Pakistani singer Mustafa Zahid to reprise Tera Mera Rishta for Awarapan 2 amid boycott row

Updated On: 06 August, 2026 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

Amid India’s continued boycott of collaborations with Pakistani talent, sources say Pak singer Mustafa Zahid to reprise his hit Tera Mera Rishta for Awarapan 2. Talks about a potential collaboration are on between Zahid and the makers

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Emraan Hashmi in ‘Awarapan 2’. Pics/Youtube, Instagram

Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Awarapan’ (2007) remains memorable as much for its songs as for its unrequited love story. So, as soon as ‘Awarapan 2’ was announced, speculation abounded whether its hits ‘Tera Mera Rishta’ and ‘Toh Phir Aao’ would be revisited. Now, mid-day has learnt that Pakistani singer Mustafa Zahid, who voiced the original ‘Tera Mera Rishta’, is in talks with producers Mukesh and Vishesh Bhatt to record its reprised version.

This development comes as a surprise — after all, following the 2016 Uri attack, the Indian film industry stopped working with Pakistani artistes. In the aftermath of the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, cine bodies reiterated their stance of boycotting artistes across the border.

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