![]() Something of a legend in his lifetime, he has left behind a wealth of superb recordings. By the 1970s, with more Western disco-style music taking over the screen, his domination of the playback scene waned in favour of singers such as Kishore Kumar. ![]() ![]() ![]() Adapting to a variety of light musical forms to suit the changing style of film music from the 1940s to the 1970s, Rafi's richly expressive, classically trained voice was perhaps used best in songs with a classical element, as in his work with Naushad for Baiju Bawra (1952) and Mughal-e-Azam (1952) and in highly lyrical pieces such as in Pyaasa (1957), Barsaat ki Raat (1960), and Kohinoor (1960). ![]()
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