Some Rare Diamonds of Rafi Saab - 4
This article is written by Mr. B.Venkatadri
Rafi Sings For Kishore. We will continue the topic of Rafi Saab’s duets with other male singers in the subsequent parts. But, today, let us take up another theme! The one thing that puts die-hard Kishore Kumar fans instantly on the defensive is the fact that MDs had made Rafi Saab sing at least 6 songs for Kishore Kumar’s acting! This is quite a remarkable occurrence considering that Kishore too was an accomplished singer!
Rafi Saab had lent his voice to Kishore for the following songs:
1.1956- Film:Bhagam Bhagh—MD: O.P.Nayyar—Rafi & Asha—“Hamhe Koi Gham Hai,Tumhe Koi Gham Hai, Mohabbat Kar, Zara Nahin Dar”
2.1956-Film:Bhagam Bhagh—MD:O.P.Nayyar—Rafi & Asha—“Maseeha Ban Ke—Chale Ho Kahan Kar Ke Zee Beqarar”
3. 1958—Film: Raagini—MD:O.P.Nayyar—Rafi—“Man Mora Banwara, Nis Din Gaaye Meet Milan Ke”
4.1959—Film:Shararat—MD:Shankar Jaikishan—Rafi—“Ajab Hai Daastan Teri Yeh Zindagi” (Fast)
5. 1959–The same “Ajab Hai Dastaan Teri Yeh Zindagi” (Slow)
6. 1972—Film:Pyaar Deewana—MD:Lala Sattar—Rafi—“Apni Aadat Hai Sab Ko Salaam Karna”
Both the Rafi-Asha duets from Bhagam Bhagh (1956) mentioned above are very nice ones, especially the Song No. 1, “Hamhe Koi Gham Hai, Tumhe Koi Gham Hai”. In this duet, O.P.Nayyar makes good use of duet bits of Flute and Harmonium to very good effect!
“Hamhe Koi Gham Hai”—Bhagam Bhagh(1956)-Listen and enjoy!
Next, both the solos by OPN and SJ from Raagini(1958) and Shararat(1959) respectively are indeed very great ones!
But, let us choose today the Raagini solo, “Man Mora Banwara, Nis Din Gaaye Meet Milan Ke”, composed by OPN. This solo is a semi-classical composition penned by Jaan Nissar Akhthar. A great, divine rendition by Rafi Saab indeed!
Listen, enjoy and comment!
Mohd Rafi and Kishore Da
Finally, though I am no great fan of post-1970 songs, let us also discuss the Rafi solo for Film:Pyaar Deewana(1972), composed by Lala Sattar and also lipped by Kishore Kumar. This too is quite a nice composition.
However, one wonders why Rafi Saab was made to sing for Kishore Kumar even in 1972, by which time Kishore Kumar’s singing career had really looked up!
Please hear and enjoy the audio above, and video below!
Important tips for proper assessment and appreciation of the songs:
1.Complete the entire buffering and then only listen!
2. Listen to each complete song at least twice, to get a complete feel!
Shall be grateful for comments.
February 11th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Saurabh ji..
few facts heri:
rafi saab sang for Kishore da ( eleven ) songs not six. this included
a song in the seventies as well.
the shankar jaikishan song : Ajeeb dastaan teri yeh zindagi was
tried in Kishore das voice but was not coming perfectly.
its said that kishore da told s.j. : now please call the boss at 4.00 p.m.
rafi saab walked in and within 2 hours the song was okayed.
the same thing with the song in Mukkadar ka Sikhander (the title song)
kishore da made rafi sing in his own movie and rafi accepted rupee
one as his “fees”….
binu nair…. the rafi foundation