Mohammed Rafi Wikipedia. Mohammed Rafi. Background information. Native name Birth name. Mohammed Rafi. Born1. December 1. 92. 4Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, British Indianow in Punjab, IndiaDied. July 1. 98. 01. 98. Latest Bollywood songs lyrics collection, hindi movie songs lyrics, bollywood singers, music directors, composers, lyricist, new songs, old songs, albums, love songs. Click and press CtrlF to find your song quickly or if your song is not listed below please use search tool at the top right. Kafi is accorded a great deal of latitude in the interest of ranjakatva. In all kshudra ragas, contamination on account of swaras not part of their intrinsic. Top 20 most popular Bollywood Songs of each decade. Bollywood Tracks that are among the best Hindi songs of all time. Romantic, Sad, Old New 90s, 80s, 70s. A roundup of Hindi film songs based on classical ragas. Casting Call for ZEE TV show. Audition For ZEE TV Upcoming Serial is there. Early life. Mohammed Rafi was the second eldest of six brothers born to Hajji Ali Mohammad. The family originally belonged to Kotla Sultan Singh, a village near. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Genres. Indian classical, Ghazal, Playback singing, Qawwali, Thumri, Bhajan, Western music, Nazrul Geeti. OccupationsPlayback singer. Instruments. Vocals. Years active. 19. Mohammed Rafi 2. December 1. July 1. 98. 0 was an Indian playback singer and one of the most popular singers of the Hindi film industry. Rafi was notable for his voice and versatility his songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona of the actor, lip synching the song on screen in the movie. Between 1. Rafi was the most sought after singer in the Hindi film industry. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1. 96. 7, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. Rafi is primarily noted for his songs in Hindi, over which he had a strong command. He sang around 7,4. He sang in other Indian languages including Konkani, Bhojpuri, Odia, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Telugu, Magahi, Maithili and Urdu. Apart from Indian languages, he also sang songs in English, Farsi, Arabic, Sinhalese, Creole and Dutch. Early lifeeditMohammed Rafi was the second eldest of six brothers born to Hajji Ali Mohammad. The family originally belonged to Kotla Sultan Singh, a village near present day Majitha in Amritsar district of Punjab, India. Rafi, whose nickname was Pheeko, began singing by imitating the chants of a fakir in the streets of his native village Kotla Sultan Singh where his family lived. Rafis father moved to Lahore in 1. Noor Mohalla in Bhati Gate. Rafi learnt classical music from Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, Pandit Jiwan Lal Mattoo and Firoze Nizami. His first public performance came at the age of 1. Lahore featuring K. L. Saigal. In 1. 94. Rafi, under Shyam Sundar, made his debut in Lahore as a playback singer in the duet Soniye Nee, Heeriye Nee with Zeenat Begum in the Punjabi film Gul Baloch released in 1. Shyam Sunder. 9 In that same year, Rafi was invited by All India Radio. Lahore station to sing for them. He made his Hindi film debut in Gaon Ki Gori in 1. Early career in MumbaieditIn 1. Rafi moved to Mumbai. Movies/images/reviews/big/singhsaab.jpg' alt='Singh Sahab The Great Movie Songs' title='Singh Sahab The Great Movie Songs' />Watch the video for the song Feeling Avnavi from the Gujarati film Gujjubhai the Great sung by Advait Nemlekar and Vibha Saraf Credits. Http starttext Ek vaar maara malak ma aavjo This is the entertaining movie based on reincarnation. Singh Sahab The Great Movie Songs' title='Singh Sahab The Great Movie Songs' />He and Hameed Sahab rented a ten by ten feet room in the crowded downtown Bhendi Bazar area. Poet Tanvir Naqvi introduced him to film producers including Abdur Rashid Kardar, Mehboob Khan and actor director Nazeer. Shyam Sunder was in Mumbai and provided the opportunity to Rafi to sing a duet with G. M. Durrani, Aji dil ho kaabu mein to dildar ki aisi taisi., for Gaon Ki Gori, which became Rafis first recorded song in a Hindi film. Other songs followed. Rafis first song with Naushad was Hindustan Ke Hum Hain with Shyam Kumar, Alauddin and others, from A. R. Kardars Pehle Aap 1. Around the same time, Rafi recorded another song for the 1. Gaon Ki Gori, Aji Dil Ho Kaaboo Mein. He considered this song to be his first Hindi language song. Rafi appeared in two movies. In 1. 