Saira Banu remembers legendary singer Mohammed Rafi on his death anniversary

Veteran actress Saira Banu is remembering the late singer Mohammed Rafi on his death anniversary On Wednesday the actress took to her Instagram and dropped throwback images of the singer with her late husband the cinema great Dilip KumarShe also penned a long note in the caption and shared how Dilip Kumar practised sitar for 78 months to do justice to the visuals of the song crooned by Mohammed RafiShe wrote ldquoOne of the greatest playback singers Mohd Rafi Sahab is a genius when it comes to varied styles of songs This great singer had an exquisite blend of melody emotion and energy which always resulted in thousands of soulful songsrdquoShe then quoted her husband in the caption and wrote ldquoThere have been a number of highly talented playback singers but with Rafi Bhai it has been a mystical bonding as though he was part of me practically my own voice and a humble unpretentious figure Rafi Bhai had the Godgiven ability to mould and adapt his rendering of a number as per the given situation in the film the characters the mood of the time and the overall nature of the character in the filmrdquoDilip Kumar and Mohammed Rafi worked together on the song lsquoMadhuban Mein Radhika Naache Rersquo from the film lsquoKohinoorrsquoShe further mentioned ldquoSahib practised for 78 months on the sitar to be perfect I would like to quote an incident from 1962 soon after the IndoChina conflict which is fondly recalled by my husband the legendary Dilip Sahab Both legends of Indian cinema were on the border to entertain the Jawans of the Border Security Force but suddenly Rafi Bhai developed a terrible throat infection and lost his voicerdquoThe actress shared that the singer was in tears and inconsolable at the thought of letting down the eager Jawans who were sending him little notes of requests on pieces of paper for their favourite songs which they wished to hear live at the showShe wrote ldquoDilip Sahab kept giving him a concoction of ginger and honey which was his motherrsquos remedy at home Like a good boy Rafi Bhai gulped it down obediently and lo and behold It worked wonders for him Rafi Bhai could not believe it and when he woke up the next day and cleared his throat to hear his own inimitable velvety voicerdquoldquoThe Tragedy King Dilip Sahab said lsquoThere was a feeling of elation and great relief for Rafi Bhai for me and for the Border Security Force Jawans This simple mixture worked while others were downing hard brandies in the cold weather but Rafi Bhai being a complete teetotaler would not touch itrsquo Theres a cute personal anecdote with Rafi Bhai that I shall love to share with you tomorrowrdquo she addedSaira also wished her fellow actress Mumtaz on her birthday as she took to her Instagram Stories and shared throwback pictures with herShe wrote ldquoAt times I look back on our journey and find myself wondering 60 years really Dear mumtaztheactress our friendship feels like it has spanned an eternity and I cant thank Allah enough for the blessing of your companionship and care On your birthday I wish for us to enjoy another eternity of strong friendship and joyful moments together until the end of time Happy Birthday Dearest In the days to come Id love to share a few anecdotes that really capture the beauty of our friendshiprdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever