The Rafi-Kishore saga
The following article appeared in The Statesman,Calcutta, on Aug.7 th 2005. It will give more food for thought to the ongoing debate about the Rafi personality and magic - Mohan Flora .
Mohd. Rafi was the greatest playback singer, asserts Ranjan Das Gupta as he pays tribute on the melody kings 25th death anniversary. Rafi was a classically trained singer while Kishore was naturally endowed with excellent resonance. The latter was a versatile genius, singer, music director, actor, writer and director all rolled into one. Both were proficient singers but had separate individual styles.
In the 1950s Rafi literally ruled the roost. He was the most favoured singer for veteran composers like Naushad, S.D. Burman, Shanker Jaikishan, Madan Mohan while Kishore was preferred by S.D. Burman and Salil Choudhury who was playback mainly for Dev Anand and his own films. Rafi on the other hand could balance his melodious voice for diverse stars like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Guru Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Shammi Kapoor.
It is an astonishing fact that O.P. Nayar used Rafi to sing for Kishore Kumar the unforgettable tune Man Mora Bawra in Ragini in 1957. Shanker Jaikishan also had Rafi to sing Ajab Hai Dastan in Shararat in 1958. Says record museum owner Vinod Santhalia, It is simply amazing. Imagine Mohd. Rafi sang for Kishore Kumar in films Kishore himself acted.
Shanker Jaikishan commented, No doubt Kishore Kumar is a good singer. He sang beautifully for me in Rangoli. But Ajab Hai Dastan was simply not Kishores cup of tea. The mukhdas and antaras required a singer of Rafis range and classical background.
Although Kishore Kumar felt bad about this, he could only marvel at Rafis brilliant rendering of the two songs. Rafi characteristically remarked, No one else except Kishore could sing Dukhi Man Mera in Funtoosh so well.
Salil Choudhury was not favourably inclined towards Rafi at one point of time, but even he was compelled to use Rafi for the unforgettable Tootey Huey Khuabo Nay in Madhumati and Koi Soney Ke Dil Wala in Maya and confess that Rafi was indeed peerless.
It is generally known that Rafi and Kishore went through a bad patch in their relationship. Yet it is also true that both liked and respected each other. S.D. Burman openly admitted to Kishore that the three solos in Guide by Rafi could not be matched by any singer. On Dev Anands special request, he composed the Kishore-Lata super hit duet Gata Rahe Mera Dil for Guide. Similarly, Rafis numbers in Teen Deviyan and the haunting duet with Lata Mangeshkar in Jewel Thief were far superior to the Kishore numbers in these films.
In the late 60s when R.D. Burman composed the melody for Tum Bin Jaaun Kahan in Pyar Ka Mausam, he experimented the same solo with both Rafi and Kishore. True, Kishore sang this number by melodiously incorporating his inimitable yodelling. But in the romantic number, Rafi scored over Kishore in melody.
The 60s was also considered Rafis decade though Kishore matured considerably as a singer during this period. The Jungle Mein Mangal number Woh Din Ke Baat Sharan Karo had both Rafi and Kishore together but is somehow not remembered that well. But Shanker Jaikishans Hanste Gate Jahan Se Guzar in Andaz by Rafi quite eclipsed Kishores entire Zindagi Ek Safar in 1971.
Madan Mohan also used both Rafi and Kishore in the song Yu Na Sharma for Parwana in 1972. Kishore sang the happy rendition for hero Navin Nischal. But there was Rafi again to do full justice to the Are Hansnewale, the melancholic aspect of the same song for Amitabh Bachchan.
In the 1970s the Kishore Kumar wave took the Hindi film music by storm and was backed by R.D. Burman. Some critics felt R.D was partial to Kishore and avoided using Rafi. The Rafi Kishore duet Yaadon Ki Barat from the film with the same title in 1973 turned out to be a superhit. But it cannot be categorised either as an exclusive Rafi or a Kishore gem for both sang in perfect harmony.
Subsequently, R.D. Burman opted for Rafi again after four years as no other singer could have rendered so skillfully Chand Mera Dil and Kya Hua in Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin; that too in a film with many Kishore Kumar superhits like Mil Gaya and Aa Meri Jaan.
