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Bollywood's greatest singer was inspired by a fakir in Lahore, was abandoned by first wife during Partition: 'She didn't want to come to India'
September 05, 2025 8:02 am
Arguably the greatest male playback singer that Hindi cinema has ever seen, Mohammed Rafi hailed from a village near Amritsar, and worked as a barber in Lahore before moving to Mumbai. He was paid Rs 75 per song when he started, but he went on to be honoured with the Padma Shri.
'OP Nayyar had a huge ego, was offended when Shammi Kapoor interfered in their most famous song': Rafi's son recalls feud
September 04, 2025 1:09 pm
Singer Mohammed Rafi had to play mediator between feuding actor Shammi Kapoor and music director OP Nayyar. Rafi's son described Nayyar as a man with a massive ego.
'Asha Bhosle should have some shame at her age': Mohammed Rafi's son accuses 'insecure' Lata Mangeshkar of sabotaging dad's career
September 04, 2025 12:31 pm
Mohammed Rafi had a major feud with Lata Mangeshkar and her sister, Asha Bhosle. According to his son, the sisters tried to sabotage his career out of jealousy. He also said that he confronted Lata Mangeshkar about it before her passing.
'Allah aapko maaf nahi karega': Md Rafi thought he was committing a sin by singing, secretly retired after maulana accused him of 'gunaah'
September 04, 2025 11:32 am
The god-fearing Mohammed Rafi went on a self-imposed sabbatical and privately decided to retire from singing after a cleric told him that he was a sinner.
Mohammad Rafi 100th birth anniversary: The legendary singer got his first break when KL Saigal refused to perform due to a power outage
December 24, 2024 5:06 pm
Mohammad Rafi 100th birth anniversary: The legendary singer found his first break after a power outage left KL Saigal angry and he refused to perform till it came back on.
Mohd Rafi would undergo 'dharam parivartan' when he sang bhajans, says Sonu Nigam: 'Hain vo musalmaan, namaazi aadmi'
December 01, 2024 7:06 pm
At a recent session in IFFI, Sonu Nigam talked about how Mohammad Rafi used to undergo 'Dharam Parivartan' while singing Hindu bhajans.
When Lata Mangeshkar-Mohammad Rafi concert paved way for liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
September 05, 2024 10:09 pm
Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi played an instrumental role in the liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, says Uprising, written by author Neelesh Kulkarni.
When Amitabh Bachchan reported red-eyed to sing a song with Mohammad Rafi, said he hadn't slept a wink
July 31, 2023 3:06 pm
Mohammad Rafi and Amitabh Bachchan had mutual love and respect for each other, and thus their excitement knew no bounds when they sang together in Naseeb.
Mohd Rafi's son addresses rumoured rivalry between his father and Kishore Kumar, recalls memorable evening in London
December 25, 2021 11:22 am
For years, Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar were projected as the arch-rivals. But Rafi's son Shahid Rafi called all these rumours baseless.
Forty Years Ago, August 1, 1980: Rao on border
July 31, 2020 11:49 pm
External Affairs Minister P V Narasimha Rao told the Lok Sobha that India was fully convinced that the alignments shown in our map regarding the boundary with China are true to the international border.
