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Rafi Presentation012010 Mohammed Rafi THE LOST SONGS Ready for release. The album “Teri Ada” is a How six songs of Rafi Saab stunning once-in- a-lifetime were lost and found again ! discovery, a priceless cultural heritage. “TERI ADA” IS THE STORY OF MODERN INDIA : 3 YOUNG BOYS FROM 3 REGIONS COMING TOGETHER IN MUMBAI TO CREATE IMMORTAL ART. FROM PUNJAB... In 1944, a young boy nicknamed “Pheeko” from a Punjab village arrived in Mumbai with magic in his voice and dreams in his eyes. Maecenas pulvinar sagittis enim. “Pheeko” went on to become the most celebrated playback singer of the Indian subcontinent. Along with Mukesh and Continued on Page 2 FROM THE GANGETIC PLAINS... Mohammed Rafi with Chitragupt The Gangetic plains in India is very fertile both in terms of agriculture and human intellect. From a remote dusty village in Bihar, How a tragedy a young man arrives in the city of dreams, Mumbai. His sole possession being a heart full caused six songs on melodies. Chitragupta Shrivastava, the boy of Rafi Saab to Continued on Page 2 remain forgotten FROM BENGAL... for almost three Dilip Bose hailed fron Barasat, a small town decades... some 90 minutes drive away from Kolkata. He started as an actor in Bichar and in Kashinath (1943), both directed by Nitin Bose. He directed his first film Dui Bichara in 1960, but it was with his second attempt Sorry Madam in Continued on Page 2 Silk Road Communications, DIL Complex, behind Cinemx, Thane West 400610 - www.silkrd.com THE LOST SONGS OF MOHAMMED RAFI! PAGE2 FROM PUNJAB... FROM BENGAL... Kishore Kumar, he was the leading male 1962 that he put the box office on fire and Bollywood playback singer from the 1950s introduced Biswajeet who went on to “Rafi Saab was to the 1970s. He was awarded the Padma become one of Bengal’s most famous so punctual that Shri in 1965. When Rafi Saab died actors. Thereafter he followed successful he used to park his following a massive heart attack on careers as actor - notably as Shashank in Thursday, July 31, 1980 he had 10 songs in Satyajit Ray’s Charulata (1964) - and car three blocks the Top 16. Almost three decades after his director of hindi films - Chandi Ki Diwar away ten minutes death, Mohamed Rafi is still the most (1964), Sansar (1971), Thokar (1974), Sikka before time and admired, revered, listened, worshipped and (1976), Badnaam (1976) etc. - bengali films - emulated singer ever. In 2001, he was voted Sorry Madam (1962), High Heel (1963) Boudi then come and “Voice of the Millennium” at the Stardust & (1968) etc. - and bhojpuri films - Ganga ring the bell at the Hero Honda. Awards. Kinare Mora Gaon (1983, Bihari Babu (1985). precise time of the In 1979 he decided to remake Sorry meeting. [...] He FROM THE GANGETIC PLAINS... Madam in hindi with Raj Kiran and Kajal from Bihar, went on to become a celebrated Kiran as the proposed lead roles. The songs is the humblest music director and created some of the were written by Kafeel Aazar and man I have met in most soulful melodies in Indian cinema. composed by Chitragupt. Recording took my life.” Better known by his first name alone, he place in December 1979. Soon thereafter, was a film music director of the 1960s. tragedy struck : Dilip Bose’s wife died Chitragupta composed music for films like Anand suddenly and the director went into a deep Bada Aadmi, Aplam Chaplam, Opera House, Shrivastava depression of which he would never fully Zabak, Main Chup Rahoongi, Akash Deep, (son of Chitragupta) recover. The film remained a dream Bhabhi and Oonche Log. unfulfilled. Rafi Saab died 6 months later. Silk Road Communications, DIL Complex, behind Cinemx, Thane West 400610 www.silkrd.com THE LOST SONGS OF MOHAMMED RAFI! PAGE3 When Dilip Bose lost his wife to illness, he was so devastated that he never made the film. Rafi Saab left this world a few months after the recordings... The Year : 1980 Rafi Saab left this world. Chitragupt The bengali film Sorry passed away on January 14, 1991. Madam was a hit movie which launched the career of Biswajeet who The Treasure went on to become one of Bengal’s The original tapes were most popular actors. Its director, carefully preserved as a family Dilip Bose, wanted to remake it in heirloom. In 2007, worried about the Hindi with Raj Kiran and Kajal state of the tapes, Dilip Bose’s sons, Kiran in the proposed lead roles. He Bobby and Rajesh, got them digitised asked his friend Chitragupt to in a local studio. compose the music for the film. Through a chance meeting Anand, son of Chitragupt assisted his with Achille Forler - founder of father on the project. (Years later, he India’s first music publishing and his brother Milind went on to company, Deep Emotions (a joint- form one of the most successful music venture with Universal Music composer duo of India, Anand- Publishing Group) - it was decided to The album is available for Milind. ) release this national treasure in a download on iTunes, Amazon, To perform the songs, Rafi befitting manner. Deezer, Rhapsody, and many other digital platforms. Saab was their all time favorite choice. Forler send the tapes to In all, six songs were recorded in Equus Studios in Belgium December 1979, four in Film Center (www.equus.be), the European If you cannot find the album studio with Kaushik as sound specialists in audio heritage at your nearest dealer, please engineer, and two in Mehboob studio conservation, to restore them to the send an email to: with Robin Chatterjee as sound highest standards available today. [email protected] and engineer. The songs were youthful The songs, now in form of we will make sure that your and covered various shades of an album TERI ADA, are a priceless dealer receives copies asap. romance. Every one involved was historical package. It is a never before very happy at the results. and a never again phenomenon. It is virtually impossible that the world The Tragedy will get another opportunity to savor It was then that tragedy a complete music album of unheard struck. Dilip Bose lost his wife to songs by the legendary Rafi Saab. illness. The sentimental filmmaker was so devastated that he slipped into ❦ ❦ ❦ a bout of depression from which he would never fully recover. A few months after the recording sessions, on 31 July 1980, Silk Road Communications, DIL Complex, behind Cinemx, Thane West 400610 - www.silkrd.com.
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