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  1. Mohammed Rafi was one of the greatest and most influential singers of India. He was known for his voice, versatility and range. Check this page to know about his biography- age, family & much more!

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    Mohammed Rafi 24 December 1924 (age 55 years; at the time of death) in the Kotla Sultan Singh village (near Amritsar) of Punjab. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He did his schooling from a local school in his village. He did not study much because he was interested in singing. He received his classical training in music from Ustad Barkat Ali Khan and...

    Mohammed Rafi was born to Haji Ali Mohammed and Allah Rakhi. He had five brothers named Mohammed Safi, Mohammed Deen, Mohammed Ismail, Mohammed Ibrahim, and Mohammed Siddique. He was the second eldest amongst all of his brothers. He had two sisters named Chirag Bibi and Reshma Bibi. He got married for the first time to Bashira Bibi. Rafi has a son ...

    He made his debut as a playback singer with the song “Soniye Nee, Heeriye Nee” from the Punjabi film “Gul Baloch (1944),” in which he sang along with Zeenat Begum. He made his Bollywood debut as a playback singer with the song ‘Aji Dil Ho Kaabu Me’ from the film “Gaon Ki Gori (1945).” He had worked with several music composers such as Naushad, S. D...

    In the early 1960s, there was a fallout between Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi. Lata demanded for the royalty for the songs they sing and asked Rafi to support her opinion. Instead of supporting...

    Honoured with a silver medal from Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (first Prime Minister of independent India) on the first anniversary of India’s Independence Day in 1948.

    Actors: Kishore Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar
    Actresses: Madhubala, Rekha, Sadhna, Nargis Dutt
    Films: Mughal-E-Azam, Aradhna, Guide, An Evening In Paris
    Singers: K. L. Saigal, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey
    Colour: Brown, Red, White

    Mohammed Rafi died on 31 July 1980 because of a heart attack in Mumbai. He was buried in Juhu Muslim Cemetery and nearly 10,000 people attended his funeral. The government of India announced two-day public mourning in his honour. In 2010, his tomb was demolished to make room for the new burials. His fans have marked a coconut tree, which was neares...

    He learned classical music from Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, Pandit Jeevan Lal Mattoo, and Feroz Nizami.
    Rafi was invited by All India Radio Station to sing in 1941.
    Apart from singing in Indian languages, he had also sung in foreign languages such as English, Farsi, Arabic, Sinhalese, Creole, and Dutch.
    He moved to Mumbai in 1944 and lived there with Hameed Sahab in a rented ten-by-ten feet room in Bhendi Bazar area.
    Rafi appeared on the screen for the song “Tera Jalwa Jis Ne Dekha” from the movie “Laila Majnu (1976)” and “Wo Apni Yaad Dilane Ko” from the movie “Jugnu (1973).”
    Rafi considered K. L. Saigal as his idol and was influenced by G. M. Durrani. He even followed their singing style during the initial days of his career.
  2. Dec 24, 2020 · In September 1988, popular actor and writer, Patrick Biswas, interviewed Mohammed Rafi’s wife, Bilquis Rafi in a rare candid conversation. It was her confession about her children’s relationship with their father that had made everyone fall in love with Rafi saab once again.

  3. Mohammed Rafi (24 December 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.

  4. Right - Mohammed Rafi with his daughter-in-law, Yasmin Khalid Rafi. Left - Mohammed Rafi with his grandchildren, Right - Mohammed Rafi in a family photograph with his wife (Bilquis), son...

  5. Feb 26, 2020 · • Mohammed Rafi had five brothers and his father was Haji Ali Muhammad and mother Allah Rakhi. • Mohammed Rafi’s first wife was his cousin Bashira Bibi but their marriage ended as she refused to live in India after the rights of the partition of India and moved to Lahore Pakistan.

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