He took his elementary classical music lessons from Pandit Jiwan Lal Mattoo. He started his singing career back in has sung more than 7, songs till his death in Jul Rafi has sung across all genres be it sad songs, romantic numbers, ghazals, bhajans, patriotic tracks or classical renditions.
However his work with OP Nayyar and Shankar Jaikishan as music directors is considered the most noteworthy. He won three Filmfare awards working with the legendary duo, out of his total 6 such awards. He also worked on very successful tracks with Laxmikant Pyarelal starting with the movie Parasmani in Nevertheless, Mohammad Rafi and his voice would continue to rule over the hearts and minds of his fans spread all across the world.
His songs can still be heard in towns and villages of India, on almost all social occasions, loved by every age group. Gaana Artists Mohammed Rafi. Mohammad Rafi Songs. His songs can still be heard in towns and villages of India, on almost all social occasions, loved by every age group Read full bio.
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Songs Episodes. Yaadon Ki Baaraat. Hum Dono. Tere Ghar Ke Samne. Doosara Aadmi. Hum Kisise Kum Naheen. Kashmir Ki Kali. Kala Bazar.
Chaudhvin Ka Chand. Do Raaste. Mere Sanam. Mohd Rafi - Romantic Hits. Love Stories Asha and Rafi. Hit Jodi Rafi and Majrooh Sultanpuri. Rafi Sings for Dev Anand. Hit Talmel Rafi and Shammi Kapoor. Romantic Mood Asha Bhosle. Baaps of Retro Composers. When it came to remembering any melody though, there never was a problem. The young genius in the making needed only to hear a melody once to not only commit it to memory, but also suggest improvements to the tune.
Following the popularity of his Punjabi song, Rafi Sahab took the final big step in his life and ventured off to Bombay to realise his dreams of making singing his career.
In he arrived in Bombay to sing, again under the music direction of Shyam Sunder for the movie 'Gaon ki Gauri'. After this successful debut in Bombay, Rafi Sahab approached the renowned music director Naushad, confiding in him his admiration for the great Kundan Lal. Saigal, and how his ambition was to sing with Saigal Sahab. L Saigal for a song in the movie 'Shahjehan'. Although Rafi Sahab had several 'hit' songs during these early years, he never-the-less had tough competition from respected singers like Manna Dey, Talat Mahmood, Hemant Kumar and Mukesh.
The real recognition for Rafi Sahab, though, which never saw him looking back again, was his incomparable effort for his songs in 'Baiju Bawra' under the music direction of Naushad Sahab. He continued over the years to lend his magnificent golden voice to such great music directors as Sachin Dev Burman, C. Rafi Sahab sang over 26, songs in all the national languages of India in his fourty year career. He was the master of all forms of songs - he could sing ghazals, qawwalis and bhajans with the same ease and greatness.
In fact, Shammi Kapoor's films were mainly popular because of the songs, which were sung by Rafi Sahab in a very distinct style. In he was honoured with the Padma Shree, a coveted award of which any Indian citizen would justly be proud. Humble, unostentatious and soft spoken, and yet a giant among musicians, he was a man of tremendous integrity and very often sang without charging a fee for struggling music directors.
Words cannot do justice to comprehend what this artist was about. Alas, there is no substitute today to listening to his voice.
His style truly reflected the man's character. The purity of his voice reflected the purity of his ideals and his mind. He was not affected by his greatness and material values never superceded human and social ethics for this spiritual and unassuming maestro. Rafi Sahab scaled heights of fame and popularity that no other Indian singer ever has or ever will with his haunting melodies that enchanted lovers of music all over the world. He had an unblemished illustrious career and retained an untarnished and highly dignified reputation in an industry which at times is more known for its vices than the good it produces.
Humble in the extreme, soft spoken, a gentleman like no other and an embodiment of refinement, he was deeply religious and in a rare interview with Abu Parker in in Cape Town, South Africa, Rafi Sahab declared that he held all religions in high esteem.
He went on to say that he believed that we are all separate seeds that bloom into one single flower. A veritable king at heart, he was a true friend of the poor, ensuring that he regularly paid his zakaat charity.
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