Published 12:33 IST, October 31st 2020

Mohammed Rafi's throat bled while recording song for Vijay Bhatt's 'Baiju Bawra'?

Mohammed Rafi is undeniably one of the most iconic Bollywood singers of all time. However, did you know his throat bled while recording a 'Baiju Bawra' song?

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Mohammed Rafi is hands down one of most legendary playback Bollywood singers whose contribution to music of Indian cinema remains remarkable till date. According to a report by onmarama.com, Mohammed Rafi has recorded over 7,405 songs throughout his illustrious career spanning almost four decades. However, did you kw that Rafi had so dedicatedly practiced for one of his film songs for 15 days straight that his throat bled after recording that song? Read Mohammed Rafi's trivia below:

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Mohammed Rafi had almost lost his voice while recording a 'Baiju Bawra' song?

Mohammed Rafi's songs top evergreen playlist of millions of fans across country till date. Although late legend had predominantly sung Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi songs, he has also recorded songs in more than 10 different Indian langus. In addition to that, Rafi has also sung songs in foreign langus, which include English, Persian, Arabic, Sinhala, Dutch and Sinhalese.  

However, a lot of fans might t kw that Rafi's knack for bringing perfection to each of his songs led to his throat bleeding while recording song. According to a report by Catch News, back in days when National Film Award-winning singer was to record song O Duniya Ke Rakhwale from Vijay Bhatt's 1952 film Baiju Bawra, Rafi had almost lost his voice. If grapevines are to be believed, songster had done rigorous 'Riyaz' for 15 days straight before finally recording song in studio. 

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But after song was recorded, Rafi's voice broke up so bad that many anticipated he won't be able to regain his voice ever again. However, that did t happen and after a few years, Mohammed Rafi got back to recording songs again and that too on an even higher scale than before. Although this report made headlines in past, re were reports from many portals suggesting orwise as neir he r makers had confirmed this.

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Meanwhile, Mohammed Rafi had recorded five songs for Baiju Bawra, out of which, two were with  Nightingale of Bollywood, Lata Mangeshkar. From playlist of Baiju Bawra, songs including Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj, O Duniya Ke Rakhwale, and Ganga Ki Maut went on to become chartbuster hits back in days. 

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Check out 'O Duniya Ke Rakhwale' song below:

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12:33 IST, October 31st 2020