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Mohammed Rafi

Profession
Sound
Born
December 24, 1924 · Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, British India
Died
July 31, 1980

Biography

Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and one of the most popular singers of the Hindi film industry. Rafi was notable for his voice and versatility; his songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona of the actor, lip-synching the song on screen in the movie. Between 1950 and 1970, Rafi was the most sought after singer in the Hindi film industry. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mohammed Rafi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Sholay poster
Sholay
Film · 1975 · ★ 7.1
Amar Akbar Anthony poster
Amar Akbar Anthony
Film · 1977 · ★ 6.9
Pyaasa poster
Pyaasa
Film · 1957 · ★ 7.3
Awaara poster
Awaara
Film · 1951 · ★ 7.2
Chupke Chupke poster
Chupke Chupke
Film · 1975 · ★ 7.2
Mughal-e-Azam poster
Mughal-e-Azam
Film · 1960 · ★ 7.1
Fukrey Returns poster
Fukrey Returns
Film · 2017 · ★ 6.5
Guide poster
Guide
Film · 1965 · ★ 6.7
Zanjeer poster
Zanjeer
Film · 1973 · ★ 6.9
Gumnaam poster
Gumnaam
Film · 1965 · ★ 6.1
The Burning Train poster
The Burning Train
Film · 1980 · ★ 6.6
Shree 420 poster
Shree 420
Film · 1955 · ★ 7.5

Filmography