THERE IS but ONE SUN, one moon and one MOHD RAFI…
By Binu Nair
Mohd Rafi
On July 31st hundreds of MOHD RAFI lovers and admirers will be arriving at Mumbai’s Juhu Mosque to pay homage to the volcano of talent and powerhouse of amazing versality IMMORTAL MOHD RAFI.
July 31 will never be the same for Mohd Rafi’s innumerable fans the world over. For on this day in 1980 Rafi Saab as he was fondly called, left for ever, succumbing to a massive heart attack at age 55.
Three days earlier, Rafi had recorded his last song for friend Dharmendra : “to kahin aas paas hai dost” from the movie Aas Paas.
That fateful day, as Rafi left the recording studio for his home one last time, he gently turned to Laxmikant-Pyarelal team and said : Mai chaloon? Few moments later Rafi repeated : “To main chalta hoon“. This surprised the composers as Rafi had never bade them farewell in this manner before.
The above words proved to be prophetic. Three days later, Rafi Saab breathed his last at 10.35 on July 31 at the Bombay hospital – leaving behind a golden legacy of immortal songs for every mood and occasion. Earlier on ONE occassion Rafi saab had confided to his GURU NAUSHAAD ALI SAAHEB, ” Mai bhara mehfil se uth jaaon-ga.” Prophetic words – once again.
Mohd Rafi's body being carried to the cemetery
Music lovers were so much shocked by the news that people thronged the streets from Mahim to Juhu to have a last glimpse of Rafi saab. It was raining heavily. Weeping men and women were showering flowers from the balconies of their homes on Rafi Saaheb all along the way in the biggest ever procession of mourners.
Mumbai has never seen such a farewell say Rafi lovers and police officers managing the crowds.
Naushaad Ali saab aptly said :”Tu hi tha pyar ka sagar, Nafrat ki is duniya mein. Ganimat thi teri awaz, Nafrat ki is duniya mein.”
Mohd Rafi strode the film music scene as a colossus for two decades. Leaving behind a rich and varied legacy of songs, is what every music lover is grateful for. In these difficult times, these are songs to live and love by.
Says Uttara Kumar in the times of india crest edition article dated july 24:
There is one Rafi song for every occassion in our lives. And no one could sing of the joy and pain of love like he did. If there are 101 ways of saying ‘I love you” in a song Mohd Rafi knew them all.
On one occassion says composer Khayyam : Rafi recorded the song : ‘Jaane kya dhundti rehti hai yeh aankhen mujhme ‘ when he was running a temperature of 102 degrees.
Never, would Rafi cancel a recording as it would render losses to the producer said accordian king Enoch Daniels at Mr D.B. Mathur’s Rafi tribute musical show at delhi on July 24th. “Rafi would never say NO to anyone and would record songs with upcoming composers/producers for a token payment of Rupee one – all in a closed envelope.”
Tributes to Mohd Rafi are never ending. An RJ from Delhi called up last week and said : Rafi saaheb ke gaane ke wajah se duniya ke bahut RADIO STATIONS chalte hai…
I will add to say “even thirty years after death Rafi saab continue to look after innumerable singers and musicians, radio stations, music companies etc”.
The happiness that Mohd Rafi gave us through his songs can never be RETURNED. We can only thank and remember MOHD RAFI SAAHEB.
YUG AAYENGE, YUG JAAYENGE, RAFI SAAHEB KE GAANE YUN HI CHALTE RAHENGE.
MOHD RAFI LOVERS WILL MEET AT THE JUHU MOSQUE, SANTACRUZ ON JULY 31ST AND PAY HOMAGE TO THE SINGING GOD.
RAFI FOUNDATION WILL PUT FLOWERS ON THE “INTACT” RAFI GRAVEYARD ON BEHALF OF RAFI LOVERS WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
PRAY THAT BLESSINGS AND HAPPINESS BE SHOWERED ON MOHD RAFI LOVERS – AT ALL TIMES.
there r so many websites on Internet and also so many news articles et who c take mohdrafi dot com as direct refference about Rafi sahab. Extraordinary write ups of every Rafians about Rafi sahab and also articles after articles on songs rendered by him is simply amzing and adorable!
