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Mohammed Rafi Centenary: When Naushad brought superstardom to the legendary singer

His was the haunting, melodious and, at times, even wild voice of several yesteryear Bollywood…
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Mohammed Rafi centenary: Shahid Mallya and Armaan Malik get nostalgic on the legend: “We are all students of him”

The entire music fraternity remains in awe of Mohammed Rafi. Come Udit Narayan (who has even…
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From Amit Trivedi to Mithoon: How Mohammed Rafi lives on in today’s composers

A hundred years ago on December 24, 1924, Mohammed Rafi was born. It is needless to add that both…
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Saira Banu remembers Mohammed Rafi in heartfelt tribute featuring Jawans and Dilip Kumar

On the anniversary of Mohammed Rafi's passing, veteran actress Saira Banu took to Instagram to pay…
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From ‘Yaadon Ki Baraat’ to ‘Salamat Rahe Dostana Humara’: When Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar teamed up as playback singers

The legend that is Mohammed Rafi died 44 years ago on July 31. The other legend that is Kishore…
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Trivia Tunes: When Sonu Nigam was called to recreate Mohammed Rafi’s iconic song due to copyright issues

Readymade music There are re-creations. And there are readymade soundtrack albums—almost. In 2019,…
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Trivia Tunes: When Kishore Kumar felt he couldn’t have been half as good as Mohammed Rafi while singing THIS song from Parwana

Jaideep Sahni’s stance on Lip-Sync songs Jaideep Sahni, lyricist of songs like ‘Ganda hai’…
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Saira Banu pays tribute to Mohammed Rafi on his birth anniversary, recalling his bond with Dilip Kumar

In a heartfelt tribute to the iconic playback singer Mohammed Rafi on his birth anniversary,…
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Trivia Tunes: From lyrics communicated emotions to hiccups with multiple-composers, how film music has changed

Communication is the key The plethora of old songs used in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani showcases…
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Shammi Kapoor Death Anniversary: Here’s all about the actor’s great association with Mohammed Rafi

Shammi Kapoor owes his superstardom to Dev Anand. Producer-director Nasir Hussain wanted Dev Anand…
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