He sang in other Indian languages including Assamese, Konkani, Bhojpuri, Odia, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Telugu, Magahi, Maithili and Urdu. Rafi is primarily noted for his songs in Hindi, over which he had a strong command. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.
He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. Between 19, Rafi was the most sought after singer in the Hindi film industry. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona of the actor, lip-synching the song. One of the most popular singers of the Hindi film industry, Rafi was notable for his versatility his songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans. Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer.
Indian classical, Ghazal, Playback singing, Qawwali, Thumri, Bhajan, Western music Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, British India football player, see Mohammed Rafi (footballer).
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