His singing talent was spotted by his elder brother’s friend Mohammed Hameed, who encouraged him. As a child he used to imitate chants of a fakir in his village. The family later shifted to Lahore, where it owned saloon business. Mohammed Rafi was born in present-day Amritsar, Punjab, and he belonged to a family of 6 siblings. Mohammed Rafi – Childhood and early years It’s only my humble attempt, and I have just begun a journey with my favourite male playback singer of Bollywood. Hopefully I can add more posts about him after doing a little bit research about him. I am yet to add his top songs (It’s like a deep blue ocean and not easy to pick a few pearls). Earlier too I made a few attempts, but stopped it in the middle as I failed to find enough words to describe his talent and songs, and couldn’t justify my post. It’s impossible to conclude the life and work of this all-time great singer in a few words or pages, we can describe only a few chapters about him (I surrender) and it’s only a humble tribute of this die-hard Rafi fan to write a few words about him and his beautiful songs, on the occasion of his 39 th death anniversary. That’s why people used to say, “If God had a voice, it’s surely Rafi’s”, and this one-liner is never superficial, that’s what I feel. He was so unique, in his voice and singing style, and also in character truly a humble person down to earth who owned a big heart. The only singer who can at least challenge his singing talents among Indian voices is Lata Mangeshkar, and it is not possible to compare their talents and say, who is the best. Without any hesitation, any music fan who take music seriously can easily say, ‘No doubt, he is the best and most talented male playback voice of Hindi cinema, and will always remain so’. Mohammed Rafi’s voice and songs own an integral space in Indian music and cinema, and also a unique place in the hearts of music fans who love old songs.
He was the top male playback singer during 1950s and 1960s, and also owned countless hit songs in the 1970s and a few hit songs of early 1980s, released posthumously. Mohammed Rafi (1924 – 1980) was a legendary playback singer associated with Indian cinema, who predominantly worked in Hindi cinema during 1940s-1980s. Malayalam Song Lyrics & English Translation.