When Rafi sang Darde Dil for Laxmikant Pyarelal in Karz in1980 based on a single note, he proved melody was indeed God-gifted to him, remembers upcoming singer Sujan Bose. Kishores Ay Mere Umar Ke and Ek Hasina Thi could not touch that level. The same can be said for Rajesh Roshan’s Yarana where Rafi’s Aare Re Aisa Tarana completely surpassed Kishore’s Sara Zamana and Tere Jaisa.
Mohd. Rafi left for his heavenly abode on 31 July, 25 years ago. Remembers author Nabaran Bhattacharya, The photo of a silent, sad and grief-struck Kishore in the newspapers portrayed very well that no one except him understood what an irreparable loss had taken place in Indian film music.
As Kishore himself said when Jagjit Singh criticised the Rafi gharana, How dare these so-called ghazal singers criticise an icon that Manna Dey, Mukesh and I dare not criticise. Rafi was unique.
July 31st, 2006 at 3:53 pm
lets admit it guys rafi sahab cannot be compared to any singer because
1.kisore gawar(kumar) voice quality 0% (people think he is great but he is asuper bad singer)
2.sonu copies rafi he canot proudly say even this
July 31st, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Hi Shankar,
What language which Rajan Parrikar has used for Ustab Ali Akbar Khan is very disgusting. There are many classical singers like Ustab Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan may not have a good voice, but he specializes in a all together different area. Any critic is suppose to use words properly before writing for any icon as such.
Unlike you I also know Rajan Parrikar through his writings. If you have read each and every post of Rajan, then possibly you know him better then me.
Avi,
As a KK fan it is my job to speak what is it right, because I feel KK could have been better than what he was.
Now there is one more surprise for you, unlike KK his son Amit Kumar is also not a trained singer. If KK was not a trained singer, possible he could have insisted his son to do so.
But this is not the case with Nitin Mukesh. His father told him that singing is a painful profession. But since he insisted to take singing as his career, Mukesh insisted that he should get trained first. Since Mukesh himself was a trained singer, he understood the value of training.
http://www.hindilyrix.com/singers/singer-nitin-mukesh.html
Possibly Nitin Mukesh enjoyed a better repo with music directors like Khayyam, LP & Rajesh Roshan. Were as for Amit it was mainly RB Burman, but he sang for other music directors also. Again I will say Amit is a better singer than Nitin.
In other words one believes in following the rules of music, while the other doesn’t. But there is some good news also Amit Kumar from last tens years is seeking training under Pt. Satyanarayan Sharma.
http://www.hindilyrix.com/singers/singer-amit-kumar.html
Der Aye Durust Aye
July 31st, 2006 at 1:13 pm
DEAR RAFI FANS,
Let us not mind what Avi n Shankar do as we know that they are not getting satisfaction by the poor response in their favourite website. This is the only reason the ill mannered persons are playing mishcievious peeping Tom.
Today we pay tribute to the GREATEST SINGER OF HINDI FILMS RAFI who left us 26 yrs ago but HE lives amongst all sane music lovers across the globe.
Ganesh Chennai
July 31st, 2006 at 11:29 am
Hi Shankar,
Compared to Rajan Parrikar, I find Raju Bharatan as a critic far more convincing, because he speaks the facts.
I request you, first join an institute and know the basics of music yourself before writing any thing senseless and over expositing yourself. Poir to my training in Sangaeet Mahabharati, it was my belief that there is no need of training. But that is incorrect, without that one cannot become a complete singer. Most trainers insist to practice with a tabla accompany. Therefore most professional singers have their own musicians along with them. Possibly I did not pursue singing, since it was difficult for me to maintain consistency, due to my work schedule.
Avi,
Even if Pt. Bhimsen Joshi says that Mahendra K is not a singer at all, we have no issues, since both fall in completely different categories. Earlier I had mentioned that if we compare Rafi and Ustab Bade Gulam Ali Khan, the world would laugh at us.
