He had a voice as soft as velvet. His singing brought out the emotion of every song that came his way. Mohammed Rafi remains one of India’s most loved singers. On his 45th death anniversary (July 31), ...

As the world marks the 101st birthday of Mohammed Rafi on December 24, one man at Tirur celebrates it as a deeply personal festival. Saifullah Cholakkal does not merely listen to Rafi. He lives with ...

Mohammed Rafi remains the gold standard in the world of playback singing. Legendary Bollywood producer/director Manmohan Desai once called him the “Voice of God” — a testament to Rafi’s unparallelled ...

It all started in Kotla Sultan Singh, a Punjab village and a hamlet like many other, but if you go to Wikipedia, you will learn that it is no ordinary settlement but the birthplace of Mohammed Rafi ...

On Mohammed Rafi’s 101 st birth anniversary today, the team at Filmfare’s archives has toiled to get you the most un-heard of stories and factoids from the legendary singer’s career. We dare you the ...

The voice of iconic Hindi film songs like “Main jat yamla pagla deewana” sung with verve for an animated Dharmendra, the full-throated “Chahe mujhe koi junglee kahe” for the rollicking Shammi Kapoor, ...