Comments on: Rafi – Lata Duets under Kalyanji Anandji

By: Manas Mukherjee

Manas Mukherjee — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:42:16 +0000

KA had great talents but remained mediocre because of very less selection of Md. rafi as the main male voice. They did not do that mistake in their best work in film Jab Jab Phool Khile and we have got time immemorial song Ek Tha Gul aur Ek Thi Bulbul. Rafi Saab’s heavenly voice converted several ordinary songs into master piece. I really feel myself extremely lucky that during my lifetime I have got a genious like Md. Rafi. Long Live Md. rafi.

By: pmc thangal

pmc thangal — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:41:53 +0000

dear guru murthi, thanks for ur nice article about rafi and kalyanji anandji.according to me ka had given ear soothing music to samrat chandra gupt itself . you had not mention that filim and in post 5 dr.kaja sab had pointed about this.similely the famous tragic song in the filim gopi sugu mai sab saathi aur dukkh maina koi..also the out come of rafi’-ka association.in the filim himalay ki godu mai rafi sang with usha thimoti , not usha kanna, i don’t know whether it is the same person.dear sirs , have u heard about the song “mai hum pappa khan.. mademe bil bilan ..”.i think it was sung by rafi and geeta dutt.

By: K. J. Ravi

K. J. Ravi — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:58:34 +0000

With reference to iqbal sahab’s comment, the music for the 1969 film shatranj was composed by none other than shankar jaikishan. let me point out to the song ‘badkamma, badkamma ekada potora…’ sung by mehmood, rafi sahab and sharada. sharada has not sung any song for naushad sahab; she has sung only for sj and her own compositions in hindi films. One has only to listen to the tunes and the orchestra in the film shatranj to identify that they bear the shankar jaikishan stamp.

By: K.J. Ravi

K.J. Ravi — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:33:09 +0000

With due respect to Iqbal sahab, the music for the 1969 movie shatranj was composed by none other than shankar jaikishan. One has only to listen to the tunes and the orchestra to know that the SJ stamp is all over them. I would point out to the song ‘Badkamma badkamma …’, which has been sung by Rafii Sahab and Sharda. The latter singer has not sung not Naushad sahab at all. I do not know from where Iqbal sahab got the information that Naushad sahab has composed the music for this film

By: Iqbal

Iqbal — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:06:46 +0000

Hello there
First of all Shatranj’s music was done by the great Naushad Ali.

Does anybody remember the songs of rafi from qurbani – kya dekhte ho or professor pyarelal – tere siwa na.

Just some food for thoughts

By: Hussein Sheikh

Hussein Sheikh — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:41:15 +0000

Post 12: Saif, Salaam…. Your required song “Shatranj Ki Chaal Hamari…” from the film “Shatranj” is available with me and I am mailing same to you.
melodiousrafi@live.com
rafilover@live.com

By: K.J. Ravi

K.J. Ravi — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:50:18 +0000

In response to Janab Saifullah’s query: The song is from the film Shatranj (1969) starring Rajendra Kumar and Waheeda Rehman. The lyrics have been penned by Indivar and the music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The words are as follows: shatranj ki chaal hamari, tu ranj na karna pyaari, tujhe jeetke le jaayenge, dekhegi duniya saari. There were other lyricists too in Shatranj, such as Hasrat Jaipuri and S.H. Bihari.
With reference to item 17 in Shri Anmol Singh’s comments, the song ‘tumne kisise kabhi pyaar kiya hai’ has been sung by Mukesh and Kanchan not Asha Bhonsle.

By: H.V.GURU MURTHY

H.V.GURU MURTHY — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:16:47 +0000

Saifullaji,

Refer Post No. 12. The song is from the movie “SHATRANJ”, starring Rajendra Kumar and Waheeda Rehmaan, music by Shakar Jaikishan. The song goes like this:

“Shatranj Ki Chaal Hamari, Tu Rang Na Bharna Pyaari, Tuzhe Jeet Ke Lejayenge, Dekhegi Duniya Saari”.

The movie also had other wonderful songs like Rafi solo “Aao Tumhe Pyaar Karna Sikhandun”, Asha duets “Samzho Jara Kehti Hai Kya” and the super melodious “Tumhe Main Agar Apna Saathi Banalun”.

By: Hussein Sheikh

Hussein Sheikh — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:50:51 +0000

Post 14: KA did not compose music for ‘Aaya Saawan Jhoom Ke’. Laxmikant-Pyarelal were the music directors.

By: Shahbaz Mahmood

Shahbaz Mahmood — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:06:05 +0000

Dear Writer of this article!

I think that you have forgotten one film which is proof of Rafi-KA’s peak. This film is “Aaya Sawan Jhoom Ke”. In which Rafi sahib sang marvelous and superhit songs like yeh shama to jali, manjhi chal and with lata tital songs Aaya sawan jhoom ke and Saathia nahin jana ke ji na lage.