The popularity of this site dedicated to artisticaly the voice of God can be witnessed with the fact that whatever song we google(search) in name of Rafi sahab we get this website.
Thanks moderator and everyone who writes here for working as a bridge to the master and his Bhaktas!
http://cpedia.com/wiki?q=Rafi&guess_ambig=Tumsa+Nahi+Dekha+Anurag+Mirza+Bhatt+#headline_5
http://cpedia.com/wiki/Rafi/Success
CELEBRATING RAFI SAAHEB…. AT PUNE BY ENOCH DANIELS….
ON AUGUST 22 AT PUNE YASHWANTRAO CHAVAN HALL A UNIQUE MUSICAL WILL BE HELD WITH PIANO/ACCORDIAN LEGEND ENOCH DANIELS PERFORMING . MR. VASANT JOG IS ALSO ATTENDING.
PLEASE TAKE DETAILS FROM http://WWW.ENOCHDANIELS.COM
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A MOVIE CALLED PEEPALI LIVE…. IS BEING RELEASED IN 600 THEATRES, WHICH SHOULD BE A RECORD. THE ADVT SAYS SO….
I AM GLAD THAT THE PRODUCER AAMIR KHAN WOULD COVER ALL HIS INVESTMENTS IN ABOUT 10 DAYS. GOOD NEWS.
MOHD RAFI LOVERS WOULD BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT AFTER 30 YEARS OF MOHD RAFI LEAVING US, ALL OVER THE WORLD IN JULY 2010 -THERE WERE
9400 MUSICAL TRIBUTES AND MOHD RAFI COMMEMORATIONS HELD…..
THIS IS A RECORD BY ITSELF.
WHAT WOULD BE THE FATE OF PEEPLI LIVE and its ilk of films after thirty years seeing the present quality of films and music?…
your guess is as good as those of countless mohd rafi fans….
BINU NAIR, RAFI FOUNDATION, MUMBAI
binus2000@hotmail.com
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Binuji,
As usual, straight from the heart. Sometimes, I marvel at the dedication of people like you for Rafi Saab, but then the man himself was like that, he earned respect and affection in his own silent way and through his innumerable songs.
sagar ka pyar bhara namaskar!
mai puna me rehata hu aur mai Kotla Sultan Singh,Amritsar jana chahata hu aur rafi sahab ke ghar ka vahaka pata chahata hu. kya aap meri madat kar sakenge.
Among many Rafi nites on July 30 and 31st we had Rafi Nite in Calicut (some of the greatest Rafi fans live in this city) and a photo exhibit of Rafi Saab with rare collection from his friend Ahmed Sahib (used to live in Bombay). We had our personal Rafi nite with a singer called Fazal Shaikh from Mangalore brought in just for a few die hard Rafians at my nephews place. Our way of celebrating our legend of legend.
Just to let you know that Rafi Saabs fans are every corner of India including this small town called Calicut. Rafi Saab had two shows conducted here and I was fortunate to attend one as a child.
Another unrelated topic. Times Now has weekend show called Total Recall about Bollywood cinema. Which had focused on Rafi Saab in the beginning. Today it was Kishore Kumar. One author called Ganesh Anantharaman (he published book about hindi film music) mentioned that Lata Mangeshkar told him the best male singer she has come across is Kishore Kumar?!! Do anyone agree? I believe that knowing the character of Lata (person, not the singer)I believe that she must have expressed this as a person she was very self centric and nasty and had her way to reign in the top at any cost. My other Rafi fans feedback is welcome on this. Thank you. Sal
Binu ji and all Rafi lovers (Post 42)
Yes, the Pyare Lal Bhawan at Delhi on 31st July 2010 evening was absolutely jam packed. I was lucky to attend that program. The singers were great. Their devotion, preparedness for the program was wonderful. It was all Rafi and Rafi’s songs reverberating in the hall. Felt very very nice, nostalgic and emotional. Rafi saab is like a family member for all of us. Great work done by the organizers. Many congratulations.
