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The Story Behind Parizaad OST
Parizaad OST is the title song for HUM TV's 2021 drama about an overlooked poet navigating class, colorism, love, and self-worth. Waqar Ali composed the OST, Asrar delivers its vocal, and series writer Hashim Nadeem wrote the lyrics, tying the song closely to the protagonist's inner life. The piano-led arrangement begins in a reflective register and swells beneath Asrar's weathered, forceful delivery, making the track feel less like theme music than a confession. Its reach soon traveled beyond the serial: an instrumental version appeared in Indian designer Manish Malhotra's 2021 promotional campaign, where viewers recognized the soundtrack and its composer. That afterlife fits a song built around Parizaad's central contradiction, a name associated with beauty carried by a man repeatedly judged by appearances.
Meaning & Translation
Parizaad literally means "fairy-born," a name that conventionally suggests exceptional beauty. The song turns that promise into an irony: its speaker has a sensitive, beauty-seeking soul, yet lives among people who judge worth by faces, status, and outward polish. His longing is shadowed by separation, wounds, and the fear that those who look radiant may carry darkness within. Rather than translating the lyrics line by line, the central idea is that appearance and character often diverge. The refrain addresses other parizaads as fellow sufferers, asking how anyone untouched by rejection could understand the cost of love. In the drama, that tension mirrors Parizaad's search for dignity and acceptance.
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Artists & Credits
- Asrar singer
- Waqar Ali composer
- Hashim Nadeem lyricist