- To collaborate with rapper Young Desi to create anthem for the event
- Series is in its fourth year since being conceptualized in 2014
ISLAMABAD: Actor and singer Fawad Khan is all set to croon for the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) upcoming season by lending his voice for the event’s anthem.
The song, which Khan will collaborate with rapper Young Desi for, will represent the series’ fourth chapter.
Khan takes over the mantle from another singer and actor, Ali Zafar, who performed for the past three editions of PSL, wherein he sang ‘Ab Khel Kay Dikha,’ ‘Ab Khel Jamay Ga,’ and last year’s ‘Dil Se Jaan Laga De.’
Though the reports have yet to be made public, Khan’s manager confirmed to several mediahouses that the former rocker turned heartthrob for millions will be performing at the event.
Khan was the lead singer for Entity Paradigm — a band also known as EP — before landing his first TV role as Bond in ‘Jutt and Bond’.
He went on to essay several critically-acclaimed roles including that of Ashar in ‘Humsafar’ and as Zaroon in ‘Zindagi Gulzar Hai’ — both of which were huge successes in Pakistan and across the border in India, and are some of the few Pakistani shows to feature on Netflix.
His performances won the hearts of millions across the border, eventually landing him a role in ‘Khoobsurat’, ‘Kapoor and Sons’ and ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’.
And while acting may be his first love, Khan continued to sing, especially in his role as a judge on Pepsi’s Battle of the Bands, performing in the show's finales, too.
Khan’s journey with the PSL will also be undergoing a few changes — he will no longer be acting as an ambassador for Islamabad United, an office which he held since the PSL’s inauguration four years ago.
Along with headlining Pakistan’s biggest sporting event of 2019, next year might very well be Khan’s too what with the release of his highly-anticipated film ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ where he plays the titular role. The film is set to release on Eid ul Fitr.