If you spend a lot of time online and are interested in the dramatic lives of Pakistani celebrities, you may have heard about Aima Baig and Sara Raza Khan’s fight on the internet. Let us tell you what’s been going on in case you are neither of those things.
There has been a lot of back and forth, similar to a tame tennis match. When Khan appeared on Zabardast with Wasi Shah, she was asked how many current singers were performers and how many were actually singers. We believe that’s not a leading question. Khan, on the other hand, was quick to name names, stating, “If the option of autotune were removed, Aima Baig would not be a singer, like many others.”
She went on to say that people might like someone because of their looks or because they were an actor, model, or entertainer. Khan stated that she would always choose Mehwish Hayat for an “item song” but never for a singer if she were to make a movie.
She made a circular motion with her finger pointing towards her temple and said, “I think they need some help if someone is asking her to sing.”
harrowing, but the video went viral.
Momina Mustehsan, a singer, made a comment shortly after. She wrote, “Not that I have to say it, but that’s not true,” in response to the Niche Lifestyle post. Sara and Aima are both very talented singers. They don’t need autotune.
We were all in favor of this because the Pakistani music scene needed some old-fashioned solidarity after one woman shattered another.
However, Baig did not give up without a fight, and she did so in the most appropriate manner for someone who was being accused of using autotune: she posted a casual Instagram story in which she sang the song “Baazi” from her Coke Studio album. Only her vocals, no fancy instruments or equipment.
You’d think the argument would end there, right? WRONG. It went on.
Following that, Baig shared a story on Instagram in which she criticized Khan and stated that she accepts whatever talent God has bestowed upon her. Which aunt is she? She wrote, “Actually, forget it; I’m going to enjoy my vacation, LOL.”
Khan then turned to her stories, not to repair damage but rather to counteract it. She wrote, “She [Baig] must be a great person for her family and friends, but when I was asked to rate her as a singer, I said what is [the] ultimate truth.” She was referring to the singer.
We couldn’t help but notice that her words had changed slightly, but there was no retreating. Khan, on the other hand, brought up Baig and Hayat out of the blue in the initial interview, despite the host’s request that she refrain from naming anyone and give a percentage.
Ironically, the singer of “Jiya Karay” maintained that she would never alter her statements.
Both artists reshared numerous videos of themselves singing or receiving support from fans, but Baig eventually had enough. To cite Taylor Quick, Baig would “actually prefer to be prohibited from this story.”
The singer of “Groove Mera” pleaded with the public to “live and let live” with her. Baig claimed that Khan’s name was being used for attention and views, calling Khan an “aunty” once more, which was, in our opinion, excessively insulting.
