When you think of Yaman, you think of Roshan. Roshan had several singular achievements to his credit. There was a uniqueness in these songs which was entirely his. These became a byword for melodious romance. Roshan’s best songs for Rafi are picturised on Bharat Bhushan and Pradeep Kumar. Yet the fact that some of the most memorable Rafi songs are composed by Roshan is a testimony to the latter’s enormous talent. Later entrants Laxmikant Pyarelal, of course outnumbered every one, and naturally Roshan too by a huge margin. A decade’s lag means his songs for Rafi would be far outnumbered by Naushad, Shankar Jaikishan, OP Naiyar, SD Burman, Ravi and Chitragupta. In contrast, with Rafi he had some insignificant songs from time to time, till he hit big time with him in 1960 with Babar and Barsat Ki Raat. After creating waves with Mukesh in 1950 ( Bawre Nain) and Talat Mahmood in 1952 ( Anhonee), he had long association with them, and regardless of how his films fared, he gave songs for them which are undisputed landmarks. Moreover, interestingly, Rafi seems to be a very late entrant in Roshan’s work. That is significant considering that Roshan did not have the advantage of a big banner nor big stars like Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, Shammi Kapoor or Rajendra Kumar. But there is no doubt that Roshan would figure in the top four or five for this honour. Who composed the best songs for Mohammad Rafi cannot be conclusively answered.
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