coming from the Indian sub continent.Besides being the most melodious and versatile singer, he was also a Great human being.Simple , down to earth and ever helpful.In the highly competetive world of Indian cinema, he remained totally unaffected by any glamour or Greed...Truly a respected and beloved singer of all times...
Three reasons to love Mohammad Rafi and respect his talent...
1, The most important reason being that Mohammad Rafi has the most perfect voice that any singer can ever hope to have, which is reason enough for any music lover to love Mohammad Rafi and his singing..
2, He is the most versatile singer ever...he has covered all the ragas and every aspect of Indian film music , be it Classical, light romantic, intense and emotional songs or heart wrenching melodies, religious songs or the westernized club songs ..he has never compromised in his singing, he has always given his best to each and every song that he sang...
3, Rafi is the greatest unifier that India has known..other than another towering personality in the film world Dilip kumar(Yusuf Khan).I personally feel that one can never think of Rafi as a muslim, he is Mohammad rafi, the singer who stirs souls with his singing, and who every indian looks up to..
There can be nothing greater... when a person is held in such high esteem..d respect his talent...
Mohammad Rafi at a Glance
Rafi remains immortal through his songs...
Mohammad rafi (December 24, 1924 - July 31, 1980) is the greatest singer known to Indians.He was born in Kotla Sultanpur, in Punjab,India.After some initial days of struggle he began singing in punjabi films.he later moved to Bombay and began a successful singing career beginning with a song 'Hindustan ke hum hai' from the film "Pehele aap", in 1944....Over the next 3-4 years Rafi began to rise in stature and established himself as the number one singer of the Hindi Film Industry..he reigned supreme for 3 decades...He did face a lean period in the seventies, but he came back with a bang with some great songs from films like 'Heer Ranjha', Yadon ki Baraat,Hanste zakhm,Yakeen etc..Unfortunately soon after this he succumbed to a massive heart attack and died at the relatively young age of 56...To this day Rafi is adored and loved by his fans old and young...Rafi was indeed the best
