32 songs sung by Great Rafisahab for less famous heroes
By Gajaanan Sonaawane Kalyan, Mumbai
Mohd Rafi Sahab
32 songs sung by Great Rafisahab for less famous heroes on 32nd Death Anniversary.
| Sr No | Film | Song | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akhari Dao | Tuze kya sunau mai | Shekhar |
| 2 | Aaya Toofan | Abhi kamsin ho, nadan ho | Manohar Deepak |
| 3 | Adhikar | Rekha o Rekha | Brahmachary |
| 4 | Aabaroo | Har chehara yaha/aapse pyar hus | Deepakkumar |
| 5 | Begana | Phir vo bhulisi yaad | Shaileshkumar |
| 6 | Bachapan | Muze tumse mohobbat | Salimkhan (salmankhans dad) |
| 7 | Bhabhi | Chali chali re patang | Jagdip |
| 8 | Cha Cha Cha | subah naa aayi./wo hum na the | Chandrashekhar |
| 9 | Chhaila Babu | Tere pyar me muze gum | Sunbiraaj |
| 10 | Dosti | Chahunga mai tuze/Janewalo jara/Mera to jo bhi/raahi manava/koi jab raah | Sudhirkumar |
| 11 | Dadi Maa | Jaata ho mai ab muze naa | K. Ghanekar |
| 12 | Ek Bar Muskurado | Jamane ki aakhome | Debu Mukherjee |
| 13 | Gumnaam | Jaan pahchhan ho | Harman |
| 14 | Lal Qilla | Na kisika aankh ka noor | S Kumar |
| 15 | Hum kisise kam nahi | Kya hus tera wada | Tariq |
| 16 | Kaun Apna K.Paraya | Jara sun hassena ye naz | Vijaykumar |
| 17 | Kanch aur Heera | Nazar aati nahi manzil | Pankaj |
| 18 | Mahua | Dono ne kiya tha | Shivkumar |
| 19 | Nai Roshani | Tere Aankha ka jo ishara na | Shaileshkumar |
| 20 | Nai umar ki nai fasal | Karva gujar gaya | Raajiv |
| 21 | Punarmilan | Pass baitho tabiyat bahal jayegi | Jagdeep |
| 22 | Raat ke andhereme | Agar bewafa tuzko pahchan jaate | Deokumar |
| 23 | Sehara | Taqdeer ka fasana | Prashant |
| 24 | Ad.of Robin Hood | Mana mere haseen sanam | Prashant |
| 25 | Sangram | Mai to tere haseen khayalome | Randhava |
| 26 | Shagun | Parbato ke pedopar sham | Kawaljeet |
| 27 | Shankar Hussain | Kahi ek masoom nazuk si | Kawaljeet |
| 28 | Shaan | Aate jate huye sab pe nazr/kaun kis Ko | Mazharkhan |
| 29 | Thokar | Apani aankho me basakar | Baldev khosa |
| 30 | Uphaar | Mai ek raja ho tu ek rani hai | Swarup Dutt |
| 31 | Vapas | Ek tera saath humko/aayi baharo ki | Ajay |
| 32 | ManguDada | Jitani hassen ho tum utani he bevafa h | Sujitkumar |
Excellent collection, I guess the song “Tu is tarah se meri” for Deepak Parashar and some songs sung for Raj Kiran, Vinod Mehra, Farrukh sheikh should be added.
awaz ki dunya ka jadugar ‘tumsa nahi dekha ‘
Rafi sahab ke bare me agar baat kare to alfaaz badi mushkil se milte h.Rafi sahab apne zamaane ki ek aisi hasti the jinhone indian bollywood ko world me roshan kiya.play back singing indian bollywood me Rafi sahab ki den thi.Rafi sahab india ka kohinoor ka heera the.jin par hame sada garv rahega. Rafi sahab ko mera salaam shibli siddiqui…
Rafisaab is simply the greatest thing the world may have ever heard!
INDEAN SINGAR AND TO ME MOHDRFI ARE VERY GOOD SINGAR TO MY DESH…..,
Na fankaar tumsa koi or aya md rafi tum buht yd aye.
Sameer hd.
