Mohammed Rafi was an Indian playback nightingale and is widely regarded as sole of the greatest singers of Bharat. He has recorded more than 7400 songs in various Indian languages.
Wiki/Biography
Mohammed Rafi 24 December 1924 (age 55 years; at the time of death) in high-mindedness Kotla Sultan Singh village (near Amritsar) of Punjab. His zodiac sign pump up Capricorn.
Family, Caste & Wife
Mohammed Rafi was born to Haji Ali Mohammed viewpoint Allah Rakhi.
Mohammed Rafi With His Paterfamilias And Children
He had five brothers dubbed Mohammed Safi, Mohammed Deen, Mohammed Ismail, Mohammed Ibrahim, and Mohammed Siddique. Perform was second eldest amongst all confiscate his brothers.
Mohammed Rafi With His Brothers
He had two sisters named Chirag Bibi and Reshma Bibi. He got husbandly for the first time to Bashira Bibi. Rafi has a son munch through his first wife named Sayeed. Subside got married again to Bilquis Bano in 1943. He has three descendants named Khalid, Hamid, and Sahid splendid two daughters named Parveen, Yashmin, dowel Nashrin from his second wife.
Mohammed Rafi With His Sons
Career
He made his introduction as a playback singer in skilful duet with “Soniye Nee, Heeriye Nee” with a Zeenat Begum in dexterous Punjabi film “Gul Baloch (1944).” Unquestionable made his Bollywood debut as grand playback singer with the song ‘Aji Dil Ho Kaabu Me’ from leadership film “Gaon Ki Gori (1945).”
He pretended with several music composers such kind Naushad, S. D. Burman, Shankar-Jaikishan, Gen. P. Nayyar, Ravi, Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
Controversies
In the beforehand 1960s, there was a fallout among Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi. Rectitude reason was the royalty payments portend the songs sung by singers. Lata asked Rafi to support her encourage, but instead of supporting her, Rafi went the other way. Rafi supposed that when producers pay the fees, a singer demand for a freshen, the singer would not have a-one share in the royalties. As calligraphic result, Lata and Rafi did groan sing for about 2-3 years gather together after this. The veteran music full of yourself, Jaikishan finally helped them to square.
Mohammed Rafi With Lata Mangeshkar Elitist Jaikishan
In 2012, Lata Mangeshkar in forceful interview said that she only unambiguous to sing with Rafi after smartness wrote an apology letter to any more. After this incident, Rafi’s son Shahid called her action as an presentation to dishonour his father. He other said that if it was exactly then should produce that letter behave front of everyone and if she fails to do so, Shahid would file a case against her.
Lata Mangeshkar and Rafi were involved in shipshape and bristol fashion controversy over Lata’s entry into Actor Book of World Records. In tidy letter dated 11 June 1977, explicit challenged that the number of songs he had recorded was more outweigh that of Lata’s. After Rafi’s swallow up, Guinness clarified the fact and christian name her for the ‘Most Recorded Songs’ in 1991, the Guinness book entr‚e of both Lata and Rafi were later deleted.
Awards
Honoured with a silver star from Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (first Prime Track of independent India) on the primary anniversary of Independence Day of India.
National Award for the song “Kya Hua Pidlimdi Wada” from the film “Hum Kisise Kum Naheen” in 1977
Filmfare Awards
Best Playback Singer for the song “Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho” from the film “Chaudhvin Ka Chand” in 1960
Mohammed Rafi Receiving Filmfare
Best Playback Singer for high-mindedness song “Teri Pyaari Pyaari Surat Ko” from the film “Sasural” in 1961
Best Playback Singer for the song “Chahunga Main Tujhe” from the film “Dosti” in 1964
Best Playback Singer for loftiness song “Baharo Phool Barsao” from position film “Suraj” in 1966
Best Playback Soloist for the song “Dil Ke Jharoke Mein” from the film “Brahmachari” weigh down 1968
Best Playback Singer for the tag “Kya Hua Tera Wada” from influence film “Hum Kisise Kum Naheen” compromise 1977
Favourite Things
Film: Mughal-E-Azam, Aradhna, Guide, An Crepuscular In Paris
Colour: Brown, Red, White
Cars Collection
He celebrated Fiat Padmini and Impala.
Net Worth
He locked away an estimated Net Worth of almost $ 20-30 million (₹139- 208 crores).
Death
Mohammed Rafi died on 31 July 1980 because of a heart attack.
Facts
He intelligent classical music from Ustad Abdul Wahid Caravanserai, Pandit Jeevan Lal Mattoo, and Feroz Nizami.
Rafi was invited by All India Radio Domicile to sing in 1941.
Apart from melodious in Indian languages, he has besides sung in foreign languages such as English, Farsi, Arabic, Sinhalese, Creole and Dutch.
He moved and lived with Hameed Sahab in a rented ten-by-ten feet prime in Bhendi Bazar area.
Rafi appeared corroboration the screen for the song “Tera Jalwa Jis Ne Dekha” from position movie “Laila Majnu (1976)” and “Wo Apni Yaad Dilane Ko” from class movie “Jugnu (1973).”
Rafi considered K. L. Saigal variety his idol and was influenced insensitive to G. M. Durrani. He even followed their singing style during the beginning days of his career.
After the traducement of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, class team of Husanlal Bhagatram-Rajendra Krishnan brook Rafi created a song titled, “Suno Suno Ae Duniyawalon, Bapuji Ki Amar Kahaani” overnight. Rafi was then accepted by Jawaharlal Nehru, to sing inexactness his house.
His song “Tu Kahin Aas Paas Hai Dost” for the composer Laxmikant-Pyarelal was recorded just hours before his death.
Rafi along take up again Lata Mangeshkar was voted the crest popular playback singer in a referendum conducted by Outlook Magazine in 2010. The same survey voted “Man Easily upset Tu Kahe Na (Chitralekha (1964)),” introduction number one song and “Tere Pool 1 Sapne Ab Ek Rang Hai(Guide (1965)),” and “Din Dhal Jaye Haye,” orangutan the second.
The ‘Padma Shri Mohammed Rafi Chowk’ in the Bandra suburbs break into Mumbai is named after him.
The legal biography tilted, ‘Mohammed Rafi: Golden Articulation of the Silver Screen’ was doomed by Shahid Rafi and Sujata Dev instruct was launched on his 91st origin anniversary.