Folks
I am not sure how popular this one will be.
I was listening to the song "Daiyya re daiyya" from leader. Rafi only has Alaap in it. it actually adds a huge value to the song.
similarly the song "Sajan tere pyaar mein" from Mahua and "Ruhi Ruhi Ruhi" from Shahjehan with K L Saigal.

I wonder if any of you has come across songs where Rafi has made only a minimal appearance.

I would like to collect such songs too.
Feel free to contribute.
Hope you have a nice summer...
Regards
Paresh Motiwala
Boston, USA

O.P. Nayyar used to mostly always try and enlarge the role of Asha in Rafi-Asha duets, in comparison to the role of Rafi Saab.

Why, you may ask. My own answer is that OPN always very fondly wanted to popularise Asha as a singer. (Poor man, he didn't know how counterproductive it would turn out to be for himself during later days!)

Anyway, OPN thought the best way to sell Asha was to make her sing with the Colossus, Rafi, as frequently as possible, but with a longer duration for Asha. More so, since OPN knew that the simple and unassuming soul that Rafi was, he would never object to it.

One example is the Rafi-Asha duet from Film: Tum Sa Nahi Dekha, "Dekho Kasam Se, Kasam Se". In this two full antaras and more is on Asha. Rafi Saab comes in between briefly with the beautiful line, "Kya Lagaayi Tum Ne Yeh Kasam Kasam Se, Lo Thahar Gaye Ham, Kuch Kahogi Ham Se" and he steals the show.

There is another Rafi-Shamshad duet from Film :Musafirkhana(MD: again OPN). It goes thus: "Thoda Sa Dil Lagaake Dekh, Rum Pum Tararararara rarararum". In this duet, the whole lyrics are only on Shamshad Begum. Rafi Saab just keeps saying his Rumpums and Tararumpums, much like the interlude musical bits! And by this, the song has become such a beautiful one!

Some more examples later.

Venkat

The first one that comes to my mind..is the beautiful composition..Main tumhi se phoochti hoon...from Black Cat. Rafi sings just a couple of lines before the main song.." Tum haseen ho tumhe sab dil mein jagah dete hain...Hum mein bhi kya baat hain...Aise jo bhi pyar karen ? "...but for me it is a duet nevertheless....and i always repent that Rafi didnt sing not even one line of that memorable composition of N.Dutta...
Rafi gave his heart out for those two lines...just listen once to the passion in his Voice ! Awsome !!

DOOR KOI GAAYE DHUN YE SUNAAYE from BAIJU BAAWRAA.......Rafi singing HO JEE HO.....

One more coming to mind....AANKHON HI AANKHON MEIN ISHAARAA HO GAYAA BAITHE BAITHE JEENE KAA SAHAARAA HO GAYAA.
Rafi repeats only these lines in whole song!

Good picks, Erum Ji and SF.

One more. There is a song in Film:Babul(Naushad), which is sung by Talat, Shamshad and Rafi.

In this, Rafi Saab has only one line all through. And that is: "nadiya mein utha hai shor chhayi hai ghata ghanaghor jaana door hai". And he says it so beautifully.

Venkat

Tujh Ko Dekha Mohabbat Ho Gai Hai - I dont know the film I have it listed as 'unknown' its 1min 9sec in length which makes me think I've YM-fied the song it was long long time ago I cant remember much abt it... Rafi's has no words to sing his contribution is: Wah, Aa-ha and Oye-hoye... its awesum!

Why not upload it here, so we can decode it!

Venkat

Well, all that I could decipher is that the movie belongs to some seventies and the female singer is Asha! Anyways, thanks for the upload.

Venkat

One of the biggest hits of 1950

If you blink you might not hear Rafi saab

Ek Thi Ladki-Lara Lappa Lara Lappa-with Lata & G M Durrani

Yeah, CM2 Ji. If I remember right, G.M.Durrani says, "Kaam Kuch Karti Nahin, Aur Baandhti Hain Saadiyan" and Rafi Saab faithfully repeats the line!

