PESHAWAR: Singer Hadiqa Kiani – who is set to make her acting debut this year – said that she will release her long-awaited music album in 2022.
In a recent interview with German broadcaster DW Urdu, Hadiqa disused several issues, including her singing and acting. The artist informed that she has sung Turkish, Chinese and French languages but she faced lots difficulties in Pashto as it is a ‘very difficult’ language.
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Kiani, who has performed every genre of music – from mysticism to pop – said that she had started playing back singing with film ‘Sargam’, after which she also penned lyrics. He described acting more difficult than singing and acting, saying that acting requires flexibility, hard work, passion and teamwork.
Talking about her acting career, Kiani said that her role in the play ‘Raqib Se’ was quite “heroic”. She also said that her role in ‘Dobara’ is “quite bold” which is against the social traditions and she is sure that the role will challenged the prevailing social and religious traditions. She added that she is performing the role of an older woman who falls in love with a young boy in “Dobara”.
In response to a question, Hadiqa Kiani said she will return to the world of music after a long time as she is going to release her music album “Wasil” in 2022. According to the singer, she has written the poetry of ‘Wasil’ along with her mother while some songs have also been written by other poets.
Her last album ‘Wajd’ was released in 2017. Although she has been singing since 2017 and has performed across Pakistan, besides abroad, but she is yet to release her next musical album.