Hi Ummer, First of all, a big sorry for being absent for long time. Hope to be more regular now onwards. Also a very big thank you for atleast 10-15 files that...
Here is a quiz: Name the songs that have the same tune but different lyrics. Example: "abhee naa jaao chhoD kar, ki dil abhee bharaa naheen" and "jahaan mein...
Hello Rajinderji, How about ? 1. Kashti Ka Khamosh Safar Hain (Girlfriend/KK/HK) 2. Chandamama Door Ke (Vachan/GD/Ravi) I checked it with Ravi Sahab himself...
Hello Rajinder Sahib, What about this famous Sajjad Hussain tune , which was later plagiarized by Madan Mohan :- "Yeh hawa yeh raat yeh chandni" (Film :-...
Ummer, the genius: Technically, the notations for the two songs mentioned by you are quite similar (the beats are different in these two songs.) In fact, I am...
Hello Rajinder Sahib, Your quiz is very interesting. I still can't find any two indian songs which have the similar tunes, but i am sure there must be more...
Hello Kiriko, Yeah! Hunt for Anil Biswas. You will not be disappointed. He is one of my most favorite composers. He is not held in high esteem by Rafians. I...
Rajinder Jee: 1) Eeena meena deeka ; C-A-T cat (dilli ka thug) ; meraa naam john (?) 2)salaam-e-ishq meri jaan (mukaddar ka sikandar) ; tum roothhi raho mein...
Hi, Ummer! Even a fanatic Rafi-lover like me has many chambers in her heart,and in one Suraiya is living,together with the composers who used her lilting...
What Rafians have against these two? hmmmmmmmm! As far as I remember from those debates :- Anil Biswas :- He used Rafi voice for only one movie, He didn't like...
Hello Kamal Bhai, Welcome Back! I hope you will be regular from now onwards. It is very nice to have Kiriko in this group because whatever I post, I get some...
Geeta Bali's dancing eyes and her animated, expressive face which mirrored her soul were her most outstanding features. Yet life was snatched away from this...
Everybody has the right to make gross mistakes:)))))))))))Pity for their lack of taste ...but I still like the little I know from them.....KF:))) ... From:...
Dear Ummer, Though your letter to Kamall almost made me blush,I can't stop from writing again, THE expert here on Indian films,Matsuoka Tamaki(family name...
Yes Ummer, Kiriko is not only the "jaan" of this forum but also of BBM and MAS at the same time which is very heartening to note. A few days back I was...
Rajinderji, Two more songs come to my mind which I think I had written earlier also : 1. Woh Dil Kaha Se Lau.. Teri Yaad Jo Bhula De (Bharosa/Lata/Ravi) 2. Dil...
Anilda stays in New Delhi now I think. Whatever be his relation with Rafi Sahab, but I think he has a very good relation with Naushad Sahab, now that's strange...
Hi Ajit, There is one more : "Laal Laal Gaal.. Jaan Pe Hain Lagoo..." Ravi Sahab himself sang all these songs for us to show us the similarity which I have...
POLITICIANS Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (Pakistani President): Noor Jehan's death brings to end an era of singing. Sushma Swaraj (Indian information & broadcasting...
Hello Friends, I have uploaded one photograph of the Kapoor family, I am not sure why there is no notification now so I had to post this. Also a few other...
SINGERS Lata Mangeshkar (Nightingale of India): Everyone has role models. And I have no qualms in admitting that Noor Jehan was mine. We listened to Noor Jehan...
Another one though the latter is copied by ANNU MALLICK - "khoobsoorat haseena" (KK,LM in LPs Mr X in Bombay) is the inspiration for AMs song in BAAZIGAR I...
ACTORS/DIRECTORS/WRITERS/MUSIC DIRECTORS Dilip Kumar (Legendary Film Star): Personally I consider Noor Jehan amongst the historical figures that ever dawned on...
... From: hifikool [mailto:safraznabi@...] Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 7:10 AM To: rafi@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Meri Awaaz Suno] kamall sahib dear...
Dear Kamall,and everybody!Wow,what a compliments,it is too much fun not to jump in....My lack of knowledge I try to hide with enthousiasm.... I envy you...
Bujh gayee aas chhup gayaa taaraa thar-tharaataa rahaa dhuaan tanhaa These lines, penned by Meena Kumari in a compilation of her poems titled, I Write I...
What's Hell got that Helen hasn't? "Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, Nor Helen a fury, like a woman scorn'd"! With apologies to William...
Hello Kiriko, You could think of it in another way too! If Anil Biswas also have used Rafi voice then we don't have those wonderful songs sung by Mukesh and...
Hello friends, Remember this lovely Geeta Dutt number ? When I was young, I thought she sang it as : "Cassette to lijiye..." Just remembered this when I...