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Versatility and range of voice
- He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. 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.
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He worked with them from their first film, Barsaat (1949). Under Shankar–Jaikishan, Rafi produced some of his songs for actors like Shammi Kapoor and Rajendra Kumar. Out of six Filmfare awards, Rafi won three for S-J songs – "Teri Pyaari Pyaari Surat Ko", "Bahaaron Phool Barsaao" and "Dil Ke Jharokhe Mein."
Sep 19, 2024 · Muhammed Rafi (born December 24, 1924, Kotla Sultan Singh, near Amritsar, Punjab, British India—died July 31, 1980) was a legendary playback singer who recorded more than 25,000 songs in a career spanning almost 40 years. Rafi studied music with eminent Hindustani singer Chhote Gulam Ali Khan.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mohammed Rafi started taking Hindustani Classical music from Pandit Jiwan Lal Mattoo who taught him the intricacies of Raag Shastra and Punjabi folk ragas Pahaadi, Bhairavi, Basant and Malhaar.
- Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho from Hanste Zakhm (1973) (Lyricist: Kaifi Azmi Music Director: Madan Mohan) I would like to begin the list with one of my most favourite Bollywood tracks all time.
- Title track of Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960) (Lyricist: Shakeel Badayuni, Music Director: Ravi) Out of 10 tracks of the album, Rafi sang 5 of them, and the most popular one is the title track, for which both Rafi and Shakeel Badayuni earned Filmfare awards.
- Chahe Mujhe Koi from Junglee (1961) (Lyricist: Shailendra, Music Director: Shankar Jaikishan) The movie and ‘Yahoo’ song gave a major twist to the careers of both Rafi and Shammi Kapoor, and a new era was born, when they collaborated with Shankar Jaikishan.
- Ehsaan Tera Hoga from Junglee (1961) (Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri, Music Director: Shankar Jaikishan) This top romantic song of 1960s had two solo versions, one in Rafi’s voice and the second one in Lata Mangeshkar, filmed on its lead pair – Shammi Kapoor and Saira Bhanu.
Feb 16, 2012 · Born in 1924, in village Kotla Sultanpur, in district Amritsar of Punjab, now in Pakistan, Mohd Rafi ruled the Bollywood playback singing arena, for over 35 years, till the time of his sudden death in July 1980.
Mohammed Rafi was known for his versatile singing style that allowed him to effortlessly switch between various genres, including classical, romantic, qawwali, and patriotic songs.
Mohammed Rafi was an Indian playback singer and is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in India. He has recorded more than 7400 songs in various languages, from which about 4,516 are Hindi songs and rest are in Assamese, Konkani, Bhojpuri, English, Persian, Dutch, Spanish, Telugu, Maithili, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Bengali, etc.
