Tribute to a legend The venue reverberated with the melodies of
Mohammed Rafi when Delhiites came together to pay tribute to one of the most popular singers of the Hindi film industry. Rafi had sung songs to suit every mood and occasion, and so the organisers of the programme were careful about the choice of songs ' their dilemma was what to include and what to leave!
Not only music, but also lyrics The three-hour-long event saw Rafi's son
Shahid Mohammed Rafi
,
Amjad Nadeem
and
Suresh Kumar Raheja
crooning Rafi's songs. The singers introduced the songs and said that Rafi's songs are appreciated not only for their music, but also for their lyrics, having been penned by the likes of Sahir Ludhianvi, Kaifi Azmi and
Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Yamla Pagala Deewana on stageThe highlight of the evening, however, was when Dharmendra came on stage and got emotional while talking about Rafi. He said, "He was my lucky charm. I was a huge fan of Rafi and I wanted him to sing a song for my son's debut film, but unfortunately, he passed away." Dharmendra's iconic songs like 'Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana' and 'Chura Liya Hai Tumne' were all sung by Rafi. The surprise of the evening was
Rajiv Khandelwal
, who crooned a song from his upcoming film 'Fever'.
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