Parda Hai Parda (song)
"Parda Hai Parda" (Hindi: पर्दा है पर्दा, Urdu: پردہ ہے پردہ) is a filmi qawwali song from the Bollywood 1977 film, Amar Akbar Anthony. It was performed by playback singers Mohammed Rafi and Shailendra and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi; the film's musical directors were the duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal. It is based on how women's beautiful faces are hidden by their veils, and is shown in the film as a sequence where Rishi Kapoor's character, Akbar is performing in a Qawwali show to impress his love interest, Dr. Salma, played by Neetu Singh, who is shown with her father Tayyab Ali, played by Mukri, and in the first half of the song, when she opens her veil, her father forbids her from opening it, which she later opens it in the benefit of Akbar singing. It also shows Anthony Gonsalves (Amitabh Bachchan) sitting with an old woman, later known to be their mother, Bharati (Nirupa Roy).
| "Parda Hai parda" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Mohammed Rafi & Shailendra | |
| from the album Amar Akbar Anthony | |
| Released | 1977 |
| Recorded | Mumbai, 1977 |
| Genre | Film score, filmi qawwali |
| Songwriter(s) | Anand Bakshi |
| Composer(s) | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
Parda Hai Parda gained much popularity with South Asian audiences and ranked second in the Binaca Geetmala year-end chart for 1977.
Laxmikant-Pyarelal were awarded the Filmfare Best Music Director Award for 1977 on the strength of Amar Akbar Anthony's soundtrack, and particularly this song. Mohammed Rafi was nominated as the best playback singer that year for the same song.
References
- Rao, Gayatri (24 May 2017). "Parda hai parda - Rafi/Amit – Lakmikant-Pyarelal - Rishi/Amitabh | Amar-Akbar-Anthony (1977)".