Posts Tagged ‘Mohammed Rafi’
Main Teri Tu Mera
Posted on: August 13, 2026
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Blog Day : | 6600 | Post No. : | 20500 |
Mohd Rafi – A Journey Divine – 2
(1947)
तेरी आवाज की जादूगरी से
ना जाने किस जहां में खो गया हूँ
इसी आवाज से चौंका था लेकिन
इसी आवाज में गुम हो गया हूँ
जहां में खो गया हूँ
The coincidence that we arrive at today, was indicated to me by Mahesh ji about 10 days back. And after some back and forth explanations, discussions and negotiations, the editors agreed to designate today as a dual century milestone day.
Yes, we arrive at the 6600th day of continuous musical disbursal of Hindi film songs. All numerical analysis and all the performance superlatives can be done and stated, but then that will just be a repetition of what has been told and discussed numerous times in the past. What we are moving towards forward is a glorious ongoing celebration, as always. Neither this ocean of HF music is going to deplete, and nor will the momentum and potential of this musical bandwagon will falter and rest. Miles to go yet, yes, many many more miles to go, but nothing like sleep to pause on the way.
May the journey of this bandwagon be blessed, and may it continue to accumulate the accolades and the bouquets – for the unstinted and the peerless effort anywhere on the world wide web. And come to think of it this way – maybe some will ask this in their minds – what purpose is being served by this endeavor ? Besides of course putting together a massive compilation of Hindi film songs. Well, my answer to that is – this venture, this so appropriately and so truly designated as a labor of love – it is the ongoing honoring of the stalwarts – both big and small, both popular and anonymous, both celebrated and neglected – the stalwarts who spent their lives to feed this oceanic enterprise called the Hindi cinema, and build this vast repository of music. A grandiose legacy that has been bequeathed to this world at large – to entertain, to give an expression to all the human emotions in all their various colors and flavors. Taking the thousand foot view of this enterprise, it is an ongoing humungous project that continues to assimilate, enumerate and generate asseverations of the multitude flavors of human emotions.
Yes, the effort of this bandwagon, led by the fearless leader (who now verily has an enhanced observation vision 🙂 ), is unmatched, is without a peer anywhere on the net. And I am proud and delighted to be part of this effort along with all my comrades in arm, all pitching in with their knowledge and insights into this ocean of music.
6600 days is a huge chunk of life itself. A passage of years that brings on at least two new generations in the human population. And so we continue, to work within this enterprise, crossing generations of time. And to compound the celebration today, we just slid past another massive milestone – the 205th century song to showcased on our blog. But what to say about it – so much has been said before, and I will just be rephrasing the past. But then, one certain thing to be said – that we all doff our caps in salute, and with a minimal pause, the trek continues. As always, the backlog in the pipeline does not allow a breather to relax. Past this 20500th song post, and on to now the next song, the next century song, the next thousandth . . .
I continue, after a gap of some months – the journey to track and catalog the flow of that divine voice that we so lovingly and respectfully call as Mohammed Rafi.
In the previous and first episode that was published as the song “Dupatta Mora Aaj Hi Rang Dijo“, (from film ‘Mansarovar’ of 1946) I had covered first three years of Rafi Sb’s career – from 1944 to 46. With this post I venture into 1947, and see the beginning of this singing voice. With three songs in 1944, then 12 songs in 1945, on to 39 songs in 1946, we come into 1947 and find a recorded list of 28 songs in 16 films, which are listed below.
