Actor

Mohammed Rafi

Sound

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Acting credits

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.5

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Movies: 197Series: 0Crew credits: 195

TMDB ID: 1608034

IMDb ID: nm0706327

Known for: Sound

Born: December 24, 1924

Died: July 31, 1980

Age: 55

Place of birth: Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, British India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2024

Years active: 81

Average TMDB rating: 6.91

Wikidata: Q156815

Also known as

Mohammad Rafi • Mohd. Rafi

Other jobs

Playback Singer (186)Vocals (8)Songs (1)

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Biography

Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and one of the most popular singers of the Hindi film industry. Rafi was notable for his voice and versatility; his songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona of the actor, lip-synching the song on screen in the movie. Between 1950 and 1970, Rafi was the most sought after singer in the Hindi film industry. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Mohammed Rafi.