Created by Mumbai-based illustrator Sajid Shaikh, the creative doodle depicts Rafi as the king of playback singing in Bollywood. It sheds light on the journey of famous Rafi songs as they made their way from the studio, onto the silver screen and into the hearts of fans forever.
With his notable and versatile voice, Rafi went on to sing over 5000 songs of almost all genres and languages. It was in the 1930s when a little boy named Pheeko would wait for a travelling fakir in Kotla Sultan Singh and follow him around on his rounds, imitating his chants as they went along. Pheeko grew up to be Mohammed Rafi, the ultimate king of playback singing in India.
The legendary singer breathed his last on July 31, 1980. He died of a heart attack in Mumbai on July 31, 1980. Rafi was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1967. He has numerous hit songs to his credit including several duets with famous playback singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.
Working with music directors like OP Nayyar, Laxmikant Pyarelal and RD Burman, Rafi delivered some evergreen hits. In a career spanning 35 years, Rafi has a wide range of songs to his credit, from classical to patriotic, mellow love songs to highly peppy numbers, qawwalis, ghazals and bhajans. Rafi trained under Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, Pandit Jiwanlal Matto and Firoze Nizami.
His song Chaudhvi Ka Chand won Rafi his first-ever Filmfare award in 1960 which was followed by five more wins. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri and later in 1977, he was feted with the National Award for Kya Hua Tera Wada.
From romantic songs to peppy dance numbers; here's a playlist of the most-loved songs from the man who gave Indian cinema 40 golden years of haunting melodies
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