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Mohd Aziz remembered on his birth anniversary

Mumbai, July 2 (UNI) The going was great for Mohd Aziz in the 1980s. The great Mohd Rafi and Kishore Kumar were no more. And the only competition that Aziz, affectionately know as Munna, had was Shabbir Kumar.
Shabbir sang offkey. He had a vast range. He could sing at a staggering pitch. It was a pleasure to hear him hold his own in his duets with the indomitable Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.
Lataji and Aziz sang a number of duets in the 1980s and early 1990s including the timeless 'Patjhad sawan basant bahaar' (film Sindoor) and 'Bali umar ne mara haal yun kiya' (Awaargi).
Lataji once said of Aziz: “I recall him as a very kindhearted softspoken man with a good mastery over the seven notes. 'Woh sur achcha lagate tha' (he pitched his voice well). Composing maestros Laxmikant-Pyarelal were very fond of Mohd Aziz’s voice. We sang the duets 'Patjhad sawan basant bahaar' and 'Naam sare bhool jaaane lage' for Laxmi-Pyare. These were melodious numbers at a time when melody was on the wane. I enjoyed singing with him.”
Alka Yagnik who sang one of her best songs 'Tu na ja mere badshah' (Khuda Gawah) with Aziz remembers him fondly. “Like me, he was also from Kolkata, so I kind of knew from my childhood days .Munna (Mohd Aziz) was always very cheerful, sweet-spoken and an endearing person .And he had a powerful voice. He was one of Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s favourite singers.I sang many songs with him , the best one being ‘Tu na ja mere Baadshah' from Khuda Gawah. I am deeply saddened and shocked by the news of his sudden death.”
On Aziz’s meteoric rise and swift fall, and Alka says “Well... What do I say to that now...so many prolific singers vanished... but he still used to do concerts etc ... had quite a repertoire of popular songs to his credit.”
The very talented music composer Rajesh Roshan who gave Aziz some of his career’s best songs including 'Ek andhera laakh sitare' in Aakhir Kyon, 'Main se na meena se na saqi se' in Khudgarz described him as a “beautiful singer" and "a great human being who always met you with open arms."There are many singers who have wonderful voices and can sing well . But there are hardly singers who could put life into a song the way Mohd Aziz did,” said Roshan. UNI XC NST
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