Mohammed Rafi’s first break as a singer came in 1942, when he sang the duet Goriye ni Heeriye ni with Zeenat Begum for composer Shyam Sunder in the Punjabi film Gul Baloch (1944). Since then, he sang ...

Mohammad Rafi, one of the greatest singers of Hindi cinema, celebrated his birthday every year on 24th December. The singer, who has been inspiring generations of singers and music lovers, gave his ...

Music, they say, transcends all boundaries. I heard Rafi saab’s (as he is fondly remembered by fans) voice wafting from my father’s radio when I was 10 or 11 - when I could barely comprehend the words ...

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 ...

Dilip Kumar, in his memoir The Substance and the Shadow (2014), recalls an incident from 1962, soon after the conflict at the Indo-China border, where he and Mohd Rafi were present to entertain the ...

It took over eight exhaustive rounds – and as many generous breaks – of the Shivaji Park in Mumbai to get Anna C. Ramchandra to speak out his mind. Known to be at his genial best when he would be out ...

There can be no comparison between a father and a son. For Sonu Nigam, who considers Mohammed Rafi his "musical father", the very idea of comparing himself to the legendary singer is unthinkable.

Mumbai: On legendary playback singer Mohammed Rafi's 35th death anniversary on Friday, melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor remembered his body of work. The 85-year-old singer ...

In Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, when Anushka Sharma cracks a joke with Ranbir Kapoor, “Mohammed Rafi gaate nahin, rote they” (Mohammed Rafi used to cry, not sing), it was supposed to evoke a titter.