94. 5, he appeared on the screen for the song Tera Jalwa Jis Ne Dekha in the film Laila Majnu. He sang a number of songs for Naushad as part of the chorus, including Mere Sapnon Ki Rani, Roohi Roohi with K. L. Saigal, from the film Shahjahan 1. Rafi sang Tera Khilona Toota Balak from Mehboob Khans Anmol Ghadi 1. Noor Jehan in the 1. Jugnu, Yahan Badla Wafa Ka. After partition, Rafi decided to stay back in India and had the rest of his family flown to Mumbai. Noor Jehan migrated to Pakistan and made a pair with playback singer Ahmed Rushdi. In 1. 94. 9, Rafi was given solo songs by music directors such as Naushad Chandni Raat, Dillagi and Dulari Shyam Sunder Bazaar and Husnalal Bhagatram Meena Bazaar. Besides K. L. Saigal, whom he considered his idol, Rafi was also influenced by G. M. Durrani. In the early phase of his career, he often followed Durranis style of singing, but later evolved his own, unique style. He sang with Durrani in some of the songs such as Humko Hanste Dekh Zamana Jalta Hai and Khabar Kisi Ko Nahiin, Woh Kidhar Dekhte Beqasoor, 1. In 1. 94. 8, after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the team of Husanlal Bhagatram Rajendra Krishan Rafi had overnight created the song Suno Suno Ae Duniyawalon, Bapuji Ki Amar Kahani. He was invited by the Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to sing at his house. In 1. 94. 8, Rafi received a silver medal from Jawaharlal Nehru on Indian Independence Day. Recording career in the 1. In his early career, Rafi associated with many contemporary music directors, most notably Naushad Ali. In the late 1. 95. O. P. Nayyar, Shankar Jaikishan, S. D. Burman and Roshan. Serial Key Steam Generator. Work with NaushadeditAs per Naushad, Rafi came to him with a letter of recommendation from Naushads father. Rafis first song for Naushad was Hindustan Ke Hum Hain We belong to Hindustan for the film Pehle Aap in 1. The first song for the duo was the soundtrack of the movie Anmol Ghadi 1. Before Rafi, Naushads favourite singer was Talat Mahmood. Once Naushad found Talat smoking during a recording. He was annoyed, and hired Rafi to sing all the songs of the movie Baiju Bawra. Rafis association with Naushad helped the former establish himself as one of the most prominent playback singers in Hindi cinema. Songs from Baiju Bawra 1. O duniya ke rakhwale and Man tarpat hari darshan ko aaj furthered Rafis credentials. Rafi ended up singing a total of 1. Naushad. 1. 4In the 1. Mughal E Azam, Mohammed Rafi sang Ae Mohabbat Zindabad, composed by Naushad, with a chorus of 1. Work with S D BurmaneditS. D. Burman used Rafi as a singing voice of Dev Anand and Guru Dutt. Rafi worked with Burman in 3. Pyaasa 1. 95. 7, Kaagaz Ke Phool 1. Kala Bazar, Nau Do Gyaran, Kala Pani, Tere Ghar Ke Samne 1. Guide 1. 96. 5, Aradhana 1. Abhimaan 1. 97. 3. Work with Shankar JaikishaneditRafis partnership with Shankar Jaikishan was among the most famous and successful in the Hindi film industry. 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 Pyari Pyari Surat Ko, Baharon Phool Barsao and Dil Ke Jharokhe Mein. The song Yahoo Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe was sung by Rafi, only to be matched a fast paced orchestra and a composition by Shankar Jaikishan. S J had Rafi give playback for Kishore Kumar in the film Shararat Ajab hai daastan teri yeh zindagi. Rafi sang a total of 3. Shankar Jaikishan. Among the films of this combination are Basant Bahar, Professor, Junglee, Suraj, Brahmachari, An Evening in Paris, Dil Tera Deewana, Yakeen, Prince, Love in Tokyo, Beti Bete, Dil Ek Mandir, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai, Gaban and Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai. Work with RavieditRafi got his first Filmfare Award for the title song of Chaudhvin Ka Chand 1. Ravi. He received the National Award for the song Babul Ki Duaen Leti Ja from the film Neel Kamal 1. Ravi. Rafi wept during the recording of this song. He admitted this in his interview to the BBC in 1. Ravi and Rafi produced several other songs in the films China Town 1.