
NASIR.
I also take this opportunity to transcribe the Acting Legend, Amitabh Bachchan's tribute to Mohammed Rafi:
AMITABH BACHCHAN’S TRIBUTE TO MOHAMMED RAFI.
Mujh ko mere baad zamaanaa dhoondhegaa, Rafi Sahaab ne kahaa thaah. Aur yeh bhee kahaa thaah ke karvaa.n guzar gayaa, ghubaar dekhte rahe. Rafi Sahaab chale gaye, aur apne peechhe chhod gaye, u.dtaa huwaa, yaado.n kaa ghubaar. Unko chaahne waalaa harr insaan, yaado.n ke uss ghubaar me.n, unhe.n dhoondh rahaa hai. Aur jab tak dunyaa rahegee tab tak, unhe.n dhoondhtaa hee rahegaa. Kyoo.n ke, aisaa fankaar ba.dee mushkil se miltaa hai, jo apne fann se apnee kalaa se, harr dil me.n ghar banaaye. Aur jab voh ghar chho.d kar jaataa hai, voh apnee jageh, yaado.n ka ek dard, ek zakhm chho.d jaataa hai. Aur jab uss dard, uss zakhm me.n Tees uThtee hai, toh dil se bas, yahee aawaaz uThtee hai:
NAA FANKAAR TUJH SA TERE BAAD AAYAA
MOHAMMED RAFI TUU BAHOT YAAD AAYA.
Indeed, Rafi sb sang many memorable songs for Amitabh. Duringhis last days, Rafi sb had become voice of Amitabh Bachchan in films like Naseeb, Parvarish,Suhag etc. So much so that, Laxmikant Pyarelal had composed tunes of scores of song to be sung by Rafi sb for Amitabh and after his death were sung by Shabbir Kumar etc. in Quli, Mard and other films.
ReplyDeleteThat's a pertinent observation made by you Muslim Saleem sahaab! I heartily agree with you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments.