Jawaharlal Nehru (first Prime Minister of independent India) on the first anniversary of India’s Independence Day in 1948.
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After Rafi’s death, Guinness clarified the fact and named her for the ‘Most Recorded Songs’ in 1991, the Guinness book entry of both Lata and Rafi were later deleted. In a letter, dated 11 June 1977, he challenged that the number of songs he had recorded was more than that of Lata’s. Lata Mangeshkar and Rafi were involved in a controversy over Lata’s entry into Guinness Book of World Records. Ormakal Rafi, a 2D animated tribute song series, in memory of Mohammed Rafi.He further added that if it were true then she should produce that letter in front of everyone and if she failed to do so, Shahid would file a case against her. After this incident, Rafi’s son Shahid called her action as an act to dishonour his father. In 2012, Lata Mangeshkar in an interview stated that she had only decided to sing with Rafi after he wrote an apology letter to her.Mohammed Rafi With Lata Mangeshkar And Jaikishan
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The song has also been used for Heineken’s 2011. Rafi’s song from the film Gumnaam (1965) Jaan Pehechan Ho was used on the soundtrack of Ghost World (2001). Mohammed Rafi tu bahut yaad aaya sung by Mohammed Aziz appeared in the film Kroadh (1990) sung onscreen by Amitabh Bachchan. The veteran music director, Jaikishan finally helped them to reconcile. As a mark of tribute, this song was conceived. As a result, Lata and Rafi did not sing for about 2-3 years together after this. Rafi said that when producers pay the fees, a singer demand for a song, the singer would not have a share in the royalties. Instead of supporting her, Rafi went the other way.
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Lata demanded for the royalty for the songs they sing and asked Rafi to support her opinion. In the early 1960s, there was a fallout between Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi.Nayyar, Ravi, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, and many more. He had worked with several music composers such as Naushad, S. He made his Bollywood debut as a playback singer with the song ‘Aji Dil Ho Kaabu Me’ from the film “Gaon Ki Gori (1945).” He made his debut as a playback singer with the song “Soniye Nee, Heeriye Nee” from the Punjabi film “Gul Baloch (1944),” in which he sang along with Zeenat Begum.