Pakistan, November 13, 2026: Coke Studio Nu.WAV has brought its six-song run to a close with Diwanay Dil, a high-energy release featuring Young Stunners, Sabaat Batin and producer Jokhay, with Karachi’s movement, ambition and restless spirit at its centre.
The song began in an unhurried way, with Jokhay picking up a guitar and looking for a feeling rather than a complete composition. A few chords formed the base of the track, after which drums and live instrumentation were added as the record developed. The final version stayed close to what emerged in that first session, as Jokhay chose to keep the spontaneity of the original idea intact. Sabaat Batin’s chorus also came together with similar immediacy.
That same forward motion shapes the music video, directed by Talhah Yunus and Wali Baloch. Set beneath Karachi’s Lilly Bridge, the film opens with the city caught in traffic. Talha Anjum is trying to get to a film shoot, while rickshaws stand next to buses, a groom slowly makes his way towards his wedding, and a growing number of unexpected characters end up stuck in the same gridlock.
As the congestion builds, the video turns Karachi’s everyday chaos into something larger than life. A superhero, a gorilla, dancers and regular commuters share the same road, creating a surreal but familiar portrait of the city. Midway through, the narrative shifts to a movie set, where heroes and villains wait for their cues, cameras come into view and the divide between the film and its behind-the-scenes world begins to blur.
The story eventually returns to the road, where Sabaat Batin steps out of a rickshaw. The moment reflects his own experience of travelling to studios as an emerging artist and the distance he has covered since then.
Speaking about the release, 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 heart of Diwanay Dil are Young Stunners, the Karachi duo comprising Talha Anjum and Talhah Yunus. Their work has played an important role in taking Urdu hip-hop from Pakistan’s underground scene to the regional mainstream. Formed in 2012, their catalogue includes Gumaan, Afsanay, Quarantine and Two Tone, along with Coke Studio Season 14’s Phir Milenge with Faisal Kapadia.
Sabaat Batin, who comes from Munianwala near Faisalabad, spent years developing his music independently before gaining wider recognition with Gal Sun, a track that generated tens of millions of views and streams.
The sound of the release is shaped by Jokhay, among the leading producers of modern Pakistani hip-hop and a long-standing creative collaborator of Young Stunners. Over more than a decade, he has helped define the genre’s sound, while his landmark album Khana Badosh established him as both producer and curator in his own right.
With Kamal Khan serving as Executive Producer of Coke Studio Nu.WAV, Diwanay Dil is produced by Jokhay. Its lyrics are 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. Production Design is led by Haris Khatri, while Wardrobe Design and Styling is led by Faraz Sheikh and Team. 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.
Diwanay Dil closes a rollout that began with Dil and continued with Rangeen, Maheya, Shabnam and Qasam. Across its six releases, Coke Studio Nu.WAV brought together established and emerging Pakistani artists, producers, filmmakers and creative teams, giving each collaboration its own sound, story and visual identity.
The series reflects Coke Studio’s continuing commitment to creating space for original Pakistani music and taking local creative voices to audiences beyond Pakistan.
Diwanay Dil can be watched at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1O-Gfahrrw
It can be heard at: https://open.spotify.com/track/5FTDjvIGEkugdKPrhGaHTu?si=0b292ffd0cda4013
The complete Coke Studio Nu.WAV journey is available at: https://www.instagram.com/coke_studio
