In 1941, he made his debut in Lahore as a playback singer in the duet “Soniye Nee, Heeriye Nee” with Zeenat Begum in the Punjabi film ‘Gul Baloch’ (released in 1944) and made his Hindi debut with a song “Aji dil ho kaabu mein to dildar ki Aisi taisi” for the film Gaon Ki Gori in 1945.In 1941, Rafi was invited by All India Radio, Lahore station, to sing for them.
He learned classical music from Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, Pandit Jiwan Lal Mattoo and Firoze Nizami.Mohammed Rafi was the second eldest among his six brothers.Does Mohammed Rafi drink alcohol?: Not Known.Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohammed Rafi Saigal, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Manna Deyĭaughters- Parveen, Yashmin, Nashreen (From Second Wife) Mughal-E-Azam, Aradhana, Guide, An Evening in Paris. Kishore Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar But After his death, the Guinness Book of World Records made it clear and gave Lata Mangeshkar's name for the "Most Recordings" and in 1991, the Guinness Book entries for both Rafi and Lata were deleted. In a letter dated 11 June 1977, to the Guinness Book of World Records, Rafi had challenged that Lata Mangeshkar has recorded the less number of songs than him. Rafi was again got involved in a controversy over Lata Mangeshkar's entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.In an interview given to The Times of India on September 25, 2012, Lata claimed to have received a written apology from Rafi. However, Shahid Rafi, Mohammad Rafi's son, refute the claim, calling it an act to dishonour his father's reputation.After the royalty issue, Lata's views clashed with Rafi's view and she decided not to sing any further songs with Rafi. The music director Jaikishan later negotiated this dispute between the two.Recognizing Rafi's position as the leading male playback singer, she wanted him to back her in demanding a half-share from the 5 percent song royalty that the film's producer conceded to select composers. Rafi stated that his claim on the filmmaker ended with his being paid his agreed fee for the song and it is the producer who bets the money and the composer who creates the song, so his claim to the contribution of the song is compensated when the fees are paid. In 1962–1963, the popular female playback singer Lata Mangeshkar raised the issue of playback singers' share in the royalties.Playing Badminton, Carom and flying kites National Award for the song "Kya Hua Tera Wada" from the film "Hum Kisise Kum Naheen" (1977)īrothers- Mohammed Safi, Mohammed Deen, Mohammed Ismail, Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohammed Siddique.Jawaharlal Nehru (first Prime Minister of independent India) on the first anniversary of the Independence of India (1948) Playback singer: Aji dil ho kaabu mein (Song)/ Gaon Ki Gori (Film) Lahore, Punjab, then British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)