Hasan Raheem plays gun-wielding robber in latest music video

The video for the track ‘Sun Le Na’ also features poet Adeel Afzal

Hasan Raheem, Pakistan’s foremost indie darling, treated his fans to a music video for his latest single Sun Le Na on Monday. The track features Raheem’s frequent collaborator Abdullah Kasumbi, with the music video starring Raheem and poet Adeel Afzal in lead roles.

The track features Raheem’s signature soft vocals and a beat perfect for Spotify’s “chill’ playlists. Produced and mixed by Kasumbi, the song also includes guitars by Mustafa Khan. 

Written and directed by Kamil Chima of Laal Kabootar fame, the music video follows Raheem as a thief, breaking and entering into the house of Afzal’s wealthy character in search of a ring the former has been eyeing since childhood.  

The video opens with Afzal’s character turning over a ring in his hand, with a (presumably) younger version of Raheem’s character secretly watching. Cutting to the present day, Afzal can be seen enjoying dinner with his wealthy guests, with Raheem, clad in his signature vest, crashing the party while wielding a gun. What follows is a bloody showdown filled with semi-believable injuries and a tragic end. 

Raheem will also be featured on Coke Studio 14, with the singer sharing his first look from the show on Instagram with the caption, “It was a dream”. He was also part of Spotify’s top 20 most streamed artists of the past year, along with hip-hop duo Young Stunners and Asim Azhar.

The singer came into the big picture with mainstream music after his hit track, Paisa, a noteworthy collaboration with Young Stunners, became the talk of the town. It was after the success of the song that the youngster really came to terms with fame. Raheem’s trademark laid-back vibe in the music videos really did the trick for many as well. 

"I released Paisa and Joona in quick succession. Both of these tracks were out within a week and it just boomed out henceforth. I didn't realise the impact it had for the first three-four months. It didn't really hit me that it is really happening!" he shared in an earlier conversation with The Express Tribune. "Not just Paisa, even Joona was picking up at the same pace. Everyone was making and sending me videos like the ones I had filmed for the songs. That just gives you a big boost of self-confidence."