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082			_a782.4216 _bDEV
100			_aDev, Sujata
245			_aMohammed Rafi : golden voice of the silver screen _c/ Sujata Dev
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNoida _bOm Books International _c2015
300			_a238 p. , 32 unnumbered pages of plates _b: ill. _c; 24 cm.
520			_aBorn in 1924 at kotla Sultan Singh, a village near Amritsar, Mohammed Rafi, nicknamed pheeko was the second youngest of hajji Ali Mohammed and Allah rakhi's six sons. He started singing early, deeply inspired by the songs of a wandering fakir, in the village. In the 1920s, circumstances compelled rafi's father to move to Lahore where he opened a small dhaba. Rafi's elder brother, Mohammed Deen, started a barber shop in no or Mohalla, Bhatti GATE in the same city, with Rafi lending him a helping hand. Meanwhile, Mohammed deen's friend, Abdul Hameed recognised rafi's talent and encouraged him to sing. Later, he convinced the reluctant family to allow him to take Rafi to Bombay. In 1944, The two arrived in an alien city from where Mohammed Rafi slowly won over the heart of an entire nation. Mohammed Rafi: Golden voice of the silver screen is the authorised biography of one of India's most beloved singers.
650			_aMusic
942			_cENGLISH
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