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On his forty fifth loss of life anniversary (July 31), The Hindu rewinds his greatest songs.
Man re tu kahe na
Rafi has sung a number of timeless classics, however it’s troublesome to choose too many higher than this Roshan composition for the 1964 movie Chitralekha. Based on raga Yaman Kalyan, this track soothes your senses.
When Outlook journal performed a ballot a few a long time in the past, amongst music composers, singers and lyricists, to choose the best Hindi movie songs of all time, this one topped the record. While you could possibly differ with a few of the songs they chose, you’ll not with this one.
Kabhi khud pe
Hum Dono had fabulous music by Jaidev. The Lata-Rafi duet Abhi na jaao chodkar could also be the preferred track from the album, and there’s additionally the Lata Mangeshkar bhajan, Allah tero nam. Still, there’s something about this Rafi basic.
When Lata introduced out the album Shradhanjali as a tribute to nice singers, she had chosen this track and Man re tu kahe na to pay her homage to Rafi. Her variations have been lovely, too.
Mere mehboob tujhe
Few actors may romance the attractive Bollywood heroine like Rajendra Kumar. And he fairly often had candy melodies to woo these beauties. Like this track tuned by Naushad for the 1963 movie Mere Mehboob. Rafi’s rendition dips and honey and love.
There is an equally scrumptious model of the track by Lata. And these scenes, that appeared on Doordarshan on a Saturday night on the Onida tv set within the north Kerala city of Kalpetta, are nonetheless recent in reminiscence.
Din dhal jaaye
R.Ok. Narayan’s novel The Guide was forward of its time and its hero Raju stays some of the highly effective characters in Indian English fiction.
Dev Anand performed Raju on the display within the 1965 movie Guide. The novel was additionally made in English and its script was written by the Nobel Prize-winning American novelist Pearl S. Buck.
Raju’s feelings got here alive by way of his voice on this evergreen melody.
The movie’s music by rating by S.D. Burman was distinctive. Songs like Piya tose naina, Tere mere sapne, Aaj phir jeene ki, Saiyaan beimaan, Kya se kya ho gaya and Gaata rahe mera dil, make it one of many best albums of all time in Hindi cinema.
Phir miloge kabhi
This will not be essentially the most anthologised of Rafi’s songs, however it’s a uncommon gem. Tuned by O.P. Nayyar, who was extra well-liked for his peppier compositions, this can be a attractive track, set in raga Yaman Kalyan, for the 1966 movie Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi. And Rafi had Asha Bhosle for firm.
The track is a visible enjoyment of black-and-white too, thanks in no measure to the mesmerising presence of Sharmila Tagore, who appeared extremely lovely in her Amrapali costume. Few ladies may categorical shyness and innocence the best way she may.
Baharon phool barsao
One of the all-time well-liked romantic songs of Indian cinema, and never with out motive. Shankar-Jaikishan gave an achingly candy tune to some pretty poetry by Hasrat Jaipuri and Rafi’s singing ensured its immortality. On display Rajendra Kumar romanced a blushing Vyjayanthimala, whose pure dancer’s grace would make you the press the replay button on YouTube.
The track, based mostly on raga Shivranjani, was voted in 2013 by BBC Asian Network as the best Bollywood track of all time.
Baad muddat ke yeh ghadi
Madan Mohan created sheer magic together with his music. He was in a category of his personal and he got here up with one good track after one other, most frequently by way of the voice of his muse, Lata Mangeshkar. But this vastly underrated track, from the 1964 Jahan Ara, was rendered by Rafi and Suman Kalyanpur, and so they each have been good.
It is a pity that the track did not catch the favored creativeness. It ought to have, even in an album as extraordinary as Jahan Ara (Woh chup rahe to, Phir wohi shaam, Jab jab tumhe bhulaaya, Mein teri nazar ka, Haal-e-dil yun unhe).
As for Baad muddat ke yeh ghadi, it could make you consider very talked-about track of the Nineteen Nineties – Mujhse naraaz ho to, from the movie Papa Kahte Hain, one in all Sonu Nigam’s greatest.
Maine poocha chaand se
R.D. Burman’s favorite singer, by an extended distance, was Kishore Kumar, and collectively they got here up a few of Indian cinema’s best songs. RD, nonetheless, gave this track, from the 1980 movie Abdullah, to Rafi. The outcome was pure magic. The superior recording high quality of the time additionally helped.
Chaudhvin ka chand ho
One of Rafi’s hottest songs, from the 1960 movie Chaudhvin ka Chand. Composer Ravi’s tune was good for this love poem by Shakeel Badayuni.
Ae phoolon ki rani
Another attractive tune by Shankar-Jaikishan, essentially the most gifted of the composer duos, of whom there have been fairly a couple of in Bollyood. This is from the 1965 movie Arzoo, for which additionally rendered two different nice melodies, Aji humse bachkar and Chalke teri ankhon se. The movie additionally featured two lovely Lata songs – Aji rooth kar ab and Bedardi baalma.
There are, in fact, many different Rafi songs that proceed to please us. Songs like Teri ankhon ke siva (Chirag), O duniya ke rakhwale (Bhagwan), Kya hua tere waada (Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin), Yeh reshmi zulfen (Do Raaste), Yeh mera prempatr pad kar (Sangam), Tu is tarah meri zindagi (Aap To Aisa Na The), Pardesiyon se na akhiyan (Jab Jab Phool Khile)…
