![]() ![]() I am sure he is now in that heavenly land where only love exists. ![]() Rafisaab rendered the male version and I the female one. I remember the solo, Chale Ja Jahan Pyar Mile. Forty-one years ago when he passed away on this date, I was rendered speechless in grief. No one ever said anything undignified about Rafisaab. Rafisaab always said, “ Ek Sachhe Phankar Ko Apne Gane Mein Dil Aur Dimag Dono Ka Sahi Istemal Karna Chahiye. He was especially fond of the innocent romanticism conveyed by my solo Mone Koro Ami Nei in Bengali tuned by Ratu Mukhopadhyay. Rafisaab admired my Marathi and Bengali songs. Burman, Shankar Jaikishan, Kalyanji Anandji and Laxmikant Pyarelal are incomparable. Rafisaab, Mannada, Hemantda, Mukeshji, and Kishoreda are all institutions. I don’t believe in comparing creative people. As Rafisaab rendered the lovely Aa Aa Aa in the song I noticed tears in his eyes. ![]() To me, my eternal favorite is the climax song Dil Ek Mandir Hai from the film with the same name. The duets which I remember fondly are Aap Ko Dil Mein, Na Na Karte Hue, Aajkal Tere Mere and Jaan Chali Jaye. Each of these composers had their styles and was highly gifted. There are many memorable duets Rafisaab sang with me composed by Shankar Jaikishan, Khayyam, Kalyanji Anandji, and Laxmikant Pyarelal. He believed in perfection and stuck to it. Not a single day did he miss his prayers or riyaz. ![]() An emotional person, Rafisaab was a pious soul. Even if Rafisaab was not in a good state of mind he was never ill-behaved or whimsical. I shared many sweet memories with the legendary Rafisaab. The viberetto he used singing Aaja Re As Zara is still peerless. Similarly, he could bring down his voice equally well. His diction was perfect and he could raise his vocal octaves to the highest pitch effortlessly. Never did he try to dominate any singer who rendered duets with him. During recordings, Rafisaab lent a divine touch to every song. When we rehearsed, he was very cooperative. A truly affectionate senior, Rafisaab understood my nature well. I stuck to my singing and avoided mingling with film people. While singing he delved deep into the philosophy of each song and understood well the acting style of the actor who was lip-syncing the song. No other singer suited the voice of so many actors like Rafisaab did. A well-trained classical singer, Rafisaab was versatile. Rafi was already the nationally acclaimed best playback crooner. I was a new entry in the 60s to the world of playback singing. Memories of this lilting hit of mine with Mohammad Rafi Saab tuned by Sardar Malik flocked my mind. I was humming, T ere Hum O Sanam to myself. ![]()
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