Comments on: Voice of a million souls http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/voice-of-a-million-souls.html It's all about Mohd Rafi Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: mohanflora http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/voice-of-a-million-souls.html#comment-2481 mohanflora Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:56:44 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/writeups/?p=9#comment-2481 He is the quitessential Saint-Singer of all times. He practised what he said and vice-versa. Someone has written about him thus: The most popular playback singer ever, Rafi’s melodious voice has enchanted, enamoured and lifted the moods of millions everday for the last five decades. From 1946 to 1980 Rafi Sahab reigned over the Bombay film industry. Across the vast landscape of this country, wherever you go you will surely hear Rafi’s voice from radios at the streetside shops and homes. It is generally believed that there can never be a second Rafi. A great singer and a great human being, Rafi Sahab helped innumerable needy persons. There used to be a queue outside his house and he handed over the envelopes containing Rs 100 or Rs 200 without asking anybody’s name. He was born in 1924 in Punjab and passed away in 1980. When he passed away, Gulzar wrote: Ba-yaad-e-Haji Mohammad Rafee’a Kahta hai koi Dil gaya, Dilbar chala gaya Sahil hai pukarta Samandar chala gaya Jo baat sach hai kahta nahin koi Ki is dunia se mauseequi ka payambar chala gaya He is the quitessential Saint-Singer of all times. He practised what he said and vice-versa. Someone has written about him thus:
The most popular playback singer ever, Rafi’s melodious voice has enchanted, enamoured and lifted the moods of millions everday for the last five decades. From 1946 to 1980 Rafi Sahab reigned over the Bombay film industry. Across the vast landscape of this country, wherever you go you will surely hear Rafi’s voice from radios at the streetside shops and homes. It is generally believed that there can never be a second Rafi. A great singer and a great human being, Rafi Sahab helped innumerable needy persons. There used to be a queue outside his house and he handed over the envelopes containing Rs 100 or Rs 200 without asking anybody’s name. He was born in 1924 in Punjab and passed away in 1980.

When he passed away, Gulzar wrote:

Ba-yaad-e-Haji Mohammad Rafee’a

Kahta hai koi
Dil gaya, Dilbar chala gaya
Sahil hai pukarta
Samandar chala gaya
Jo baat sach hai kahta nahin koi
Ki is dunia se mauseequi ka payambar chala gaya

]]> By: Bonifacius http://www.mohdrafi.com/web/voice-of-a-million-souls.html#comment-192 Bonifacius Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:13:41 +0000 http://www.mohdrafi.com/writeups/?p=9#comment-192 Great article. I am just sad I dont know how to reply properly, though, since I want to show my appreciation like many other. Great article. I am just sad I dont know how to reply properly, though, since I want to show my appreciation like many other.

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