Well-known singer Mohammed Rafi's son Shahid Rafi has condemned
Karan Johar for insulting his late father in the filmmaker's newest film Ae
Dil Hai Mushkil.
Shahid has complained Karan for including a dialogue in the movie
that he found insulting to his star father. In the film, Anushka Sharma tells,
"Mohammed Rafi gaate nahi, rote the” (Mohammed Rafi used to cry, not
sing).
Shahid told, "This is so insulting. I am ashamed of
Karan Johar. I didn't expect this from him at all. My dad has sung songs for
Karan's father (Yash Johar) and this is what he has done now. I haven't seen
the film yet. Whoever has written this dialogue is an idiot. He doesn't
know who Rafi saab was. He was the most versatile singer. How can he write such
crap about a legendary singer?"
Shahid is expecting an apology from Karan.
He told, "The damage has been done. So many people have
watched the film. I don't think he is even going to edit that part. All I
expect from Karan is an apology letter from him."
Speaking about his father's admirers, he told, "It's
been 36 years and still his fan following is only increasing day by day. People
tend to forget singers in just a few days but look at my father's body of work
and his fan followers. I have received close to 9,000 messages on my
Facebook account from my father's fans who are ready to protest against this.
His fans will protest on November 2."
Mohammed Rafi, who has delivered countless hit songs like
"Kya hua tera wada", "Baharon phool barsao", "Likhe jo
khat tujhe" and "Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko", died in 1980.
The late singer had worked with producer Yash Johar in the
1980 movie Dostana for which he sang Mere dost qissa yeh kiya and Salamat
rahe dostana.
