Bollywood has a history of great Bhajans for Lord Ram, Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva. The great melodies of the genre Oh duniya ke rakhwale (Mohd Rafi, Baiju Bawra) and Satyam Shivam Sundaram (Lata ...

Legendary Indian playback singer Mohammed Rafi died on July 31, 1980. On the occasion of his 36th death anniversary falling on this Sunday, we share some memorable songs of the singer. Born on ...

In an interview some years before his death, the fine playback singer Manna Dey made a candid admission. He said that he never felt bad when music composers preferred Mohammed Rafi ahead of him for a ...

Mohammad Rafi is often called the “Voice of God”, a title famously bestowed on him by the renowned Bollywood director/producer Manmohan Desai. This was a testament to Manmohan Desai’s deep admiration ...

"We had some good times together," recalled the legendary Lata Mangeshkar once about Rafi. "We had our little differences. But he was a very simple and uncorrupted man." Rafi had a strong command over ...

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), ...

It took over eight exhaustive rounds – and as many generous breaks – of the Shivaji Park in Mumbai to get Anna C. Ramchandra to speak out his mind. Known to be at his genial best when he would be out ...