Sarvagun Sampan Rafi Sahab (in Hindi)
By Onika Setia
Mohd Rafi
मेरी नज़र में रफ़ी साहब उस चाँद की तरह है जिसकी मुक़द्दस रौशनी रहती दुनिया तक बकरार रहने वाली है, उस चाँद में एक कशिश है.जो भी उसकी ओर देखता है उसका ही हो जाता है सदा के लिए. जिसकी शीतल छाया में तपती धुप से जलते हुए तन-मन को आराम मिलता है , जिसकी रौशनी भूले -भटके लोगों को रास्ता भी दिखाती है , वोह रौशनी जो हर अँधेरे को दूर भगाती है. यह चाँद है अपनी सम्पूर्ण आभा को समेटे हुए ,एक युवा और जिंदादिल जिंदगी का मयार .
मेरे कहने का मतलब यह है की में अपने प्यारे अज़ीमगुलुकार को एक सर्वगुण-संपन शख्सियत मानती हूँ. कोई है उनके जैसा ! बिलकुल नहीं. आमतोर पर देखा जाता है की जो इंसान अगर एक कामयाब और मशहूर हस्ती होगा तो ज़रूरी नहीं वोह एक अच्छा इंसान भी हो . उसके जीवन की सच्चाई तो कुछ ओर ही बयाँ करती है . मगर रफ़ी साहब वोह चाँद है जिसके मुखमंडल में , उनके दामन में एक भी दाग नहीं, पुरे मानवीय गुणों से भरपूर ,उनको एक आदर्श मनुष्य कहा जा सकता है, इन्ही गुणों की चमक उनके मुखमंडल और रोशन करती है .
Mohd Rafi
रफ़ी साहब की आवाज़ और उनका अंदाज़ ,सुभानाल्लाह ! वोह जब रागनी छेड़ते हैं खुद तो मदहोश होते है ही मगर अपने साथ अपने चाहने वालों को भी एक दूसरी दुनिया में ले जाते हैं. जहाँ कोई गम नहीं बस खुशियाँ ही खुशियाँ होती हैं. उनकी आवाज़ की क्या विशेषता बतायुं में आपको ; कभी तो नदी सी चचल, आसमान से भी ऊँची,पताल सी गहरी, शराब सी नशीली, सपनो सी सपनीली, चाँद सी उज्वल ,जल सी शीतल,निर्मल, फूल सी कोमल , सागर की लहरों सी बलखाती कभी , और कभी सरल रेखा सी सीधी. इसीलिए तो वोह संगीत की हर विधा ( ग़ज़ल,कवाली, शास्त्रीय संगीत,सुगम संगीत,ठुमरी,दादरा, रोमांटिक, गमगीन ,युवा-जोश, बचपन से नटखट आदि) से होकर गुज़रती थी ,शहद में डूबी हुई . एक मिठास ,परिपक्वता लिए हुए पाकीज़ा आवाज़. क्या इतनी खूबिया और कहीं मिलेगी? कभी नहीं .
वोह इतने ऊँचे इंसान हैं ,की इस ज़माने का हर ऊँचे से ऊँचा सम्मान उनके आगे छोटा है,तुच्छ है .वोह इतने महँ हैं और रहेंगे के कयामत तक उनके क़दमों के निशान हर नए कलाकार को नयी रह दिखायेंगे, उनके आवाज़ इस कायनात के कोने-कोने में सदा गूंजती रहेगी,और गूंजता रहेगा यह प्यारा सा नाम ; मोहम्मद रफ़ी ,मोहम्मद रफ़ी ,मोहम्मद रफ़ी.
हम सब की रूहें जब भी सदा देंगी तो बढकर थाम लेगी उनके अज़ीम रूह.
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No one has the versatility like the great Mohd Rafi saheb did and no one and I mean no one can have the impact his voice did, I have yet to hear an artist who can make me cry, laugh and hit the heart strings and give me goosebumps with their songs. The man was truly a genius and what an added bonus that he was such a lovely human being too. How many superstars do we see today who are grounded in fact even in his generation that was such a rare quality. I just simply adore the man and know that his following after 33 years of him passing away is so huge that this will only increase with time and not fade away, unlike these one day wonder stars of today!
Riyaz Bhai
Your post is full of correct information. There was systematic campaign against Rafi Sahab is mid 70’s but that did not work. Other singers had literally so songs and even against all odds Rafi Sahab made impact after impact simply because he was already by then the greatest singer ever.
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Salim K
Why people rated Rafi Sahab No.1, even after 33 years of departure from music world. Recently Rafi Saab has declared the No.1 singer of Bollywood and topmost singer of 100 years of Hindi Cinima. Recently a public poll was conducted on CNN IBN, on 15th of August 2013, where people vote for Rafi Saab as No.1 singer of Bollywood. The reasons are simple, his intact popularity till date.
He was and is one of the versatile singer of bollywood till date. For example take the Film of Shahrukh Khan ‘Om Shanti Om’ which was released in 2007, the director had to get sung 4 different mood songs of the movie from 4 different singers for one and same hero in movie due to unavailability of versatility in today’s singers. Not only this, in one movie one song had to record in two singers voice because the later can not ascend his voice.