Prashant is a proper KK fan, he has musical sense. Therefore he can understand both KK and Rafi both very well. Just because he has been a bit harsh on your writings, so he is pretending to be a KK fan. Why a KK fan cannot correct you? Plus I find his writings quiet conviencing, plus he also feels that KK should have been trained.
What fact he has mentioned that Rafi never challenged the compositions of Music composers is also correct. That was not the case with KK, this fact has been comfirmed through my collegues who listen to both. Many occassions music composors use to force him to sing a particular song, even if KK was not in favour to sing it.
July 31st, 2006 at 11:12 am
Today is Rafi Saheb 26th death anniversary & I pay homage to the superior singer Rafi Saheb on and behalf of all Rafi fans.
I also request Avi & Shankar to say something good for Rafi Saheb.
July 30th, 2006 at 11:20 pm
And yeah one more thing. Those of you who argue without listening to the other’s songs….you don’t know what you’re missing.
July 30th, 2006 at 11:04 pm
Shut up both KKda and Rafi Sahab fans, Shabbir Kumar was the greatest
))))))
Okay Okay, to the point. God, this is the first time I’ve heard
1) More the number of successful clones, better the singer is
2) More the songs that remind you of the actor, better the singer is
Hmm…I should thank the person for this wonderful Sacred Knowledge. I am indeed enlightened.
Personally, I am a HUGE Kishoreda fan and a HUGE Talat fan. I am also a HUGE HUGE Mannada, Mukesh and Hemantda fan.
But, I am simply and unabashedly a PROUD Raffian. I don’t need to prove his superiority. I don’t want to prove his superiority. Rafi Sahab wouldn’t have spared me if I had attempted that in his lifetime. He would’ve been very happy with his friend getting all the limelight, with some malai chai in his hand and kites to fly.
It would be blasphemous for us, who call ourselves Raffians, to downgrade a mighty colossal GENIUS like Kishoreda. Rafi sahab would’ve never forgiven us for that. In his memory, please, please don’t degrade any singer, be it even Shabbir Kumar!! Please remember that we are no one to bash a singer, since we simply can’t dream of singing like them. We, as Raffian, should try to abide by the ideals he set for himself…that of simplicity, humility, and generosity.
Both sides, please don’t make statements just to spite. I am already ashamed to call myself a part of such a musical fraternity where there are two sides - Rafi Gharana and Kishore Gharana. It’s idiotic. You’ll find me humming Yeh Naina Yeh Kajal and Chaudhvin ka Chand one after the other. You’ll find me singing Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Guzar Jaate Hain and Mere Mehboob Tujhe on the same day. And you’ll also find me humming Jalte Hain Jiske Liye, Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni Phir Kahan, Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hoon, Mere Sajan Hain Us Paar…on the same day.
Instead of bickering like kids by arguing for the sake of arguing, at tangents moreover, let’s all celebrate the spirit of Hindi Film Music and whatever ideals Rafi Sahab and Kishoreda stood for. Let’s not separate their camps, let’s bridge the divide and unify the gaps. Please, it’s a sincere request.
Three Cheers for ALL Golden Era singers!
July 30th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Dear Avi,
do u know what LP said about Mohd Rafi?L from LP said that be became famous because of Mohd Rafi and Lata and P from LP said that Mohd Rafi Lata and Asha they can sing any song we made but others they can’t,what about O P nayar,what about Naushand?what about SJ when they said this song is not KK cup of tea?
DO RAASTE” and “MEHBOOB KI MEHANDI” both Rajesh Khanna films and u know that,please listen to songs how great way singed by mohd Rafi,Do u thing that KK can sing it the same way?!!!!!
