Rafi, heart & soul of Hindi music.
Mohammed Rafi was one of the tallest playback singers who dominated like colossus the Hindi music world. He was elitist among the singers. The melody was mellifluous, voice dignified, his vocal range variety was measureless.
Suhani raat dhal chuki in ‘Dulari’ song made Mohammed Rafi a household name (in the 1940). In Baiju Bawra, his rendering of the song ‘O Duniya Ke Rakhewala’ raising his voice made him an immortal singer.
There have been many music Directors under whom Rafi performed and out-classed his performance one over the other. Naushad, C Ramachandra, S D Burman, Shanker-Jaikishen, Salil Chowdhury, Madan Mohan, R D Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Kalyanji-Anandji, and many more. He sang duets with outstanding and versatile musicians like Lata, Asha,
Rafi sang a number for music director Salil Choudhury for the picture ‘Maya’, “Tasveer Teri dil mein” which made a towering impression on the audience.
For top order heroes of the Hindi cinema like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Guru Dutt, Shammi Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, and even Rajesh Khanna, Rafi had used his voice and sang exceptionally well with excellent ability and resounding success. He has immortalized many songs like Aye chand jise, Na mukhda mor ke and Tujhe dekha for Uttam Kumar in ‘Choti Si Mulakat’. His best number was for Ambitah Bachan, ‘Teri bindya re’ and ‘Dard e dil’ for Rishi Kapoor. He sang a song in ‘Inkar’ (music director Rakesh Roshan)’Dil ki kali’ (in 1978). Rafi’s other effective songs included, Tere naam ka diwana, Gulabi aankhen, Yeh duniya yeh mehafil and Tum jo mil gaye ho.
App yogi agar humse milthe raha, dekiya ek din pyar ho jayaga, tumse acha kon he, meri mahaboob, Teri pyari pyari soorat ko, mere samnavala kidki ma ek chand ka thukada rahatha hai.., appuka haseena roopama aaj naya noor hai, Yaad na jaye beete dino ki, were sung by him with finesse and élan.
Rafi’s 30 th death anniversary comes on July 31. Yet, the songs sung by Mohammed Rafi, are sung and resung by today’s generation with reverence. He is an immortal icon.
Mohammed Rafi was one of the tallest playback singers who dominated like colossus the Hindi music world. He was elitist among the singers. The melody was mellifluous, voice dignified, his vocal range variety was measureless.
Suhani raat dhal chuki in ‘Dulari’ song made Mohammed Rafi a household name (in the 1940). In Baiju Bawra, his rendering of the song ‘O Duniya Ke Rakhewala’ raising his voice made him an immortal singer.
There have been many music Directors under whom Rafi performed and out-classed his performance one over the other. Naushad, C Ramachandra, S D Burman, Shanker-Jaikishen, Salil Chowdhury, Madan Mohan, R D Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Kalyanji-Anandji, and many more. He sang duets with outstanding and versatile musicians like Lata, Asha,
Rafi sang a number for music director Salil Choudhury for the picture ‘Maya’, “Tasveer Teri dil mein” which made a towering impression on the audience.
For top order heroes of the Hindi cinema like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Guru Dutt, Shammi Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, and even Rajesh Khanna, Rafi had used his voice and sang exceptionally well with excellent ability and resounding success. He has immortalized many songs like Aye chand jise, Na mukhda mor ke and Tujhe dekha for Uttam Kumar in ‘Choti Si Mulakat’. His best number was for Ambitah Bachan, ‘Teri bindya re’ and ‘Dard e dil’ for Rishi Kapoor. He sang a song in ‘Inkar’ (music director Rakesh Roshan)’Dil ki kali’ (in 1978). Rafi’s other effective songs included, Tere naam ka diwana, Gulabi aankhen, Yeh duniya yeh mehafil and Tum jo mil gaye ho.
App yogi agar humse milthe raha, dekiya ek din pyar ho jayaga, tumse acha kon he, meri mahaboob, Teri pyari pyari soorat ko, mere samnavala kidki ma ek chand ka thukada rahatha hai.., appuka haseena roopama aaj naya noor hai, Yaad na jaye beete dino ki, were sung by him with finesse and élan.
Rafi’s 30 th death anniversary comes on July 31. Yet, the songs sung by Mohammed Rafi, are sung and resung by today’s generation with reverence. He is an immortal icon.
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