His audio album was released about two years back and was an instant hit. Well! Actually all of his albums are welcomed by music lovers from all over the country. His singing expertise is indisputable and even those, who dislike contemporary pop music, acknowledge his vocal cords. Yes! He is the one and only Sajjad Ali. Three years back Sajjad was cast in a film by Zahoor Gillani titled Munda Tera Deewana. The film carried a song that was a craze at that time, but interestingly it wasn't a Sajjad Ali number. The movie was a hit only because of Abrar's Billo dey ghar.

For Sajjad Ali it was an eye-opener as he found himself drawn to filmmaking and he started a home project called 'Aik Aur Love Story'. Few people know that about a decade ago Sajjad had already tried hand at direction. This was a Tele-film titled Love Letter and starred Sajjad and Saima Salahuddin (a, then popular, KTV artiste). Sajjad's inspiration for AALS comes from this initial directional experience.

The story of AALS is penned by Shafiq Ali, the lyrics are by Lucky Ali, Waqar Ali and Sajjad himself while the music is said to be given by Waqar Ali, Sajjad's younger brother. If we look at the track record of Waqar, we find that only two of his songs got famous: Ik tara boley and Made in Pakistan which was a flunkey and embarrassing copy of Alisha's Made in India. This makes it hard to believe that Waqar gave the exceptional music for AALS and looks like a gimmick to bring him in the limelight.

Aik Aur Love Story comes as a pleasant surprise because of two reasons. Firstly, it doesn't have a single negative character and secondly there isn't any 'zalim samaj' to pester the lovebirds still it's very much a love story. However, what Sajjad has missed out is that there should be at least something to hold the audience for three long hours in their seats.

No doubt the music is excellent and it is because of Sajjad being a musical minded person, but what about the rest of the script? A movie demands powerful and dramatic sequences to keep viewers interested till the end. Also in the subcontinent, establishing a hero's entry is very important which Sajjad overlooks. Besides, there are also several other things that should be taken into account while making a film. The characters should have a base and they should feel suspended somewhere. The audience gets bored soon if you consistently repeat the same characters over and over again.

From cinematography point of view, when there are more than two characters in a scene, they shouldn't be standing in a line because it gives a stage-like effect. Also there shouldn't be long pauses between the dialogues and above all nudity is not the key to success. The very first song 'Jawani' by Lucky Ali came as a repulsive surprise. One wasn't expecting bosom-show from a sensible guy like Sajjad Ali. Coarsely picturised, the song left a bad taste in the mouth. One could see families looking away from the screen only to avoid embarrassment.

Due to lack of spontaneity most of the film goes past unnoticed and people only wake up when a song starts. Almost all the songs are shot beautifully and one wants to see them over and over again. The list of already hit numbers include Lari adda, Sohni lagdi, Pata bata do, Bheege Mausam and Shehzad Roy's Kangna. Sajjad Ali has proved that Pakistani audience is sensible enough to appreciate original music and it is not at all necessary to pull the crowd by copying Indian songs. Moreover, the movie also lacks the myth that Pakistani audience likes i.e. songs only in female voice. Interestingly, there's only one song in female voice.

Acting-wise it was Nirma's show all the way. She is a great performer and knows how to give expressions, still one wonders why she should focus more on exposing. She is talented and can surely prove a threat to our leading lasses only if she starts concentrating on her performance. Saleem Sheikh was next in line. He is a fine actor and one longs to see more of him in films. Ironically our filmmakers do not make use of his capabilities. Behorze Sabzwari has acted in several movies and has given a praiseworthy performance. He too is a talented actor and Pakistani cinema needs fine actors like him. As for Sajjad Ali, he gave an above average performance. He is not an actor so he shouldn't be judged by the same yardstick. He was quite good in emotional scenes and pretty flat in others.