Is this Child Abida Parveen?

Posted on May 15, 2010
Filed Under >Adil Najam, Music, People, TV, Movies & Theatre
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Adil Najam

Abida Parveen is a legend in her own times. A most amazing voice. A mesmerizing talent.This video, found on YouTube, claims to be of Abida Parveen singing as a child. But is it?

We know that Abida Parveen was a child prodigy. The Sindhi song being sung here could well be by Abida Parveen as a child. But is the child in the video Abida Parveen. I do not know. It does seem like lip-syncing and the very end with tears streaming down the child’s face did feel overdone. But, then, it could be an old PTV recording, although I seem to remember that her talent was first “discovered” by her future husband when she performed at Hyderabad radio station. If so, the child here would be too young for this to be Abida Parveen.

But let me not over-think this. The fact is that I am posting this video not because I am really interested in solving this mystery. It is because the Sindhi song in the video is indeed mesmerizing. Is indeed amazing. Whether this is Abida Parveen or not, the song is a fitting tribute to her talent.

So, lets just sit back. Let this sink in. Enjoy.

P.S. See Abida Parveen at her very best, here.

17 responses to “Is this Child Abida Parveen?”

  1. Shahid says:

    @Faraz:
    Why take credit away from the young child so quickly?

    PTV didn’t telecast crystal clear video but the cameras of the ’60s were good enough to capture clear video on film. If preserved properly, a good quality video would not have been difficult to extract.

  2. Faraz says:

    @ Adil Sahab …. This time you have really dissappointed me :). This post could be presented as one of the examples of “urdu” journalism as you often write.

    Do you really think this could be a 40-50 years old video? When did PTV created such a good quality in 60s?

    This is clearly a recent video in gray print. The girl is simply lip syncing.

  3. Anita says:

    My God! she is amazing.She is crying while singing.Her identity must be confirmed although whoever she is i salute her.

  4. aneela z says:

    definitely a case for McCurry and biometric technology!!

    its a lovely song though and amazing voice range for a girl her age.

  5. Arfeen Aslam Ali says:

    Dunno if it is real and don’t understand Sindhi unfortunately (I assume this is Sindhi?), but the song is very captivating.

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