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‘Ek Dil ke Tukde Hazar Hue’ from the Suraiya-Rehman starrer Pyar ki Jeet (1948) is a good example of that indelible mark of GM. ‘Dulari’s’ famous song Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki gave his career a flying start with superb music by Naushad.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0would\u00a0be no exaggeration to state that Mohammed Rafi was the most versatile singer\u00a0in the history of\u00a0Indian Cinema. He was capable to sing for anyone in any style. Rafi proved his versatility by singing for Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Johnny Walker, Sunil Dutt, Biswajeet, Joy Mukherjee, Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor, \u00a0Raaj Kumar and Amitabh; and many more.<\/p>\n
Can any music lover forget\u00a0 the classical \u201c Madhuban Mein Radhika Nachi Re ?\u201d Some believe that \u2018Oh Duniya Ke Rakhwale..Sun Dard Bharey\u201d is the greatest song of Indian films till date.<\/p>\n
Rafi was born in Kotla Sultan village, about 30 kms from Amritsar in Punjab on December 24, 1924. He\u00a0died on July 31, 1980.\u00a0Rafi was a very simple man, who would\u00a0talk straight from his heart and used to help everyone in need. Rafi moved to Lahore at the unripe age of 14.<\/p>\n
In Lahore,\u00a0he studied music under Khan Abdul Waheed Khan, Jeevanlal Matto and Ghulam Ali Khan. He was introduced to Radio Lahore by composer Feroz Nizami and made his film debut as playback singer in the Punjabi film Gul Baloch (1944) singing for\u00a0 composer Shyam Sunder.<\/p>\n
In 1944, Rafi\u00a0landed in Mumbai (then Bombay). His\u00a0 first\u00a0 break was with Naushad in Pehle Aap (1944). Naushad gave him more chances in Anmol Ghadi (1946),\u00a0Tera Khilona Toota Balak and in Shah Jehan (1946) where he sang only few lines in a duet with K L Saigal. Only few remember the maestro GM Durrani, whose singing had influenced Rafi.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk Dil ke Tukde Hazar Hue\u201d from the Suraiya-Rehman starrer Pyar ki Jeet (1948) is a good example of that indelible mark of GM.\u00a0 \u201cDulari\u2019s\u201d famous song Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki gave his career a flying start with superb music by Naushad.\u00a0 Thereafter,\u00a0Rafi never looked back.<\/p>\n
However, the first challenge to his singing came in 1971, when his popularity plummeted and Kishore Kumar took over.<\/p>\n
He was a great human being as he did never lose his composure in prosperity or in adversity.\u00a0 He remained humble and soft-spoken through every up and down.<\/p>\n
He made a spectacular comeback with the Nasir Hussain musical Hum Kisi se Kum Nahin (1977) and Amar Akbar Anthony in the same year even winning the National Award for Kya Hua Tera Vada for the former. Unfortunately, he had left little time to enjoy the second phase of success. On 31st July,1980, Rafi died of\u00a0 heart attack.<\/p>\n
Rafi has left a vast treasure for every music lover for every occasion. May his soul rest in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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