring a love story set in the times of Covid-19, Maula Vey takes you on an emotional rollercoaster with themes of love, loss and helplessness – but the catch here is that it is not just another love ballad.

Roy’s tragic song starring actor Syra Yousuf is an ode to healthcare professionals who lost their lives while saving others in the pandemic. It tells one of the many undocumented tales of frontline workers that lost their battles to the virus while protecting others.

Set in a hospital, the music video introduces the Sinf-e-Aahan actor and Mukhra crooner as healthcare professionals isolated in separate rooms. The song takes you on a journey to them find comfort in each other while isolating from the world and fighting their sickness.

The melody takes you through their ups and down showcasing the struggles of an unconventional form of shared love until one of them loses the battle and leaves the other to continue the grind.

When the pandemic was at its peak, many frontline workers had no choice but to isolate themselves from their families and loved ones. Some of them never returned home.

Maula Vey is a beautiful effort to display the hesitation and longing while in isolation, especially of those whose heroic acts are often unseen. There could’ve been no one better to identify and illustrate this tragic tale of heroes other than the Teri Soorat crooner. An unconventional project in the genre of love, Maula Vey is directed by Ahsan Rahim and composed by Shany Haider.

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