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In the history of Indian cinema, the decade of 60s and 70s was in the name of actor Rajendra Kumar. His success at the box office was such that almost every film of his celebrated at least 25 weeks in theaters i.e. silver jubilee, due to which he came to be fondly called ‘Jubilee Kumar’. The contribution behind this unprecedented success of Rajendra Kumar was as much due to his acting as to the evergreen songs of his films.
At that time, the screen style of Rajendra Kumar and the magical voice of Shahenshah-e-Tarannum Mohammad Rafi had become synonymous with each other. The combination of both of them meant a guaranteed blockbuster song. But meanwhile there came a time when Rajendra Kumar decided to leave Rafi Sahab and sign Mukesh for a film, which put the entire film industry in a tight spot.
Rafi and Rajendra Kumar: When people started understanding each other’s complements
Mohammed Rafi played a very important role in taking Rajendra Kumar’s career to new heights. He sang many cult songs for Jubilee Kumar, which are still on people’s lips:
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“Show flowers in the spring, my beloved has come…”
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“Don’t get angry after reading this love letter of mine…”
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“O Nargise Mastana…”
The craze for these songs was so much that the audience and critics started believing that Rajendra Kumar’s on-screen magic is incomplete and impossible without the voice of Mohammed Rafi. Earlier, Rajendra Kumar himself used to insist on taking Rafi Saheb in every film.
That ‘condition’ placed in front of the film ‘Saathi’ and music composer Naushad
This period of suspense and surprise started when the film ‘partner’ Preparations were going on. The music of this film was composed by the most veteran and serious composers of that era. Naushad Ali Was in the hands of. After the casting of the film, Rajendra Kumar put a strange and shocking condition in front of Naushad Sahab. He said, “All the songs of this film will not be sung by Mohammed Rafi, but by Mukesh.”
Naushad Saheb’s surprise: Naushad was extremely surprised to hear this from Rajendra Kumar. Till some time ago, the actor who was not ready to work without Rafi Saheb was suddenly insisting on Mukesh’s name. Many colleagues and close ones also requested Naushad Sahab to convince Rajendra Kumar and get Rafi Sahab back in the songs, but Naushad knew that Jubilee Kumar was true to his word and there was a solid reason behind his insistence.
No estrangement, but ‘character pain’ was the real reason
When this news spread in the industry, various rumors started floating in the corridors whether there was any rift or rift between Mohammed Rafi and Rajendra Kumar? However, later the situation was completely cleared.
There was no bitterness between the two giants. This was purely a decision taken by Rajendra Kumar as a serious actor. The character of Rajendra Kumar in the film ‘Saathi’ had a very deep mental pain and emotion (melancholy). Rajendra Kumar believed that if any voice could bring alive the depth, loneliness and pain of his special character on screen in the best possible way, then only that. Mukesh It is a mournful and heart-touching voice.
Jubilee Kumar’s gamble proved to be a blockbuster
The interesting and pleasant thing is that this risk taken by Rajendra Kumar regarding his art proved to be 100% correct. The film ‘Saathi’ was released and its songs became blockbuster overnight. Mukesh gave very beautiful gems to Hindi cinema through this film:
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“My love is also you, this spring is also you…”
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“He came to know that we are Kashti-e-Dil…”
These songs are still counted among the best songs of Mukesh’s career and proved how amazing Rajendra Kumar’s understanding of characters was.
Mohammed Rafi Saheb was an all-rounder in every discipline.
Even though Mukesh created magic in this film, the omnipresence of Mohammad Rafi Sahab was never affected. Rafi Sahab was called the real ‘all-rounder’ singer of the film industry. As much as he used to sing high-energy party songs with perfection, he also used to sing sad songs, romantic melodies, patriotic songs, qawwali and ghazals with equal passion. For his magical voice:
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many prestigious Filmfare Awards Was awarded.
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For the song (Kya Hua Tera Vaada) from the movie ‘Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi’ National Film Award found.
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by the Government of India ‘Padmashree’ Was also honored with honours.
10 thousand fans bid last farewell in heavy rain
Mohammed Rafi’s popularity and passion for him in the hearts of people can be gauged from the fact that when this great artist said goodbye to the world, more than 10,000 people came out on the streets to attend his funeral.
That day, it was raining heavily and torrentially in Mumbai, but people forgot the wrath of nature and stood with moist eyes, holding umbrellas, to see and support their favorite singer for the last time. This scene was the most emotional moment in the history of Indian music, which made it clear that Rafi Sahab’s voice has always been immortalized for welfare.
