Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Rafi was the melodious Musafir

It’s because Mr Ali (Naus)had a long career as a composer, that it’s easy, particularly if one isn’t in the know, to assume he did just that. But that wasn’t true. The maestro dabbled in film production as well.

He juggled the two roles for the second – and last – time* in 1955. The film was Uran Khatola, and the song was O Door Ke Musafir, which was rendered by his protégé Mohammed Rafi.

It was penned by Shakeel Badayuni.

(*Note: Babul, 1950’s second-highest grosser, marked Naushad’s debut as a producer. He scored its music too.)

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