The top hit (22 million views) is his 2012 Dakhani-style rendition in Dubai of ‘Bulaati hai magar jaane ka nai’. Some poets comment in between their recitation; Rahat interspersed lyrics in his commentary. He is a poet of 2010, he says, not the ’60s-’70s. What does that mean? It means he will not go home empty-handed; he will snatch the stars and take them along.
The second (21 million views) is his 2017 appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show. He leaves the redoubtable Navjot Singh Sidhu speechless. His couplets are maudlin. The host Sharma eggs him on to provide “something romantic” for the young people in the audience. Rahat responds with advice in a couplet: when you shake a hand, press it too (yes, like that!).
Keep scrolling and you will see several examples of how Rahat dragged Urdu shayari out of nostalgia and into the world wide web. The histrionics, the commentary that draws in the uninitiated…along with his poetic ability meant Rahat could stoop to conquer an age that condemns self-doubt and celebrates brash confidence.
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