| Name(s) |
MOHAMMAD RAFI |
| Date of
Birth |
December 24, 1924
– Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, India. |
| Date of
Death |
July 31, 1980
– Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Legendary
Playback Singer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1941 - Under music composer Shyam
Sunder, he 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 1944).
- 1941 - Rafi was invited by All India
Radio, Lahore station, to sing for them.
- 1948 - 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".
- 1948 - Rafi received a silver
medal from Nehru on Indian Independence Day.
- 1949 - Rafi was given solo songs by
music directors such as Naushad (Chandni Raat, Dillagi and
Dulari) Shyam Sunder (Bazaar) and Husnalal Bhagatram (Meena
Bazaar).
- 1952 - Songs from Baiju Bawra like "O
duniya ke rakhwale" and "Man tarpat hari
darshan ko aaj" furthered his credentials.
- 1960 - In the film
Mughal-E-Azam, Mohammed Rafi sang "Ae
Mohabbat Zindabad", composed by Naushad, with a
chorus of 100 singers.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- One of the greatest
Indian playback singers of the Hindi
film industry.
- He was noted for his ability to
sing songs of different
moods and varieties.
- He learnt classical music from
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan,
Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan,
Pandit Jiwan Lal Mattoo
and Firoze Nizami.
- His first public performance
came at the age of 13, when he sang
in Lahore featuring K. L.
Saigal.
- S. D. Burman
patronized Rafi as the singing voice
of Dev Anand and Guru Dutt.
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Awards and Accolades |
- National Film Award
- Best National Singer Award
- Six Filmfare Awards.
- In 1967, he was honoured with
the Padma Shri
award by the Government of India.
- In 2000, the Stardust magazine
named him the "Best Singer
of the Millenium".
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