Photo: India Post, Government of India / GODL-India (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Mohammed Rafi sits in that rare tier of voices that essentially carried an entire film industry from behind the curtain. Six Filmfare wins, a National Film Award, and a Padma Shri only hint at the scale of it. What genuinely floors me is the elasticity: peppy numbers, patriotic anthems, aching laments, romantic ballads, qawwalis, ghazals, bhajans, all delivered with command. Over four decades after his death in 1980 he remains beloved across the subcontinent, which is the truest measure of an artist. Voices that cross borders and languages to lodge in people's hearts deserve real reverence, and Rafi earned every bit of it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mohammed Rafi
- Name (Japanese)
- モハンマド・ラフィ
- Reading
- もはんまど・らふぃ
- Born
- December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / musician / composer / film actor / playback singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1967 Padma Shri in arts
- 1977 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- 1960 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- 1961 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- 1964 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- 1966 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- 1968 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- 1977 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.mohdrafi.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A1%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3
Frequently asked questions
When was Mohammed Rafi born?
December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980.
Where is Mohammed Rafi from?
Mohammed Rafi is from Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, India.
What does Mohammed Rafi do?
Mohammed Rafi works as singer, musician, composer, film actor, playback singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.