| Saawan Kee Ghata Dheere Dheere Aana | Aage Badho | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Khursheed | Sudhir Fadke | Amar Verma |
| Desh Mein Sankat Aaya Hai, Ab Kuchh Kar Ke Dikhlaana Hai | Aap Ki Sewa Mein | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, G M Saajan, Chorus | Datta Davjekar | Mahipal |
| Main Teri Tu Mera, Dono Ka Sang Sang Ho Basera | Aap Ki Sewa Mein | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Mohantara Talpade | Datta Davjekar | Mahipal |
| Meri Aankhon Ke Taare, Ye Phool Suhaye Haaye Piya | Aap Ki Sewa Mein | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | Datta Davjekar | Mahipal |
| Jab Baithe Baithe Dil Bhar Aaye Aur Lab Se Nikle Haaye | Dak Bangla | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | Naresh Bhattacharya | Deena Nath madhok |
| Duniya Mein Meri Aaj Andhera Hee Andhera | Do Bhai | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | Sachin Dev Burman | Raja Mehndi Ali Khan |
| Do Din Ginti Ke, Umariya Beeti Jaaye | Do Dil | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | Gobind Ram | Deena Nath Madhok |
| Tu Bhi Reh Main Bhi | Ek Kadam | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum | Prakash Nath Sharma | – |
| Wo Apni Yaad Dilaane Ko Ek Ishq Ki Duniya Chhod Gaye | Jugnu | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Chorus | Firoz Nizami | Asgar Sarhadi |
| Yahan Badla Wafa Ka Bewafayi Ke Siwa Kya Hai | Jugnu | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Noor Jahan | Firoz Nizami | Shakeel Badayuni |
| Das Na Jaayen Tujh Ko Zulfen Kaaliyan | Malika | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | Allah Rakkha Qureshi | Tanveer Naqvi |
| Meri Dilruba, Mere Paas Aa | Malika | 1947 | Mohd, Rafi, Allauddin Khan | Allah Rakkha Qureshi | Tanveer Naqvi |
| Maya Man Ka Rog Hai Moorakh Maya Man Ka Rog | Rishta | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | Mohammed Shafi | Vehashi Jaunpuri |
| Hum Banjaare Sang Hamare Dhoom Macha Le Duniya | Saajan | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Lalita Deolkar, Chorus | C Ramachandra | Moti |
| Hum Ko Tumahara Hee Aasra, Tum Hamare Ho Na HO | Saajan | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | C Ramachandra | Moti |
| Kis Ko Sunaaun Haale Dil… Hum Ko Tumhara Hee Aasra | Saajan | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Lalita Deolkar | C Ramachandra | Moti |
| Main Hoon Jaipur Ki Banjaran Chanchal Mera Naam | Saajan | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Lalita Deulkar | C Ramachandra | Qamar Jalalabadi |
| O Babu, Aji Babu, Gali Meri Teri Chaand Chamka Dekho | Saajan | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | C Ramachandra | Qamar Jalalabadi |
| Sambhal Sambhal Ke Jaiyo Ho Banjaare, Dilli Door Hai | Saajan | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Lalita Deolkar, Chorus | C Ramachandra | Ram Murty Chaturvedi |
| Imtihan Jab Aata Hai… Ae Jee mat Poochho Baat, College Albeli | Samaaj Ko Badal Dalo | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Arun, Mannadey | Khemchandra Prakash | – |
| Chali Saajan Ghar Jaaye, Aaj Dulhaniya Kes Sanwaare | Shadi Se Pehle / Juve Ka Nateeja | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | Paigankar / Karnaad | Pt Mukhram Sharma |
| Chalo Ho Gayi Taiyar, Zara Thehro Jee | Shadi Se Pehle / Juve Ka Nateeja | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar | Paigankar / Karnaad | Pt Mukhram Sharma |
| Nainon Se Naina Mila Le | Shahkaar | 1947 | Mohd Rafi & Rajkumari | K.Dutta | Arzoo Lucknavi |
| Ae Duniya Hai Sab Prem Kee, Tu Prem Kiye Ja | Shahkar | 1947 | Mohd Rafi, Shamshad Begum | K Dutta | Aarzoo Lakhnavi |
| Jeevan Hai Anmol Musafir, Jeevan Hai Anmol | Shanti | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | B S Thakur | Shakeel Badayuni |
| Tohe Jaana Hai Toh Hanste Hanste Jaana | Shanti | 1947 | Mohd Rafi | B.S.Thakur | Shakeel Badayuni |
And beginning to track his progress from year to year, I prepare the following table, which will get updated as we progress from one episode to the next.
