"We had some good times together," recalled the legendary Lata Mangeshkar once about Rafi. "We had our little differences. But he was a very simple and uncorrupted man." Rafi had a strong command over ...

That Mohammed Rafi created magic with his singing is an old age truth. Unlike others, Rafi’s versatility was never curbed by the contours of his personal remuneration nor did his individual equations ...

After arriving in Bombay from Lahore with his mentor Hameed, the young Mohammed Rafi realised music director Naushad had become a name to reckon with. Hameed thought of an idea, and travelled all the ...

Considered the greatest Indian playback singer of the Hindi film industry, Mohammad Rafi was noted for the rare ability to mould his voice to the persona of the actor Mumbai: A 12-hour marathon ...

Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming ...

The thing that set the legendary vocalist Mohammed Rafi apart from his contemporaries was his ability to juggle between songs with a range as wide as the Himalayas and as diverse as chalk and cheese.

Few music composers can achieve the distinction of their tunes becoming so popular as to be played at weddings — especially their own. Unfortunately, for this particular individual, who reached this ...

The remains of Hindi cinema's finest stalwarts, including Madhubala, Mohammed Rafi, Naushad and Sahir Ludhianvi , have been disposed of and their tombs demolished to make space for new bodies, says a ...

Legendary singer Mohammed Rafi's son Shahid Rafi will Saturday launch a music academy in his father's name as a tribute on his 30th death anniversary. "There are so many fans of my father who used to ...

BOLLYWOOD’s music composer during the golden era of film songs maestro Naushad Ali would often narrate a story about a convict who was sentenced to death and about to be hanged. He was asked to let ...