I would like to thank Mr. Zorawar who accommodated my request for the entry pass for me even though I requested him only on the last day (morning of July 31) as I was away from Delhi. I am obliged.
J.K. Bhagchandani
TODAYS YOUNGSTERS IN MANY OF THE SA RE GA MA PROGRAMMES TRY TO SING RAFI SONGS. THEY SING QUITE WELL.
we attended two mohd rafi concerts. saw many youngsters enjoying the music show. people have deep love for mohd rafi and shirdi sai baba. both are worshipped. one for music and other for devine devotions.
Dear Rafi Fans,
Our Hubli is a moderate city with 10 lakh population. Here there are a couple of Rafi Lovers’ Clubs.
On 31.07.2010 we had assembled at J K Katkar’s Cultural Foundation here and had an opportunity to watch a unique C.D. (provided by yet another Rafi fan, an ex-officer of RBI) which contained details of Rafi’s childhood, his career in the beginning etc. + his songs from the days of Jugnu unto Aas Paas.
We meet there every Thursday evening. Most of the songs sung by us there are of Rafi ! Rafi has gifted ven us songs for all occasions you see !
Enough at the moment.
Regards to all Rafi fans.
CONGRATS RAFI LOVERS FOR PAYING ONE OF THE LARGEST HOMAGE TO OUR MOHD RAFI SAAHEB. 9400 homages around the world in the month of july for mohd rafi – is a big day for music lovers.
YESTERDAY WAS WATCHING DOORDARSHAN ONE, DD ONE and saw the rafi foundation delhi prograame of july 31st being telecasted.
i was told that the hall of 700 was packed an hour before the event commenced. numerous mohd rafi lovers saw the programme standing . this means that the delhi rafi foundation “must” plan a hall with 1200 capacity next time around.
the singing at the event by rafi singers – was class and quality personified. it could match any “classy musical programme” held . well done mr.zorawar, ashish kapoor, g.b.mathur and the entire team.
another delhi homage at kamani auditorium by mr.g.b.mathur – a die-hard mohd rafi fan need to be mentioined here. mr.mathurs team works for “this” event about ten months prior. the musical had about 50 artistes or more displaying their talents. it will need a full article to describe the musical schedule which included sophisticated choreography. the comparing and the musical support were simply “outstanding”.
the chief guest was mr rajan nanda, chairman escorts group who spoke about the great qualities of mohd rafi . his wife mrs ritu nanda in her polished speech – spoke for ten minutes on the songs of mohd rafi, how rafi saab had sung baharon phool barsaao during her wedding sangeet programme and more.
congrats . both the events were part of the diamonds among the 9400 homage programmes held in july 2010 – to remember mohd rafi saaheb.
Dearest Sir Binu Nair, the Almigthy God will bless you, surely,because this is very great what you are doing for this singing miracle from India. I cannot find words in a language to praise him and to give him the correct value.Bharat Ratna ? No, higher than this.One cannot compare him with others. Regards,Dr. Jai Ketwaru
post 32, 33: Hello sanjeev ji,
when even ordinary words r rendered from the pure heart, the voice becomes eternal, its the immortal signature of our Rafi sahab that he makes every song with a forever touch of his. The way he used to add eternity to the truly meaningful lyrics is just a heavenly effect. Listening Rafi sahab feels as if every words r full of life.
Following this tradition of the master every rafi lover who writes here, their words becomes a part of us and what to say of Binu ji who is already so much dedicated towards the master, Binuji`s words r always extraordinary and perfect in shedding the impact over us.
however, Ur effort in this regard is also extremely inspiring sanjeevji. I read in news article ur phone number has Rafi sahab`s date of birth in it. Great!
Sory, due to some technical problem email address of every member of our crew have been blocked temporarily in the research institute in which I work on the pretext of sending group msg,only few filtered msg reach us. I wish to get back to u very soon, extremely sory!
Its an honour for me to be in communication with such a devoted Rafi lover that u r!
Wish u a Rafian day. Adab rafi!
Thanks Binu ji for this beautiful piece. Post 24 of Suhana ji – simply amazing..thanks.
