Mohammad Rafi is often called the “Voice of God”, a title famously bestowed on him by the renowned Bollywood director/producer Manmohan Desai. This was a testament to Manmohan Desai’s deep admiration ...
Mohammed Rafi was India's most renowned singer, and December 24 marks his 100th birth anniversary. As we celebrate this milestone of the legendary artist, here is an interesting fact about him. Rafi ...
There was a time when a hit song in a Hindi film meant Mohammed Rafi. Even years after his death, people do not get tired of telling stories about his voice and heart-winning style. The Padma Shri ...
Mohammed Rafi remains the gold standard in the world of playback singing. Legendary Bollywood producer/director Manmohan Desai once called him the “Voice of God” — a testament to Rafi’s unparallelled ...
Mohammed Rafi, one of India's most iconic playback singers, remains an undisputed legend in the world of music. His powerful voice gave life to many timeless hit songs for Bollywood stars like Dev ...
As the world marks the 101st birthday of Mohammed Rafi on December 24, one man at Tirur celebrates it as a deeply personal festival. Saifullah Cholakkal does not merely listen to Rafi. He lives with ...
He had a voice as soft as velvet. His singing brought out the emotion of every song that came his way. Mohammed Rafi remains one of India’s most loved singers. On his 45th death anniversary (July 31), ...
100th birth anniversary of Mohammed Rafi: How the legendary playback singer, who turned 100 on December 24, rose, shone and faded out in the Hindi film industry, where he alone possessed a singular & ...
Back in the early 1970s, during the black n' white Doordarshan era, one often saw actor Bharat Bhushan in the song ‘Man Tadapat’ from the 1952 film ‘Baiju Bawra’. Over time, the other details became ...
'Mohd Rafi was very humble and very soft-spoken. Rafi saheb bahut dayavaan thay, said his son at a panel in Goa. Sharing his memories of his father, Shahid Rafi once said, "Woh khud itne bade star ...
When I first stumbled upon a short reel titled “I Googled my grandfather and discovered he is an icon”, I paused. Like millions of Indians and South Asians, I have grown up with Mohammed Rafi’s voice ...