Mohammed Rafi Death Anniversary: Mohammed Rafi sang the entire song in one breath on the condition of this actor

Mohammed Rafi’s name comes up a lot among the musicians who have contributed significantly in enriching Hindi cinema. Rafi Sahab influenced many generations of singers with his singing. Don’t know how many talents were born and inspired by his songs. Hindi films are identified with songs and music and Mohammed Rafi is the soul of songs. Be it songs of love or the pain of separation, Rafi sahab’s voice used to weave every emotion into tune. Even after decades, the songs sung by him give peace to the soul. Mohammed Rafi, the top singer of his time, gave memorable songs with top musicians. Along with this, it also tells how full of simplicity Mohammed Rafi was. He breathed his last on 31 July 1980. More than 10 thousand people attended his funeral. Even though Mohammed Rafi is not among us today, but through his songs, he will always be immortal among the people. Evergreen songs of Rafi Sahab and his interesting stories.
The letter that you write – Kanyadaan
Composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and sung by Mohammed Rafi, the song is as fresh and popular today as it was in 1968. Picturized on Asha Parekh and Shashi Kapoor, the song is one of the finest offerings from Mohammed Rafi. Later this song was also remixed in many ways, but what was there in the original, where is it in the remix. This is the reason why this song of Mohammad Rafi became famous from generation to generation.
Where can I go without you – Seasons of love
Once Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar challenged each other without knowing each other. It so happened that one of the best songs from the 1969 film ‘Pyaar Ka Mausam’, ‘Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahan’ was picturized on two completely different actors, with Mohammed Rafi as Shashi Kapoor’s voice, while Bharat Kishore Kumar as Bhushan. Gave a voice However, the version sung by Mohammed Rafi became more popular than Kishore Kumar’s ‘Tum Bin Jaoon Kahan’.
Keep taking blessings of Babylon – Neel Kamal
Even today, this farewell song is definitely heard once in weddings or in wedding videos. Mohammed Rafi sang many emotional songs, but this was one such song, which he himself became emotional while singing. Actually, a day before singing this song, his daughter was engaged and two days later his daughter was about to board the doli. Thinking of this, Mohammed Rafi cried emotionally while singing this song.
The weather is very foul today – Loafer
The song ‘Aaj Mausam Bada Beimaan Hai’ from the film ‘Loafer’ picturized on Dharmendra and Mumtaz is very popular even today. Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s music and Rafi’s voice make this song special. Mohammed Rafi sang maximum 300 songs for Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Even Rafi once gave his entire fee (Rs 1000) to him. At the same time, ‘Aaj Mausam Bada Beimaan Hai’ was one of his best songs. Its popularity can be gauged from the fact that even in the film ‘Monsoon Wedding’ released in the year 2001, the makers kept this song originally.
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Long live love – Mughal-e-Azam
Who can forget the movie ‘Mughal-e-Azam’. Due to the popularity of the love story of Salim and Anarkali, the film was later given a color version. As popular as the film was, its songs were equally popular. At the same time, the song ‘Ae Mohabbat Zindabad’ sung by Mohammad Rafi still describes the power of love. At that time 100 chorus singers participated in this song.
Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche – Brahmachari
Mohammed Rafi has given voice to many famous actors in films, including Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, he has sung most of the songs for veteran actor Shammi Kapoor. Mohammed Rafi and Shammi Kapoor have many hit films like ‘Badan Pe Sitare’, ‘Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai’, ‘Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe’. Shammi Kapoor considered himself incomplete without Mohammed Rafi.
Mera Man Tera Pyaasa – Gambler
This song from the film ‘Gambler’ was a beautiful song picturized on Dev Anand. Mohammed Rafi’s voice makes this song so beautiful that it was featured in the 2004 Hollywood film ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’. was also inserted. Actually, a total of 3 old Bollywood songs were shown in this film, one of which was Mohammed Rafi’s song ‘Mera Man Tera Pyaasa’. The song was shot while playing in the background of a scene.
suku-suku – wild
The pair of Mohammed Rafi and Shammi Kapoor have given many hit songs. One of these songs was ‘Suku-Suku’ from the movie ‘Junglee’. This song sounds as joyful today as it did then. Even today people hum this song while roaming around. This song became so popular in West Indies that Mohammed Rafi became famous there as ‘Suku-Suku Man’.