Dear All i have read all ur comments, it is great to see the comments posted. but i would like to tell few words which i can not express but still i will try my best to say,Mohammed Rafi saab ki jitni bhi tareef karoon otni kam hai.
“Mohammed Rafi saab say pehlay koii singer na aaya tha na koii aayaga”.
Respected Priya Didi,
I am trying to mail you from today evening but mail is not reaching to you.It failed to reach you every time. Plz. contact to me on my E-mail-
“rafisanjeev@yahoo.com”
Regards,
-Sanjeev Dixit
Lucknow
Resp. Binu ji,
Thanks for the write up.Great sir…
“MAHFILON K DAMNO ME SAHILON K AAS PAAS…
SADIYON YE SADA GUNJEGI YU HI DILON K AAS PAAS.”
What makes rafi saheb unique from other personality?
According to his son Shahid Rafi,when some body asked rafi saheb
“Rafi Saheb aap ne he gana bahout acha gaya,tu fauran ungli Asmaan Par utthi thi aur kehte ,ye sab ALLAH ka karam hai. According to him he fear Almighty GOD very much.thatswhy he never feel inferior or superiority complex.
Since all the things are given by GOD , we must always thanks Almighty.
That will boost our inner self confidence and Strong Confindence in GOD.
I Had seen Rafi Saheb In my dream continous 3 times ,walking with him in street,talking politely and encouraging me to join singing career.THis may sound you strange and odd , but it happens with me.Due to my personal reason i coudnt make up my mind.
But our prayers are always this simple soul who whole heartly dedicated his carrier to million Heart Broken with all zeal and enthsiasm.
We hope God almighty will forbid all sins and enter him everlasting paradise.
Ameen
WELL DONE RAFI FOUNDATION BY PUTTING FLOWERS AND PETALS 4 THE LARGE NUMBER OF RAFI-ANS WHO CULD NOT visit the mohd rafi juhu kabrastan…..
mohd rafi songs of every reason and season is back again. some 9000 shows were held in the month of july alone . all these were packed.
long live bharat ka ratna mohd rafi saaheb. thankyou rafi foundation .
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KISHORE KUMAR SAAHEB. I WILL QUOTE A LINE FROM THE COMPERE OF A RAFI HOMAGE PROGRAMME, RECENTLY HELD at the birla hall, mumbai.
MR RAJKUMAR THE COMPERE AT THE PACKED SHOW POPPED THE QUESTION : WHO IS THE BIGGEST FAN OF MOHD RAFI SAAHEB…. someone among the audience said, ” kishore kumar “. mr. rajkumar approved and said : ” i had visited kishore da’s house with his son amit kumar in preparation of a music show. i was shown the house and the bedroom of kishore da.
there i saw a five feet long picture of mohd rafi saaheb. the audience agreed.
a large majority of our music lovers love the legendary songs of our legends including kl saighal, talat mehmud, mohd rafi, mukesh, manna dey, kishore da, hemant da, shamshad, lata, asha and suman.
they are the multifaceted picture of our music culture. love them for their contribution to music.
it’s the only thing we can give them.
binu nair, rafi foundation,
binus2000@hotmail.com
cell :0 9833 250 701
Today is Kishore da’s birthday. Happy birthday Kishore da. It is also true that Kishore Da did not celebrate his birthday in 1980 as he lost a dear true friend Rafi.
Happy birthday to kishore da……
another anniversary video of the maestro @
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Special-Features/HioU
Rafi Saheb is immortal… 30 years have passed since he left us, but see, his songs are still heard and loved by one and all, young and old…
Binuji,
you a re doing a wonderful service by spreading the fragrance of Rafi saab’s songs. Hats off to you for your dedication and commitment. Thanking you for paying a floral tribute to the lgend on all our behalf. And thank you for such a detailed account as also for writing a very absorbing article. It amazes me to see how devoted you are.
cheers
Utthara
Shahid Rafi launched a music academy called Mohammed Rafi Academy.
http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/02/slide-show-1-remembering-mohammad-rafi.htm
Legends tribute to our Rafi Saab
http://ishare.rediff.com/video/Entertainment/legends-pay-tribute-to-rafi-saab/1881264
ACHAL SAAHEB , POST 23….: MANY THANKS FOR WRITING IN.