| 1944 | 3 | 3 |
| 1945 | 12 | 15 |
| 1946 | 39 | 54 |
| 1947 | 28 | 82 |
Listening to this voice in all its different colors, emotions and renditions, the thought goes out to the quality of expression of this voice. I am sure all of us must have come across and viewed the few handful videos live interviews of Rafi Sb. Viewing these videos and hearing him speak, a wondrous thought comes to mind. Listening to his voice in these informal conversations, one is struck by the relaxed soft tones of this voice – so unhurried, so humble. One almost has to strain one’s listening to catch his words. And then the wonder appears in the mind – is this really the voice that has been recorded as “Bhagwaan, Bhagwaan. . . O Duniya Ke Rakhwaale”, or “Baar Baar Dekho, Hazaar Baar Dekho”, or the cresendoing notes of “. . . Inteha Ye Hai Ke Bande Ko Khuda Karta Hai Ishq” in the qawwaali “Na To Karvaan Ki Talash Hai”, and few thousand other sound and emotional variations that we are so used to hearing since childhood. Seriously, it is really a stretch of imagination to equate this humble soft voice in the live interviews, with the wondrous, and sometimes thunderous, variations of rendition that Rafi Sb has produced and presented from within himself. And I keep wondering – is this the same person.
Well, more observations on this topic in the next episode. I am already so drastically late with this post, that I curtail my thoughts – to be continued later.
Today’s song in from the 1947 film ‘Aap Ki Sewa Mein’.
‘Aap Ki Sewa Mein’ is a production from the banner of Chandrama Pictures, and is directed by Vasant Joglekar. The eight songs of this film are penned by Mahipal, yes the same Mahipal that we are more familiar as the actor. The music composition is by Dutta Davjekar. The interesting thing to note is that this is the film in which Lata Mageshkar has sung plaback in Hindi films for the first time.
Rafi Sb’s voice, in this song, sounds so familiar and so mature already. Very similar to the voice we are so used to listening in the songs of 1950s and 60s. Listen and judge for yourself.
Song – Main Teri Tu Mera (Aap Ki Sewa Mein) (1947) Singer – Mohantara Talpade, Mohammed Rafi, Lyrics – Mahipal, MD – Dutta Davjekar
Mohantara Talpade + Mohammed Rafi
Lyrics
ho ho ho oo
ho ho ho oo
main teri
tu mera
main teri
tu mera..aa
donon ka sang sang ho basera
main teri
tu mera
main teri
tu mera..aa
donon ka sang sang ho basera
chhod ke mujhko
kidhar chale
o kidhar chale
bichhde door huye
bichhde door huye
main teri
tu mera
main teri
tu mera..aa
donon ka sang sang ho basera
aawo
aawo jhoolte chalen kinaare
aawo
aawo jhoolte chalen kinaare
paani mein ho mahal hamaare
paani mein ho mahal hamaare
lehar lehar mein dol dol kar
naache pawan jhakora
lehar lehar mein dol dol kar
naache pawan jhakora
aa ha ha
main teri
(aa ha ha)
tu mera
(aa aa aa aa)
donon ka sang sang ho basera
mann ki rani
mann pe chhaao..oo
mann ki rani
mann pe chhaao
prem hilore laao
prem hilore laao
ghir ghir kaale baadal aaye
aao maine haath badhaaye
ghir ghir kaale baadal aaye
aao maine haath badhaaye
sajan daal de aaj yahaan
meethe sapnon ka ghera
sajan daal de aaj yahaan
meethe sapnon ka ghera
aa ha ha
main teri
(aa ha ha)
tu mera
(aa aa aa aa)
donon ka sang sang ho basera
