Roxen (band)

Roxen
Roxen
Origin	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Genres	Alternative rock; pop rock;
Years active	2004 - present
Labels	T-Series, Sony BMG, Universal Music India, Saregama, Zee Music; Fire Records;
Members	Mustafa Zahid; Haider Halim; Shahan Khan;
Past members	Jawad (Jodi); Omar Halim;
Website	facebook.com/officialmustafazahid

Roxen (Urdu: روزن transl. Hope) is a Pakistani rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The band had a debut studio album Rozen-e-Deewar, released in 2006. Following this, the band had singles "Toh Phir Aao" and "Tera Mera Rishta" which featured as soundtracks for the Bollywood movie Awarapan in 2007.

Music

Roxen was formed back in September 2002 with initial line up of Mustafa "Musti" Zahid, Jawad, known onstage as Jodi, and Omar. Their debut song was "Yaadein". After a couple of months they came out with web release of the demo song, "Toh Phir Aao". The song registered over 65000 downloads in one month.^[1]

Roxen's debut album, Rozen-E-Deewar, was released on 31 August 2006, on Fire Records in Pakistan, Hom Records in India and on Sangeet Records in the United States, Canada, and the Middle East.

The release date for Roxen's second album Bhoola Samundar, has not been announced. The album is scheduled to be released by Universal Music.^[2]

In 2015, Roxen released their single "Anjanay Raaston" for the drama series Mere Khwaab Lauta Do.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Label
2006	Rozen-e-Deewar	Fire Records
Cancelled	Bhoola Samundar

Bollywood

Year	Song	Film
2007	"Toh Phir Aao"	Awarapan
2007	"Tera Mera Rishta"	Awarapan
2009	"Khuda Kay Liye"	Runway
2012	"Gunaah"	Blood Money
	"Teri Yaadon Se"
	"Jo Tere Sang"
2013	"Hum Jee Lenge"	Murder 3
	"Yeh Junoon Mera"	Shootout at Wadala
	"Bhula Dena"	Aashiqui 2
2014	"Mainay Khudko"	Ragini MMS 2
	"Teray Bina"	Heropanti
	"Zaroorat"	Ek Villain
	"Maula Mere"	Dr. Cabbie
	"Teri Adaaon Mein"	3 A.M.

Pakistani drama soundtrack

Year	Song	Drama Serial	TV Channel
2010	"Tere Liye"	Tere Liye	ARY Digital
2015	"Anjaane Raaston Mein"	Mere Khwaab Lauta Do	ARY Zindagi

Singles

"Bujh Hay Gaya"
"Meray Saathiya"
"Kaisay Jiyein" - Also used in the Bollywood film Murder 3 as "Hum Jee Lenge"
"Dil Main Tum" - Revised with Bunny
"Na Kar Deewana" - Also used in the Bollywood film Awarapan as "Tera Mera Rishta"
"Meray Saathiya" (2018)^[3]

Band members

Current members

As of 2018, the band has 3 members:

Mustafa Zahid - Vocals, lyrics and compositions
Haider Halim - guitars, backing vocals and compositions
Shahan Khan - guitar backing Vocal

Bassist & Drummer are session player

References

^ "Gulf Daily News: Tau phir aao-65,000 downloads in one month". Gulf-daily-news.com.
^ Mughal, Danish (7 August 2013). "Universal Music Signs Mustafa Zahid and his Band ROXEN »". Pakium.pk.
^ "Full Video: Meray Saathiya Song | Roxen & Mustafa Zahid | Latest Song 2018". YouTube. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "Gulf Daily News: Tau phir aao-65,000 downloads in one month". Gulf-daily-news.com.

[2] Mughal, Danish (7 August 2013). "Universal Music Signs Mustafa Zahid and his Band ROXEN »". Pakium.pk.

[3] "Full Video: Meray Saathiya Song | Roxen & Mustafa Zahid | Latest Song 2018". YouTube. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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