As u said that it is easy to sing Mohd Rafi than KK dear Avi u r wrong 100% because go for remix of KK and Mohd Rafi songs u will know the answer.
dear Avi KK SON AMIT KUMMAR HE EASY SING KK SONGS BUT WHEN HE TRIED TO SING MOHD RAFI SONGS HE SINGED SO BAD I HOPE U SAW THAT PROGRAMM ON ZEE TV .
what is bad we siad about KK?that KK tried five time sing a song for LP and he can’t and Mohd Rafi singed the same some in 10 min it is said by LP,Ravi(MD)said that many songs can’t be singed by KK and it is singed by Mohd Rafi,it is wrong when we said that if u take out Rajesh khanna and Bachchan out from KK there will be nothing,Is it wrong when we said that RD and SD as MD who made KK?!dear Avi if say that Naushand Made Mohd Rafi ok i will agree with you but after that Mohd Rafi made many names O P Nayar,LP,RD,Shammi K,and there is big list please give me one name who said that he is because of KK.
I HOPE AVI U WILL ANSWER MOHD RAFI FANS ANSWER DAY WILL NOT BE NIGHT IF U SAY
July 30th, 2006 at 8:08 pm
To All Music Lovers,
ON BEHALF OF ALL MUSIC LOVERS I PAY HOMAGE TO THE HUMBLE NOBLE AND THE GREATEST SINGER IN BOLLYWOOD RAFI SAHAB WHO LEFT THIS CRUEL WORLD 26YRS AGO AND HAS GIVEN ALL HUMAN MORTALS LIKE US GEMS OF THE MELODIOUS SONGS WHICH CAN MAKE ANY HEART SING.
Narayanan
July 30th, 2006 at 7:57 pm
Dear friends,
I have read all the blogs and feel that the two gentlemen or should I say mentalmen Avi n Shankar are creating confusion amongst themseleves.
I shall quote one of them saying that L.P preferred Mukesh over Rafi which is the biggest bloommer of their views.
My kids who are in the teens know that Rafi was the only favourite male singer of LP and Lata the female.
Few examples like Milan, Manchali,Gora aur Kala doesnt hold any water. Do you know that Rafi had many commitments n dates with all the leading MDs? Also fans like me who are staying abroad were lucky to have Rafi for so many concerts in the past.
Hence it is absurd to talk such wrong deliberate mistakes to prove your views.
PL GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT N THEN COMMENT.
ON BEHALF OF ALL MUSIC LOVERS I PAY HUMBLE TRIBUTE ON THE 26TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREATEST BOLLYWOOD SINGER MOHD RAFI WHO LEFT US IN 1980 BUT HIS IMMORTAL SONGS ARE A GREAT SOLACE IN THIS VIOLENT WORLD MAKING MORTAL HUMANS LIKE US HAPPY IN THE WAVEOF MELODIOUS INNUMERABLE SONGS LEFT BY THE LEGEND.
JAI HIND JAI RAFI SAHAB JAI NATIONAL INTERGRATION
Nandita Canada
July 30th, 2006 at 4:06 pm
mr shankar said about training is it our fault that kisuoar kumar was not trained it was only his fault
July 30th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
my maid makes better noises with her plates than that kishore dah!!! rafi sahab was the best and will remain the best
July 30th, 2006 at 12:19 am
dear avi n shankar,
thngs r going out of hand now,u ppl say its easy to sing rafis song than tht of kks.yeah,its easy if u r singing besura(non rhythmic)! as an amateur singer i have always found kks song easier to sing than tht of rafis.i will give u just one example in the song”yeh duniya yeh mehfil” in the third stanza there is this line”gum ko bulhane ka koi bahan na mila” in this line rafisaab has made a tremendous variation wch has been amiss in any of the kk songs. now coming to the quality thing if rafisaab did not sing quality than who did n talking about unpopular numbers if rafisaab sang them badly then kk was also unbearable in unpopular numbers especially the ones he sang with asha bhonsle in the movies starring ‘jeetendra’ n ‘jaya prada/sridevi’ if tht u mean by quality then maybe im better off with out the ‘quality’ !!!!
even i have heard raifsaabs unpopular numbers n i wud anyday prefer to listen to kks good songs than rafis bad numbers but both avi n shankar wud listen to kks bad numbers n feel ‘rejuvenated’ than listening to rafisaabs good numbers !! so they find more solace in listening to ‘khatun ki kidmat’ than to ‘din dhal jaye/tere mere sapne’!!
good going ‘avi’ n ’shankar’ keep it up!!!!!
