King of Melodies Singer Mohammed Rafi
He started singing as a small boy deeply inspired by the songs of a wandering fakir of his village. “Pheeko” (Rafi’s nickname) from his younger days was obsessed with music.
The ocean of talent in Rafi was recognised by Abdul Hameed (a real mentor), friend of Rafi’s elder brother, who was instrumental in motivating the young singer, encouraged and took him to Bombay. But for this gentleman, world would have missed a precious gem.
Rafi, possessing inimitable, incomparable voice, was an institution by himself. Be it a devotional song (sukh ke sub saathi), romantic song (Tumsa nahin dekha), patriotic song (Jahan daal daal par), sad song (Toote huve khwaboone), Qawwali (Parda hai), etc., the singer used to render the song in an impeccable manner.
Hence, one of the music directors of yesteryears has complimented that “Many great singers missed their notes and never seen Rafi making mistakes.” Another music director seconded the previous one addressing a group of new music directors that “you are unlucky since you do not have a Mohd. Rafi to record your songs.”
Rafi received innumerable number of awards for his songs ‘Ye mera Prem Patra padhkar’, ‘Chaudhavi ka chand ho’, ‘Teri pyaari pyaari soorat ko’, ‘kya huwa tera wada’ to mention a few and the most prestigious Padma Shri Award.
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