Young Stunners, Sabaat Batin close Coke Studio Nu.WAV with Diwanay Dil

Coke Studio Nu.WAV has closed its six-song series with Diwanay Dil, a collaboration between Young Stunners, singer Sabaat Batin and producer Jokhay. The track draws on the restless energy and everyday disorder of Karachi.

Talha Anjum and Talhah Yunus of Young Stunners perform alongside Sabaat Batin. The song mixes contemporary Urdu hip-hop with live instrumentation.

How the song took shape

Diwanay Dil started with a simple guitar riff from Jokhay. It grew step by step into a full composition, with drums and other musical layers added along the way.

Jokhay chose not to rework the original idea heavily. He preferred to keep the spontaneity of that first session intact.

A traffic jam beneath Lilly Bridge

The music video carries the same unpredictable mood onto Karachi's streets. It was directed by Talhah Yunus and Wali Baloch, and is set under the city's Lilly Bridge, where an unusual traffic jam draws a mixed crowd of characters.

The story follows Talha Anjum as he tries to get to a film shoot. Around him, a groom, commuters, rickshaws and buses are all stuck in the congestion.

The scene grows steadily stranger, with a superhero, a gorilla and dancers joining in. A familiar urban headache becomes an exaggerated, cinematic spectacle.

The video also moves onto a film set, where the line between the production and the story slowly blurs. Sabaat Batin's arrival in a rickshaw echoes his own path as an emerging musician travelling to studios before he found recognition.

The artists behind the track

Coke Studio Nu.WAV Executive Producer Kamal Khan described the film as an expression of Karachi's character, with its traffic, chance encounters and larger-than-life moments. He said the song combined the individual energies of its performers and made a fitting end to the series.

Young Stunners formed in 2012 and have played a major part in taking Urdu hip-hop from Pakistan's underground scene to a wider regional audience. The duo is known for tracks including Gumaan, Afsanay, Quarantine and Two Tone.

Sabaat Batin comes from Munianwala near Faisalabad. He built his music independently before gaining wide attention with Gal Sun.

Jokhay is regarded as one of the prominent producers in Pakistan's hip-hop scene. That reputation rests largely on his long-standing work with Young Stunners and on his album Khana Badosh.

Completing the Nu.WAV journey

With Diwanay Dil, the platform completes a run that began with Dil and continued through Rangeen, Maheya, Shabnam and Qasam. Over its six releases, Nu.WAV paired established names with emerging artists and explored different sounds and collaborations in Pakistan's contemporary music scene.

About Coke Studio Pakistan

Coke Studio Pakistan belongs to the international Coke Studio franchise, which presents studio-recorded performances by established and emerging artists. It is the country's longest-running annual television music show, airing every year since 2008.

The programme blends classical, folk, Sufi, qawwali, ghazal and bhangra with hip-hop, rock and pop. It is also noted for promoting Pakistan's multiculturalism by bringing together artists from different regions and languages.

The concept began in Brazil in 2007 as Estúdio Coca-Cola. Nadeem Zaman, Marketing Head of The Coca-Cola Company, adopted it and partnered with Rohail Hyatt, a former member of Vital Signs, to launch the Pakistani version in 2008.

Hyatt remained executive producer until season six, stepping down in 2013. Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia of Strings then took over and produced the show until the end of season ten, which Strings announced would be their last.