July 29th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
hi dear BENGALIS ,
Is there who knows about BENGALIS music?can some one tell me who is the best in Bengalis Manny Dey or KK?
dear Avi I want ask in film Dosti KK gave playback for Bachchan but why there is song by Mohd Rafi and some other films it is same also with Rajesh Khanna as unknow said it never happened with Shamm kapoor?please don’t give same answer u gave before.
dear Avi please don’t forget 2 see Tv and listen Radio on 31/7(This Monday)
dear Avi when i listened to this song”O Duniya Ke Rakhwale”when i was so young i was thinking why people say this is one of the best songs and don’t like 2 listen this song but now i like 2 listen it again and again.
I think dear Avi u want to go on the sun at night because u think that at day time it hot.i hope u understant what i mean.
I feel that Avi u r not KK fans because what u said about kk I think Mohd Rafi fans can say better than u.
It is imposible who listen both Mohd Rafi and KK and he said that kk is better.
when said that KK have no back ground in Music If i am not wrong KK had better back ground in music than Mohd Rafi had.
July 29th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Hi friends,
I am sorry that our KK fans do not understand the norms of playback singing. I have to repeat it again. The playback singer has to depict the emotions-joy,malancholy, playfulness, foolishness etc- of the character being portrayed on screen and that he does by using his voice. He also has to match the antics of the actor, eye movements etc. thinking himself as the actor. Point is both the actor and playback singer have to gel.When one sees a movie the viewer feels that the voice is coming out of the onscreen character. And there was no one-mind you, I say no one!- to beat Rafi in this. Our KK friends find Rafi’s voice pathetic.Ha Ha Ha! The best of filmdom musicians used Rafi to churn out mega hits(that last to this day) using that”pathetic” voice for years together without realising the quality of his voice! You can give as many excuses as possible for KK losing out badly to Rafi in polls conducted by top film musicians but you must learn to face the facts- Rafi always comes out on top and KK is shown as also-ran!
July 29th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
Dear Avi,
If two from Pakistan they are speaking about Pakistan they will say many thing bad about Pakistan but If some one else will say something bad about Pakistan they will not agree(sorry for using the of PAkistan),it is same to u.
If mr Rajesh Khann fav is KK why be went 2 Mohd Rafi in some songs if we go to Shamma K he never went 2 KK?!!
Dear Avi the great u saw the program on Zee tv when KK son(Amit) tried 2 sing Mohd Rafi song and he can’t I hope u remmber that?!!thanks for saying that in SA RE GA MA PA the boys they can’t sing KK songs but they can sing Mohd Rafi because Mohd Rafi was singer who is in SA RE GA MA PA they are singers it same when u say 2 a footballer to play cricket he,i hope u understant.
It not mean who singed more he or she most be in the list If like that the best Male singer is Mr Bachchan because all songs singed by mr bachchan are hit,maybe dear Avi u will say that when mohd Rafi and Bachchan singed together mr bachchan was better t5han Mohd Rafi!!!
Dear Avi i hope that u agree with me that O P Nayar and Naushand they are great MD,If we go to O P Nayar he became famous without the Queen Lata and Naushand was great without KK,please give me one MD without Mohd Rafi he was great?
when I listen to Mohd Rafi I remmber u dear Avi why is not Mohd Rfai is u r fav?!!are u magic proof?
July 29th, 2006 at 6:18 pm
Kishoreans, after a withdrawal, have come back. I thought that the withdrawal is for gathering more knowledge, but did not know that they went to get more bulls to litter the forum. Genuine Kishoreans are marginalized by the fanatics. Also, yes, Mohan Flora said it; non-entitles are also coming, as Kishore’s advocate. Over all, there is some futility in the effort of Rafians. It is that “you can only wake up a sleeping one, not one who pretends to be sleeping”. Right?
Thanks to all Rafians for enhancing the knowledge on Rafi (to name a few would be injustice to others). This forum is a sort of epistemic community. Thanks are also to Kishoreans for making me realize that Kishore Kumar’s existence is in the fallacies and illogicalities of his fans. At least, can’t you Kishoreans speak about Music and its rudiments, and then relate those to Kishore’s qualities? Yeah I can understand; probably you will have noting to say then.
