Mumbai: Singers come and go but geniuses like Mohammed Rafi live on for eternity. The troika of Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Mukesh will remain the pioneers of film music in India for their sheer talent and depth in voice that suited each occasion and every mood.
The Hindi film industry has not seen a singer like Mohammed Rafi till date. He left everyone crazy with his unmatched singing style. Rafi Sahab’s magical voice still resonates in the ears of people.
Today being Rafi Sahab’s death anniversary, we have compiled a list of some lesser-known facts about the maestro.
- Mohammed Rafi started singing at the age of 10 and influenced many people.
- Rafi’s favorite actor was Rajendra Kumar. He used to get lost in dreams while watching him on TV.
- Rafi loved music than anything else. When India-Pakistan was partitioned, his first wife refused to stay in India. But Rafi decided to stay in Mumbai for music and got separated from his wife.
- Mohammed Rafi never sang for money. He used to sing songs and didn’t care for money, he even didn’t know the fees he would get. Rafi Sahab had also sung a song for just Rs 1.
- Once he saw a widow in his colony who was struggling with financial hardships. After this Rafi started sending money to her on monthly basis by post office.
- Lata Mangeshkar started demanding to raise their fees this angered Rafi Sahab and he decided to never work with Lata Mangeshkar again.
- According to reports, Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi were good friends. When Rafi died, Kishore cried for hours sitting near his feet. Two days of national mourning was announced on the grief of Rafi.
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