I can’t understand the premise on which you have entered this discussion.
Let me tell you, I am a very big fan of Kishore Kumar ‘the entertainer’ and
perhaps no one comes close to KK interms of combined talents.

But here Ms. Utthara’s post is about Mohd Rafi the singer and I fully
agree with her that no one comes close to Rafi the singer.

If you wish to carry out an objective discussion, you are welcome
and there is no ‘al-quaida’ operating here. Let no one generalise.
There are true music lovers who adore their singing god and you’d do
a great favour to yourself and others, not to interefere a harmless
discussion on Rafi sab.

Shaayad badnaam main bhi naam hai. Chalo, take it in good spirits
and do a dhamaakedaar review or a write up and challenge this forum
on technical grounds.

And by the way, don’t call yourself a KK fan, cause KK would have
slapped you for writing this way and as a KK fan, I certainly am not
proud of your alias name.

regards
Nagesh

Beenu Ji,

I have a feeling that A.R.Rahman and Ilayaraja also are personally voting daily for Rafi Saab!!! After all, both of them, especially Ilayaraja, is an avowed Rafi fan and Bhakt!!!!

Venkat

VOTING FOR RAFI SAAHEB…

PLEASE VOTE FOR RAFI SAAHEB EVERYDAY AS ANOTHER 5000 votes is needed. rafi saaheb is number one and it should be seen in the voting too.

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Dear Kishorefan

As you know that Kishoreda & Rafi sahab started their carrier in the same period, i.e. late 40s. Rafi sahab gained popularity and became the 1st choice of almost all composers within few years. What about Kishoreda??? If he was so versatile/quality singer and better than Rafi Sahab (as per your opinion), why he was jobless? Why he was rejected by almost all legendary composers like Naushad, O. P. Nayyar, Roshan, Madan Mohan, Sajjad, Ravi, Iqbal Qureshi, Ghulam Mohd., Chitra Gupt, and many more? Why he got his identity after more than 2 decades? As you are saying that after 70, Kishoreda’s era started. Yes, after Aradhana Kishoreda gained the popularity. Everybody knows the story that how Kishoreda got Aradhana and what politics was played by Bengali lobby. But just after few years, Rafi Sahab regained his No. 1 position. Rafi Sahab ruled more than 35 years. What about kishoreda? Just 4 – 5 years. Even during Kishore Era, Rafi sahab given many super hits. We all acknowledged that Kishoreda also is a legendary singer. He produced hundreds of quality gems. But it’s completely foolishness to compare him by Rafi Sahab. As per Manna Dey Sahab, from position 1 – 10 there is only Rafi Sahab. So, you Kishorean thinking that you know music better than Manna Dey?

We can understand your musical taste very well since you like the music of Amitabh Bachan’s films. There is no single musical movie in the list of his movies, only action movies. And you are judging Rafi Sahab abilities of singing? How dare you saying that Rafi Sahab voice was deteriorating. In which song you feel his deteriorated voice? Can you give me a single example?

Kumar Sanu did very big score in his period. It means that Kumar Sanu is bigger singer than Kishoreda? Never. Kumar Sanu ki poori gaiki Kishoreda kay 10 gaanon kay barabar ki nahin. No doubt Kumar Sanu aaj kay daur kay hisaab se bahut achche singer hain.

Kishorefan – Aap pahle kisi achche ENT surgeon se apne kaanon ka ilaaj karoa, phir kisi gaane ko judge karna. Sonu Nigam aur Rafi Sahab ki awaaz mein aap farq nahin kar sakte to phir definitely aap ko hearing ka problem hai.

Main hargiz kisi ko gadha nahin kaha. Mere baat ka matlab aap nahin samajh paye. Rafi sahab aur Kishoreda mein farq bataane kay liye ek misaal kay taur par maine yeh likha. Aap mein itni bhi ability nahin kay baat ko sahi se samajh sake.

And you are inviting to visit kishore site. Rafi Sahab ka dil jis tarha bada tha usi tarah is site mohdrafi.com ka bhi dil bada hai jo kay aap jaison ki bakwaas ko bhi bardasht karti hai. Aap ki kishore site par thoda bhi kishoreda kay baare mein negative comment hoto woh post hi ghaib hojaata hai. Sach sunne ki aadat jo nahin hai.

