This article is written by Mr. Sivanandam
Mohd Rafi
In the vast ocean of golden oldies, there are few pearls in which the tune, orchestration, lyrics and last but not least the singer come together in perfect unison to create sheer magic. The song ” Johoom ke gaa yun aaj mere dil” from the film Patanga , with the magic combination of Rafi sahib’s golden voice , music by Shankar(Jaikishen) and lyrics by Neeraj is one such pearl. (more…)
This article is written by Mr. Biman Baruah, Assam
Mohd Rafi, Feroze Khan
In 1965, 44 years back, actor Feroz Khan publicly declared on-screen, Hum Tum Se Judaa Ho Ke, Mar Jaayenge Ro Ro Ke in the golden voice of Rafi Saheb. But in last 44 years he lived like a King both on-screen and off-screen. On Monday, last 27th April, he died at the age of 69, in his Bangalore farm house after battling with life due to cancer for last one year. (more…)
This little article has been written by Mr Gaurav.D.Bijoor and equally shared by Mr D.P.Bijoor.
Pradeep Kumar and Mohd Rafi
The smart, handsome and princely attired personality and though this gentleman hardly possessed any acting ability in him still his various films can be considered as great hits mainly on account of the evergreen classic songs and equally on account of the popular female artists he worked with.
The list includes Nargis, Madhubala, Meena-Kumari, Bina Rai, Vyjantimala, Nutan, Mala Sinha, Kum Kum, Sayeeda Khan, Fariyal etc etc. (more…)
This article is written by Mr. Gaurav D Bijoor
Mohd Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
The period from 24th December 1924 to 31st July 1980 comprising of 56 years can be truly considered as the Golden Era mainly since this period belonged to the Greatest Legend and our most dear & beloved king of melody Mohammed Rafi Saab.
However on various occasions I personally feel very sorry for myself and regret the most mainly since I was nowhere in the aforesaid period as I was destined to be born only in the year March 1981 to such lovely parents and in that beautiful small house situated in Bandra (West). (more…)
This article is written by Mr. Souvik Chatterji
Mohd Rafi, Dev Anand
Dev Anand, the stylish actor of the 50s and 60s was generally associated with towering composer SD Burman as he was preferred under the Navketan banner and contributed in most of Dev’s films from 40s to 60s. The team of Dev Anand comprising of SD Burman, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Lata, Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Kishore, Hemant Kumar, Talat Mehmood, was different from the team of Dilip Kumar, Naushad, Shakeel Badayani, Rafi, or the team of Raj Kapoor, Shankar Jaikishan, Manna Dey, Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri, Mukesh, etc. (more…)
This article is written by Mr. D.P.Bijoor & Mr. Nitin.D.Dhareshwar
Mohd Rafi during song recording for the film Usne Kaha Tha
Mohammed Rafi renders songs written by Shailendra – Toothe huwe kwaboon ne humko ye sikhaya hai Dil ne Dil ne jisee payya thha aankhon ne Gawaya Hai.
“Shailendra” who in him had that extra pinch of a unique greatness & that beautiful feather touch of class more than any of his other contemporaries or writers is our very personal opinion and hence he automatically becomes our favorite choice as one amongst the all-time Greats. (more…)
This article is written by Mr. Souvik Chatterji.
Mohd Rafi with Shankar
Shankar Jaikishan had always been known to set trends and not follow any existing system created by the other compositions. SJ used Lata to her limit in Barsaat in the late 40s, during a time when the other female singers like Noorjahan, Suraiya, Samshad Begum, Rajkumari were also prominent in singing playback songs in bollywood films. SJ never stuck one single team and that was one of their secrets of success in bollywood films. (more…)
This song review is written by Mr. Gan Sharma
Mohd Rafi, Naushad, C. Ramchandra, Talat Mehmood
The reason modern Hindi songs lack the nuances, the twists and the folds of older numbers is simply that life itself has lost them. You cannot divorce poetry from life, and when life has grace, pain, fortitude, gentleness and a value system, poetry has them too. Today’s life, unfortunately, is all straight lines: clean-cut, neatly shaven, and artificially perfumed – and so today’s music is either just technical or cynical. In the days gone by, though, grace in daily life was important; restraint was important; bearing was important. Therefore, the poetry of those days was beautiful too. (more…)
This little piece has been penned down by Mr D.P.Bijoor and shared by Mr Nitin D Dhareshwar.
Mohd Rafi
The voice born at the Kotla Sultan Singh located near Amritsar, the fragrant voice of the soil, in which he was born on 24th December 1924, the voice of the khet, khaliyan in which he grew up, the voice of you & me, the voice of the masses and ultimately the voice of the silver screen almost ranging from Talat Mahmood to Mahmood and various character and other artists. (more…)
This article is written by Mr. Devraj M.V
Mohd Rafi, Dilip Kumar
Amar (Dilip Kumar) is an advocate in a typical Indian village. Accidentally he meets the village girl (Nimmi) who innocently falls in love with him. During a village festival Nimmi performs a dance and an appreciative Amar garlands her. To the girl, Amar’s act is symbolically equivalent to marriage and she becomes his devotee although Amar is engaged to Anju, a rich lady (Madhubala). (more…)