My father had refused the offer point blank since he frowned upon the very idea of my taking up singing in films as a career. “Khansaab had asked my father for his permission. During one such occasion, Nasir Khan one of the top producer-actors at that time, spotted me and offered to take me to Bombay and groom me as a singer in films,” he said in an interview with Star & Style Magazine in 1980. I used to sing at friends’ places when I was only 15. I belong to a very orthodox and conservative Muslim family. His entry into playback singing wasn’t intentional, and that’s surprising considering we think that he must have recognized his gift. Our duets were considered really special by music lovers,” she said in an interview. Though I enjoyed my duets with Mukesh Bhaiyya and Kishoreda, I have to agree Rafi Saab had a fabulous range and a staggering control over the seven notes. “People said that my duets with Rafi Saab were better than my duets with any other male singer. And we’re not alone, even Lata Mangeshkar thinks so. While we are no musical experts, we’re entitled to our opinion and we think Rafi’s voice is better. It’s an age-old debate that we have been fighting for years.
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