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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हो हो हो ओ
हो हो हो ओ
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा..आ
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा..आ
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा
छोड़ के मुझको
किधर चले
ओ किध चले
बिछोड़े दूर हुए
बिछोड़े दूर हुए
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा
मैं तेरी
तू मेरा..आ
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा
आवो
आवो झूलते चलें किनारे
आवो
आवो झूलते चलें किनारे
पानी में हों महल हमारे
पानी में हों महल हमारे
लहर लहर में डोल डोल कर
नाचे पवन झकोरा
लहर लहर में डोल डोल कर
नाचे पवन झकोरा
आ हा हा
मैं तेरी
(आ हा हा)
तू मेरा
(आ हा हा)
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा
मन की रानी
मन पर छाओ..o
मन की रानी
मन पर छाओ..o
प्रेम हिलोरे लाओ
प्रेम हिलोरे लाओ
घिर घिर काले बादल आए
आओ मैंने हाथ बढ़ाए
घिर घिर काले बादल आए
आओ मैंने हाथ बढ़ाए
सजन डाल दे आज यहाँ
मीठे सपनों का घेरा
सजन डाल दे आज यहाँ
मीठे सपनों का घेरा
आ हा हा
मैं तेरी
(आ हा हा)
तू मेरा
(आ आ आ)
दोनों का संग संग हो बसेरा
Ye Surkh Joda Ye Badan
Posted on: August 7, 2026
This article is written by Satyajit Rajurkar, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6594 | Post No. : | 20493 |
“Yeh Surkh Joda Yeh Badan” is beautifully sung by Mohd. Rafi Saab. It is written by Gauhar Kanpuri and composed by Sapan Jagmohan. It is from the film ‘Shaadi Se Pehle’ (1980).
The film ‘Shaadi Se Pehle’ has been made under the banner of SM productions and is directed by Karunesh Thakur. The music is composed by Sapan Jagmohan, and the lyrics are written by Gauhar Kanpuri. The cast of actors lists the lead actors are new – Praveen Sood and Shahnaaz, supported by Rajendranath, Raj Mehra, Komilla Wirk, Poornima, Jagdish Raj, Dheeraj Kumar, etc.
Ye Phool Chaand Taare
Posted on: July 19, 2026
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Congratulations to all the fellow wagoneers of this musical bandwagon. The journey completed 18 years yesterday, and today we step into the 19th year of this melodious and joyful voyage across the ocean of the Hindi film song. In these past 18 years, already we have notched up on the score card twenty thousand four hundred and sixty three memories – all wonderful and timeless creations of the masters and artists over the past nine plus decades. And looking forward – another day, another song, another melody – on the trek towards the horizon, where this ocean meets the sky. [Editor]
| Blog Day : | 6575 | Post No. : | 20464 | Movie Count : | 5240 |
This article takes up for discussion a film which was recently released on a TV channel after four decades from the date of censor certificate. The film’s shootings started sometime in mid-70s with the title. ‘Aawaaz’. Songs were recorded in 1978. The film was delayed and got censor certificate on March 13, 1986, under a new name, ‘Saugaat’ (1986). The songs of the film were released in 1986. It is stated that the producer of the film stalled its release due to some unresolved financial issues. Finally, the film was premiered on Zee Classic on February 06, 2026, and on YouTube on March 17, 2026. The film has Shashi Kapoor and Shabana Azmi in the lead roles. Shabana Azmi has a double role in the film as twin sisters.
