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The Asha Bhosle song that worried her driver enough to take her to the hospital; RD Burman had to audition to grab the gig as Shammi Kapoor 'behaved like a king'
September 08, 2025 11:28 am
Asha Bhosle and RD Burman worked together on many memorable songs. But Teesri Manzil's 'Aaja Aaja Main Hoon Pyaar Tera' was special in more ways than one. Asha Bhosle turns 92 today.
Mohd Rafi was depressed, grew his beard after Bollywood said he was 'finished', chose Kishore Kumar: 'He would say I'm not a singer'
June 27, 2025 2:29 pm
Mohd Rafi and Kishore Kumar were contemporaries and had a lot of respect for each other, even though they were often pitted against each other.
When Kishore Kumar's rise made Mohd Rafi ask 'Have I become a bad singer?'
December 25, 2021 8:42 am
On Mohd Rafi's 97th birth anniversary, we revisit the time when a great singer like him was surrounded by self-doubt but continued to give his voice to some classics.
Five songs that legendary singer Mohammad Rafi rated as his best
August 05, 2019 5:20 pm
On his 39th death anniversary on July 31, a look at the maestro's best works. Out of the 7,405 songs in several Indian languages, Rafi sang 4,334 in Hindi. Nearly 70 songs have no official LP records and were never uploaded on YouTube.
Google doodle celebrates legendary singer Mohammed Rafi's 93rd birthday
December 24, 2017 11:38 am
In a career spanning over 40 years, Mohammed Rafi worked extensively with Naushad Ali, OP Nayyar, Shankar Jaikishan, SD Burman and Madan Mohan among others and was the voice behind Dilip Kumar, Guru Dutt.
Meri Pyaari Bindu stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Parineeti Chopra, Mohd Rafi and Kishore Kumar. The stars open up
May 11, 2017 5:05 pm
Meri Pyaari Bindu: Ayushmann Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra's film is loaded with nostalgia, Kishore Kumar and Mhd Rafi are also part of the star cast.
Mohammed Rafi's tracks will be remembered for a thousand years: Lata Mangeshkar
December 24, 2014 8:50 pm
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar said that Mohd Rafi's heart-warming tracks are evergreen and will continue to enjoy a fan following for years to come.
Asha Bhosle gets nostalgic on Mohammed Rafi's 90th birth anniversary
December 24, 2014 3:02 pm
On his 90th birth anniversary, legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle reminisced about Mohd Rafi's talent's "humility".
In Love with Herself
December 11, 2011 3:11 am
Her million-dollar smile still intact,the veteran actress talks about her best role so far that of a homemaker.
Dev Anand remembers Mohd Rafi on death anniversary
July 31, 2011 5:34 pm
The actor-filmmaker went on to pay tribute to celebrated playback singer who passed away on July 31,1980.
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