Comments on: Rafi Naushad Era, The Initial Years http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html It's all about Mohd Rafi Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:11:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Deepak Agnihotri http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-38954 Deepak Agnihotri Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:33:18 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-38954 To mark the 28th death anniversary of singing legend Mohammed Rafi a grand tribute was organised titled "Mohammed Rafi - The Legend" at ISKCON auditorium, Juhu. The 3 hour musical programme was a phenomenal show. Singer Shrikant Narayan belted out some of the finest numbers of the singing legend. Songs like Mohabbat zinda rehti hai, Meri kahani bhoolnewale, Nazar bachakar, Kisi na kisi se, and enthralled the audience. The immensly gifted singer Sarita Rajesh ably supported Shrikant in duets like Jeevan mein piya tera sath, Aaja ke intezaar mein, Dil pukare, Yeh ankhen uff yu ma and the classical Ajhun aaye balma. The programme was conceived and created by Rajesh Subramanian, the brian behind Musicolor. To mark the 28th death anniversary of singing legend Mohammed Rafi a grand tribute was organised titled “Mohammed Rafi - The Legend” at ISKCON auditorium, Juhu. The 3 hour musical programme was a phenomenal show. Singer Shrikant Narayan belted out some of the finest numbers of the singing legend. Songs like Mohabbat zinda rehti hai, Meri kahani bhoolnewale, Nazar bachakar, Kisi na kisi se, and enthralled the audience. The immensly gifted singer Sarita Rajesh ably supported Shrikant in duets like Jeevan mein piya tera sath, Aaja ke intezaar mein, Dil pukare, Yeh ankhen uff yu ma and the classical Ajhun aaye balma. The programme was conceived and created by Rajesh Subramanian, the brian behind Musicolor.

]]> By: Arvind Babaria http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-37989 Arvind Babaria Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:33:05 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-37989 the movie GUNJ UTHI SHAYANAYI, TO london, whomsoever, urs friend,arvind india, mumbai. the movie GUNJ UTHI SHAYANAYI, TO london, whomsoever,
urs friend,arvind india, mumbai.

]]> By: V. Prathiba http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-37953 V. Prathiba Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:29:11 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-37953 ref. no. 48. The movie name is Goonj uti Shenay, Lyrics by Bharat Vyas, Music by Vasant Deasi ref. no. 48. The movie name is Goonj uti Shenay, Lyrics by Bharat Vyas, Music by Vasant Deasi

]]> By: london http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-37908 london Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:34:20 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-37908 wht is name of the movie of the song ' bikhar gaye bachpan ke sapne'? can any one help plz. wht is name of the movie of the song ‘ bikhar gaye bachpan ke sapne’? can any one help plz.