July 29th, 2006 at 5:03 pm
From
Aryans (Rafi fan)
Dear
Shankar and avi
As earlier Pranab and Rashid said you to leave this site
I am very for that
We are not against of KK , we respect him very much
but, you both please understand the singing quality of Rafi sahab & KK is totally different, singing range of Rafi sahab was very high and that KK cannot touch , that you all know very well
So please dont fight for useless things
Aryans
Rafi Fans
July 29th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
Thanks Suhail, At last you understnad that we are living in democracy and we all have rights to express our views.
Dear Asif, There was an interview in 1977, Rafi said he sang ALMOST 25k SOngs and i think KISHORE sang not more than 5K songs. SO Rafi got 7 songs and Kishore got 2 songs. Do you think song from “KAL HO NA HO” deserve to be in the list? I don’t think so. There are 1000 of songs better than KAL ho na ho but it was there.
There was condition for JURY to select their best songs and best singer not in their Favorite order. PLs. visit to the site, definetely you will know the truth.
Rafi was no doubt good singer but his quality of songs are very very less with respect to Quantity as compared to KK, MUKESH.
I don’t enjoy Rafi’s unpopular songs whereas Kishore unpopular are still rejuvanate me.
Rafi’s few among many unpopular songs whichi don’t want to listen again.
1. Aye Jane-e- wafa aisa bhi kya tum to khafa …Chhalia
2. Jab ek qaza se gujro to ..Devta
3. Tu hi meri Laxmi.. Duniya
4. Husn aur Ishaq.. Husn aur Ishaq
Pls. listen..
5. Main hu Mr. Johny… Mai Baap (Pathetic songs…He was trying to imitate funny but failed to do so)
All 4 songs are from great MDs except 4th.
Kishore’s unpopular songs are rejuvanated songs which is another differentiating point.
Dear MohanFlora, You found KK much lesser and i found Md. Rafi overarted after listening him more closely. I am sorry to say but it is fact.
Dear Rafians, I will tell you another fact. Pls. watch singing competition, you come to know that person who were classically trained, theycan sing most complicated song of Rafi but when they have been asked to sing one Kishore’s song, they failed. Nowaday, in SA RE GA MA PA program children are participating and one guy who sings Rafi’s tough songs very easily. Last year also he was there, he sang tough songs from film “Sangharsh”
and in judges choice when he was asked to sing Kishore’s song, “Chingari koi bhadke” by Vinod. He could not do justice to same song.
Anyone can sing Rafi’s songs even most predictable singer like sonu NIgam.
July 29th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Good going Prashat Veer, very good. You are really a good analyst unlike and Avi & Shankar.
Yes Rafi Saheb was a humble human being and that is why people like Avi and Shankar are taking Rafi fans for granted. Any how I am sorry for saying Avi to leave this site. He has the right to express his thought.
July 29th, 2006 at 5:01 am
Hi Friends,
Do not be ruffled by our site mates, avi and shankar. In fact, they are helping us to understand Rafi’s music even more vis-a-vis comparison to lesser singers KK,Mukesh and the like. I am not a musician- classical or otherwise.I am just an avid music lover and take great pride in listening to Rafi, KK and other indian singers. I was/am a Rafi and KK fan-which I have been saying right from the outset. With Avi and Shanker advancing their arguments I began listening even more intently to the above two singing giants. I am disappointed to note that I have found KK to be even much of a lesser singer than Rafi since following their advice and listening to the songs of both the singers over and over again. That does not mean that I have stopped being a KK fan. I would just request them to please
tone down their arguments to believable levels before we start losing KK fans. And who is this non-entity Rajan Parrikar they are trying to project?
Never heard of him.
Prashant Veer, I salute you for being a knowledgeable KK fan.
Dear Anmol, please keep up the good work!
Thanks and once again, avi and shankar, you guys seem lovable but project illwill in your writings-please stay calm.
