MOHD RAFI: MISSING GEMS:
ARTICLES BY NASIR WHO IS TODAY CONSIDERED AN AUTHORITY ON THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MOHD RAFI:
With special reference to the 1950's and 1960's.
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Mohammad Rafi's songs in the Golden Age are vocally seductive, rendered under great composers such as Naushad, Shankar-Jaikishen, S.D. Burman and C.Ramchandra, as well as the musicians of the next in ranks. Letting aside the most popular songs of Rafi Sahaab in the Fifties under the batons of Naushad (Dastaan, Deedar, Aan, Baiju Bawra, Udan Khatola, Sohni Mahiwal, Amar, Shabab,Mother India... ); Shankar Jaikishen (Seema, Shri 420, Raj Hath, etc.) O.P. Nayyar, (Aar-Paar, Mr. and Mrs. 55, Tumsa Nahin Dekha, C.I.D., Phagun, Howrah Bridge, 12 O'Clock, Naya Daur, Aakhri Dao...); S.D. Burman (Nau do Gyaraah, Pyaasa, Solva Saal, Kala Pani, Kaghaz Ke Phool); C.Ramchandra: (Sargam, Hangama, Insaniyat, Amar Deep...); Heman Kumar (Jagruti, Miss Mary, Payal...), A few of other representative numbers of the Fifties in general are: AKELAY MEIN WOH GHABRAATE TO HONGE from BiwiARRE DENE WAALAY YEH KYA ZINDAGI DI..from Meena Bazaar.HAMM ISHQ MEIN BARBAAD HAI.N..from Aankhen.ADA SE JHOOMTAY HUWAY...Sinbad the Sailor. YEH SAAWAN AUR HAMM AUR TUM from Dastaan.DUNIYA EK KAHANI (Afsana)JAB SHAMMA NAY PUKARA TOH ....(Albela)O SANAM O SANAM (Sanam)NAIYYA TERI MAJHDAR HOSHIYAAR. (Awara)JAYEGA JAB YAHAAN SAY (Moti Mahal)TOOFAANON SE KHELAY JAA (Sinbad the Sailor)AJAB TORI DUNIYA HO MORAY RAAMA (Do Bheega Zameen)DEVTA TUM HO MERA SAHAARA (Daaera)NAYI ZINDAGI SE PYAAR KAR KE DEKH (Shikast)TERA KAAM HAI JALNA PARWAANAY (Papi)CHAL CHAL RE MUSAFIR CHAL (Pooja)OH MAI HOON MASTANA; (Mastana)AB WOH KARAM KAREN KE SITAM (Marine Drive)DAULAT KE JHOOTHE NASHE MEIN HO CHOOR (Oonchi Haveli)HAI DOOR BADI DOOR, BADI DOOR THIKANA (Madhur Milan)MERA TANGA BADA NIRALA (Tangewaali)KAALI KAMLI WAALEY TUM PAY (Hatim Tai ki Beti)RAHI O RAHI (Devdas)PARWAR DIGAARE AALAM (Hatim Tai)APNA HAI PHIR BHI APNA (Bhai Bhai)BIGDI HUWI BANAADE AJMER WAALEY KHWAAJA (Alam Ara)DAULAT KE JHOOTHE NASHE MEIN.. (Insaf)MAINAY CHAAND AUR SITAARON KI (Chandrakanta)CHUN CHUN KARTI AAYI CHIDIYA (Ab Dilli Duur Nahin)AA HA BADLA ZAMAANA (Miss India)ANDHE NE BHI SAPNA DEKHA (Sujata)CHAL UD JAA RAY PANCHCHI (Bhabhi)LAY CHALA JIDHAR YEH DIL NIKAL PADE (Miss Bombay)MAN MORA BAAWRA NIS DIN GAAYE..(Raagini)MAI.N, MAI.N MAI.N CARTOON M.A. (Title Song)Ai JI MAINAY POOCHHAA AAPKO HUZOOR KYA HUA (Mainay Jeena Seekh Liya) AJAB HAI DASTAA.N TERI AY ZINDAGI (Shararat)And many, many more.
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