]]> By: Sanjana Raghuvanshi http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-26401 Sanjana Raghuvanshi Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:45:02 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-26401 The mellifluous songs of 40’s, 50’s and 60’s are evergreen and continue to enthrall us even decades after they were created. Maestro’s like Naushad, C Ramchandra, S D Burman, O P Nayyar and Madan Mohan have become part of our everyday life. Listening to them on radio, fm or gramaphone records is such an inexplicable experience that it literally rejuvenates our tired minds and stressed out souls. Recently launched music troupe Musicolor is slowly turning out to be a name to reckon with. After three successful musical nites such as ‘ Immortal Gems of Mukesh’, ‘Evergreen Hits of Rajesh Khanna’ and ‘Hits of Dev Anand’ they staged, with the able support of Monarch Catalyst Pvt Ltd, a leading player of catalyst technology, their next grand event titled ‘Anmol Rattan’ and paid tribute to composers Naushad and Madan Mohan at Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagriha. Music lovers were mesmerised with songs like Teri ankhon ke siva, Lag ja gale, Madhuban mein radhika, Bhaiya na dharo, Man tadpat hari darshan, Ankhiyan mila ke, Do sitaron ka, Teri husn ki kya tarif karun, Ae dil mujhe bata de, Ek haseen sham ko, Rang aur noor, Phir wahi sham. Singers Gaurav Bangia, Srikant Narayan, Vrushali Patil, Anand Bahal and the initiator of Musicolor Sarita Rajesh belted out a string of outstanding songs and won the audiences hearts. Though, the director of Monarch Catalyst K Shivasubramaniam couldn’t attend the occasion due to some unavoidable circumstances Dr G P Babu, General Manager R&D made his presence felt. Madan Mohan’s son Samir Kohli graced the occasion and thanked Musicolor for remembering his legendary father’s works. In his formal speech he mentioned that though Madan Mohan was a gifted music director but sadly he never got the recognition he deserved during his lifetime. He also added that he was proud to be the son of such a talented composer. The programme was hosted by the lively Prashant Rao, who had the audience in guffaws with his great sense of humour and hilarious repartees. Musicologist and founder of vintage music group Keep Alive, Manohar Iyer was also felicitated by Sarita and Rajesh. The event also marked the formal launch of Musicolor on a high note and the troupe promises to enthrall music fans with many more such mellifluous events in the future. @Sanjana Raghuvanshi The mellifluous songs of 40’s, 50’s and 60’s are evergreen and continue to enthrall us even decades after they were created. Maestro’s like Naushad, C Ramchandra, S D Burman, O P Nayyar and Madan Mohan have become part of our everyday life. Listening to them on radio, fm or gramaphone records is such an inexplicable experience that it literally rejuvenates our tired minds and stressed out souls. Recently launched music troupe Musicolor is slowly turning out to be a name to reckon with. After three successful musical nites such as ‘ Immortal Gems of Mukesh’, ‘Evergreen Hits of Rajesh Khanna’ and ‘Hits of Dev Anand’ they staged, with the able support of Monarch Catalyst Pvt Ltd, a leading player of catalyst technology, their next grand event titled ‘Anmol Rattan’ and paid tribute to composers Naushad and Madan Mohan at Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagriha. Music lovers were mesmerised with songs like Teri ankhon ke siva, Lag ja gale, Madhuban mein radhika, Bhaiya na dharo, Man tadpat hari darshan, Ankhiyan mila ke, Do sitaron ka, Teri husn ki kya tarif karun, Ae dil mujhe bata de, Ek haseen sham ko, Rang aur noor, Phir wahi sham. Singers Gaurav Bangia, Srikant Narayan, Vrushali Patil, Anand Bahal and the initiator of Musicolor Sarita Rajesh belted out a string of outstanding songs and won the audiences hearts. Though, the director of Monarch Catalyst K Shivasubramaniam couldn’t attend the occasion due to some unavoidable circumstances Dr G P Babu, General Manager R&D made his presence felt. Madan Mohan’s son Samir Kohli graced the occasion and thanked Musicolor for remembering his legendary father’s works. In his formal speech he mentioned that though Madan Mohan was a gifted music director but sadly he never got the recognition he deserved during his lifetime. He also added that he was proud to be the son of such a talented composer. The programme was hosted by the lively Prashant Rao, who had the audience in guffaws with his great sense of humour and hilarious repartees. Musicologist and founder of vintage music group Keep Alive, Manohar Iyer was also felicitated by Sarita and Rajesh. The event also marked the formal launch of Musicolor on a high note and the troupe promises to enthrall music fans with many more such mellifluous events in the future.
@Sanjana Raghuvanshi

]]> By: xxx http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-26053 xxx Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:06:56 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-26053 naushad was greatest trend setter we have ever experienced in the hfm, his association with rafi was amazing and far more divine than others with lots of quality... coming back to naushad, i think today peoples may put the shankar-jaikishan & sachin dev burman on their highest esteem and truly sj and sdb were most versatile and best too, but i think naushad let the others to move in his way, the singer whom he promoted later became 1st choice of everyone(heere ki parakh sirf johari ko hi hoti hai), actually he was the first who birngs the freshness to hfm with "suhani raat dhal chuki"..he never sailed with the trends and norms, for what he really bothered was always the quality music.. by the way op nayyar is credited to bring the tanga rhythms into the hfm but i think naushad brings this rhythm first with "dil mein chupake pyar ka toofaan le chale " from aan(1952), pardon me if im wrong, here is the link to the song:: <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=tDFTkP-cRjg" rel="nofollow">http://youtube.com/watch?v=tDFTkP-cRjg</a> naushad was greatest trend setter we have ever experienced in the hfm, his association with rafi was amazing and far more divine than others with lots of quality…

