Yes because he still lives on in the hearts of millions of fans.......
yes because he got some of the best and most memorable songs in the HFM history (songs which became such mega hits only because they were graced by his golden voice)
yes because he is still the undisputed king of singing for both the connoisseur as well as the simpleton yes because he is still the zenith of the art of combining excellence with sheer felicity
yes because the top three songs of all time chosen by a group of eminent musicians are sung by him (and all 3 are the solo songs of the 'God') - please refer to a recent issue of the Outlook Magazine
yes because even today when we talk about the speciality of a particular singer, we dare not include Rafi Sahab in such an inane discussion (specialities of styles of all singers taken together would certainly fall short in case of such a comparison)
No, because he was an equal and more than an equal for Lata, but had to remain content with a simple Padma Shree. (guess the only virtue he lacked was proficiency in politics which the others used to their advantage in order to gain ascendency inspite of their limited singing skills)
Did Hemanta Kumar... "The Golden Voice" get his due ...Did Manna Dey "the classical perfect" get his due... did the brilliant singers in languages other than HINDI get their due??? No .... Only Lata got more than her due...
In my opinion yes Rafi Sabeb got his dues. His voice is always is in our heart and soul. He cannot be fogtton by us. I do not remember the name of one PM of India, who once quoted that after the Tan Sen, Rafi is only person who can touch any heights.
He is and will always remian as a source of inspiration for all music lovers. We salute his talent.
About the prizes, he got many awards and as far as Baba Sabeb Phalke award, definately he desirved in his life time. He will get this award later or sooner.
Rafi is a national treasure, which transforms into \"Bharat Ratna\". It is amazing that at any singing competition, songs of the earlier genre is sung much more than the current genre and Rafisaab was one of the \'ratnas\' of the earlier genre.
There have been films where his songs have carried the film on its shoulders and there have been films which have been seen by people only till his songs and then they have walked out. A film which comes to mind is \"Farz ki jung\" starring Govinda. The film sank without a trace, but Rafi\'s last released song on screen will be remembered for long.
I am totally of the view that he deserves both the Bharat Ratna and the Dadasaheb Phalke award.
I stongly feel that Rafi sahab didn't get what he deserved. He was the best singer ever in India, a legend. Only Bharat Ratna award can do him justice as he is the real gem of India
Rafi was too good...there is no question of any awards being enough for him.there is absolutely no harm in giving him Bharat Ratna...but with or without any awards..he will always be there in the heart of every music lover.
if we see the list awardee of Dada phalke and bharat ratan, then Mr. Md. Rafi has no exception and he should also be honoured with such award. He entertained the nation till the end of his life and his meledious voice is still serving the country's new generation.
if we see the list awardee of Dada phalke and bharat ratan, then Mr. Md. Rafi has no exception and he should also be honoured with such award. He entertained the nation till the end of his life and his meledious voice is still serving the country's new generation.
