Comments on: Fans remember Rafi on his 28th death anniversary

By: SANJIV

SANJIV — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:03:31 +0000

Deserve award Bharat Ratan

By: UMESH MAKHIJA

UMESH MAKHIJA — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:00:36 +0000

jai rafi saheb.mere dil ki mahefilo mai woh makam hai aapka ki khuda ke baad lab par bus naam hai aapka, meri aarzoo yehi hai main aapke geet gaaoo.

By: aasha singh

aasha singh — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:55:08 +0000

rafisaab the greatest and best ever singer of india.

kishore was a king,sonu is the prsent king.

rafi saab is the emperor.day light between him and the next best

1.rafi
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2.kishore kumar
3.sonu nigam

By: Ghulam Murtuza

Ghulam Murtuza — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:29:52 +0000

Voice of Rafi is the voice seems to come from heaven. It never seems that any human being has sung. Whichever song has been sung by Rafi, has become a mile stone in itself. Whatever combination of notes (sargam) has been given to him, he polished it and has given a shining look to it in the form of a song. With some music directors like Naushad, S.N. Tripathi, Firoz Nizami, Roshan, Madan Mohan, Salil Choudhary, Hemant Kumar, Ghulam Haider etc. etc. he has done a live magic with sur.

By: Binu Nair

Binu Nair — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:49:00 +0000

post 46 : raju korti ji…

i was reading ur post and was wondering which write-up u are talking about. i went through many write-ups, read ur two recent responses and could not find anything where any one has written about journalists as shameless or has degraded the profession. please give more details/references as one can place your views in the correct perspective.

binu nair, mumbai.

By: Raju Korti

Raju Korti — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:40:39 +0000

ref post 42
i met rajesh roshan twice. both the times he was sitting in a typical chaiwala hote in lokhandwala, andheri’s swanky suburb which is home to many film and tv stars live.
rajesh showed some glimpses of his great father, but his time had come when yesteryear greats were either not on the scene or were fading into oblivion. but he came from a musical gharana that had seen rafisaab at his pristine best. “maine zindagi mein aisa aadmi hi nahi dekha,” the younger roshan told me, the awe in his voice unmistakable. he seemed to pride on his composition from this obscure rajesh khanna film called janta hawaldar where anwar, rafisaab’s poor xerox sang “teri ankhon ki chahat mein..” he swooned when he asserted that the tune was distinctly rafian. he also felt that his udit narain song “ghar se nikalte hi..” had the strains of his late father and how rafisaab would have elevated it manifold.
as for the doosra song, rajesh roshan — to quote his own words –was stupefied by the mystic element the late stalwart brought in when he chipped in with “yeh mastiyaan, yeh bahaar..”
to digress from the subject, a r rehman felt that his composition “ae ajnabi tu bhi kahi awaaz de kahi se..” was actually thought of rafisaab in mind.
we have of course no means to think what rafisaab would have done with these songs, but they would have been as hypnotic as the ones he sang throughout his illustrious career.
i can tell you that most music directors of today lament that they don’t have a rafi to boost their fledgling, sagging careers. rajesh roshan’s refrain was an ordinary singer could also sing a good tune well, but rafisaab had this amazing ability to turn around an ordinary composition into a priceless one. he also said he would never forget the day when rafisaab blessed him, his hands on his head. “he was a God, a blemishless saint,” he said with unabashed admiration. for rafisaab, the senior roshan was one of the finest composers and by that yardstick, son rajesh his protege.
the rest of the information can be scouted from google.

By: Raju Korti

Raju Korti — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:57:34 +0000

thanks for being so considerate. it is so disappointing when the criticism is so unjutified. as part of the media, i am no less a fan of rafisaab as anyone else and i dont need to wear the proof on my sleeve. afterall, this forum is also a part of the media, isn’t it? and how many in the history are lucky to have a website devoted to them? calling media shameless is akin to calling http://www.mohdrafi.com as shameless.
anyway, i shall write the piece in a day or two drawing time from my hectic schedule, though i feel it’s a bit too late to indulge in that write up.

By: sabnavees

sabnavees — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:09:55 +0000

ref post 40, by raju korti,

the topic got diverted. in fact i meant your post 22 which was to give an account of the incidence which occured on the day of rafi sahab’s heavenly journey.

in stead of that you wrote about the views of the people now entering in the forum. sir, who bothers for them and their silly views.

By: Anil Cherian

Anil Cherian — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:49:40 +0000

Raju Korti Sir,
Agree with you totally and waiting for your promised article.

By: Anil Cherian

Anil Cherian — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:47:09 +0000

Post #41.
The “Yesudas incident” as far as I know has a different color. I’ve read his interview where he’s stated that “that sight was too much for him to handle, emotionally”.