It is a well-known fact that every music director wanted Rafi to sing for them what the author brings fore are statistics that may entice the fans of the great singer. Till his death, Shammi Kapoor maintained that Mohammed Rafi was his voice and he was incomplete without it. Joy Mukherjee didn’t use his maternal uncle Kishore Kumar, as he believed that it was Mohammed Rafi’s voice that guaranteed him success. In what are undeniably their last interviews, Shammi Kapoor, Joy Mukherjee, Dev Anand and many others shared their experience of being the men who were voiced by Mohammed Rafi. It was, however, the comments of the actors - for whom he did playback singing - and the music composers - who were behind his many hit numbers - that steals the show. Who would have thought that a kid who failed 4th grade, worked as barber and didn’t complete school would one day become the voice of the world.ĭuring the making of this book and 40-minute accompanying DVD, the writer met and spoke to many of Rafi’s friends and family members who spoke their mind. She also debates that singing was Mohammed Rafi’s true calling and he was destined for greatness since his youth. This is a very well researched compilation and through this book, you will find out many things about Mohammed Rafi that you didn’t previously know: where he was born, who inspired him the most in his youth and how he travelled to Bombay to try his hand at playback singing. The man who came from a religious family and reached the heights of glory with his voice, the playback singer who didn’t take remuneration from music composers who were trying to make their mark, the humble human being who never let anyone leave his house without a good meal - this book is his story.
Sujata Dev compiles the life of Bollywood’s finest in Golden Voice of the Silver Screen and helps in understanding the phenomenon known as Mohammed Rafi. It has been more than 35 years since Mohammed Rafi passed away but the world continues to remember the great singer, who is still alive in the hearts of his fans and admirers, very fondly. Title: Mohammed Rafi - Golden Voice of the Silver Screen
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