Venkat

How about the mother of all late entry songs, Kya Mausam Hai from Doosra Aadmi composed by Rajesh Roshan.

Rafi saab comes in with:

Yeh mastiyan yeh bahar
phir ho chala beqarar
main girta ho mujhe thaam lo
bheege labon se mera naam lo

He totally changes the whole song, and leaves his stamp all over the composition. No other singer could have entered the song like that.

2 songs which come to my mind , both composed by OPN, are

Hum ko chhodke kahan jaaoge, saiyyan tum bada dukh paaoge from Shrimati 420. Rafi sahab sings only Oh ho , Ha ha...and how sweet it sounds !

Asha ji's song Dekh ke teri nazar bekarar ho gaye from Howrah Bridge. Rafi sahab sings only one stanza
Mukh pe paseena halka
gora yeh roop haaye
Humne toh aaj dekhi
barkha mein dhoop haaye..

Dekho yeh ladke saare
bechaare dil ke maare
tum pe nisaar ho gaye ..

What a voice !

Cheers
Parag

One song coming to my mind is Aa Bhi Ja Bewafa from Raat Ke Raahi!
Asha Bhonsle is singing in the entire song and Rafi sahab is only humming in it. He sounds cute as usual.

I remember one from Pakeezah.

Chalo dildar chalo, chand ke paar chalo.

Two more duets-
Barsaat Ki Raat- Zindagi Bhar Nahin & Hum Kisise Kum Naheen- Yeh Ladka Hai Allah.

Has anyone pointed CHURA LIYA HAI TUMNE JO DIL KO from Yaadon Ki Baraat ?

Asha sang two stanzas but Rafi Sahab just bashed everything around by his humming followed by a stanza.

Very true.

I cannot agree more, PA Ji.

Absolutely, Parag. Looks like I was not off the mark when I said that OPN has the maximum number of such songs!

Very apt one too, Azghar Bhai.

Anupama Ji,

I vaguely remember this duet. Can you or someone else please upload this here?

Venkat

Ittefaq Ji,

Both these are, I think, very apt examples.

In the Rafi-Lata duet version of "Zindagi Bhar Nahin Bhoolegi Woh Barsaat Ki Raat" from Film:Barsaat Ki Raat, Lata Ji has almost the whole song to herself. Rafi Saab makes a mesmerizing, but brief, appearence with the line, "Roothne Wali"!

Can someone please upload the extended/film version of this Rafi-Lata duet?

Venkat

Two more OPN songs of this type.

1."Gustaakhh Nazar, Chehre Se Hata, Ham Ko Na Sathha, Arre Jaa Chala Jaaaaaaaaaa"--Film:Jaali Note--OPN---Rafi & Asha

In this beautiful foot-tapping song, Rafi Saab has just the same half a Mukhda (not even a full one!) all through the song. And it is:"Jaati Hai Kahan, Baaten Na Banaa, Yeh Karthi Hai Kya, Laaa Haath Milaa". With this 'minimal contribution', Rafi Saab (in the form of a bearded, old Dev Anand!) scene pe chhaa Jaathe hain!

Incidentally, I remember this duet for one more reason too. It appears on the very first page (in my very first post too!) of my 'TV serial', "Some Rare Diamonds of Rafi Saab"!

2. The second OPN song I have in mind is the following Asha-Rafi duet from Film:Musafirkhana.

"Agar Baabu, Dil Hai Kaboo, Dar Nahin Tu, Mohabbat Kar".

In this, the whole song is on Asha Bhosle, but Rafi Saab keeps saying things like "Ahahhahha"!

Venkat

2 that I can think of like that are:

Meri pheli arzoo ka yeh salam yaad rakna

Khuda kare ke qayamat ho aur tu aaye


Rafi only has 1 stanza in both but my word it is the highlight of the songs.

Dil le liya tau isko mat beqarar karna
iska koyi nahin hain is dil ko pyar karna...

