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- 1 2 Shahid Rafi launches Mohammed Rafi Academy Oneindia.in, 30 July 2010.
- ↑ "9000 musical tributes, commemorations for Rafi". The Indian Express . 31 July 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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