The Bhopalites witnessed an evening with the melodious old songs in a musical concert ‘Ek Shaam Sadabahar Geeto Ke Naam’ held at Ravindra Bhavan Auditorium here on Tuesday.
The concert was organised by RK Creations in collaboration with lion’s Club, Bhopal. Notably, the concert was organised in the memory of a noted and the evergreen male playback singer Mohammad Rafi, music composer Naushad and the well known Urdu poet and lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri. Observing the birthday of Mohammad Rafi, the concert began with the song Itni Shakti Humko Dena Daata. The song is written by a noted song writer Abhilash and was recorded in the magical voice of Mohammad Rafi. This song was presented by Dr TN Dubey in the concert and was presented with Rafi Award 2013 on the occasion. A neutralist by profession, he is better known for his melodious voice resembles the voice of Mohammad Rafi.
Other than TN Dubey, other singers of the city also paid homage to Mohammad Rafi, Naushad and Majrooh Sultanpuri. Singers like Kshitij laad, Rajani Dhuria, Shyam Krishnamurthy, Aakriti Mehra, Prasanna Rao and Shivani Dhuria presented as many as 25 old songs before the music lovers of the city. Being the wondrous presentation for the old music lovers, the show evoked a good response. With the presentation of the melodious songs like Gulabi Aankhe Jo Teri Dekhi, Itna Hai Tumse Pyar, Bekhudi Me Sanam, Moeh Panghat Pe, Chirag Dil Ka, Aye Gul Badan, the listeners enjoyed the musical night with a lot of enthusiasm.
Notably, the singers were accompanied on the Hindustani musical instruments that added more zest to their performance. While talking to The Pioneer, organizer of the show RK Sharma said, “We are really contended to present a musical concert dedicated to the pioneers of Bollywood. Further, we organise a musical eve to observe Mohammad Rafi Sahab’s birthday every year.”
The audiences were enthralled to watch the show. They enjoyed the programme whole heartedly and relived the golden era of Bollywood. On the occasion, Naushad’s son Raju Naushad and Majrooh Sultanpuri’s daughter Saba Sultanpuri, a renowned lyricist Abhilash and musician Raj Sharma were also present.