{"id":228099,"date":"2019-07-03T14:10:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T09:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=228099"},"modified":"2019-07-08T10:10:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T05:10:12","slug":"a-national-shame-dil-dil-pakistan-creator-nisar-nasik-dies-in-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/a-national-shame-dil-dil-pakistan-creator-nisar-nasik-dies-in-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"A National Shame: &#8216;Dil Dil Pakistan&#8217; Creator Nisar Nasik Dies in Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all heard the go-to patriot anthem &#8216;<em>Dil Dil Pakistan<\/em>&#8216;. We also know that Junaid Jamshed&#8217;s vocals are synonymous with this song.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-_gc02lr8c_k\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-_gc02lr8c_k\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_GC02lR8c_k?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372.375\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_GC02lR8c_k?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The national song still blares out of every car, headphone, and speakers to this day. It acquires top billing on Pakistan Day, Independence Day, even Defence Day.<\/p>\n<p>While most of us identify this song with the vocalist JJ, the truth is that even the writer and composer deserve credit and recognition for it.<\/p>\n<p>Most people give film-maker Shoaib Mansoor all the credit. The truth is that he just &#8216;amended&#8217; the lyrics. Just like an editor simply does not take credit for a post, Shoaib wasn&#8217;t the one who came up with the whole thing in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Who is the person we have to thank for this song? It was poet Nisar Nasik who penned the legendary national ballad.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, he breathed his last on July 3, 2019 and in circumstances that should make us hang our heads in shame.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/best-junaid-jamshed-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">These Are The 10 Best Junaid Jamshed Songs<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Dil Dil Pakistan Creator&#8217;s Struggle With Poverty<\/h3>\n<p>Despite having created the biggest teen and patriotic anthem of the 90s, the writer struggled with poverty.<\/p>\n<p>Its not as if this song didn&#8217;t make some people very rich. It sounds rather puzzling that the original creator was left out of the fortune <em>Dil Dil Pakistan<\/em> made.<\/p>\n<p>Today the writer that gave us this iconic national song, Nisar Nasik passed away.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">writer of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DilDilPakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DilDilPakistan<\/a> passed away. He died penniless. Considering how much this one song made Why is it that one of the two people who has original right never earned enough from his creation? The writer &amp; composer are recognised as original creators. Hugely exploitive system<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faisal Sherjan (@fsherjan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fsherjan\/status\/1146275051559444480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nisar Nasik suffered in poverty towards the end of his life. He never got his share of recognition. In the end, he lost his sight and memory. Yet he still knew the lines to <em>Dil Dil Pakistan<\/em> by heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Nisar Nasik lived in miserable conditions on the outskirts of Rawalpindi.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is said that the composer behind DDP, Nusrat Hussain made Rs 750, because he was considered a part of <em><strong>Vital Signs<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For argument&#8217;s sake, some people mention that Nisar actually sold the rights to the song to the band during his time. However, no one knew how big of a song it could prove to be.<\/p>\n<p>One could have expected the authorities or even the music industry to look after this stalwart. That didn&#8217;t happen so.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228118\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228118\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/urdu-and-punjabi-poet-nisar-nasik.jpg\" alt=\"Nisar Nasik\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/urdu-and-punjabi-poet-nisar-nasik.jpg 400w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/urdu-and-punjabi-poet-nisar-nasik-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/urdu-and-punjabi-poet-nisar-nasik-364x218.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/urdu-and-punjabi-poet-nisar-nasik-80x48.jpg 80w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/urdu-and-punjabi-poet-nisar-nasik-160x96.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dil Dil Pakistan lyricist\/creator Urdu and Punjabi poet Nisar Nasik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Too Little, Too Late<\/h3>\n<p>Pakistan has often left its&#8217; icons behind. This is also true for some icons from the Pakistan Television era.<\/p>\n<p>The government and entertainment world remained ignorant towards the miserable conditions faced by the man behind the cultural icon &#8216;<em>Zakoota Jin.&#8217;<\/em> Artist Matloob-ur-Rehman died in financial turmoil.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-228103 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin.jpg 625w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-384x288.jpg 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-90x67.jpg 90w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-561x421.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-608x456.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-64x48.jpg 64w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Zakoota-Jin-128x96.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actor Matlood-ur-Rehman, who played Zakoota Jin in Ainka Wala Jin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <em><strong>Ainak Wala Jin<\/strong><\/em> star died in Lahore. He had been paralyzed by diabetes in 2012 and could not afford treatment for it.<\/p>\n<p>While Netizens may be outraged now, it really is too little, too late.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/UrslanH\/status\/1146278366628261890<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two of  the biggest songs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DilDilPakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DilDilPakistan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JazbaJunoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JazbaJunoon<\/a> have earned nothing for the writers of the songs. They should have both been recognised as original creators. Would be interesting to see whose name is registered as songwriter in international royalty collection agencies<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faisal Sherjan (@fsherjan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fsherjan\/status\/1146290472723341312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even now the indifference is astounding!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">writer of the song had sold the rights of the song to the band! which means he got paid regardless how much money the band makes out of that song! happens every where not just in pakistan<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barefoot Uzzi (@pindhfloyd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pindhfloyd\/status\/1146297017234317312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more offensive, the indifference or the ignorance?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Nisar Nasiq<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yaser Awan (@yaserawan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yaserawan\/status\/1146286663250919424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several other artists, singers, and poets have been treated like Nisar. This needs to stop and we need to take better care of our legends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all heard the go-to patriot anthem &#8216;Dil Dil Pakistan&#8216;. We also know that Junaid Jamshed&#8217;s vocals are synonymous with this song. The national song still blares out of every car, headphone, and speakers to this day. It acquires top billing on Pakistan Day, Independence Day, even Defence Day. 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