Mein Tou Dekhoon Ga

“Mein Tou Dekhoon Ga” begins with the singers and the children collecting in a barren place. This land is devoid of any markers of identity. It is thus a place of possibility, where these people can create a better place to live. The video has a lot of mobility as they move across the stream and by the end of the video end up in a meadow full of flowers. Thus the promise “Mein tou dekhoon ga, Tum bhi dekho gay” is to a certain degree full filled. The children at the end hold up takhtis with pictures of butterflies and flowers. This signifies that it is through these children that a change has taken place. The class at numerous points discussed how these singers’ portray themselves as the beacon of hope. I disagree, the song asserts the hope that whatever change comes about will be seen by all and will not benefit a certain class, religion or ethnicity. It says “I will see, and you will see” a better country and never “I shall show you” a better Pakistan.