THE RAFI SAAB MAZHAAR IS OPEN ALL 24 HOURS. Its at santacruz west, called big mosque next to juhu gardens. an auto drive should not cost u more than rs twelve from santacruz west station. i am also trying to get more info on the mohd rafi academy. as sooon as i get it, it would be passed on.
have a nice day/week/month/years with rafi saaheb inimitable songs.
rafi foundation, mumbai : cell + 9833 250 701
When the legendry KL Saigal heard a 15 year old boy get up and sing in front of a large audience gathered there to hear Saigal Saab, an epic of unmeasurable proportions was getting its beginning. With no sound system or cutting edge equipment that we have today that could make anyone sound like a singer, the young boy with his most potent resource, his voice, left a tremendous impact on Saigal Sahab who said that the boy would achieve great things in art of singing. If Saigal Sahab was alive to see what that 15 year old boy achieved, he would have said that his estimate about the you was very modest as greatness was just the beginning of what he achieved, his achievements stand monumental at the upmost pinnacle of not only singing but of the entire fabric of the music world.
A voice and a person of true legendry status, unmatched and unchallenged in each and every “sur and taal?? of singing. A legend that raised the bar of singing every time he sang, a voice that joined hearts, a voice that united nations, a voice that sprouted the seeds of freedom and love, a voice that galvanised millions, a voice that was and is a household name, a voice that inspired his peers and other future singers, a voice that inspired music directors to go out of their comfort zones , a voice that help shape careers of actors, a voice that created an industry of music, a man that smiled more than he talked, a man whose most prized possessions besides his voice was his respect, modesty, integrity and generosity. A man who gave the innumerable impressions of his great voice in each passing decade,impressions that have left a permanent mark in our hearts and minds a true gentleman who only had good to say about others including those who shamefully tried to sabotage his career and failed miserably.
A legend of epic proportions whose undisputed rule began on that stage with Saigal Sahab and continued till 31 st July 1980 when he left us physically and even after 30 years of passing by one sees that no has taken the throne of the emperor as it is impossible for anyone to take that status, a status that has now become a immortal, a matter of pride and celebration of the life of the greatest singer of all time, the one and only, Rafisahab.
binu ji
beautifully written and so very true.
Rafi Saab remains incomparable.
binuji i need some guidance from you. i am likely to visit mumbai shortly on a business trip but would still like to visit Rafi Saab’s mazaar and the academy. kindly guide me in terms of address/location/landmark etc please. i shall be grateful to you.
thanks and regards
achal rangaswamy
When the legendry KL Saigal heard a 15 year old boy get up and sing in front of a large audience gathered there to hear Saigal Saab, an epic of unmeasurable proportions was getting its beginning. With no sound system or cutting edge equipment that we have today that could make anyone sound like a singer, the young boy with his most potent resource, his voice, left a tremendous impact on Saigal Sahab who said that the boy would achieve great things in art of singing. If Saigal Sahab was alive to see what that 15 year old boy achieved, he would have said that his estimate about the boy was very modest as greatness was just the beginning of what he achieved, his achievements stand monumental at the upmost pinnacle of not only singing but of the entire fabric of the music world.
A voice and a person of true legendry status, unmatched and unchallenged in each and every “sur and taal?? of singing. A legend that raised the bar of singing every time he sang, a voice that joined hearts, a voice that united nations, a voice that sprouted the seeds of freedom and love, a voice that galvanised millions, a voice that was and is a household name, a voice that inspired his peers and other future singers, a voice that inspired music directors to go out of their comfort zones , a voice that help shape careers of actors, a voice that created an industry of music, a man that smiled more than he talked, a man whose most prized possessions besides his voice was his respect, modesty, integrity and generosity. A man who gave the innumerable impressions of his great voice in each passing decade,impressions that have left a permanent mark in our hearts and minds a true gentleman who only had good to say about others including those who shamefully tried to sabotage his career and failed miserably.
