Song
Yeh Chaand Sa Roshan Chehra
Name of the movie
Kashmir Ki Kali
Video Cast
Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore
Babykorn
Shammi Kapoor was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival of Pune (PIFF) in 2008.
Artist Biography
Mohammed Rafi had acquired his music lessons from Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan. He debuted with a Punjabi film Gul Baloch, in which he sang a duet Soniye Ni Heeriye Ni with Zeenat Begum.
Homi Wadia of Wadia Movietone, a prominent film company, spotted the talent in Mohammed Rafi and insisted that Rafi sang for his forthcoming film Sharbati Ankhen under the music director Feroz Nizami.
Mohammad Rafi was gifted with a voice that suited all the genres of music. From soulful ghazals and plaintive bhajans to wild and whacky songs , Mohammed Rafi had a knack for all with his versatile singing skills.
Mohammed Rafi was an altruist and was known for charging nominal fee from music directors who could not afford his regular charges.
Rafi has won the coveted Filmfare Award in the Best Playback Singer category, as many as six times. The List comprises of Chaudhvin ka chand ho (film Chaudhvin Ka Chand - 1960), Teri pyaari pyaari surat ko (film Sasural – 1961), Chahunga main tujhe (film Dosti – 1964), Baharon phool barsao (film Suraj – 1966), Dil ke jharoke mein (film Brahmachari – 1968) and Kya hua tera vaada (film Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin -1977). He was also honored with the prestigious Padmashri by the Government of India.
A firm teetotaler and a non-smoker, Rafi, nonetheless, succumbed to a serious heart-attack on the 31st July, 1980.