This article is written by Mr. Souvik Chatterji

Rafi Sahab with Sharada on stage live singing Bakamma Bakamma

Rafi had sung many duets with all the leading female singers in the country during the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. He had sung around 440 duets with Lata Mangeshkar, who dominated bollywood music during the 50s, 60s and 70s. He sang duet songs with Shamshad Begum, Mubarak Begum, Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Suman Kalyanpur and others. During that period he sang many duets with Sharda as well, mainly in films composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Sharda won a number of filmfare awards for best singer for her performance in mainly the films of Shankar Jaikishan. Sharda is still alive and also has received the Rafi Memorial Award in 2007, from the Rafi Lovers Circle, Calcutta. (more…)

Compiled by: Mr. Biman Baruah from Sivasagar, Assam.

Mohd Rafi

HARI OM………. HARI OM………..
Man Tadapat Hari Darsan Ko Aaj
Moore Tum Bin Bigre Sagre  Kaaz
Binti Karta Hoon Moore Rakhiyoo Laaj………
Tumre Dar Ka Main Ho Jogi , Hamari Aur Nazar Kaab Hogi

Lord! I am dying for your glimpse, without your blessing I cannot achieve anything.
I urge you to preserve by honor.
I am a beggar standing at your door, when will you look at me?
Listen to my heart in agony

Rafi Saheb was eternally peerless in the above classic devotional song with full of mode, emotion and devotion for God from the film Baiju Bawra (1952) composed by Naushad Ali picturised on tragic hero Bharat Bhushan. (more…)

By: Mr. Murali Nagaraj.
This anecdote is what I heard from my Father. He passed away in 1990. But he was an ardent fan of Mohd.Rafi and he has so many stories to tell about Rafi Saab. I would like to share this one with our Fan Club. It just amazes me reading so much about him and I am not SATISFIED yet, Never will I be satisfied reading about our Rafi Saab. I am pretty sure that there are more and more stories about him.

Mohd Rafi with wife

I would like to share one which I heard from my late father. I believe that Naushad saab used to visit Rafi’s house often and during conversations would tell Bashira Begum (Rafi Saab’s wife) that ‘She was the most LUCKIEST Woman on the Planet’ and when asked why….Naushad saab’s reply was ‘Aapko tho sub kuch itni Meeti awaz mein milthi hai, Pyar ki baaton bhi and Gusse ki baaton bhi’. (more…)

This article is written by Mr. Sivanandam

Surprised by the title of this article?! No- this is not about songs that Rafi sahib  sang for himself in screen. He had very, very rarely appeared on screen . This is about the songs that , due to the lyrics, seem perfectly fit for Rafi sahib himself. (more…)

By Mr. Ashok Parekh – I read a nice article on our Rafisaab in today’s Mumbai Gujarati Daily ‘Mumbai Samachar’ and have made an attempt to translate as my tribute to Rafisaab on his death anniversary.

Mohd Rafi

31^st July is amidst us. It was on this day, Rafisaab left all of us for heavenly abode. Media has started to pay tributes to him. Few days back a Gujarati daily in Mumbai, “Mumbai Samachar” had published an article in which musician Dilip Dholakia has narrated his association and experiences with Rafisaab. While Dilip Dholakia has independently given in few Hindi films in name of D. Dilip, he worked as assistant with Chitragupta and Lakshmikant Pyarelal. Following is my humble attempt for English translation which might not be error free but will definitely provide us all in general and Gujarati fans in particular a new angle of knowing our beloved Rafisaab: (more…)

This article is written by Mr. K.S Ramachandran (Chandan)

Mohammad Rafi, means the golden voice that the human race will never ever get to hear again, in the lifetime to come. But we are so much blessed to listen to his multi-various renditions – so soothing, human, emotional with that magical, mesmerizing vocal delivery, even after 29 years of his demise. (more…)

This article is written by Mr. Souvik Chatterji

The nation remembers Mohammad Rafi on his death anniversary on 31^st july, 2009. It was a very painful experience for most of the music lovers of India and abroad to recollect the experience of 31^st July, 1980. 29 years had passed since his death and yet time could not heal the wound inflicted in the hearts of numerous music lovers of the country. (more…)

This article is written by Mr. D.P.BIJOOR

31^st July 1980 can be considered as the blackest day in the annals of the history and of the century mainly since on this very day the immortal genius, a sweet & melodious voice owner, greatest philanthropist, and above all a human being par excellence was snatched away amidst us by the cruel hands of fate. Mohammed Rafi the greatest ever had to face the wrath of the untimely demise at the sheer and the cruel laws of the destiny and his thus leaving all of us at the tender age of almost 56 years was most shocking and sudden. (more…)

This article is written by Mr. Biman Baruah

Joy Mukerjee and Mohd Rafi

Banda Parwar Thaam Lo Jigar
Banke Pyaar Phir Aaya Hoon………
Khidmat Mein Aap Ki Huzoor
Phir Wohi Dil Laaya Hoon………

At the outset, all are appealed to pardon me for starting most of my articles with two or four lines of a song and also ending-up with similar fashion, since I am an inflexible & unrefined Music Lover, I could not able to obstruct myself from doing so. By remembering this one the best title song of Hindi Film Music from PHIR WOHI DIL LAYA HOON in the harmonious voice of Mohammed Rafi, I hereby take permission of all Music Lovers to invite them to the tiny chapter of the light & comic romantic songs of 1960s. (more…)

This article is written by Mr. Gaurav D Bijoor.

Mohd Rafi

Mohammed Rafi – “Mujhe Darde Dil Ka Patha Na Tha Mujhe Aap Kis Liye Mil Gaye, Main Akela Yoon Hee Majhe Main Tha Mujhe Aap Kis Liye Mil Gaye”

A very rare and a beautiful duet between Mohammed Rafi Saab and Ronu Mukherjee (daughter of Hemant Kumar) titled “Sara mora gajra chhudaya toonhe, garva kaise lagaya toonhe, O rasiya mana basiya, teekha teekha kajra lagaya toonhe …. Ko jaadu jagaya toonhe” from the film “Do Dil” written by Kaifi Azmi and music scored by Hemant Kumar. This film had Biswajeet & Rajashri in the lead roles. The other great song from this film being a super solo sung by Rafi Saab is titled as “Tera husna rahe mera ishka rahe tho ye subha ho ye sham rahe na rahe” indeed a master-piece composition. (more…)