Art Know No Boundaries

Art Know No Boundaries, is true when an artist reaches a point of perfection. The popularity of such a dedicated artist starts traveling beyond the boundaries of his geogoraphical nationality. People start praising his art and start waiting for the performance that motivates everyone. Here we discuss Pakistani artists who perfected their style of art in the field they belong.

Arieb Azhar

Arieb Azhar
Arieb Azhar

He is the son of Aslam Azhar also known as the ‘legendary father of Pakistan Television’. Arieb Azhar is very gracefully carrying the family legacy of serving art globally. His oldest memory is of his childhood when his mother used to carry him in his lap and he witnessed folk singers performing.

He grew up living the limelight life. From the top folk singers to musicians producers and actors, he saw all of them working along with his father. He is genetically capable of singing. He offered his melodious vocals to the renowned poetry of Faiz, other well-known poets, and Sufi poetry.

Both his parents used to play classical music at home and his skills were honed up in an environment that every singer longs for. Faiz’s bol k lab azad hain teray is of course a masterpiece. It’s all about provoking self-awareness in humans. Arieb Azhar’s husky tone and passion made it more meaningful.

Ali Zaryoun

Art Know No Boundaries
Ali Zaryoun

Romance is mainly the focus of Classical Urdu poetry. But the changing realities of life have an effect on new voices in modern Urdu poetry. We luckily know a gem of a poet who covered all possible aspects of life in his poetry. Ali is no doubt, a voice of choice if you have any attraction for modern Urdu Ghazal.

Breeding empowerment culture in women, consoling the social brutality, and framing the emotions delicately, he did all. Self-respect and esteem are two topmost values of Ali. He is leading a very well-connected and balanced life in a publishing career. The flow and concept of his poetry got a magnetic pull. Besides the profession, he is a top-notch human being too.

Sohaib Mugheera Sidiqui

Art Know No Boundaries
Sohaib Mugheera Siddiqui

Listening to one of his finest poems ‘raigani’, is simply a matter of feeling you drowned in the pool of rhythms and words. If there’s any face of a perfect poem, that’s Iztrab. Sohaib is a Punjab University graduate pursuing a career in advertising. Not only that he writes exquisitely but also performs very well. He amused the audience on many platforms back in his University days. What we loved about his poetry is the concept that he paints.

He knows how to complement words with imagination. He doesn’t only pen down verses but thoughts, ideologies, and concepts. Ragini, the journey is still continuing. He is the only person to justify the narration of his poetry. You see creative ads on TV and he is the mind behind many of them. His career is full of artistic theatre performances and so is his diary filled with his aesthetic verses.

Adnan Sammad Khan


Art Know No Boundaries
Adnan Sammad Khan

I doubt you being a Pakistani national if you don’t know this guy. He made us all laugh and cry at the same time with his jaw-dropping performance as Gulzar Hussain in Ehd-e-Wafa. He studied art at NAPA. You will be left with no choice but to appreciate him more if you know him a person in real life. He is a very skilled theatre performer and a bookworm. His dialogue delivery completely compliments his expressions.

Very nurtured at conveying his message to the audience and ended up capturing their attention of them forever. You can’t just simply pull yourself out from the charismatic spell he did on us with the south Punjabi (Siraiki) accent back as Gulzar Hussain from Bastee Malook Zillah Taunsa Shareef. Also, he gave a new life to our beloved Attacullah’s song Allah karesi changian.

Tanzila khan

Tanzila Khan
Tanzila Khan

A motivational speaker and a young entrepreneur. Tanzila khan is a voice for women. Above and beyond women’s empowerment and rights, she is working for their physical health awareness too. Hundreds of training sessions that she carried out successfully. She represented Pakistan on numerous international platforms.

Her venture named Girly Things provides women health products with a single click of the phone. She wrote a book the perfect situation sweet sixteen, that’s worth a read. Low on energy or life seems to be aimless? It’s time to listen to her pep talk.

Tehzeeb Haafi

Art Know No Boundaries
Tehzeeb Haafi

Seem like it’s time for Taunsa city to take the trophy home for generating world-known talents. Narrating the toughest concept in the easiest words is his specialty. Choosing difficult words and forming a spiral sentence is not his cup of tea. He expresses his thoughts and social struggles in a way that everyone pours all of their attention into verses.

A saint in nature, a smiling, and loved youth icon, that Tehzeeb is. I am sure many of you had a celebrity crush on him. Saraiki is his mother language and he writes Urdu poetry gracefully. To witness the mind-blowing fan base he got, you have to attend his event at least once in life.

Naeema Naeem Butt

Naeema Naeem Butt
Naeema Naeem Butt

I take pride in announcing that I learned major acting skills from this talented, gorgeous, and impressively empowered lady. Graduated with media communication as a major and earned a foreign scholarship to her pocket. Apart from being an actor since forever, she is a social activist too.

Her acting career goes back as long as her educational one. From the national theatre performances to the TV screen, Naeema made her way to every remarkable platform. She has this specialty of expressing the tough realities smoothly. Need not rely on this article to appreciate her but watch her at TV amusing your sight n soul with the glorious talent that she has.

Zohaib Ali

Art Know No Boundaries
Zohaib Ali

To my knowledge to date, I never came across such a brilliant drummer. He beat the drum as if it’s the last thing on the planet to enjoy. Zohaib comes from Chakwal. He is among the rising musical talent of Pakistan. Not only that he plays the instrument magically but sings as well. Luckiest are the ones whose passion and profession are aligned like him.

He plays a drum at events and the audience can’t resist dancing over the beats that he brings out of a very usual song. Be there many modern instruments introduced, he decided to stick with Punjab’s most loved Dhol (drum). If you want to regain your faith in the wonders of DHOL, you need to see him playing, singing, and dancing to his creativity.

Arishma Maryam

Art Know No Boundaries
Arishma Maryam

A feather of Pakistani’s first female Dhol player goes to her cap. Women are always considered physically weak to pick up and play publicly such as a huge musical “mass” called DHOL. Where women can’t take a walk alone on road, she is daring enough to display her talent. From a crowded cricket stadium to an international representation of Pakistan, Arishma unlocked all achievements.

She is a professionally trained drummer and earned countless awards. She gives all the credit to her parents for believing in a talent of hers that’s least acceptable for a woman in an eastern society like ours. Putting the stereotypes aside and negating social taboos with her positive energy and faith, she stands out of the crowd. Only if the audience keeps appreciating her up to deserved level, will surely bring more pride to our homeland Pakistan.

These are the selected icons I come to know. You name talent and we got it. Age brackets, gender, race, ethnicity, and customs are just a word now. Hazrat Allama Iqbal predicted it right:

Zara Nam Ho To Ye Mitti Bari Zarkhaiz Hai Saqi’
A little bit drops, and the land is fertile at fullest, 
Urza Omar
  • Urza Omar
  • The writer has a proven track as a mentor, motivational trainer, blogger, and social activist. She is the founder of mindclassic.com a blog intended for avid readers.