The death anniversary of renowned Indian playback singer Mohammed Rafi is being observed today.
He lost his life on July 31 at the age of 55 in Mumbai, India.
He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent.
He was the one who fought for the singer’s rights and asserted that even singers should get royalties for a song. The reason he had a major fight with Lata Mangeshkar, who opposed him, was that the duo decided not to sing with each other.
The Last Song
Rafi recorded his last song a few hours before he died on July 31, 1980. He recorded, ‘Shaam Phir Kyun Udas Hai Dost.’
After the recording, he went back home, where he felt a little uneasy. He was taken to a hospital, but he died of a massive cardiac arrest.
Rafi recorded his last song on July 30, 1980, a day before he passed away. The ‘Abhi Na Jaao Chhod Kar’ singer had multiple recordings the day before he died however two of these songs were very much special.
Over the course of a career spanning almost four decades, he sang more than 25,000 songs and received one National Award and six Film Fare Awards.
In addition to almost every Indian language, he sang songs in a number of other languages.
Some memorable songs of Mohammed Rafi
Jo Wada Kiya Woh Nibhana Padega
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ioONenaAQ
Baharon Phool Barsao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McP9D114BfU
Kya Hua Tera Wada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5D1dhTMclI
Abhi Na Jaao Chhod Kar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfEQgoVi7P4
Shaam Phir Kyun Udas Hai Dost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVc4GO2SYFU