This song of Rafi Sahab was rejected for 7 years, Shammi Kapoor changed its fate and made it a superhit.

New Delhi. Mohammed Rafi, whose voice is counted among the greatest voices of Indian music, gave many timeless songs in his career. But there was one song in his career which was repeatedly rejected and could not be released for almost 7 years. Later the same song became a superhit song in music history.

Beginning of “Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche”

The story of this song starts from the 1961 film “Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai”. This film was directed by Nasir Hussain. The film had big actors like Dev Anand, Asha Parekh and Pran. The music was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and lyrics were written by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra.

A song was recorded for this film

“These days there are discussions about your love for me”
Which was sung by Mohammed Rafi and Suman Kalyanpur.

Dev Anand did the first rejection

When this song was ready for the film, the composers had high expectations from it, but when Dev Anand heard it, he rejected it.
He believed that this song did not match the seriousness of his character and would appear too “loud” on screen.

For this reason the song was dropped from the film.

Didn’t get place even after 5 years

About 5 years later, in 1966, when Shankar-Jaikishan were composing the music of the film “Sooraj”, they tried to use this old tune again.
This time the hero of the film was Rajendra Kumar.

But once again the song was rejected. Rajendra Kumar also felt that this song did not match his screen image.

Shammi Kapoor changed his luck

Composers Shankar-Jaikishan were disappointed with this song, but when the film “Brahmachari” was made in 1968, the story changed. When Shammi Kapoor was played this tune, he liked it very much. He immediately said that this song would be included in his film.

became a blockbuster as soon as it was released

The film “Brahmachari” was released and this song
“These days there are discussions about your love for me”
It became a super hit straight away.

This song, filmed on the pairing of Shammi Kapoor and Mumtaz, became so popular that even today it is considered an evergreen hit. Even today people listen to it with the same enthusiasm in remixes and stage performances.

Rafi Sahab’s immortal voice

The specialty of Mohammed Rafi was that every big actor wanted his voice. Her pairing with Shammi Kapoor gave many hit songs. His voice made this song immortal.

Career beginnings and achievements

Mohammad Rafi started his career with the Punjabi film “Gul Baloch”. His first Hindi song came in the 1945 film “Gaon Ki Gori”. In his illustrious career, he was awarded 6 Filmfare Awards in 1965 and Padma Shri National Award in 1977.

Even after being rejected for 7 years, this song became the history of Indian music. This story tells us that true art evolves over time and becomes immortal when given the right opportunity.