SMPL
New Delhi [India], July 14: Sometimes a song becomes something far larger than its creator first imagined.
For Jake Joss, Aankhon Ki Shararat+ became one such story.
Months earlier, while reflecting on the song, he had wondered whether he would eventually have to produce its music video himself. That is exactly what happened.
What followed was not the solitary, technology-driven experiment one might expect. An AI-assisted song became the starting point for Original Sing's first professionally shot live-action music video, and one of the most meaningful collaborations of his creative life.
Released in two connected forms, AKS and Aankhon Ki Shararat+, the project brings together music, romance and symbolism, drawing on the Mirror Soul Paradox, its deeper layers reserved for the second film.
The format also places the project among the world's earliest two-part live-action music video series built around an AI-assisted song, with the screenplay, direction, cinematography, performances and production all carried out by human creators.
The Human Work Behind the Music
The project began with Aankhon Ki Shararat, a short Hindi indie-pop duet about the quiet electricity of glances and everything left unsaid between two people.
Jake had imagined it as an intimate composition for a film or web series. But once a music video began taking shape, the song felt too short for the narrative he wanted to explore.
He returned to his diary, rewriting lines and refining rhymes until the emotion felt right. The new stanza drew on poetic Urdu expressions, each phrase chosen for sound and meaning.
The result became Aankhon Ki Shararat+.
Instead of replacing the original, Jake gave both songs their own screen identity.
AKS, released on July 3, plays like a standalone romantic music video built around glances, chemistry and unspoken attraction, ending with an unexpected "To be continued".

The title itself carries a hidden clue. AKS works as an abbreviation of Aankhon Ki Shararat, while the Urdu word "Aks" means reflection, image or shadow, a double meaning that shaped much of the film's visual and narrative language.
Aankhon Ki Shararat+, released on July 10, begins in the same emotional world but goes somewhere deeper and more layered.
The People Behind the Film
Filmmaker and actor Nishant Priyadarshi of Cinemathics developed the screenplay, directed the film, handled cinematography, editing and colour grading, and performed as the male lead. His previous work includes web series, brand commercials and a cameo in Rajinikanth's Darbar.
Co-starring is actor and singer Shubhaangee, whose work spans music videos, commercials and web series, including CID. Her expressions became especially important in a story where the eyes carry more narrative weight than dialogue.
Deepak Pandit handled the camera, capturing a film built around glances and carefully constructed framing.
The small production was intensely hands-on. At Nariman Point, under the afternoon sun, roles extended beyond formal credits. At one point, Jake found himself holding a reflector over the actors as the team worked to capture the shot they needed.
For Jake, the most memorable part was discovering the commitment and patience of the people behind it. Nishant challenged ideas, explained limitations, and kept refining scenes until the emotions felt right, later polishing colours and details most viewers would never notice. Shubhaangee carried entire moments through her expressions, approaching every retake with quiet focus. Deepak stayed steady behind the camera as the team worked to capture what the story demanded.
"I thought I was patient," says Jake. "But compared to them, I was nothing. All I could do was stand back and watch genuinely talented people create. The heart everyone brought to the project is what I will remember most."
There is another irony around the project: when Jake shared AKS with friends and relatives, several assumed the video had been made using AI.
He is still not sure whether to take that as a compliment or a curse.
Jake believes AI is another step in the evolution of creativity. Like every tool before it, its value depends on the intent and vision of the person using it. In Aankhon Ki Shararat+, AI contributed to the music, while the lyrics, concept, story and every aspect of the film itself were shaped by people.
Aankhon Ki Shararat+ eventually became more than a music video. It became proof that technology may help begin a creative journey, but sometimes it is the people you meet along the way who give the work its soul.
Aankhon Ki Shararat+ is on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Sf_InYdtco0. Follow Original Sing's journey on Instagram at @original.sing and originalsing.net.
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