coming back to naushad, i think today peoples may put the shankar-jaikishan & sachin dev burman on their highest esteem and truly sj and sdb were most versatile and best too, but i think naushad let the others to move in his way, the singer whom he promoted later became 1st choice of everyone(heere ki parakh sirf johari ko hi hoti hai), actually he was the first who birngs the freshness to hfm with “suhani raat dhal chuki”..he never sailed with the trends and norms, for what he really bothered was always the quality music..

by the way op nayyar is credited to bring the tanga rhythms into the hfm but i think naushad brings this rhythm first with “dil mein chupake pyar ka toofaan le chale ” from aan(1952), pardon me if im wrong, here is the link to the song::

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tDFTkP-cRjg

]]> By: Fahd Ahmed http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-23270 Fahd Ahmed Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:28:40 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-23270 I really liked your site and if you have any other material regarding any thing related to Rafi or Naushad kindly update me on my above mentioned site. I really liked ur side and I appreciate ur hardwork and yur dedication towards gathering these important and precious information which is a source if inspiration to all the new comers in this industry as a professional and as an ametures.. God Bless U and Good Luck! I really liked your site and if you have any other material regarding any thing related to Rafi or Naushad kindly update me on my above mentioned site.

I really liked ur side and I appreciate ur hardwork and yur dedication towards gathering these important and precious information which is a source if inspiration to all the new comers in this industry as a professional and as an ametures.. God Bless U and Good Luck!

]]> By: Souvik Chatterji http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-18818 Souvik Chatterji Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:56:52 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-18818 I welcome you to provide your comments on my article on Naushad and Rafi in http://stationhollywood.blogspot.com It is an interesting argument on who was best composer. Please read my article on Jaidev, Khayyam and Rafi and provide your comments because they alos belonged to Naushad's Gharana who composed less and composed quality music. Just for reference Roshan died in 1969, Madanmohan in 1975, Jaikishan in 1971. None of them contributed to any mediocre music composed during the mid 80s. But I respect Naushad with additional degree because he understood film sequences, lyrics of Shakeel Badayani, superlative range of Rafi and if you take away his songs from the films, the films lose their poetic value. Souvik Chatterji I welcome you to provide your comments on my article on Naushad and Rafi in http://stationhollywood.blogspot.com
It is an interesting argument on who was best composer. Please read my article on Jaidev, Khayyam and Rafi and provide your comments because they alos belonged to Naushad’s Gharana who composed less and composed quality music. Just for reference Roshan died in 1969, Madanmohan in 1975, Jaikishan in 1971. None of them contributed to any mediocre music composed during the mid 80s. But I respect Naushad with additional degree because he understood film sequences, lyrics of Shakeel Badayani, superlative range of Rafi and if you take away his songs from the films, the films lose their poetic value.
Souvik Chatterji

