On Sunday, a particular program was organised to rejoice the outstanding contribution of Mohammed Rafi to the Indian music business in Mumbai. On the occasion, a number of famend artistes got particular honours.
Whereas Sonu was given the Mohammed Rafi Award, veteran lyricist Santosh Anand was bestowed with the Mohammed Rafi Lifetime Achievement Award.Union Minister Piyush Goyal introduced the awards to Sonu and Santosh Anand.
Check out the images from the occasion.
Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar additionally shared the images on his X account.
Mohammed Rafi was born on December 24, 1924, and was all the time thought of to be essentially the most proficient and nice singer of his time. Rafi’s unimaginable journey from modest beginnings to turning into a musical sensation is the epitome of talent and dedication.
Sonu Nigam, Rekha and Vishal Bhardwaj launch the music of Safed
From singing romantic, emotional songs, qawwalis, ghazals and bhajans to classical and celebration numbers, he excelled in all. He acquired six Filmfare Awards and one Nationwide Movie Award. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Authorities of India. Rafi labored with many music administrators, most notably Naushad Ali.
Within the late Nineteen Fifties and Nineteen Sixties, he labored with different composers of the period, reminiscent of OP Nayyar, Shankar Jaikishan, SD Burman and Roshan.He sung quite a few songs, together with ‘Tum Mujhe Yun Bhula Naa Paoge’, ‘Yun Hello Tum Mujhse Baat’, ‘Yeh Jo Chilmun Hai’, ‘Mera Man Tera Pyaasa’, ‘Kitna Pyara Vada’, amongst others.
The legendary and evergreen singer handed away on July 31, 1980. His melodies are nonetheless cherished by music lovers and they’ll proceed to create an impression on coming generations.
