Mohammed Rafi was one of India's greatest playback singers. He has given some memorable songs to hindi film industry which are acclaimed as fresh till date.
Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Date of Birth: December 24, 1924
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Birth Place: Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, British India
Nick Name: Pheeko
Religion: Muslim
Marital Status: Married
Family Background
Father's Name: Hajji Ali Mohammad
Mother's Name: Mrs Shobha Nigam
Sister (s): Meenal and Neekita
Wife : Bashira
Son : Saeed Rafi, Khalid Rafi, Hamid Rafi, Shahid Rafi
Daughters : Parveen, Nasreen, Yasmin
Music Gurus
Classical Music: Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, Pandit Jiwanlal Matto and Firoze Nizami.
Filmography
Debut: Soniye nee, Heeriye nee (Gul Baloch : 1941)
Famous Movies (Songs): Baiju Bawra, Guide, Pyaasa, Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Kashmir Ki Kali , Neel Kamal.
Interesting Facts About Mohammed Rafi
- Rafi started singing by imitating chants of a fakir in his village.
- Rafi made his first public performance came at the age of 13.
- Jawaharlal Nehru invited Rafi to sing at the his house.
- Rafi is claimed to have recorded 28,000 songs in 11 Indian languages between 1944 and April 1980.
- Rafi recorded two English albums.
- The Films Division of India is producing a documentary about Rafi's life.
- The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra released a double CD entitled 'Rafi Resurrected' comprising 16 songs by Rafi.
- Artist Tasawar Bashir unveiled a shrine designed for Rafi in Birmingham hoping that Rafi will attain sainthood as a result.
- The Padma Shri Mohammed Rafi Chowk in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai and Pune is named after Rafi.
Most Famous Songs
- Babul Ki Duaen Leti Ja
- Kya Hua Tera Wada
- Aaj Mausam Bada Beiman Hai
- Baharon phool barsao
- Yahoo! Chahe koi mujhe junglee kahe
- Dil ke jharokhe mein
Awards and Honors
- Rafi received a silver medal from the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, on the first anniversary of the Indian Independence Day.
- He bagged Padma Shri in 1965.
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in the years 1957,1964, 1966, 1967, 1977.
- Filmfare Best Male Playback Awardin the years 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1977.
- Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Male Playback Singe in the years 1957, 1965, 1966.
- Best singer of the millennium by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine
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| By M. G. Desai (on Aug 09, 2011 03:14 PM) Mohammed Rafi's biography has got mixed up with that of sonu nigam. Rafi's mother's name couldn't have been Mrs. Shobha Nigam. Such things were not done in those days.
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