A legend of epic proportions whose undisputed rule began on that stage with Saigal Sahab and continued till 31 st July 1980 when he left us physically and even after 30 years of passing by one sees that no has taken the throne of the emperor as it is impossible for anyone to take that status, a status that has now become a fact, a matter of pride and celebration of the life of the greatest singer of all time, the one and only, Rafisahab.
When the legendry KL Saigal heard a 15 year old boy get up and sing in front of a large audience gathered there to hear Saigal Saab, an epic of unmeasurable proportions was getting its beginning. With no sound system or cutting edge equipment that we have today that could make anyone sound like a singer, the young boy with his most potent resource, his voice, left a tremendous impact on Saigal Sahab who said that the boy would achieve great things in art of singing. If Saigal Sahab was alive to see what that 15 year old boy achieved, he would have said that his estimate about the you was very modest as greatness was just the beginning of what he achieved, his achievements stand monumental at the upmost pinnacle of not only singing but of the entire fabric of the music world.
A voice and a person of true legendry status, unmatched and unchallenged in each and every “sur and taal?? of singing. A legend that raised the bar of singing every time he sang, a voice that joined hearts, a voice that united nations, a voice that sprouted the seeds of freedom and love, a voice that galvanised millions, a voice that was and is a household name, a voice that inspired his peers and other future singers, a voice that inspired music directors to go out of their comfort zones , a voice that help shape careers of actors, a voice that created an industry of music, a man that smiled more than he talked, a man whose most prized possessions besides his voice was his respect, modesty, integrity and generosity. A man who gave the innumerable impressions of his great voice in each passing decade,impressions that have left a permanent mark in our hearts and minds a true gentleman who only had good to say about others including those who shamefully tried to sabotage his career and failed miserably.
A legend of epic proportions whose undisputed rule began on that stage with Saigal Sahab and continued till 31 st July 1980 when he left us physically and even after 30 years of passing by one sees that no has taken the throne of the emperor as it is impossible for anyone to take that status, a status that has now become a fact, a matter of pride and celebration of the life of the greatest singer of all time, the one and only, Rafisahab.
rafi saab was also a great devotional singer. most of his bhajans are still rendered today by temple devotees. one will never get tired listening to such bhajans as man tar phat hari darashan ko aaj, o duniya ke rakhwaale, insaf ka mandir, sukh ke sab saathi, jis ka saathi hai bhagawaan and many more.
RAFI saaheb LOVERS, many thanks for WRITING IN few appreciative words on the above article – there is but one sun, one moon and one mohd rafi.
doston, the fact remains that mohd rafi saab through his grand works in singing and examples of loving humanity – has given a small time rafi lover like me, so much material – to write about. thanks.
mohd rafi lovers, i hope will “not” complain about news coverage of saab’s 30th punyatithi this time.
few facts : Almost all the news channels, the print media and theatres across were airing mohd rafi songs and his life and times. radio stations from u.k. called us at the rafi foundation and wanted to know about the shrandajali being offered at the JUHU mosque grave yard of mohd rafi. from distant assam mohd rafi fans called up and reported that news coverage from mumbai had appeared in newspapers . they were “happy” that the mohd rafi grave has survived and is in fact intact. thankyou pti news bureau for reporting the news correctly.
Nine thousand homage musical shows for mohd rafi were held and this must be a record . it must straightaway head to the “guiness book of world records “not” the limca book of records”.
inspite of heavy rains in mumbai rafi lovers gathered in strength at the juhu mosque to pay respects to the golden voiced melodious mohd rafi.
mohd rafi lovers bought flowers from the dadar wholesale phool market in kilogrammes and placed on the holy six feet land – early morning itself. mohd rafi lovers from distant places had called “in” earlier and requested that flowers be kept on their behalf as their homage . this was done.
thank you mr.vijay nafde – mumbai and ahmed bhai – calicut (friends of mohd rafi) for making a special dvd and timely distribution to 30 mohd rafi clubs – to be shown on july 31st.
uttaraji thanks . for writing a full page life story on mohd rafi in the every saturday “crest” edition of times of india news paper on july 24th.
thanks sahara mumbai for airing a 30 minute special on mohd rafi with ustands taking part and sharing their moments with songs, harmonium and all.
thankyou headlines today for a special great story on the singing god. this time many regional tv centres and newspapers made special reports .
the emotions this time were so high that even record rains could “not” stop mohd rafi lovrs from coming over to the juhu mosque or to the homage shows all over.
a big thankyou to mohd rafi lovers. “yeh pyaar ka caravan – yun hi chalta rahega.”
rafi foundation, mumbai
cell : 0 9833 250 701
Rafi will be always!
