Comments on: Mohammed Rafi: Everyone’s Voice

By: M.Saleem

M.Saleem — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:18:51 +0000

Good work Rajeev. I am listing a few more, even then the list or definitions dont get completed for Rafi is eternal.

The pathani/pashtooni style song from Kabuli Waala sung for Balraj Sahni. O Saba kahna mere dildar ko - dil tadaptha hai tere deedar ko. or Din ho ya raath hum rahe tere saath yeh hamare marzi and Aaja ke intezaar mein - jaane ko hai bahaar bhi - from Rajhat for Ajit, tere bin soone naen hamaare - from tere soorath meri aankhen for Ashok Kumar, and many songs for Bharat Bhooshan, Qawwalis and what not.

I did not understand why he was not picked up for fizzy songs. I remember he has rendered excellent songs like, jahaan bhi main dekhoon waheeen thoo hi thoo hai, or teesri manzil, bhooth bangla etc

By: Anubhav

Anubhav — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:33:04 +0000

“Rafi has a specially sweet ‘solo’ relationship with the actor [Sanjeev Kumar]. Maybe both are making sweet music together in another world today.”

Can someone elaborate what this means? I wasn’t aware of any special associations between these two (except some blockbuster songs like Shaadi Ke Liya Razamund, Khilona, etc.).

Second question - is the article correct to imply that Rafi did not sing much songs for Jeetendra after 1972 except for a few albums like Aasha? My understanding is that Rafi sang the MAXIMUM for Jeetendra, even for the period of 1972-1980 (overall).

By: Shivendra

Shivendra — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:34:28 +0000

The “MAN WITH A GOLDEN VOICE” for one and all, young or old, he made everyone to dance, to rejoice, to romance & to cry. “Hats off” to this great man.

By: hem chandra tewari

hem chandra tewari — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:14:43 +0000

Withour RAFI ji one cannot think about of those great bollywood hits he was the man behind such great hits

By: Iqbal Hosany

Iqbal Hosany — Mon, 21 May 2007 22:37:24 +0000

Loads of actors comes to my mind - which are not listed above. It seems to me that ppl just only manage to scrape only the surface concerning mohd rafi. But i suppose it takes a lifetime to fully appreciate the singer. But good try nevertheless.

By: Sagar

Sagar — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:29:14 +0000

Fantastic work done……………

Long live RAFI SAHAB

By: mohanflora

mohanflora — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:23:39 +0000

Well documented and knowledgeable article! Good research.
Wish there were more such articles. Thanks!

By: Anup Manchalwar

Anup Manchalwar — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:42:37 +0000

Very nice article. I like this. I read this again and again.

Thanks