So, please bihtar yahi hai kay aap apni site par khush rahein aur humko yahan araam se rahne dein aur meherbani karke yahan aakar virus phailana band karein. I hope you will keep my request.

MUSIC lovers are shocked to read about the plan to remove the graves of legends Mohd Rafi and Naushad Ali located at the Juhu Muslim cemetry – due to lack of space.

The graves of Madhubala, Sahir Ludhianvi, Mahrooh, Talat, K A Abbas, Jan ni sar akhtar have already vanished.

The authorities do have valid reasons as they cannot refuse a body which comes in. The government ought to give the mosque some additional space.

We appeal to the Chief Minister Ashok Chavan to immediately “stop” any plans to remove the graves of our music legends and declare the tiny piece of land as a “heritage Property”.

binu nair
rafi foundation, mumbai

Dear Kishorefan

As you know that Kishoreda & Rafi sahab started their carrier in the same period, i.e. late 40s. Rafi sahab gained popularity and became the 1st choice of almost all composers within few years. What about Kishoreda??? If he was so versatile/quality singer and better than Rafi Sahab (as per your opinion), why he was jobless? Why he was rejected by almost all legendary composers like Naushad, O. P. Nayyar, Roshan, Madan Mohan, Sajjad, Ravi, Iqbal Qureshi, Ghulam Mohd., Chitra Gupt, and many more? Why he got his identity after more than 2 decades? As you are saying that after 70, Kishoreda’s era started. Yes, after Aradhana Kishoreda gained the popularity. Everybody knows the story that how Kishoreda got Aradhana and what politics was played by Bengali lobby. But just after few years, Rafi Sahab regained his No. 1 position. Rafi Sahab ruled more than 35 years. What about kishoreda? Just 4 – 5 years. Even during Kishore Era, Rafi sahab given many super hits. We all acknowledged that Kishoreda also is a legendary singer. He produced hundreds of quality gems. But it’s completely foolishness to compare him by Rafi Sahab. As per Manna Dey Sahab, from position 1 – 10 there is only Rafi Sahab. So, you Kishorean thinking that you know music better than Manna Dey?

We can understand your musical taste very well since you like the music of Amitabh Bachan’s films. There is no single musical movie in the list of his movies, only action movies. And you are judging Rafi Sahab abilities of singing? How dare you saying that Rafi Sahab voice was deteriorating. In which song you feel his deteriorated voice? Can you give me a single example?

Kumar Sanu did very big score in his period. It means that Kumar Sanu is bigger singer than Kishoreda? Never. Kumar Sanu ki poori gaiki Kishoreda kay 10 gaanon kay barabar ki nahin. No doubt Kumar Sanu aaj kay daur kay hisaab se bahut achche singer hain.

Kishorean – Aap pahle kisi achche ENT surgeon se apne kaanon ka ilaaj karoa, phir kisi gaane ko judge karna. Sonu Nigam aur Rafi Sahab ki awaaz mein aap farq nahin kar sakte to phir definitely aap ko hearing ka problem hai.

Main hargiz kisi ko gadha nahin kaha. Mere baat ka matlab aap nahin samajh paye. Rafi sahab aur Kishoreda mein farq bataane kay liye ek misaal kay taur par maine yeh likha. Aap mein itni bhi ability nahin kay baat ko sahi se samajh sake.

And you are inviting to visit kishore site. Rafi Sahab ka dil jis tarha bada tha usi tarah is site mohdrafi.com ka bhi dil bada hai jo kay aap jaison ki bakwaas ko bhi bardasht karti hai. Aap ki kishore site par thoda bhi kishoreda kay baare mein negative comment hoto woh post hi ghaib hojaata hai. Sach sunne ki aadat jo nahin hai.

So, please bihtar yahi hai kay aap apni site par khush rahein aur humko yahan araam se rahne dein aur meherbani karke yahan aakar virus phailana band karein. I hope you will keep my request.