Dupatta Mora Aaj Hi Rang Dijo
Posted on: March 2, 2026
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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Blog Day : | 6436 | Post No. : | 19979 |
Mohd Rafi – A Journey Divine – 1
(1944-46)
किसी ने कभी पानी से पूछा — पानी रे पानी तेरा रंग कैसा
तो जवाब जो पानी ने दिया — जिसमें मिला दो लगे उस जैसा
Someone once asked water, “Water, water, what color is yours?” The answer water gave was, “My color will resemble whatever I am mixed with.” This isn’t a quality, a skill, an art, or anything significant. It’s the very nature of water, a gift from God, bestowed upon water. When God created water in the universe, He granted it an inexhaustible treasure: despite being colorless, it possesses the unique ability to manifest every other color. Perhaps with a similar thought in mind, God brought to this earth an individual whose voice was so gifted with the ability to become the voice of any and every personality, every character. He shaped that individual’s personality with such natural simplicity that it could provide a voice for everyone behind the scenes, yet its own existence remained completely inconspicuous. This individual’s voice might be in the background, but listeners might not even be aware of its presence. Over time, this voice would linger behind hundreds of characters. Only those who knew would know what it was.
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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Today, January 5, 2025, is the 44th Remembrance Day of Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar, popularly known as C Ramchandra as a music director and Chitalkar as a playback singer. He regaled the connoisseurs of Hindi film music with his melodious musical compositions in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the pioneer of introducing popular foot-tapping songs with western musical influence and western musical instruments like saxophone and guitar in his compositions as early as in the 1940s. At the same time, he was composing classical raag-based as well as folk-based songs. He was trained in Hindustani classical music for six years first under Vinayakbua Patwardhan and later Shankarrao Sapre.
Despite producing many melodious songs especially in the 1950s, it is unfortunate that C Ramchandra did not get any award – whether National Film Award or Filmfare Award as a music director. The first Filmfare Awards were announced in April 1954 for films released in 1953. But his film, ‘Anarkali (1953) was not in the reckoning for the best music director’s award. His film, ‘Aazaad’ (1955) and ‘Paighaam’ (1959) were nominated for the Filmfare Award in best music director category but did not win. But the fact remains that many of his melodious and rhythmic songs of 1950s are still popular among the current generation which itself is a great award to a creative genius.
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Badkamma Badkamma yakkad potau raa
Posted on: March 18, 2025
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Spy thriller as a genre of films has rarely been attempted during the first three decades of Hindi talkie films. The huge success of Eon Productions’ spy thriller films of James Bond series like ‘Dr. No.’ (1962), ‘From Russia With Love’ (1963), ‘Goldfinger’ (1964) etc when they were released in India prompted the Hindi film producers to make the films in this genre in the 1960s. The Indo-China war of 1962 and Indi-Pak war of 1965 created favourable situations for spy thriller films. Some of the Hindi films which were made especially during the second half of 1960s were ‘Farz’ (1967), ‘Spy in Goa’ (1967), ‘Spy in Rome’ (1968), ‘Golden Eyes Secret Agent 077’ (1968),’CID Agent 302’ (1968), ‘Aankhen’ (1968), ’Ham Saaya’ (1968), ‘Shatranj’ (1969) etc.
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In my last article, I discussed the film, ‘Naache Naagin Baaje Been’ (1969) which was written and produced by Devi Sharma (19/10/2021 – 30/03/2010). I got acquainted with his name when I had watched his films, ‘Ganga Ki Laharen’ (1964) and ‘Gunaahon Kaa Devta’ (1967)” in my younger days. Meerut born Devi Sharma was a writer and got attracted to the glamour world of Hindi films. He shifted to Mumbai and debuted as a co-producer with Wasti for ‘Basre Ki Hoor (1956). His first independent film as a producer and writer under his banner, Janta Chitra was ‘Taxi Stand’ (1958). The next as a producer-writer was ‘Kaali Topi Laal Roomaal’ (1959).
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Aa Ja Gori Nadiya Kinaare
Posted on: July 31, 2024
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Hullo Atuldom
‘Phir Janam Lenge Hum’ (‘PJLH’ – 1977)} was the directorial debut of Mehul Kumar, who later went on to make films like ‘Tiranga’, ‘Krantiveer’, ‘Kohram’, ‘Mrityudaata’ etc. in the 1990s. (He may have made more, but I am aware of these).
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