Sir john Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Mohammed Rafi was the second youngest of six brothers. His father Hajji Ali Mohammad and family lived in Kotla Sultan Singh, a village near Amritsar in Punjab (British India). Rafi's nickname was Pheeko because he imitated chants of a fakir in his village. Express Archive Photo
Sir john Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi and his 3 year old son Hamid Rafi (Munna).
Sir john Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 Music director Anandji, singer Mohammad Rafi and Music Director Kalyanji.
Sir john Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 Today's Pics Apart from singing, Mohammed Rafi dabbled with acting as well. He acted in a couple of films, Laila Majnu (1945) and Jugnu (1947)
Sir john Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 Geeta Dutt performs alongside Mohammad Rafi. Agencies Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi at the song recording for 'Palkon Ki Chhaon Main
Sir john Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 Mohammad Rafi performs alongside Mehmood at a recording session for 'Bin Badal Barsaat'.
Sir john Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 Playback singer Mohammad Rafi performs during a Mushaira in 1960
Sir john Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 Rafi is claimed to have recorded 28,000 songs in 11 Indian languages between 1944 and April 1980.
Sir john Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 There is an interesting anecdote about Mohd Rafi and the film 'Baiju Bawra'. It is said Talat Mehmood was to sing the songs. However, Naushad caught Talat smoking and this annoyed him greatly. He asked Rafi to sing the songs. These songs became very popular, and are today considered classics.
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