Watch video @ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Video/107532/39/Videos/remembering-lege
link to film division`s documentry on Rafi sahab (was released last year),must watch but too nostalgic to stop tears!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMRemoqT5xw&feature=related
Anyway, Binuji i`m really indebted by ur initiative of tributing flowers on behalf of us all to the holy Mazar. u can`t even imagine what have u done for us all. Lots pf prayers, love,regards and blessings for every lover of Rafi sahab, the one who is forever with us,not only in our heart but in expressed form also in form of songs!
Let this eternity be menifested more learly and we achieve The Bharat Ratna for the Master until next Punya tithi.
As the talks on radio we have,
let me request every rafians, Plz everyone never miss to write atleast an email to FM channels of ur city telling them our love towards Rafi song.
Let them know that how much people miss melody even today as they only play few patterned song of so many singers that play monotonously every day.
When radio would play rafi song even more as their countles light and hit Rafi saab`s song, it would reach subconsciouss of everyone and would surly boost our compaign of Bharat ratna.
Dear Binu Nairji
many thanks for your excellent article. I am transferred to Assam and staying there alone keeping my family at Kolkata. but actually you all will realise that I am not staying alone because Rafi saab is always with me. My love for Rafi saab never diminishes. Every year it is getting multiplied. Please do something for the greatest singer of human race.
http://www.youtube.com/documentary on rafi saab.
Please watch 8 epidsodes – A tribute by Film Divison of India.
Enjoy
Harvinder
Binu-ji, thanks for writing on the occasion of Rafi Saab’s 30th anniversary of departing physically from this world. “PHysically” is the operative word. Because jaise aapne kaha “Yug aayenge yug jaayenge, Rafi saab ke gaane chalte rahenge”.
Aur woh khud hamaare dilon me jeete rahenge. In fact, I feel like singing for him “aisa lagta hai ki aap kahin aas paas hain Rafi Saab……”
And I agree with your RJ friend who says that millions of radio stations around the world are running because of the shahenshah’s songs. I happen to be involved with a radio program too as an RJ and this morning, it was my fortune to be able to bring on air a program on Rafi Sahab. We have been doing this for the past couple of years. Playing beautiful songs of Rafi Sahab for the whole of the 0ne-hour program and talking about him. Today the theme was “Rafi sings for different heroes”. But is it a surprise that from the list of songs I had prepared, we had to leave out about 5 or 6? There just wasn’t enough time. There will never be enough time for Rafi Saab’s songs. We will never ever have enough.
I am so grateful for the fact that you mentioned about putting flowers on Rafi Saab’s grave for those fans who could not be there for yesterday’s homage ceremony. Thank you so very much for doing this. We could not be there, but our hearts and our prayers were.
Nasreen
Dear Rafians,
It is really a painful day for music lovers especially for Rafi Saab fans to bear and resist the pain of losing Rafi Saab on 31st July and 1 August every year, it makes us cry from the bottom of our heart for the irrepairable loss to the music world. Rafi saab sang all types of songs. I like the Naat Sharif, I believe the other Rafians will also enjoy this. Please listen and watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1a3qHUA3uw&feature=related
I pray to the Almighty to shower Rahamat on Rafi Saab and award him the Jannat ul Firdous. Amen.
Regards
H.A.K. Walijah
Binu Bhai,
You have tried to express every Rafi Lovers feelings. I thank God that we have had the pleasure of being born in an era when great people like Rafi Sahab were around and the fact that people like you are there to keep the memory of Rafi Sahab alive.
Dear All!