]]> By: Nitish Sinha http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-18568 Nitish Sinha Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:25:13 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-18568 Ref post 42..Souvik Jee.. Thanks for the link. Actually I am going through all the articles/interviews related to rafi saab for I am working on a script on Rafi saab . This script is for a full length feature film on the legendary singer which may be on the floor sometime second half of 2008.I am also collecting such articles in my blog www.my.opera.com/rafisaab . However my point is that rafi saab is choosen by almost all the music directors beacuse only he has the capability to sing all type of songs and not the vice-versa. As an ardent fan of rafi saab and also the other old songs, I am following the hindi songs composed as early as since 1931 I also love to hear compositions of other MDs but still IMO, Naushad saab is the best composer. for maximum of his compositions is worth of listening which is not true in case of other MDs.even his compositions from late 80s from 'awaj de kahan hai' and 'teri payal mere geet' is great.. And he always believe in quality and not the quantity...Have a glimpse from my article "rafi naushad era partII which I am writing at present: There was a saint called Rukka Baba who was popular among film personalities. He used to write on a rukka (chit, a piece of paper) some amount as is demanded by the visitors. It is said that the visitors always get that amount from either sources. Once Naushad saab visited his hut. Baba asked him what amount he want from him. Naushad saab answer him politely that he need not require money but just want his blessings. overwhelmed by his politeness, Baba told him that he is the first person who came here just for his blessings and not for money. However Baba wrote some amount in lakhs on rukka and give it to Naushad. After the success of BAIJU BAWRA, naushaad saab flodded with the offer of films. But he believe always in quality and not on the quantity and so he declined maximum of the offers. Once in a leisure time he started calculating the amount he would get had he would not declined that all offers. The amount arrives so was just equal to the amount written on the rukka! Ref post 42..Souvik Jee..
Thanks for the link. Actually I am going through all the articles/interviews related to rafi saab for I am working on a script on Rafi saab . This script is for a full length feature film on the legendary singer which may be on the floor sometime second half of 2008.I am also collecting such articles in my blog http://www.my.opera.com/rafisaab .
However my point is that rafi saab is choosen by almost all the music directors beacuse only he has the capability to sing all type of songs and not the vice-versa.
As an ardent fan of rafi saab and also the other old songs, I am following the hindi songs composed as early as since 1931 I also love to hear compositions of other MDs but still IMO, Naushad saab is the best composer. for maximum of his compositions is worth of listening which is not true in case of other MDs.even his compositions from late 80s from ‘awaj de kahan hai’ and ‘teri payal mere geet’ is great.. And he always believe in quality and not the quantity…Have a glimpse from my article “rafi naushad era partII which I am writing at present:
There was a saint called Rukka Baba who was popular among film personalities. He used to write on a rukka (chit, a piece of paper) some amount as is demanded by the visitors. It is said that the visitors always get that amount from either sources. Once Naushad saab visited his hut. Baba asked him what amount he want from him. Naushad saab answer him politely that he need not require money but just want his blessings. overwhelmed by his politeness, Baba told him that he is the first person who came here just for his blessings and not for money. However Baba wrote some amount in lakhs on rukka and give it to Naushad.
After the success of BAIJU BAWRA, naushaad saab flodded with the offer of films. But he believe always in quality and not on the quantity and so he declined maximum of the offers. Once in a leisure time he started calculating the amount he would get had he would not declined that all offers. The amount arrives so was just equal to the amount written on the rukka!

]]> By: Souvik Chatterji http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-18495 Souvik Chatterji Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:45:13 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/meri-awaaz-suno/rafi-naushad-era-the-initial-years.html#comment-18495 Hello Mr. Sinha, if you have read any of my articles posted in http://stationhollywood.blogspot.com you will find with respect to composers, I avoided the terminology as who is superior, because Shankar Jaikishan's use of Accordian, Sexaphone cannot be compared with OP Nayyar's use of Santoor, or Roshan's use of sarengi or Ghulam Mohammad's use of Dholak. With respect to Rafi, his superiority is unchallenged because he was the first choice for every composer in the golden age. OP Nayyar asked Rafi to sing all the songs for Raj Kapoor in the film Do Ustad, 1959, even knowing that his voice matches with Mukesh. But I have tremendous regard for Naushad for best use of resources, his compositions for Rafi were melodious and had immense musical value. It is unfortunate the the film industry could not use Naushad's talent in the 70s and 80s. Souvik Chatterji. Hello Mr. Sinha,
if you have read any of my articles posted in http://stationhollywood.blogspot.com
you will find with respect to composers, I avoided the terminology as who is superior, because Shankar Jaikishan’s use of Accordian, Sexaphone cannot be compared with OP Nayyar’s use of Santoor, or Roshan’s use of sarengi or Ghulam Mohammad’s use of Dholak. With respect to Rafi, his superiority is unchallenged because he was the first choice for every composer in the golden age. OP Nayyar asked Rafi to sing all the songs for Raj Kapoor in the film Do Ustad, 1959, even knowing that his voice matches with Mukesh.
But I have tremendous regard for Naushad for best use of resources, his compositions for Rafi were melodious and had immense musical value. It is unfortunate the the film industry could not use Naushad’s talent in the 70s and 80s.
Souvik Chatterji.

]]>