Did you become a Rafisaab fan before, or after the legend passed away? |
Did you become a Rafisaab fan before, or after the legend passed away? |
iqbal |
Aug 16 2004, 08:13 PM
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All Rafians, please vote - this should be interesting! |
bchatterjee |
Jul 16 2005, 08:43 PM
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QUOTE(iqbal @ Aug 16 2004, 09:13 PM) But when rafi passed away (it was I remember the last in the series of famous people passing away starting with Sanjay Gandhi ending with Rafi), I was only 7 years old. So how can one expect to appreciate Rafi Saab at that age!!! Hence I guess more people from my generation are on this forum and one cannot draw any conclusion like after a celebrity dies he becomes famous or something like that!!! I am sure if I would have loved Rafi, Talat and Hemant Kumar if I was alive then....Same goes for Geeta Dutt, Meena Kapoor, Guru Dutt, Meena Kumari Bappa |
sri |
Jul 16 2005, 10:16 PM
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Dedicated Member Group: Members Posts: 2738 Joined: 12-July 05 From: Bangalore, India Member No.: 2760 |
I was quite surprised to find in the poll results that over 2/3rd of the people who voted were born after the legend passed away.
It does speak of Rafi sahab's eternal magic that so many of the younger generation ave taken to him. I was indeed extremely fortunate to have lived through the golden period having been born in 1954. To me, the songs of Rafi and Lata, Mukesh and Talat, Hemant Kumar and Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey and Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar - release 1 ( as they say in the software world nowadays - meaning the Kishore of pre 1969 days before he became a rage ).... and many others were 'LIVE' songs - since we were witnessing these songs being born on the radio waves and rising to their popularity heights on the Binaca geetmala .. before giving way to newer songs. How i remember the excitement of listening to a new song released on radio and how we would all look forward to hearing our favourite songs in the Binaca Geetmala on Radio Ceylon and other listener's choice programmes like Jaymala etc. ! Kishore Kumar was a rare appearance ( compared to Rafi and Lata ) and I distinctly remember how I would wait anxiously to hear his lovely voice and always wonder why this great singer was not able to get more songs to sing !! Didn't know about 1969 and Aradhana then. Those were the days of Rafi and Lata. So many songs came and went .... some I have never heard since ..... and whenever I come across any rare song of that era, my mind goes back to those childhood days! My fanatical interest in hindi film music did not go unrewarded. In 1978 I had occasion to visit a recording studio where Rafi sahab was recording a new song and was introduced to him. He shook hands with me and spoke a few lines enquiring about me. Probaly the MOST MEMORABLE DAY of my life ! More about that some other time ....but I am truly surprised and happy to see a larger percentage of fans in the next generation ! Rafi sahab deseves all this adulation and more. As Lata Mangeshkar, herself, once said about this famous man - "Aise kalakaar baar baar janam nahin lete' sri "Jis din is duniya se nafrat aur khudgarzi mit jaayegi, us roz yeh insaan naachega, us roz yeh dharti gaayegi" - Rajinder Krishan (Maa baap 1959)
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iqbal |
Jul 18 2005, 03:11 PM
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QUOTE(sri @ Jul 16 2005, 04:46 PM) My fanatical interest in hindi film music did not go unrewarded. In 1978 I had occasion to visit a recording studio where Rafi sahab was recording a new song and was introduced to him. He shook hands with me and spoke a few lines enquiring about me. Probaly the MOST MEMORABLE DAY of my life ! sri Hi Srikantji and welcome to HF, Thank you very much for that lovely post, can you please provide more details of that song being recorded and the others present in the studio, eg MD, lyricist, venue etc. Thanks Iqbal |
visuja |
Jul 18 2005, 03:46 PM
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Dedicated Member Group: Members Posts: 2210 Joined: 11-July 05 From: Singapore Member No.: 2745 |
Dear all,
I was just over a year old when Rafi saab passed away .... But my earliest memories of humming any song was with my cousin ... "Ek Rasta Aha Aha'" from Ram Balram. I used to play Chor Police with my cousin and take turns singing the song. Dont remember if I was Amit or Dharam though ! (as in Rafi or Kishore). So well u cud say I started off with both Legends equally. Then for a loong time preferred KK with all his RDB numbers, and I identified Rafi only with his 'crazy' Shammi Kapoor numbers. Also loved all songs that had either Rafi or Kishore singing for Amitabh. With worsening film music towards late 80s, I suppose I wandered towards older films and picked up several old KK gems. It was only late in school that I started really appreciating Rafi. And of course, once the "aashiq" in me was awakened, it was Rafi all the way !! Still collecting gems from the vast ocean called "Rafi" ...... Vivek jinhein ataa kii hai tu ne taaqat, unhein hidaayat kii roshnii de |
jam_27 |
Jul 19 2005, 03:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 135 Joined: 20-May 05 From: Ireland Member No.: 2363 |
QUOTE(visuja @ Jul 18 2005, 03:46 PM) Dear all, I was just over a year old when Rafi saab passed away .... But my earliest memories of humming any song was with my cousin ... "Ek Rasta Aha Aha'" from Ram Balram. I used to play Chor Police with my cousin and take turns singing the song. Dont remember if I was Amit or Dharam though ! (as in Rafi or Kishore). So well u cud say I started off with both Legends equally. Then for a loong time preferred KK with all his RDB numbers, and I identified Rafi only with his 'crazy' Shammi Kapoor numbers. Also loved all songs that had either Rafi or Kishore singing for Amitabh. With worsening film music towards late 80s, I suppose I wandered towards older films and picked up several old KK gems. It was only late in school that I started really appreciating Rafi. And of course, once the "aashiq" in me was awakened, it was Rafi all the way !! Still collecting gems from the vast ocean called "Rafi" ...... Vivek Wow, your story is so similar to that of mine, from the beginning till the time u have described, with the only difference that I used to hum "darde dil darde jigar" as a kid. I was 2 and half years old when Rafi Saab left us. The "aashiq" thing goes with me as well. I can listen to Rafi Saab endlessly, that is this mans magic, he has cast his spell, and we all are still spellbound. Regards, JAM The sweetest songs are those which tell the saddest of tales
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