Comments on: I used to play the tanpura for Rafi saab: Mahendra Kapoor http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html It's all about Mohd Rafi Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:41:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Imtiyaz A. Sharif http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-35216 Imtiyaz A. Sharif Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:06:40 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-35216 Ref. post 29, I know only one duet with Rafi sahab i.e. "Ek chand aasman pe hai ek mere paas hai" from film Aadmi. Ref. post 29, I know only one duet with Rafi sahab i.e. “Ek chand aasman pe hai ek mere paas hai” from film Aadmi.

]]> By: shashank http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34657 shashank Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:04:01 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34657 Can anybdy tell us how many songs mahendrakapoor and rafisahab sang as a duet. plz. let me know Can anybdy tell us how many songs mahendrakapoor and rafisahab sang as a duet. plz. let me know

]]> By: shashank http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34656 shashank Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:00:04 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34656 Nice article by Menonji, quite different and quite interesting to read it. the fact is Mohdrafi is no.1 playback singer till now also. bt comparing rafisahab is comparing god. I want to tell u in the article of mahendrakapoor, he told tht mohdrafi is his guru and cannot compare with rafisahab. He have a very big photo of rafisahab in his house and when he starts to riyaz, first he takes rafis blessings like a god, so there is no way of comparing mk and rafi. whtever will be mahendrakapoor is also a great singer like any other playback singer in tht era. Its nice to read the articles in the newspapers where he has given a brief interview. the fact is mk was a great fan and devote (i will say) of mohdrafi, also he learnt from rafisahab. Nice article by Menonji, quite different and quite interesting to read it. the fact is Mohdrafi is no.1 playback singer till now also. bt comparing rafisahab is comparing god. I want to tell u in the article of mahendrakapoor, he told tht mohdrafi is his guru and cannot compare with rafisahab. He have a very big photo of rafisahab in his house and when he starts to riyaz, first he takes rafis blessings like a god, so there is no way of comparing mk and rafi. whtever will be mahendrakapoor is also a great singer like any other playback singer in tht era. Its nice to read the articles in the newspapers where he has given a brief interview. the fact is mk was a great fan and devote (i will say) of mohdrafi, also he learnt from rafisahab.

]]> By: kn.kumar http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34587 kn.kumar Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:44:33 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34587 I agree with Mr Binu Nair that in Boolywood, loyalty is the last thing to be found. It is hard to imagine that Rafi Saab would not have wanted to sing with Mahendra Kapoor saying that their voices were similar. When Rafi Saab has sung many songs with Kishore Kumar, why would he have hesitated to sing with MK? Definately MK is not superior to KK in popularity and range of voice. We have only MK,s version of the conversation with Rafi Saab. No doubt MK had a good voice, he cannot be compared to Rafi Saab.After the death of Rafi Saab,MK could have come up but by then the whole industry had changed and most of the great music directors who knew MK had left the scene. Atleast MK says many good things about his Guru-Rafi Saab.We should be grateful for that. I agree with Mr Binu Nair that in Boolywood, loyalty is the last thing to be found. It is hard to imagine that Rafi Saab would not have wanted to sing with Mahendra Kapoor saying that their voices were similar. When Rafi Saab has sung many songs with Kishore Kumar, why would he have hesitated to sing with MK? Definately MK is not superior to KK in popularity and range of voice.
We have only MK,s version of the conversation with Rafi Saab. No doubt MK had a good voice, he cannot be compared to Rafi Saab.After the death of Rafi Saab,MK could have come up but by then the whole industry had changed and most of the great music directors who knew MK had left the scene. Atleast MK says many good things about his Guru-Rafi Saab.We should be grateful for that.

]]> By: AHAMED KUTTY Pazhayannur http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34560 AHAMED KUTTY Pazhayannur Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:30:19 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34560 As mr.anil cheriyan said if we take out some of the singing qualities of rafi saab it may be mahendre kaoor or sonu nigam.i think about 30% quality take away it will be yesudasji. once Mr.jayachandran, the south indian singer who entered in hindi film music at the age of 64 recently said rafi saab is part of god because of his range. the hero of this article used to practice while he was in the car while going to the recording studio.one day due to irritation, the driver stopped the car and left the driver job for ever. As mr.anil cheriyan said if we take out some of the singing
qualities of rafi saab it may be mahendre kaoor or sonu
nigam.i think about 30% quality take away it will be yesudasji.

once Mr.jayachandran, the south indian singer who entered
in hindi film music at the age of 64 recently said rafi saab
is part of god because of his range.

the hero of this article used to practice while he was in the
car while going to the recording studio.one day due to irritation,
the driver stopped the car and left the driver job for ever.

]]> By: Shamzan Awan http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34429 Shamzan Awan Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:15:10 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34429 i want rafi's songs i want rafi’s songs

]]> By: Anil Cherian http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34426 Anil Cherian Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:20:23 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34426 Rafisahab's voice was heaviness, smoothness, strength, softness, suppleness, sweetness, youthfulness, freshness all rolled together. You take some ingradients out and you'll get Mahendra Kapoorji's voice; take some other ingradients away and the output would be Sonu or Anwar. Mahendra Kapoorji is both right and wrong when he says that his voice resembled rafisahab's. Similar is the case with Anwar, Mohd. Aziz, Shabbir Kumar, Vipin Sachdeva, Sonu et al. Rafisahab’s voice was heaviness, smoothness, strength, softness, suppleness, sweetness, youthfulness, freshness all rolled together. You take some ingradients out and you’ll get Mahendra Kapoorji’s voice; take some other ingradients away and the output would be Sonu or Anwar.
Mahendra Kapoorji is both right and wrong when he says that his voice resembled rafisahab’s. Similar is the case with Anwar, Mohd. Aziz, Shabbir Kumar, Vipin Sachdeva, Sonu et al.

]]> By: H.V.GURU MURTHY http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34324 H.V.GURU MURTHY Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:50:20 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34324 One point to be noted. What would have happened to Mahendra minus BR Chopra, Ravi, OPN and Manoj Kumar? Though a talented Singer, he was lucky to have the backing of these four people. Among heroes, only Manoj had Mahendra as his main Singer, among Producers, only BR Camp had him as their main Singer. Of course, Ravi used him mainly for BR Films and OPN when he fell out with Rafi. Though other MDs like Naushad, CR, SJ, KA, LP, etc. have all used him, but not regularly. Also though he has sung for other heroes like Rajendra, Jeetendra, Dharmendra, Shashi, Shammi, Dilip, Sunil Dutt, Rajesh, Feroze, etc. he was never the main Singer of these heroes. One point to be noted. What would have happened to Mahendra minus BR Chopra, Ravi, OPN and Manoj Kumar? Though a talented Singer, he was lucky to have the backing of these four people. Among heroes, only Manoj had Mahendra as his main Singer, among Producers, only BR Camp had him as their main Singer. Of course, Ravi used him mainly for BR Films and OPN when he fell out with Rafi. Though other MDs like Naushad, CR, SJ, KA, LP, etc. have all used him, but not regularly. Also though he has sung for other heroes like Rajendra, Jeetendra, Dharmendra, Shashi, Shammi, Dilip, Sunil Dutt, Rajesh, Feroze, etc. he was never the main Singer of these heroes.

]]> By: Krupesh Patel http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34280 Krupesh Patel Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:07:19 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34280 I don't know why MK says his voice simliar to Rafi Saab, that was his personal opinion. Ravi used MK because BRC not want to use Rafi saab. If Ravi could have freedom to choose singer he use Rafi saab. Same as with Manoj Kumar his first choice was MK. Without BRC & Manoj Kumar Mahendra Kapur nothing. he just like normal singer. In rafi saab's clone, I heard/saw about MK & Sonu Nigam regarding their views about rafi saab, both are frequently change their views & hesitate to give real respect to rafi saab. Last year I met with MK in Toronto & ask about his feelings for Rafi Saab...he change the topic & start to speak in punjabi which I can't understand & not interested to talk with me. I don’t know why MK says his voice simliar to Rafi Saab, that was his personal opinion.

Ravi used MK because BRC not want to use Rafi saab. If Ravi could have freedom to choose singer he use Rafi saab. Same as with Manoj Kumar his first choice was MK.

Without BRC & Manoj Kumar Mahendra Kapur nothing. he just like normal singer.

In rafi saab’s clone, I heard/saw about MK & Sonu Nigam regarding their views about rafi saab, both are frequently change their views & hesitate to give real respect to rafi saab.

Last year I met with MK in Toronto & ask about his feelings for Rafi Saab…he change the topic & start to speak in punjabi which I can’t understand & not interested to talk with me.

]]> By: AHAMED KUTTY http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34062 AHAMED KUTTY Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:08:53 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/i-used-to-play-the-tanpura-for-rafi-saab-mahendra-kapoor.html#comment-34062 Where were these singers who have the same voice (if they have) of rafi saab when refi saab passed away? When rafi saab performed a live programme in royal albert hall,london lataji with mukeshji perfromed live programme in the same venu.but rafi saab's programme was better than these two veterans.we have rafi bakth who was in mumbai when rafi saab died did not attend his funeral.i think there was a cocus against rafi saab during 70s to vanish him and some of his bakts were part of the cocus. Where were these singers who have the same voice
(if they have) of rafi saab when refi saab passed away?
When rafi saab performed a live programme in royal
albert hall,london lataji with mukeshji perfromed live
programme in the same venu.but rafi saab’s programme
was better than these two veterans.we have rafi bakth
who was in mumbai when rafi saab died did not attend
his funeral.i think there was a cocus against rafi saab
during 70s to vanish him and some of his bakts were
part of the cocus.

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