Anyone wants to guess the song?

... and this?

Yeh dilkashi na hogi mehtab ki kiran mein
patthar ka dil na hota
he patthar ka dil na hota
aye kaash is badan mein

Both songs - only the initial lines in his lovely voice... MDs LP and SDB resp.

(Yeah Anu, am upto my usual tricks )

Yes, YM. In this Rafi-Asha duet from Bheegi Raat, Rafi Saab comes in the very end with the beautiful line starting with "Main Khush Naseeb". Great entry, indeed.

Venkat

One very old song from Film:Hamari Manzil( 1949). This is sung by four people, Rafi, Geeta, Husnlal(?) and S.D.Batish.

"Kaaten Banenge Kaliyan, Kaaton Se Khelta Ja"

Rafi Saab has just a beautiful opening line, "Andheron Se Na Dar, Taaron Ki Mehfil Dhoondhne Wale, Na Ghabhraa Raah Ke Kaanton Se, Manzil Dhoondhne Wale". In addition, he sings the Mukhda, "Kaaten Banenege Kaliyan---" just once. Afterwards, it's all Geeta, Husnlal and Batish!

Venkat

If Rafi's single stanzas are qualified..then, the very first one on my mind is..the mesmerizing song...Tumhe paa ke humne jahaan paliya hain...from Gehra Daag...
Just listen to Him..pouring honey into those words..." Zamane ki gam pyar mein dhal gaye..Umeedon ki laakhon diye jalgaye.." . I get goose pimples, when i hear Him...

haji baba haji baba, on these lines in haji haji haji are haji baba mere sanam se mera milne ka vaada from the movie mere sanam

'Chanda Ko Dhoondne Sabhi' from JEENE KI RAAH... Lata & Co take over from Rafi after a few sweet lines.

Gone are those days T! Ab toh I don't even go to games & puzzles. I feel sad!

Oh yeah T, Ayiyya! Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar & Sheeshe Ka Ho Ya Patthar Ka Dil
Whooo-ohhhha! I got 'em just in 1 go ! Aren't you just proud of me? I know I know you are!

Gr8 finds T!

Who is this actor on Yeh Dilkashi Na Hogi? This guy's name I always forget. Cha Cha Cha fame!
Suresh?

Wait, I know his name!
Dammit! Whateva his name is, I like him coz so many Rafi sahab's songs are picturized on him!

T, good to see ya around! Stick around please!

Venkatji, I'll upload the song soon! And 1 small correction - this song Khuda Kare Ke Qayamat Ho Aur Tu Aaye is from Bahu Begam not Bheegi Raat!

More......


Jal Mahal - Tatayiyya Ne Dhank Maara (just 1 verse on Rafi sahab)

Umar Qaid - Pinjoda Bhak Bhai Pinjoda (1 verse)

Aan - Gaao Taraane Ji Mann Ke

Shamma Parwaana - Nadaan Akhiyaan (Jaake Laage Naina)

Aankh Ka Taara - Ae Maa Tu Kahan (1 verse)

Do Ladkiyaan - Gulshan Gulshan Pyaar Ki Baatein, when Rafi sahab begins sing in this song he takes it to another level! Simply awesum!

Same goes with this Parwaana song Yoon Na Sharma - His part in this 7 minutes song is barely for two mins but it leaves a great impact.

Akeli Mat Jaiyo - Yeh Toh Kaho Kaun Ho Tum
He starts the song with LaRaLaRaLaLaLaLa and a whistle and thru out the entire song (4:53) he just sings Yes My Darling three times after each chorus (Meri Bahaar Tumhi Toh Nahin). I believe that the song would have been incomplete without his Yes My Darling, Yes My Darling, Yes My Darling Ho!

What about Nadi Kinaare Saath Hamaare from Baabul & Yamma Yamma Yamma Tu Parwaana Main Shamma from China Town?

and this from Halaku - Dil Ka Karna Aitbaar Koi!

