Rafi Sahab's Surili Kanghi By Usha Timothy

Usha Timothy in conversation with Farrukh Viqar
Usha Timothy is a veteran Bollywood playback singer. Referred to as a "Singer with a difference. She began her career in the film Himalay Ki God mein (1965). She has sung 5,000 songs in multiple Indian languages such as Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bhojpuri and Marathi etc.
Usha Timothy was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India in a Christian family. Her father worked for the CBI. She was the youngest of eleven siblings. Her elder brother, Madhusudan Timothy was inclined to music and often organized musical jalsas (gatherings) at home. Usha took her early musical lessons from Pt Laxman Prasad. She also learned Tappas and Thumris from Nirmala Devi.
Usha was discovered by Kalyanji Anandji. In 1956-57, a musical concert was held. It was called Kalyanji Anandji Night and prominent male singers like Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Mukesh performed songs composed by Kalyanji Anandji. The event was organized by Usha's father. Since there was no female singer to perform, Madhusudan suggested eight-year-old Usha's name to Kalyanji Anandji. She performed "Rasik Balma" from Chori Chori (1956) before the audience. Her performance pleased the audience as well as Kalyanji Anandji, who made her a part of their troupe. She did what was considered her first playback for them in Himalay Ki Godmein (1965). In that film, her duet with Mohammed Rafi "Tu Chhat Pe Khadi Thi" was well-received, but many thought it to be Asha Bhosle's voice. However, the first playback she gave was for a song in the 1962 film Durga Puja. Her major work was with Kalyanji Anandji for whom she sang many hit songs in the 1970s most of them duets with Mohammed Rafi.
In 1967, Laxmikant Pyarelal gave her two songs in the film Taqdeer. The songs were "Jab Jab Bahar Aayi" and "Papa Jaldi Aa Jana", both songs became popular. She was greatly inspired by Mohammed Rafi. She used to ask newcomers to follow the singing style of Rafi. She has also sung with Kishore Kumar in the song "Are Rafta Rafta Dekho Aankh Meri Ladi Hai".

[@Warrior-vv8uc]

Agar bhagwan ki awaz hogi to woh Rafi sahib ki hi awaz hogi. Voice of God. Rafi ji The Legend.

[@latifbutt7526]

Even after more than 40 years of his demise people want to know about great Rafi Sahab. Zindabad Rafi Sahab

[@NirmalKumar-eh1ix]

Wo hamesha hi jindabad rahenge wo amar hain hmesha hi dil par Raj karenge rafi sahab ke baad koi nahi na tha na hoga

[@sureshghatod2738]

Rafi sahab ka kya kahna vo jannat se aaye the aur farishta they....

[@GurpreetSingh-cw7oq]

RAFI SAHAB AAP GREAT HO SADA GREAT RAHOGE

[@mohamedrafiulla3296]

Rafisahab is the first singer from India to perform show in Londons Albert hall.

[@nusratyaqoob9236]

Rafi sahb jaisa na koi tha na hai aur na kabhi ho ga.one n only great mohd rafi sahb.

[@ashumudgalofficial5681]

Waah Waah Waah Hamare Rafi Sahab Jaisa koi Nahi. Rafi Sahab Great Hain

[@bharatrattanrafisahab5368]

That's why he is known as Rafisahab farista saint voice of god

[@RavindraSingh-ps8cg]

Badey khush naseeb they wo log jinhoney Great Sahab ko dekha hai aur dhanya ho gayi wo jagah jahan Rafi Sahab ne apney kadam rakh diyey. Long live Rafi Sahab.

[@mastanazmi1348]

Rafi sahab ki kahani Usha Timothy jee ki zubani. Laaaaaajawaaaaaaab pro. Great mohd Rafi Sahb..!! Usha jee ko aur apko dil se Salam e muhabbat... ..!! Shukriyaaaaaaaaaa🌹💐🌹

[@iftikharhusain6084]

She speaks so innocently and honestly. May God bless her.

[@supermmast]

Janab Haji Mohd Rafi Saheb the best singer of all time and the most humble human being. A gem of India unfortunately never appreciated by the Indian govt.

[@NirmalKumar-eh1ix]

No need of indian govt what rafi sahab got no one can give the 💖 of the people it is the biggest prise

[@NirmalKumar-eh1ix]

Rafi Sahab lajwab hain jis koi jwab nahi

[@NirmalKumar-eh1ix]

No need rafi sahab hamare dil hamari aatma main hain.

[@sanjeevmehndiratta5753]

Swar Samrat ko Shat Shat Naman Duniya ki Sabse khoobsurat Awaz Suro ke Shenshah Awaz ke Jadugar Voice of God Jai Jai Mohammed Rafi Sahab

[@safiyabegum4407]

Ur obsuletly right Sr 👍🏻

[@jaspreetkaur1398]

Very sweet lady, true companion of Rafi Sahib.

[@neilmusician1143]

Very Nice Interview by My Vocal Teacher Usha ji.

[@mohommadmaqboolshaikhshaik5895]

Subhan Allah ya rub teri shaan ki baat hai.

[@soothingmusic7707]

Jai Rafi Sahab🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@AdityaSingh-hk3ck]

सादर नमन 💐🙏🙏🙏💐

[@navinmanishsongs8356]

Great rafi sahab.....🙏🌹

[@harryken9560]

Mohammed Rafi Sahab the Greatest Singer of All Time ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@lallitasingh616]

Rafisahabgreathai&great.rahenge

[@NawazKhan-ve2vb]

Rafi sahab is the "Jewel of Melody World of India" ۰

[@coolplaybackzone8235]

Bohot shaandar ... 👌👌👌👌🎻🎻🎹😊😊😊 Unsune kisse ... Thanks Usha ji for sharing 🙏🙏🙏

[@nasirhusainsmansuri9990]

Great Rafi sahab

[@nyaneshwarlotlikar9142]

We are sooo blessed to hear about Sahabs life and I am soo blessed to able to learn music from you mam actually never dreamt this cld happen ever. Take Care God Bless You Mam

[@bksandeeep]

वाह दिल खुश हो गया ये इंटरव्यू देख कर रफी साहब के संगी साथी भी कमाल के थे पहली बार पता चला 💞💞💞💞💞💞

[@gillnirbhaisingh6147]

Rafi Sahib..always smiling face ...

[@nareshsachdeva8134]

Unbelievable , unforgettable memories 👍👍🙏🙏

[@sajidh2705]

Lucky Usha ji to have spent ao much time with Rafi sb the best singer ever. Usha ji also sings so beautifully.

[@sohailqazi8084]

Great singer ever , pure soul

[@balwinderbadhan6101]

Jai Sir Rafi Saab. Greates t singer on Universe......

[@faizulhasan7691]

Rafi Saheb was great legend of Bollywood..

[@pramilarao2189]

Rafi saab was great human being

[@pravinsolanki7429]

Wallha rafi saahab..thanku usha madam..

[@AnitaKumari-ky1jp]

Great Rafi Sahab 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mufajjaldholkawala2157]

Aap surili Awaz ki Malika ho...Hum aaj jane hai....U r also best Singer Usha ji.....We love to listen all things about Rafi Saab. Thanx all of u.

[@zoyaayesha2260]

Farrukh Viqar sahab Assalmalaikum, Usha ji ne Bahut hi Pyare Pyare Bathe batlaye hai! Masha Allah! Janab Mohd Rafi sahab to ek Farishta numa insan hai! Jis ke wajah se un ko aaj sari Duniya ke log yad kar rahe hai! Ta Qayamat yad karte rahenge, is Pyari jankari ke liye aap ko tahedilse shukriya.

[@MehtabMasih]

Rafi sahib ke bare main Usha Timothy Ji ne bahut barhiya dhang se bataya. May she live long. Rafi sahib jaisa koi nahin ban sakta. woh sachmuch ek farishta the.

[@BomJimmy]

She said,, "Rafi Sahb was not helping people with money" What good you find in that lie?

[@jpsharma4547]

Shukr h koi tho mesg mila kisi ka jis me mai bol saku bahot der se logo ke mesg khoj raha tha mai.dost usha ji ne jo batya achha bataya thik lga mujhe but ek baat mujh sahi ni lgi go ye agr rafi saab bhikhriyo ko paisa nhi dety the tho ye batane ki kya jarurt thi.kyu ki jab se maine hosh sambhla h h sunta aur padhhta aaya hu ki rafi sab rah chalty logo ki hlp krty the.35 sal se mai sunta aa raha hu aur aaj usha ji ne ise jhooth batala diya.tho ka ye rafi saab ki baki ki kahaniyo or bhi pani nhi fer diya..usha ji ko chahiye tha ki unki is chhavi ko bnaye hi rakhti...

[@lallitasingh616]

Rafi sahab aap great hai ...Great hi rahenge ..Jai ho Rafi Sahab wah wah

[@arvindganatra6642]

Rafi Sahab jaisa koi nahi ! King of music and melody dear Rafi Sahab will be remembered forever ! Every song sung by Rafi Sahab became immortal ! We miss him very much ! Ushaji ne jarur koi puny kiya hoga pichle janam me jo unhe Rafi Sahab ka saath mila !

[@devawaghmare1099]

Love you Rafi sahab, better better and better everytime, thanks so much

[@indiadilse3462]

Jai Mohammed Rafi Sahab.

[@manishkarnik4212]

जय हो रफी साहेबकी...

[@sattarshaik9490]

Mind feels pleasant to hear about the legendary singer, diamond of humanity and magnanimous personality Md. Rafi Saab. Much remains to be told, if much is told about the great man.

[@koolkatmi]

How simple & amazing this lady singer is. Amazing sense of music!

[@laxmipoojari8973]

Ushaji thk u very much u shard very lovely memories of Rafisaab. God bless you 🙏

[@anks1181]

It’s so strange with so many singing shows and she has not been called in a single show.

[@whispringwindows157]

Rafi sb pride of every Indian...love yu sir..

[@blessedaretheblessed1555]

Rafi Sahab was a GREAT SINGER & a GREAT SOUL. while the 2 sisters were just singers.

[@samirmukherjee2683]

Rafi is Rafi always ahead.

[@seemarajderkar3019]

उषा जी, मोहम्मद रफी साहबकी बहोत मधुर यादे आपने उजागर की. आप कितनी lucky हो, की रफी साहब को नजदिक से देखने का, उनके साथ काम करनेका सुनहरा मौका आपको मिला!! आपका धन्यवाद, की आप यह यादे लोगोंसे share करती हैं.

[@pitambararyan7671]

आपका बहुत शुक्रिया महान गायक रफी साहब की यादोँ का सफर उषा तिमोती के साथकरवाने का

[@ajaychib036]

Great rafi sahab

[@asgharalirajput9510]

Great jai ho

[@sanjeevmenon650]

Kudrat ka karishma. 😢.fan Rafi saab

[@bhavnapandit2392]

Usha Didi ki awaaz me abhi bhi khanak hai...Aap aise hi gaate rahiye

[@bhavnapandit2392]

wakaii Rafi Sahab Allah ke bande the...Aur Isha Didi ki awaaz bohot hi pyari aur aaj bhi itni surila gaati hain...God bless u

[@azizkhan6926]

Usha ji is also very nice person who still has a lot of respect for senior "THE GREAT RAFI SAHEB".

[@deepasreemallick2385]

Many many thanks for uploading this beautiful video of Ushaji talking about Rafrsaheb We love these videos

[@ashokmahna8674]

Rafi sb. , insaan ke roop mein farishta hi thhey. Aur oopar waala apney itney pyaarey bachhon ke liye kya-kya jatan nahin karta. Woh inko aeisi-aeisi khoobiyon se navajhta hai, jo ki dubaara na dekhney mein aati hain aur na sun-ney mein. Jai shiv shankar.

[@shantanubhattacharya2262]

♥💐👌👍🙏🏻

[@sashisekharmishra9514]

Very very personal and keen expression without any ରିଲୁକଟଂଚ୍ୟ.

[@shariqbilal7202]

Thank yo soo much for letting us know about Mohd. Rafi Saheb.

[@Singersalman-eb3ty]

Miss you Rafi sahab

[@IrfanAKhan-ee4nr]

Usha ji has a beautiful voice.

[@jaikisangattani4722]

To day i am aware that some songs i thought sung by aasha bhosale instead actually sung by great female singer usha timothy .. She born in nagur,vidarbh and i also born in Amravatividarbh During klyanji Anandi night she sang a song rasik balma at the age of 8yrs .because there were renouned male singers mohd rafi ,manna dey ,mukesh , but no female singer but usha,s brother suggested her name for singing and what a surpise music director kalanji and whole public appreciated her song of fim chori chori..This is greatness of usha timothy ..thanks for presenting the story of usha

[@ponnaga550]

Ushaji bilkul down to earth, aur bahuthi natural tarike se sab sach sach flawless Voice mein sawalo ke aur itni behtreen saaf Hindi bolte hai bada dilchasb interview raha sunkar bada accha lags. God bless.

[@Shabirah-rp4ni]

❤rafi ❤Sahab ❤great ❤singer ❤

[@pintumondal9920]

Rafi sahib is universal.

[@shpaul8899]

There have been some people in the world, the more we learn about them We somehow continue to feel that we should be told much more about them

[@sameeraoley4831]

Waa thanks for uploading ❤️👍

[@aslamqureshi1843]

Wakay me Rafi Sahab 1 farista numa insan thea

[@ranabirsengupta8777]

RAFI SAHEB WAS ONE & ONLY SINGER OF BOLLYWOOD FROM WHOM THE. ENTIRE MUSIC DIRECTORS OF THE WHOLE INDUSTRY COULD EXPLORES ONLY 15-20℅ FROM HIM AND THE UNEXPLORED SAHEB TOOK AWAY WITH HIM ON 31.07.1980

[@sajjadhussain1573]

Excellent thanks ♥️ GBU ❤️

[@SalimShaikh-uz6zt]

Very good my sister asp bahot lucky ho ji ho aap ko rafi sahab ka sath naseeb huba

[@vinodshrivastava5116]

You are great Care of RAFI SHAB

[@mohdhassanraza4562]

Mohd Rafi ki her baat anokhi aur Meraki hai aur yeh gana Jo hai o mere shahe o meri Jane janana yeh bahut hi pyara gana hai

[@kalpanaketkar1424]

रफी साहेब एक कुदरत की अमूल्य भेट है

[@Shabirah-rp4ni]

Nice ❤video ❤

[@KhalidMehmood-yt1yw]

Is mein koi shak nahi Jnab Rafi sahib jaisa koi nahi

[@yangtamesmusic5237]

Thenkio usha ji

[@soothingmusic7707]

Usha G Asli Bhakat hain jo shayad Mahendar Kapoor ki tarah Sahab ke saath saath show kare...Usha G ko Charan sparsh....Aaj bhi aapki aawaaz itni sundar hai, God Bless U....Jai Rafi Sahab

[@gmail.comSMP]

Aap ki aawaz bhi sab se behtar he ..

[@sadabaliofflcial1557]

Sunkar aankh bhar aati hai ki vah din bahut acche the

[@perrysmith6876]

Very nice God bless you

[@meditationmusicvideo5236]

TUM SA KOI NA AAYAA NAA AYEGA MOHD RAFI TUM BAHUT YAAD AAYE, INSAANO ME FARISHTAA 💙💚💜♦️🔷💎💠❄️🌼❄️🏵️💗♥️🔷

[@sanjaysinha9708]

Rafi saab was farishta

[@amirsk3987]

nice bhai bahut khoob

[@mazharbavazeer1285]

GREAT MOHAMMED RAFI SAHAB

[@musicpro237]

Ahh aaplog keyse keyse log thee aap logo Pé Bohot pyaar ata hay ❤️

[@rameshsuneja645]

Rafi sahab no one like him

[@NirmalKumar-eh1ix]

Behad bhole

[@dattatraydaware2367]

Bade log, bade baatein😊 thanks for information

[@parmjitsingh2594]

Kitne achhe thhey ye log

[@geeaar4322]

Thanks sister. ❤ you.

[@vktzahra]

ushaji may god bless you.

[@atiparamshoonyapaar4440]

Aatma ke sthar pe jude hue "VIRLE"... Nishabd bhi anhad shabd ban jaate

[@rameshvaswani2080]

🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏💚💚💚💚💚

[@laxmansharma2957]

Rafi sahab🙏🌹

[@anmolratanmdrafisahab7967]

Waaaaah 🙏

[@Kalsi9219]

Rafi saab the great

[@AdityaSingh-hk3ck]

Rafi saab the great🙏🙏🙏