Koi pregnant ho ya naho... Dhol bajay ga! (Let there be pregnancies... There would be drumming all along...)

First thing first, Meesha... Sexy lady! Congrats on starting a family. We hope that the creative genes continue in your off-springs.

Second. EXPRESS TRIBUNE! Get some fucking talent on your panel who can do fact-finding (and maybe some proofreading - there is a em-dash and hyphen together in one of their sentences). Gwen Stefani never left No Doubt. They were on a hiatus and are now planning to have a new album, later this year.

Third. Overload just off-loaded their chance to be something more than a "one-hit wonder". We all know why Meesha was fired. She got some mainstream attention when she did Coke Studio. I always had my doubts on Meesha but that girl can sing. Farhad Hamayun, the God-father of Overload earlier this week, announced that he is firing Ms. Meesha and her hubby and daddy-to-be Mahmood Rahman. Farhad and Mahmood are cousins and their family dawats will be a such a sweet affair from now. Oh the dramz!

The reason upon which Farhad fired Meesha is that she is making a baby (OMG!) and security (ORLY?). He claims that Overload is a live-performing band and crowds here get rowdy, at times so he does not want her hurt. He also adds that she and her hubby left when the band really needed them. The reports were that Farhad wanted to release the video of "Dhol Bajay Ga" without Meesha as Meesha was on maternity leave and could not work. So Meesha refused. Farhad reassessed the priorities and sang the song himself (God bless our ears, another Salman Ahmed wanna-be). The video would be released as soon as the whole World Cup noise settles down. He further added that he does not want the band to be held hostage by a particular (hot-looking) member. Meesha on the other hand has said that she wants to be a mommy for now. She has options and she will share them at good times.

The whole security and crowd getting rowdy is just smokescreen bullshit. In itself, Overload has not been able to prove that it was a sustainable band. Their first single worked because everyone was accustomed to Safri Duo and Pappu Sein did put a lot of magic in it. The magic continued in all of their first album. 

For the second album, they added the wonderfulness that was Meesha Shafi. She came in with a very strong vocals and she was versatile too. She was able to handle jazzy pop stuff and rusky folk stash with equal excellence. But in its essence, the album was too scattered. To me, it looked like as if it was a "portfolio" album. It looked like as if Farhad wanted to showcase his talents in different areas. Maybe he was hoping that he might get a movie score or something as Overload did tour Norway just after Meesha's talent. Now if I look at their first band was more like "Overload featuring Pappu Saeen" and the second was like "Overload featuring Meesha Shafi".

Farhad has been entirely stupid about this. There are a list of lessons to be learned from this one:

1. Hot girl on a band should never be fired. She should quit. If you fire her, she will be the heroin and you will end up looking like a man who could not handle a girl's success. Firing her during her maternity leave will make you look so jealous and crooked in way you cannot imagine.
2. Pregnancy is sexy. In 2011, every major Hollywood couple is baking buns. If your band has one, cash on it. Be accommodating. Video to be made. Make a video using the pregnancy. Live performance; get a wardrobe stylist and make it look normal.
3. Hot girl goes solo, do the "will.i.am". Make her a star, produce an album. Put the band on the hiatus and pursue other options. When you will be back for a comeback album, everyone will love you, the hot girl and the band. Major sales if you made good stuff. Furthermore, you will not be just a "rock star". You will a "music producer/director".
4. Fired hot girl who did vocals then never do the vocals yourself. INSTANT FLOP! Get a cheap singer (make sure she looks super-hot) and use loads of auto-tune. Make it "Band featuring New Hot Girl" single.

Khair. This happened in the same way that Junoon died. Salman Ahmed kicked out Ali Azmat, went on to sing Ghoom Tana and the whole affair sank. Next he tried TV which never work and his "Rock and Roll Jihad" book does not sell even it is at throwaway prices. Meanwhile, Ali Azmat went to India, released albums. He did dope and sat with Zaid Hamid (where Zaid helped him to become a bigger lunatic). He did TV and then he got full of himself and released new dope track called "Bomb Phata". 

Same will happen to Farhad and Meesha. Trust me Farhad, you are no Salman Ahmed. Take my advice and write a novel if you have to write a book. Whereas I am sure, Meesha would be everywhere once she loses her mommy-fat. She will sing, dance, do reality shows and morning shows.