Javed Akhtar, Jitendra Pay Emotional Tribute to Mohammed Rafi at ‘Rooh-e-Rafi’ Musical Evening in Mumbai
Javed Akhtar on Mohammed Rafi: Remembering Mohammed Rafi, Javed Akhtar said that he regrets that he could never write a song for him.
On Saturday, a special musical program was being organized in Mumbai in memory of the famous singer Mohammed Rafi. On this occasion, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar and actor Jitendra attended as special guests. The name of the program was 'Rooh-e-Rafi', in which many artists from the world of music paid their tribute to Rafi sahab.
On this occasion, Javed Akhtar got emotional and said that his biggest regret is that he could not write songs at the time when Rafi sahab was alive. He said that when he came to the industry, he was active as a script writer, and the process of writing songs started later. Akhtar said that he always had a desire in his heart that someday Rafi sahab should give his voice to the song written by him, but fate did not give this opportunity.
He also mentioned his favourite Rafi songs, which included immortal songs like 'Jaag Dil e Deewana', 'Meri Duniya Mein Tum Aayi', 'Saathi Na Koi Manzil', and 'Hui Sham Unka Khayal Aa Gaya'. Akhtar said that the identity of a civilized society is that it remembers its artists and gives them respect. Rafi sahab's voice still resonates in the hearts of people just as it used to resonate in his time.
