Mohammad Rafi
Mohammad Rafi
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Rafi was born the youngest of six sons of Hajji Ali Mohammad at Kotla Sultan Singh (or Kotla Sultanpur), a town near Amritsar in Punjab (British India). Rafi, whose nickname was Pheeko, started singing by imitating chants of a fakir in his village.
Rafi's family owned a men's salon in Lahore's Noor Mohalla. It was his brother-in-law Mohammed Hameed who spotted the talent in Rafi and encouraged him. Rafi learnt classical music from maestros Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, Pandit Jiwanlal Matto and Firoze Nizami.
He made his singing debut in the Punjabi film Gul baloch by rendering a duet with Zeenat Begum, 'Soniye Ni Heeriye Ni' composed by Shyamsunder.
Rafi's first public performance came at the age of 13, when he was allowed to sing at a concert featuring the legendary K. L. Saigal.
On Thursday, July 31, 1980, Rafi died at 10:50 p.m., following a massive heart attack. His last song was "Shaam phir kyun udaas hai dost" (Aas Paas), which he had recorded with Laxmikant-Pyarelal two days earlier.
Contribution
| Actor | ||
| Kala Bazar (1960) | Himself | |
| Jugnu (1947) | ||
| Music Department | ||
| Benaam (2008) | Playback Singer | |
| Patang (2008) (Post-production) | Playback Singer | |
| Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai (2002) | Playback Singer | |
| Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) | Playback Singer | |
| Aarzoo (1999) | Playback Singer | |
| Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) | Playback Singer |
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