[Pakistan, 13th November 2026] Coke Studio Nu.WAV concludes its six-song journey with Diwanay Dil, bringing together Young Stunners, Sabaat Batin and producer Jokhay in a high-energy release rooted in the movement, ambition and spirit of Karachi.
Diwanay Dil began simply, with Jokhay picking up a guitar and searching for a feeling rather than a finished song. A few chords became the foundation, followed by drums and live instrumentation as the track gradually took shape. What emerged from that first session remained remarkably close to the final record, with Jokhay choosing to preserve the spontaneity of the original idea rather than overwork it. Sabaat Batin’s chorus arrived with much the same immediacy.
That sense of movement carries directly into the film. Directed by Talhah Yunus and Wali Baloch, the video unfolds beneath Karachi’s Lilly Bridge, where traffic has brought an entire city momentarily to a standstill. Talha Anjum is trying to reach a film shoot; rickshaws idle alongside buses, a groom inches towards his wedding, and increasingly unexpected characters find themselves caught in the same gridlock.
As the traffic grows, so does the absurdity. A superhero, a gorilla, dancers and everyday commuters all occupy the same road, turning the familiar chaos of Karachi into something slightly larger than life. Midway through, the film moves onto a movie set where heroes and villains wait for their cues, cameras reveal themselves and the line between the film and what is happening behind it begins to disappear. Eventually, the story returns to the road, where Sabaat Batin steps out of a rickshaw, echoing his own experience of travelling to studios as an emerging artist and the distance he has travelled since.
Speaking about Diwanay Dil, Kamal Khan, Executive Producer of Coke Studio Nu.WAV, said, “Jokhay had built the song in a way that keeps moving, and Talha, Talhah and Sabaat all brought their own energy to it. Then Yunus and Wali really went for it with the film. There’s traffic, a film set, a groom, a superhero, a gorilla – it sounds completely mad when you say it like that, but somehow it also feels very Karachi. It felt like the right way to close Nu.WAV: big, chaotic, fun, and very specific to the people who made it.”
At the centre of the release are Young Stunners, the Karachi duo of Talha Anjum and Talhah Yunus, whose work has helped take Urdu hip-hop from Pakistan’s underground into the regional mainstream. Formed in 2012, their catalogue includes Gumaan, Afsanay, Quarantine and Two Tone, alongside Coke Studio Season 14’s Phir Milenge with Faisal Kapadia.
Hailing from Munianwala near Faisalabad, Sabaat Batin spent years developing his music independently before breaking through with Gal Sun, which generated tens of millions of views and streams.
Behind the sound is Jokhay, one of the leading producers of modern Pakistani hip-hop and a longstanding creative force alongside Young Stunners. Over more than a decade, he has helped shape the sound of the genre, while his landmark album Khana Badosh established him as a producer and curator in his own right.
With Kamal Khan as Executive Producer of Coke Studio Nu.WAV, Diwanay Dil is produced by Jokhay, with lyrics by Talhah Yunus, Talha Anjum and Sabaat Batin. The song is composed by Jokhay, Talhah Yunus, Talha Anjum and Sabaat Batin, arranged by Jokhay and Talhah Yunus, and mastered by Sean Tallman.
The music video is directed by Talhah Yunus and Wali Baloch, with Aamir Mughal as Director of Photography and Nabil Rizvi as Second Unit DOP. Haris Khatri leads Production Design, with Faraz Sheikh and Team leading Wardrobe Design and Styling. M. Naqi Raza serves as Choreographer, with stunt work by the Eagle Rigging Team – Mehboob Shah.
The project is produced by Gali Films, with Iman Khan as Producer and Jamal Haroon and Zarmeen Ali as Associate Producers.
With Diwanay Dil, Coke Studio Nu.WAV completes a rollout that began with Dil and continued through Rangeen, Maheya, Shabnam and Qasam. Across six releases, the platform brought together established and emerging Pakistani artists, producers, filmmakers and creative teams, giving each collaboration its own sound, story and visual world. The series reflects Coke Studio’s continuing commitment to creating space for original Pakistani music and connecting local creative voices with audiences beyond Pakistan.
Watch Diwanay Dil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1O-Gfahrrw
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/track/5FTDjvIGEkugdKPrhGaHTu?si=0b292ffd0cda4013
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