When asked an Indian music director she would like to collaborate, Baloch told PTI in an email interview, "I'm such a die-hard Salim-Sulaiman fan! (Also) Jasmine Sandlas and me are contemplating on working on something empowering."
Sandlas is a young Indian singer-songwriter, who made her Bollywood playback debut with the song "Mainu Yar Na Mile" in superstar Salman Khan's "Kick".
Baloch recently released her new single, "Saaiyaan", presented by Bollywood filmmaker Mohit Suri and EMI Records India.
Talking about the track, Baloch, who is known by her stage name QB, says it seeks to present suffering as a human condition.
"'Saaiyaan' is the voice within all of us. The track basically seeks to talk about suffering as a human condition and how it is impossible to eliminate it completely because then how will the change come about.
"This is exactly what 'Saaiyaan' depicts, to accept insignificance but what transcends above all is love without any modifications. Sufi Poet Bulleh Shah is one of the most relevant poets of all time and Salman Albert and Asad Chohan knew exactly how to keep the feel alive."
The poignant love song and Baloch's husky, haunting vocals found fans immediately. The response was same in India when the drama aired here last year.
Baloch, however, says she never expected the track to become popular.
"'Humsafar' was my first attempt on a soundtrack and for it to be received with open arms was nothing more than a surprise. It was astonishing to me because it's a rendition of one of the ghazals Abida Parveen has sung and she herself is more than an inspiration to me."
"I am honored by the fans in India. As of now, I have no plans so far but will surely make sure to come to India in the near future.
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