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    Mohammed Rafi

    Indian playback singer (1924–1980)

    For the Kerala football player, see Mohammed Rafi (footballer). For the Indian cricketer, see Mohammad Rafi (cricketer). For the television actor, see Rafi DQ.

    Mohammed Rafi (24 månad 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent.[5][6] Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs.[7] He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie.[8] He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millenniu

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    Mohammed Rafi: The ‘Man of God’ who made a star out of Shammi Kapoor; promised Rajiv Gandhi free shows to help Kishore Kumar

    “Ek maamooli mutrib hoon, faqat gaana jaanta hoon (I’m but an ordinary singer; inom know just to sing),” Rafi had once said about han själv . That was the disarming humility of the music aficionado who, even after four decades of his passing, lives on for many thanks to his soulful voice. Even as I write this, a few hundred or thousand words are not enough to outline his contribution to the Indian music industry.

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    Be it the innocence of Ankhon Hi Ankhon Mein (CID 1956), the frolic of Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji (Mr. and Mrs. 55, 1955), the vulnerability of Yeh Duniya Yeh Mehfil (Heer Ranjha, 1970), the patriotic Yeh Desh Hai Veer Jawanon Ka (Naya Daur, 1957), or the festive Govinda Aala Re Aala (Bluff Master, 1963), Rafi imbued these and over 7000 songs with the magic of his soul-stirring voi

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    Today, December 24, 2024 marks an important birth centenary: that of one of the greatest singers ever to hail from the Indian subcontinent, the inimitable Mohammad Rafi. Born on December 24, 1924 in Kotla Sultan Singh (Punjab), Rafi would go on to dominate the world of Hindi playback singing in a way few of his contemporaries could, singing thousands of songs, winning awards by the dozen—and rarely (a rarity in itself, in a competitive industry) antagonizing those he worked with.

    I have been a fan of Rafi’s since pretty much as far back as I can remember, long before I even knew his name (though I do remember Ameen Sayani announcing that so-and-so song, which we were about to listen to on Binaca Geetmala, had been sung by Mohammad Rafi). All my early favourites—Yeh chaand sa roshan chehra, Jaane kahaan mera jigar gaya ji and Jangal mein mor naacha, among others—I was to realize later had been sung by one man.

    It was impossible, therefore, to have Rafi’s birt