Mohammed Rafi was an Indian playback singer. He is considered as one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his voice, versatility and range; his songs were varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of an actor, lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millennium" title by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine. In 2013, Rafi was voted for the Greatest Voice in Hindi Cinema in the CNN-IBN's poll.
Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.
Laxmikant–Pyarelal are a popular and successful Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar (1937–1998) and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma. They are considered among the most successful composers in Hindi film history and composed music for about 750 Hindi movies from 1963 to 1998, working for almost all notable filmmakers, including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, B.R. Chopra, Shakti Samanta, Manmohan Desai, Yash Chopra, Boney Kapoor, J. Om Prakash, Raj Khosla, L V Prasad, Subhash Ghai, K Viswanath and Manoj Kumar.
Sulakshana Pratap Narain Pandit is an Indian playback singer and former Bollywood leading lady. Her brothers are the composing duo Jatin–Lalit and her younger sister is Vijayta Pandit who achieved fame with her debut movie Love Story. Her uncle was the accomplished classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj. She won a Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1975 for her song "Tu Hi Sagar Hai, Tu Hi Kinara".
Mera Qasoor Kya Hai is a 1964 Hindi film starring Dharmendra, Nanda and Om Prakash. The film's music is by Chitragupta.
Fakira is a 1976 Hindi movie produced by N.N. Sippy and directed by C.P. Dixit. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Asit Sen, Ramesh Deo and Madan Puri. The music is by Ravindra Jain. The film became a box office hit. The film's team of producer, cast and music composer had teamed together before for the box office hit Chor Machaye Shor (1974). Fakira was later remade into the Telugu film Dongalaku Donga (1978), starring Krishna and Jayaprada.
Saajan Bina Suhagan is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Saawan Kumar Tak. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Nutan, Vinod Mehra, Padmini Kohlapure and Shreeram Lagoo, the films music is by Usha Khanna. It has a popular song "Madhuban Khushboo Deta Hai" sung by Yesudas, Anuradha Paudwal and Hemlata. The film was remade in Tamil as Mangala Nayagi in 1980 and remade in Malayalam as Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayathe Katha in 1984
Kali Ghata is a 1980 film produced and directed by Ved Rahi. This romance and mystery thriller stars Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Danny Denzongpa, A. K. Hangal, Aruna Irani, Lalita Pawar and Jagdeep. The music in the film was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal, with lyrics written by Anand Bakshi.
Badnam Farishte is a 1971 Bollywood court drama film. The film has Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore as lawyers who fight for unemployed youth who had gotten into the crime world. These two actors made extended guest appearances in this film. The introduction commentary was done by Dharmendra. The cast included mostly the newcomers and struggling artistes of that time.
Ladki Pasand Hai is a 1971 Bollywood drama film directed by C.L. Rawal. The film stars Mumtaz.
Ganga Tera Pani Amrit is a 1971 Bollywood drama film. The film stars Navin Nischol, Yogeeta Bali, Nirupa Roy, Rehman, Pran, Shatrughan Sinha, Narendra Nath, and Master Satyajeet.
Ek Nazar is a 1972 Bollywood romance film directed by B.R. Ishara. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Nadira.
Aashiana is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Syed Hussain. The film stars Neetu Singh.
Do Khiladi was a 1976 Bollywood film directed by Jugal Kishore. The film stars Jani Babu and Vinod Mehra.
Pandit Aur Pathan is a 1977 Bollywood action film directed by Joginder Shelly.
Phandebaaz is a 1978 Bollywood action film comedy directed by Samir Ganguly.
Ghar Ki Laaj is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by B. R. Ishara. It starred Moushumi Chatterjee and had lyrics and music by Ravindra Jain. Ghar Ki Laaj was an above-average grosser at the box office.
Mohammed Rafi Academy is a music school in Mumbai for Indian classical and contemporary music. It was launched by Shahid Rafi on 31 July 2010, the 30th death anniversary of his father and the legendary Hindi film singer, Mohammed Rafi.
Anjaan Hai Koi is a 1969 Hindi movie directed by Babubhai Mistri. The film stars Feroz Khan and Nalini. The films music is by Usha Khanna with lyrics by Asad Bhopali.
Jaago is a 1985 Hindi film.
