Comments on: Din Dhal Jaaye … Haaye .. Raat Na Jaaye

by: shrirang nawathe

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:22:03 +0000

dear raju korti ji,

1.- thank you for informing your cell nos.
2.- I shall contact you during the time period given by you.

Regards;

SHRIRANG NAWATHE

by: Narayan

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:23:21 +0000

Dear Raju Korti sir,MYK sir,Haldar da,Anmolji,Murty sab,xxx,Shrirangji,Binuji,Sashankji,Kulkarniji and all Rafi lovers,
I just picked up a lovely book of’Bollywood Melodies’ written by Ganesh Anantharaman and flipped thru the pages.
The author states that Mohd Rafi saab along with Lataji are the two major icons of playback singing who between them gave us the max melodies.
After Rafi saabs death in 1980 the music scene declined like nobody,s business.
kindly read this book . A must for all music lovers

by: H.V.GURU MURTHY

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:37:28 +0000

Dear Kortiji,

“Dil Lena Khel Hai Dildar Ka” was sung by RDB himself. The two Rafi songs in “Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai” were duets with Asha “Pucho Na Yaar Kya Hua” and “Bolo Bolo”.

by: myk

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:06:10 +0000

Dear Korti-ji,

Thanks so much for the post, I really appreciate all your answers to my questions. The PKM anecdote is really interesting. There is a Rafi sad version of this song that was never released on records but only present in the film, and its much better than the KK sad version. The music, combined with Rafi’s glorious voice makes it a gem of a song. The piano work in this song is excellent, Pancham didn’t make too many piano-based songs, but whenever he did, it was fantastic. Another great Rafi-RD piano-based song is “Ek janib sham-e-mehfil” (Abhilasha), where Rafi sings with Manna.

by: Manish Kumar

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:13:53 +0000

I wish it was written either in English or Hindi with original characters but not Hinglish! By the way, the original marathi is on the top post of that thread.

by: Manish Kumar

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:11:18 +0000

Friends,

Here is a link to a 1966 interview that SDB gave with regards to the making of Guide. I’m especially interested in what he has to say about Rafi.

I do believe that the original interpretor in the linked thread made an honest mistake. That’s OK. Someone please accurately translate it!

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.indian.misc/browse_thread/thread/2a5920f2bc25dda/e1df8ab7c20018f9?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=burman+guide+gaata+rahe#e1df8ab7c20018f9

by: prakash shah

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:29:03 +0000

Rajuji,
I will contact tonight on your cell.
Rafi,and SJ,sahir,shailendra,Hasrat,roshan,mm,Sd,Rd,Dev anand,Raj kumar(Jaani),director Vijay anand,Sanjiv kumar,and Balraj sahani,Jitendra,Shami kapoor,are my most favourite.
Rafi and shankar jaikishan will always be there till hindi film exist.
A song from budtameez by rafi - Dil ko namere Tadpao is to be listen.

by: Raju Korti

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:02:02 +0000

dear myk
i really don’t know what pancham felt when rafi won the national award for hkkn, but my colleagues who were in the know said he was happy no doubt but was amused that there were better songs he had composed and rafi had sung but never got their due. according to him (rdb), he was thrilled that he could compose a qawwali like “hai agar dushman jamaana…” at a time when the whole genre of qawwalis was getting extinct. how ironic that a man who has been (dis)credited as having no regards for rafi was the one who was instrumental in winning rafi the national award. rd, who wasn’t very happy with all these speculations about his relationship with rafi, was all chuckles at that time. “if i were prejudiced against him, i wouldn’t have been credited with reviving his career,” rdb had said tongue-in-cheek. but to me, the biggest suprise was his fond fascination for the pyaar ka mausam rafi song. “they are all going gaga over the kishore song, but see how cute shashi kapoor looks on rafi’s voice. i absolutely love it.”
myk, i am happy that you are asking all these questions, because if i can help matters by clearing the mist, it’s my duty. to be frank, rd is not one of may very favourites, but i won’t look down upon him because of his kishore tilt. the fact is rafi gave him the backup that he needed with all the gusto.
i suppose the last song rafi sang for rd was in zamane ko dikhana hai in “poochho na yaar kya hua” and “dil lena khel hai dildaar ka”.
you have asked how pancham reacted to rafi’s passing away. don’t take my word for it, but a colleague of mine shot this picture when rd was weeping bitterly at the farishta’s death.

by: myk

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:52:26 +0000

Dear Korti-ji,

What were Pancham’s feelings about Rafi-saab winning a National and Filmfare Award for “Kya hua tera waada” (HKKN) ?. Also, would you happen to know the last RD-Rafi recorded song ?.

by: Raju Korti

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:13:54 +0000

dear shrirang ji
i have already posted my cell nos in one of the threads. but i repeat them for you here.

98193-19157
98333-71357
93219-39345

the most convenient time to talk to me is between 2.30 noon to 6pm and 10pm to 12night indian standard time.
i will share whatever i know about all that we discuss in this forum.