Rafi Saahab ki aawaz aur woh muskuraataa chehra, kisi bhi insaan ko jeevan ke sangharshon se mukaablaa karne ki sahkti deta hai. Unke geeton, ghazalon aur naghmon ko sunkar barbas dil gunguna uthta hai
Rafi Saahab zinda hain, zinda hain, zinda rahenge!
Dear Binuji,
A befitting tribute to the master. Loved reading all those anecdotes.
Keep up the great work sir.
Aadab Rafi, Nagesh.
Binu g, yesterday i visited rafi saheb’s mazaar , and observed that due to rain crowd was less arround 12.00pm. many followers paid their respect and tribute and sing the songs out side kabristan , my son in law rakesh panjwani too joined me to offer tribute to our awaaz ka bhagwaan, god, allah, aur waheguru rafi saheb. He sang tum mujhe u bhula naa paoge, jab bhi sunoge geet mere.
i recall meeting one follower who is visiting mazaar every year all the way from saharanpur (UP).
i am thanking madhu ji for pencil scacth and sanjeev for introducing our rafi saheb to new generation.
i am welcoming shahid bhai, ruhan kapoor and other’s who take inteest to establish and declare open mohd.rafi acadamy on yesterday. please arrange procure more details of acadamy and post .
with regards to all followers
vinod mehru
09768245368
Rafi’s voice is the voice of GOD.
Binu Bhai,
Wonderful tribute to our maestro.
“Hazaron saal nargis apni be noori pe roti hai
Badi mushkil se hota hai chamman me deedawar paida”.
Today, I prayed to Allah SWT for his “Maghfirah”, Amen
Dr. Khaja Aliuddin
Rafi Saab will live forever in our hearts. His voice will echo till the end of mankind. Rafi Saab has given us so much that we will be indebted to him forever
Thanks to Pakistani Geo TV and all other TV channels to remember Mohd Rafi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goKaoGmB6RM&feature=channel
Thirty years ago today Mohammad Rafi Sahib completed his earthly mission. I take this opportunity to thank Allah Almighty for giving us the opportunity to spend our earthly time during the period when He had decried to bestow upon us an additional blessing in the form of Rafi Sahib. What amount of pleasure his voice has provided us! And he was the first one to point out that it was His blessing by pointing towards the heavens when showered with acclaims for his singing. It is hard to imagine the shape playback singing would have taken had the Indian film industry did not get Rafi Sahib to render those beautiful songs. Songs of love, melancholy, happiness, separation, union, etc. were beutifully written by the poets and composed by music directors to be enacted by actors with different personalities. Rafi Sahib delivered those songs with utmost sincerity matching the mood and the persona of the actor. But he never overlooked the fact that he was doing his job not only to satisfy the need of the film situation but also to provide pleasure to the Almighty’s creation in the form of his singing.
For all my life I have enjoyed his songs. I cannot give him anything in return. I can only pray to Allah that He rewards Rafi Sahib for the enormous service that he provided to the people of the subcontinent. May his soul rest in peace and on the Day of Judgment may he be rewarded a place in Jannah. Ameen!
Binuji, a great essay and a very great tribute to the son of the soil, the legendary Rafi Sahab. Words can never describe this super human phenomenon, yet reams after reams have been pouring from all directions on occasion of the 30th death anniversary. Several newspapers, including the one mentioned by you TOI and Uttara Kumari, have given extensive coverage to Rafi Sahab. The visual media was not far behind too, as even two regional Telugu channels RAJ TV and ETV2 have today telecast half hour tributes to Rafi Sahab. With the launch of the Mohammed Rafi Academy today, I am sure that the legacy of Rafi Sahab will be further carried forward. Thanks for a good write up.
As Naushaad Ali saab said :”Tu hi tha pyar ka sagar, Nafrat ki is duniya mein. Ganimat thi teri awaz, Nafrat ki is duniya mein.” because I am wordless
Rafi Saheb is a real miracle. Even after 30 years his lovers haven’t forgotten him. I’m so glad that the lovers brought flowers to his “Mazaar” and Pray for him. May God “Allah” give him and his family a High place in paradise “Jannah’ I’m also gratefull to mr. Binu Nair who has arranged this. How can I Forget Rafi Saheb who I still admire today.
Mr.M.A. Piroe