Remembering Mohammed Rafi A Legend Singer
Mohammed Rafi, Born in a village Kotla Sultan Singh ,Near Amritsar,Punjab on December 24,1924
Mohammed Hameed his brother-in-law who spotted the talent in Rafi and encouraged him. Rafi learnt classical music from Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, Pandit Jiwanlal Matto and Firoze Nizami.
In 1944, Rafi moved to Bombay , where poet Tanvir Naqvi introduced him to some of film producers including Abdul Rashid Kardar, Mehboob Khan and actor-director Nazeer.Rafi's first song with Naushad was "Hindustan ke hum hain" from A. R. Kardar's Pehle Aap (1944). Around the same time, Rafi recorded another song for the 1945 film Gaon ki Gori, "Aji dil ho kaaboo mein". He considered this song his first Hindi language song.In 1945, Rafi married his cousin Bashira, nicknamed "Majhi", in his village.
In early 1970s, Rafi fell ill and recorded fewer songs
On Thursday, July 31, 1980, Rafi died at 10:50 p.m., following a massive heart attack.His last song wasShaam phir kyun udaas hai dost (Aas Paas), which he had recorded with Laxmikant-Pyarelal few hours earlier to his death.[21][22] He was survived by four sons (Saeed Rafi, Khalid Rafi, Hamid Rafi, Shahid Rafi), three daughters (Parveen, Nasreen, Yasmin) and 18 grandchildren.
Rafi was buried at the Juhu Muslim cemetery. In 2010, his tomb was demolished to make space for new bodies. Fans of Mohammed Rafi who arrive twice a year at his tomb, on December 24 and July 31, to mark his birth and death anniversary, use the coconut tree nearest to his grave as a marker.
Mohammed Hameed his brother-in-law who spotted the talent in Rafi and encouraged him. Rafi learnt classical music from Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, Pandit Jiwanlal Matto and Firoze Nizami.
In 1944, Rafi moved to Bombay , where poet Tanvir Naqvi introduced him to some of film producers including Abdul Rashid Kardar, Mehboob Khan and actor-director Nazeer.Rafi's first song with Naushad was "Hindustan ke hum hain" from A. R. Kardar's Pehle Aap (1944). Around the same time, Rafi recorded another song for the 1945 film Gaon ki Gori, "Aji dil ho kaaboo mein". He considered this song his first Hindi language song.In 1945, Rafi married his cousin Bashira, nicknamed "Majhi", in his village.
In early 1970s, Rafi fell ill and recorded fewer songs
On Thursday, July 31, 1980, Rafi died at 10:50 p.m., following a massive heart attack.His last song wasShaam phir kyun udaas hai dost (Aas Paas), which he had recorded with Laxmikant-Pyarelal few hours earlier to his death.[21][22] He was survived by four sons (Saeed Rafi, Khalid Rafi, Hamid Rafi, Shahid Rafi), three daughters (Parveen, Nasreen, Yasmin) and 18 grandchildren.
Rafi was buried at the Juhu Muslim cemetery. In 2010, his tomb was demolished to make space for new bodies. Fans of Mohammed Rafi who arrive twice a year at his tomb, on December 24 and July 31, to mark his birth and death anniversary, use the coconut tree nearest to his grave as a marker.
