Earlier this year, Taher Shah gave us the beauty that is Angel. It was the first time that people from every corner of the world were waiting impatiently for the new video to drop.
And then, at the brink of 2017, he does it again.
Right before the year ended, King Shah decided to tease us mere mortals with this message
And that’s when we realized that we’re probably going in for 2016S and not 2017, itself.
But now tau it’s a dunya ka dastoor. Taher Shah says he’ll release a video, and his minions have to wait. So naturally, this happened
And then, it was here. Like, IT was here. Step aside, Jon, we have a new King of the North.
The video seems very minimalist, at first glance, we all know that Taher Shah doesn’t work that way. He is all that we ever hope to be.
And while last time we got Angel Junior, this time we get Angel Cat
The video was everything the King himself promised us it would be:
An all-out New Year’s Resolution
It was inspirational
It was ro.man.tic
And we realized that King Shah was actually a multilingual Angel for us
So it comes as little surprise that people on every single social media platform lost their shit when the video came out
Some saw it as an escape from political drama
In times of mad sarkar, turn to saviour Taher Shah mere yaar! #TaherShah #humanitylove
— Prashaste Sinha (@PrashasteSinha) December 31, 2016
Others saw the video and Taher Shah for what they really are
First video I saw in 2017: #TaherShah's 'humanity love'. Title aside, pretty deep stuff on mohabbat. https://t.co/Qg04z3bdFc
— Sumaira Jajja (@SumairaJajja) December 31, 2016
#2017 presents #TaherShah.
Enjoy #HumanityLove!
A tree, a cat, and an angel.
And a very deep message, ofcourse. https://t.co/ZhZJ2xIO3d— Farhat Javed Rabani (@Farhat_Javed) December 31, 2016
Some were underwhelmed because they didn’t understand the subtle message of the King
Fuck it. Taher Shah's new video didn't rise up to my expectations. 2017 sucks yaar
— Priya (@PlotBusterr) January 1, 2017
There were some haters, but of course, haters hate
It has made an impact across the border in India, too
When you wake up in hangover and click on Taher Shah's new video you know what's in store for you this year #TaherShah #2017fucked
— Vidit Arora (@TheWastedMonk) January 1, 2017
King Shah has made us see cats in a different light all together
Just like that time he did with Angels.
@TaherShahh after effect…. pic.twitter.com/ibMua202dz
— The (@Chandorkar) January 1, 2017
But of course, these sad miserable haters are never happy
Even Phoebe Buffay's Smelly Cat rhymed better than Taher Shah's ajeebo gareeb shayri
— Professor GyaanCho? (@thehasnainraza) January 1, 2017
However,
This guy sums it all up with a shayr of his own
Don’t listen to the haters, Taher Bhai, they hate you cuz they ain’t you.
2017 is already a gift that keeps on giving ? #TaherShah https://t.co/gPtBzQiRqp
— Stanley Shaun Mathew (@ssm5995) December 31, 2016
Thank you for showing us the way into 2017, you rockstar angel you.
Here’s the video for you to be inspired and take lessons from: