Films Division documentary on Mohammed Rafi

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It is that phase of the life of the playback singer, born in a poor family in Amritsar, which will be the focus of a docu-film being made by the Films Division, the premier documentary producer of the country, this year.

To commemorate the diamond jubilee of the organisation, Films Division has started making a film on the legendary singer that would give a comprehensive view of Rafi's life, struggle and accomplishments.

"The film will project Rafi's early days, his penchant for singing, struggle in Lahore and then in Bombay and his ascent to fame," its chief producer Kuldeep Sinha told PTI.

The film will be of 40 to 50 minutes duration and will be directed by Sinha himself.

"It will be unique work in the sense that we will highlight the troubles and difficulties that came in the making of Rafi. We will also show his major works," he said.

Rafi, born at Kotla Sultanpur in unidivided Punjab in 1924, had started singing by imitating chants of a 'fakir' at his village. His family later shifted to Lahore, where Rafi learnt Hindustani classical music.

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