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Images: The legends who were fans of Mohammed Rafi

Nov 24, 2012   (4 images)

In the pre-paparazzi era, Mohammed Rafi flourished as a singer who lent his voice to innumerable hits. He was among those whose songs could lift an average film and turn it into a success. However, except snatches about his life, not enough is known about him as a person. More than three decades after his demise, his daughter-in-law Yasmin Rafi has come out with a memoir My Abba-Mohammed Rafi, which has been translated into English from Hindi and published by Westland. Yasmin shared a few of her favourite pictures of her father-in-law and his friends with Firstpost.

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Muhammad Ali hands over a plaque to Mohammed Rafi in an undated picture from Yasmin Rafi’s collection.

 

Considered arch-rivals by the public, Mohd Rafi appreciated and encouraged Kishore Kumar extensively. This picture was taken when Kishore Kumar visited Rafi at his son’s Khalid’s place in London. Image courtesy: Yasmin Rafi.

 

Mohd Rafi shared a great rapport with the Kapoor patriarch Prithviraj Kapoor, seen here cutting a birthday cake. Image courtsey: Yasmin Rafi.

 

SD Burman and Mohd Rafi shared a long and cherished association. Image courtesy: Yasmin Rafi.