Yes there are so many incidents when rafi sahab surprised people with his humility. When naushad approached rafi sahab for “Mere mehboob tujhe meri muhobbat ki kasam”, rafi sahab was like “itna lamba main kaise gaa paunga”. But rafi sahab sang it and it became a milestone. Kishore Kumar said in his interview “main ek gaane ko 2 ya 3 tarike se gaa sakta hoon, rafi sahab to har gaane ko 100 tariko se gaa sakte hain”. Manna dey says “he listens to rafi sahabs song everyday and cries. “Jo kripa ishwar ki rafi sahab par huyi, wo hum baaki logo par kabhi na huyi”. S D burman said “jis tarike se rafi sahab ne guide ke gaano ko Gaaya hai, duniya me aur koi kabhi nahi gaa sakta”. Lataji says “ek daur playback ka khatm hua saigal ke saath aur dusts rafi sahab ke saath.” S P balsubramaniyam says ” singers were always there but the sweetness in rafi sahabs voice is incomparable. Once in my struggle days I was asked by someone to sing mukhda of “kal raat zindagi se mulaqaat Ho gayi” and i said directly that I can’t sing that, it has been sung by rafi sahab. Irrespective of how much I try, I can never sing it like him.” Shammi kapoor says “rafi sahab surprised him by singing the way he introduced his character in his own voice”. Everytime I listen to someone’s interview who talks rafi sahab, I get a new surprise. No wonder he was the best and most loved
oh, there’s another in shagun. tum chali jaogi, parchhaian rahe jaegi – also filmed on kawaljeet. the soul-value of the song is immense. and there is mai yeh soch kar uske darse utha tha in haqeeqat – on sudhir.
Hi All, Today I am watching Indion Idol (dharmendra and Hema Malini) Episode , I noticed one thing….. Asha bhosle/mangeshkar/Burman…. she never appreciates Rafi saab… Today hema ji praised twice… dharmendra, we all know he is the fan of Rafi saab….. but Asha ji always praises Kishore da which i fell she is partial to him.. may be becuase of RD burman……
I love Rafi saab….
thanks for rare melodies of rafi saab,in fact all lesser known artistes were made great heroes by rafisaab with his golden voice….rafisaab ne jisk gane ko bhi gaaya wo sona ho giya…..
Great effort. I just remember another: MERE PAHELUME AAKE BAITHO KHUDAKE VASTE, filmed on Rupesh Kumar in Rustam-e-Hind(1965).
Thanks for the singer information.I have the entire collection of this list. Some years back HMV came up with a two cassette collection under the title “Rare gems of Mohd.Rafi “. Most of these songs are available in that set.
The reason that Rafi has become immortal is precisely this.He never tied or tagged himself with any single superstar or favorite music director of a particular time.
Without being disrespectful to Pancham da and Kishore da (I love and respect them immensely), I can say this is the mistake they made. Take away the Burmans ,Rajesh Khanna and dev saab , not much of Kishore da is left. Take away Kishore Da and not much of Pancham Da is left. When Rajesh Khanna era ended and Bappi Da took over , no matter how great he had been Pancham was left in the lurch.
Mohd .Rafi is a unique divine soul . Rafi is beyond stars and commercial considerations. The above list proves his humility , humanity and devotion to music as a divine art first . I heard an anecdote about the song ‘Paas baitho tabiyat ‘. The music director C.Arjun went and stood outside rafi saab’s house.
When he saw him coming out , he requested him saying that he was not a famous music director but could rafi saab sing for him. Rafi saab sang the song for free. The song takes our breath away. Another instance frequently quoted was about ‘caravan gujar gaya ‘. This was also sung for free. Rafi would take just one rupee (Not charging is considered insulting the profession). This lyric penned by Neeraj is considered one of the all time best lyrics ever written for movies.
Long live Rafi saab . Millions lived the moments of their lives through your songs.
Thanks very much everyone. I do agree with Mr Bhagchandani there are in-numberable rafi sahabs songs, sung for lesser famous heroes.Further I would like to add that ,Not even single day goes without listening to rafi sahabs songs.The above listed are also my most favorite songs. Thanks once again. Gajaanan Sonaawane,Kalyan
Dear Shri Gajaanan Sonaawane Kalyan,
In actuality, the number of such songs where Rafi saab has sung for lesser known actors is very high, but I appreciate the fact that on the 32nd ‘punyatithi’ of that divine soul you selected 32 songs.
In addition to above there are innumerable number of songs picturized on ‘unknown’ artists (Allad hi allah kar pyare bhai…… from Pavitra Paapi, Main koi jhooth boliyan…… from Jagte Raho, Ajab tori duniya…… from Do Beegha Zameen etc. are some examples).
All put together it is estimated that Rafi saab gave playback to more than 100 actors which is a world record. This fact is already/ or going to be documented in ‘Limca book of world records’.
One can also get the feel of Rafi saab’s vastness by counting the number of music directors he has worked with. Even this figure will be in 3 digits.
That was rafi saab… still alive through his songs and deeds.
-J.K. Bhagchandani
Great Job. Thanks.Wish to see all the songs to see the lucky heroes.Some of them I know but most of them I do not.
…all these songs became immortal.. heroes deserve to be forgotten whereas rafi sahib can never be forgotten..! thanks
Dear friend, thanks for sharing the names of actors on whom these songs were picturised. Remember listening to these lovely gems on radio during childhood/teen days. At time used to get surprised how come such beautiful songs can be made in C grade movies or such unknown faces ! Rafi Saab was great that he with his immortal songs even made those actors famous with these songs !
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