![]() ![]() Here on the Bollywood music scene in the Forties, Mohammed Rafi surmounted all competitions and emerged as a winner. ![]() Yes, not only was Rafi Sahaab a man with a Golden Voice, but he was also a man with Golden Heart.Ĭoncluding Part of the Tribute to the Greatest Playback Singer of All Times – by Nasir Ali: Then I recollected all those stories that I had sometimes read in the magazines how Rafi Sahaab time and again rescued even Bollywood industry people, including music directors, from financial straits. When I heard the above story from my friend, naturally I choked with emotions. It was only after Rafi Sahaab passed away that he felt he could now tell the world how Rafi Sahaab had helped him. He got all his daughters married decently and was relieved of his duties thanks to the generosity and altruism of Rafi Sahaab. But there was one condition attached: Rafi Sahaab asked him not to divulge this incident to anyone nor to say anything about the money he had got from him. Morever, he also gave him the same X amount three times over, saying that these were for his remaining three daughters’ marriage too. After he had finished with his victuals, Rafi Sahaab handed over the required X amount that the man needed for his daughter’s marriage. So the next day, this man went to see Rafi Sahaab at his bungalow again. Hearing this, Rafi Sahaab requested him to come back the next day without fail. Rafi Sahaab asked him how much money he needed. That man explained his plight and misery and informed Rafi Sahaab that he had a daughter of a marriageable age but could not get her married since he had no money. After he had had his fill, Rafi Sahaab asked him the purpose of his visit. Now when our man entered the living room, Rafi Sahaab politely told him to sit down. So on his next visit, the security guard let him inside the gate, when he was astounded to see Rafi Sahaab beckoning him. He finally requested the security guard to inform Rafi Sahaab about his visit. Not losing hope, he visited it again the next day and then the next day only to be told the same thing. The security guard told him that Rafi Sahaab was not present. Gathering Rafi Sahaab’s address, he finally came to his Bungalow. ![]() ![]() Will he help him – a total stranger that he was to Rafi Sahaab? He had his own doubts initially because he himself was a nobody whereas Rafi Sahaab’s was a great name. They told him to approach Rafi Sahaab for help. He had heard from his neighbours about Mohammed Rafi Sahaab and that he was a good man. He had no money or means to get his daughter married. One of them had reached the age of marriage. He was much worried. This man from Behrampada had four daughters. Here is what he told me about an incident that pertained to the early Sixties: I asked him, “Why do you say that?” It was then he narrated to me what he had heard from his friend who was a poor guy from the Bandra vicinity – Behrampada (in Mumbai City) to name it precisely. This was not because of his statement, but because I hardly know any one who talks about Rafi Sahaab, and such conversation was not expected in the least. I was caught unawares and also pleasantly surprised. After we had exchanged greetings and taken our respective seat, he blurted out: “Rafi Sahaab was indeed a saint.” He repeated: “Yes, he was a saint despite the fact that he made a living in the Bollywood film industry.” THE PHILANTHROPIC SIDE OF RAFI SAHAAB – AN INCIDENT. ![]()
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