July 29th, 2006 at 3:42 am
Let us not ask anyone to leave this site. We should follow the example of the Mohd Rafi, who was the most humble and courteous person. Let Avi and Shankar have their say. One of these days, these people have to take the blinders off, and agree that Rafi was indeed the greatest. No amount of excuses such as Mohd Rafi sang more songs so his songs are more on the list. By a margin of 7 to 2, Rafi won against KK, and I don’t think he sang three times as many songs. Again, if Rafi sang more songs than KK then that is another indication why Rafi was greater than KK, otherwise why would he be given so many songs to sing, if he was not that good. You can’t have it both ways.
July 29th, 2006 at 12:06 am
dear Rashid,
First of all, who are you to ask us to leave this site. If u don’t like, u r free to leave.
Even Rafi would be very sad to have fan like u who don’t pay respect to other legends.
Answer to ur questions: Why Rafi’s songs are more in the list.
7 songs are from Rafi and 2 from Kishore in the list.
Answer is
1. How many songs Rafi sang in his career?
2. How many song KISHORE sang in his caree?
Hope above 2 questions will have ur answers.
July 28th, 2006 at 11:55 pm
My dear friend Shankar,
Rafians only like good thing abt Rafi. They don’t want to face reality. Anmol always pretend that he knows music, He may know but he is 100% biased. In one blog he said, it is easy to sing Kishore song than Rafi.
I must say one thing, KK songs may look easy but Mr. Anmol, u can’t do justice to those simple song as kishore did. Many people tried and they lost their existance.
I don’t feel pain to sing “Chand mera dil”,”Raat ke humsafar” or “man tadpat hari darshan”. I feel very easy to sing. FYI all songs are sung by Rafi but yes there are tough songs sung by Rafi, same as Kishore.
Dear Anmol, I have seen Pt. Bhisen interview on Doordarshan long-long back and he respected only MANNA DEY as singer.
Mahendra Kapoor voice is use for nothing, he is as good as Narendra Chanchal, who can sing devotional song.
Kishore sang many devotional song but not in same style as Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor sang because Kishore believed in creating history.
I hope you have heard his songs in YAARANA, MAQSAD, KUNWARA BAAP. he sang song for lord SHIVA. I know u people will not agree but it is truth.
Few people say LP gave song to Mukesh because he was going through bad face in his life. HOw Rafians are consoling themselve, is very sad. You peole mean to say after singing 5-6 songs, Mukesh became rich. It is all KHAYALI PULAO.
Mukesh was Laxmikant Fav. and he always wanted Mukesh to sing song. That is why he sang all songs in MILAN, DHARTI KAHE PUKAR KE.
Hariharan sang song in RDB compostion because i feel it suit his voice. Answer to ur question why RDB asked Hariharan to sing devotional song instead of KISHORE.
Answer of ur question:
1. WHY LP asked Mukesh to sing devotional song in “MANCHALI”?
(As u people says KISHORE could not sing devotional,) Does it mean LP had more trust in MUKESH voice than Rafi?
2. WHY LP asked KISHORE to sing in “DO RAASTE” and “MEHBOOB KI MEHANDI” whereas all songs are sung by Rafi?
3. WHY LP let Mukesh to sing in “GORA aur KAALA” whereas all song were sung by Rafi?
I hope u have got my answer.
Today Pt. Shiv Chourasia, visited here and He said how innovative Kishore was in SILSILA during one wedding song.
Dear Prashant Veer, You are pretending you are KK fan but u don’t like anything against Rafi but you can say anything irrelavant against Kishore. Very good fan you are. Don’t write it again. If someone write in favor of KISHORE, you mean it molded story and same in favor of Rafi, you mean it genuine. You are not convincing by saying you are KK fan.
July 28th, 2006 at 10:44 pm
dear rashid khan and suhail ahmed ansari,
this is a public forum and we’re free to post here as we like. also, the title of the page itself says the rafi-kk saga.
when uneducated people like u speak shit about kk, we can’t just let it go.
so, sorry, as long as u guys keep talking bad about kk, we’ll keep posting here.