Shehzad Roy and Sajal Aly defy gender stereotypes by empowering women

• Shehzad Roy and Sajal Aly’s new song Tum Ho To is a female empowerment anthem.
• The video (MV) focuses on showing the brilliance pouring within Pakistan’s ladies.
• It ponders the age-old “needs” vs. “wants” argument of women working.

Shehzad Roy and Sajal Aly create a female empowerment anthem for women ‘wanting to work, not needing to’

With the release of their fresh new song Tum Ho To, Shehzad Roy and Sajal Aly have converted the concept of a love story into a motivational piece suited for the twenty-first century.

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When “Tumhai kam karnae ki kya zaroot hai,” the music video (MV) focuses on showing the brilliance pouring within Pakistan’s ladies and ponders the age-old “needs” vs. “wants” argument of women working (There is no need to work for you).

From a restaurant dine-in that makes Sajal feel like a ‘burden,’ to instances where she observes other women take control of their ambitions while she can’t, the MV depicts the couple’s battle to salvage their marriage.

After her husband loses his job and they start drowning in bills and conflicts, the MV comes full circle.

Sajal is soon seen “taking to her own two feet” and enrolling in a training programme.

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At this time, Sajal turns to her on-screen spouse Shehzad Roy and says, “Tumharae khayal main mughai kam karnae ki zaroorat nai hai, laikan bat sirif zaroorat ki nai hai, laikan bat sirif zaroorat ki nai hai.” (You may believe I don’t need to work, but it’s not about needing it; it’s about wanting it.)