Here you go Venkatji:

Film - Raat Ke Raahi 1959
MD - Bipin Babul
Lyricist - Vishwamitra Adil

Aa Bhi Ja Bewafa - Mohd.Rafi Sahab & Asha Bhonsle
4:59/160kbps

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Surely qualifies, SF.

Extremely apt example, Rafisahab!

Incidentally, another example of innumerable such OPN songs!

Venkat

Oh, what a pleasure reading this exchange!

I have learnt some basics today! 1.That there are some Rafi opening lines before the famous Lata song "Dilwil Pyaar Vyaar" song from Shagird and 2.That before that Lata song in Baat Ek Raat Ki come the Rafi lines, "Yeh Dilkashi Na Hogi"!

Hats off, both you senior members!

Anupama ji, the name that you were groping for should be Chandra Sekhar! True enough, he lipped many a beautiful Rafi song, including the one from Street Singer, "Bomby Hamari Bombay". In fact, I mentioned this in the other thread, "Rafi Saab Musically Introduces The Hero". Hope it qualifies!

On the subject of quizes, HT and I are planning to start a thread devoted to recognising songs based on opening or interlude music! Let's see.

Venkat

Thanks again, Anupama Ji, for this correction. But, it is so easy to confuse Bheegi Raat with Bahu Begum, what with identical cast, MD, etc.!

Venkat

Great selections, Anupama Ji, that are based on the depth and breadth of your Rafi knowledge

The songs from Akeli Mat Jaiyo, Babul and Halaku have instantly rung a bell, while I had to do some check on the others.

Venkat

Sincere thanks, Anupama Ji, for this great song and one that does full justice to the title of this thread!

I fully agree that Rafi Saab's intermittent humming has further elevated this beautiful song.

Venkat

PS. One nagging doubt, however. And that is whether the male singer is by a remote chance Bipin Babul himself! Why I say this is because almost everywhere, this song is credited to just Asha. Besides, Bipin Babul is a singer himself with a similar voice-type.

But, I could be totally wrong.

Can anyone help?

Venkat

One more song where Rafi just speaks just a few words , but he is so cute when he says oh ho....Hum ko chod ke kahaan jaaoge saayan tum bada pachtaoge with Geeta dutt

Pinky, isn't this from Shrimati 420?

As I do not have it, shall be grateful if someone kindly uploads it here.

I have this in CDQ but I don't know if it's the extended version - it's 3:21 mins. Let me know if you want it and I'll upload it.



Sure, sometime today for sure.

T Ji, please upload both, if you can. I fancy 03:21 must be the full version.

For the nth time - Ladki hain ya computerva ??
I try to visit HF as much as time permits Anu, good to see you too and now for one more so that this post doesn't end up "spamming"

This time they are the concluding lines... MD Naushad

Husn se ishq kabhi door nahin reh sakta
dil agar dil hain tau majboor nahin reh sakta

I'll take this opportunity to clear up one more doubt. In Ganga Jamuna's Ho re ho re jhanan ghunghar baje (by Lataji n chorus), is that Rafi saab going Ho re ho at the end... somewhere earlier it was said so and somehow the voice sounds more like Mahendra Kapoor to me, I could be totally mistaken of course, considering it's Naushad and Dilip Kumar, I need someone with better ears to confirm Rafi saab for me. Thank you.

Yes venkat, it is from Shrimati 420


Here's the song...Hum ko chod ke kahan jaaoge sayyan tum bada dukh paaoge

3.14mins/192kbps
Music:-O.P.Nayyar

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Venkat ..here is the extended version of Lata and Rafi...

Zindagi bhar naheen bhoolegi..
Barsat ki raat
Roshan
Sahir Ludhiyanvi
Rafi, lata
Vcd rip...mp3, 192 kbps, 3.06 min


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... well then there goes my chance of improving my ratio once again

I have read complaints - that people don't upload requests. In my experience... while I work on files to upload I am almost always pre empted. I am not complaining mind, in fact its laudable that people are so helpful.