Then come to Rafi, see his versatility, observe magic of his voice, see power of his voice, in one movie he is singing for three different character/artists whereas nowadays, in one movie, 4 different singers are singing for one and same hero. The movie in which Rafi Sahab sung for three different characters was ‘Gumnam’ released in 1965. As soon as the movie started the very first song come Jaan Pehchan Ho, Jeena Aasan Ho. Thereafter, the song picuturised on Mehmood Hum Kale hai to Kya hua dilwale hain and 3rd song is the romantic number for Manoj Kumar Jaane Chaman Shola Badan Pehlo me aajao sung with Sharda. No any singer on earth can compete this versatility created by rafi in this movie. When Gumnam picture was released for several years no one had clue who sung title song as it appeared as soon the movie start, people concentrate to watch the dance then to hear the voice of song. Rafi sahab sung this song with such versatility and different style that you can not recognize the singer till the movie get finished. Next time only you recognise voice in this song that of Rafi sahab when you listen this song either on radio or see the said song in relax manner on T.V.
I will write some other aspects of Rafi Sahab’s in my next column.
People write after Aradhna Rafi Sahab suffered set back. No, this is not fact. Besides Rafi Sahab, there were other singers like Mahendra Kapoor, Mukesh, Manna Dey and few more. If quantity of Rafi Sahab’s songs are compared with these singers than songs of Rafi Sahab’s are still more.
Till, 1971 quantity of Rafi Sahab songs was more, but in 1972 it reduced little bit, but it was because of change of theme of movies from romance to fighting thriller and entry of angry young man Amitabh Bachan. Further, demise of Jaikishan which ultimately finsih carrier of his partner Shankar also. Then also sucumbing carrier of O.P. Nayar, Naushad, Roshan, Madan Mohan and other factors were also there. Then Rafi’s hesitation on religious ground to sing or not also contributed to it. But from 1973, his songs were regularly coming. After, 1977 Rafi Sahab never looked back till his death. In 1979-80 in every alternate movies his voice was there. That time even Rafi was singing for Amitabha Bacchan in 5 movies, so to Rishi Kapoor in several movies. In 70’s if Jitendra movies are noticed, more or less, all songs are sung by Rafi Sahab.
Further, people misquoted about Aradhna and upcoming of Kishor Kumar. According to Shakti Samant’s interview to radio channel, Rafi Sahab had to sing all the songs of Aradhna and it was fixed and totally decided by Shakti Samant and S.D. Burman. However, Rafi Sahab was on world tour and as per schedule Rafi Sahab had to return within month from the world tour to record the songs. However, world tour of Rafi Sahab extended for some more period due to public demand and ultimately this development was informed to Shakti Samant through nearby source. Shakti da got nervous. Since the production work of Aradhna was getting delayed and story of Aradhna had narrated to various production house therefore, Shakti da was afraid and worry about some mishap. At the same time music director S.D. Burman fallen very sick, even during last talk, he was insisting Shakti da to wait for Rafi. But, by taking advantage of situation and illness condition of S.D. Burman his son i.e. R.D. Burman succeded to convince Shaktida for recording few songs in voice of Kishor Kumar till rafi reached, and ultimately he recorded 2 solo and one duet songs in the voice of Kishor Kumar till Rafi Sahab reached. However, till Rafi sahab reached from world tour three songs were recorded i.e. mere sapno ke rani kab ayegi tu, roop tera mastana and kora kagaz tha a mann mera with lata. Then Rafi Sahab returned from world tour and contacted Shakti da for the recording of songs. Shakti da told Rafi Sahab that as prodcution work was getting delayed therefore, few songs have been recorded in voice of Kishor Kumar, but there remained two songs which he can sing. Then Rafi Sahab sing two songs which were duet i.e. Gun Guna rahen hai bhavnre gali gali and Bagoon me bahar hai. But the song sung by Kishor da become too hit. Rafi Sahab never disclosed this fact till his last breath but Shakti da very clear to tell that he and S.D. only want that Rafi sahab should sing all the songs of Aradhna but it was luck or naseeb of Rafi sahab who could not make it becuse of Rafi shab’s world tour. People misquoted lot of things about upcoming of Kishor Kumar and down falling of Rafi Sahab after Aradhna. It is rafi Sahab’s busy schedule which brought such situation that the songs of Aradhna had to record in voice of Kishor Kumar.
MOHAMMED RAFI SAHAB IS A GREAT SINGER NO ONE CAN BEAT HIS VOICE IN THIS WORLD INSHALLAH “TUJE PYAAR KARTEIN HAI KARTEIN RAHINGAY
“KAY DIL BANKE DIL KE, DIL MEIN DADAKTEIN RAHINGAY”
Dukhi the laakh phir bhi mutmayin the dard ke mare.
Teri awaaz ki shabnam se dhul jate the gam sare.
Tujhe nagmon ki jaan ahle nazar yunhin nahin kahte.
Tere geeton ko dil ka humsafar yunhin nahi kahte.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR658lFXVKQ
Kumar Sanu singing Mukesh and mohd rafi song
Dear Binu Ji , Mohd. rafi is one man who unites all of us, people from different religions, different caste and different regions. Therefore this sentiments expressed by all must not go unnoticed and must reach these people who are just interested in making money only . They should not be allowed to play with the sentiments of Rafi lovers. we can go to any length to redeem the prestige of the greatest singer of all the times. please make them aware of our feelings and make them understand it can give them bad name. As these people understand only the language of TRP only.
RD interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G1M5A3DBhFA#!
Lovely article. Thanks for bringing it in Hindi. How to comment in Hindi?