By Anmol Singh
In films we have songs that represent a certain situation in the story line. The situation can be of solitude, expressing sadness or conveying a strong message through a powerful poetry presented with a bare minimum use of musical instruments.
(more…)By Jagdish K. Bhagchandani
India is a land of immense multiplicity with rich and wonderful cultural heritage. It is a country of many religious/ ethnic groups, multi-linguistic population. Various poets, artists, musicians have contributed immensely to depict the nation’s heritage and diversity through their art. (more…)
By Dr. Souvik Chatterji
Rafi Sahab is remembered on his death anniversary on 31st July 2020. Laxmikant Pyarelal faced the greatest challenge in establishing their career in Bollywood films in the 1960s. There were a number of reasons for that. (more…)
By Rajiv Sachdeva
A lot has already been said and written about the greatness of Mohd. Rafi. Some say his greatness lay in his wonderful voice and ability to emote, some say it was his huge musical range and diversity and many others say it was his ability to adapt to the situation and actor on the screen. And this could go on and on. (more…)
By Achal Rangaswamy
This happened a few years ago but I suddenly remembered the entire discussion.
The family was driving long distance and we would suddenly find on the highway some radio station that was playing songs randomly. When the family travels together, I don’t necessarily get the freedom to play just my own favourites only. Quite often, my son seeks his own collections via CDs or MP3 options. (more…)
By KS Ramachandran
Even after thirty nine years of the demise of playback singer, Mohammad Rafi Saab (on 31st July 1980), his songs are still relevant today! His renditions are still so much “live” with his golden voice lingering in our hearts and ears. (more…)
By Jagdish Kumar Bhagchandani
मोहम्मद रफ़ी, एक ऐसा नाम जिसके ज़िक्र के बिना हिंदी फिल्म जगत के इतिहास की दास्तान अधूरी रहेगी। रफ़ी साब ने पार्श्वगायन के क्षेत्र को उस मुकाम पे पहुँचाया कि आज, उनके निधन के 39 साल बाद भी, उनकी उपलब्धियों को एक हासिल न कर सकने वाला बेंचमार्क माना जाता है। (more…)
By Achal Rangaswamy
When we see around ourselves, today’s world is highly disturbed. There is far more violence, far more intolerance and far more noise than ever before. (more…)
By Udai V. Singh, Duluth, GA, USA
Three decades and eight years ago, at 10:25PM of 31st July 1980, the legendary playback singer Mohammad Rafi passed into history at age of 56 years, The divine voice that enthralled and mesmerised Bollywood song lovers all over the world for almost four decades drifted away into soulful silence with his last breath. (more…)
By Jagdish K. Bhagchandani
Writing a tribute for someone as pious, as divine as Rafi Saab is a task meant for an emotional fulfilment. But it also has many difficulties as any permutation/ combination of available words or alphabets will not be able to create suitable narrative to adequately describe his persona. (more…)