Ali Sethi is a famous singer, musician, writer, and columnist from Pakistan. He achieved critical appraisal and recognition for authoring a novel The Wish Maker. He made his film debut as a playback singer in Mira Nair's political-thriller film "The Reluctant Fundamentalist " with a song "Dil Jalannay Ki Baat" in 2013. He recorded two songs in 2015, a duet "Kya ho Ga" with Zebunnisa Bangash and solo "Aah Ko Chahiye" in "Manto", a biographical drama film based on the life of Pakistani short-story writer Sadat Hassan Manto.
Ali Sethi released his first music video "Kithay Nain Na Jori", as a tribute to Reshma at Karachi Literature Festival in February 2015. He made his professional screen debut from the eighth season of Pakistani music reality show Coke Studio as a featured artist in 2015 with "Umraan Langiyaan" with Nabeel Shaukat Ali. He returned as a featured-artist in Coke Studio season 9 under the team of music director Shuja Haider with "Aaqa" with Abida Parveen.