What's in A Name? The Many Iterations of Mohammed Rafi in Film Credits
23 Dec, 2020 | Short Features by Haresh Joshi
William Shakespeare once wrote “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." The film industry certainly seems to be a firm believer in this. One glance at film credits over the years is enough to tell us how frequently names are changed or distorted. I have gone through around 817 films and found 41 different ways in which Mohammed Rafi’s name appears .
Name of Mohammed Rafi in title | Movie |
MOHD.RAFI | 12 O’Clock (1958) |
MOHAMMED RAFI | Aabroo (1968) |
MOHAMED RAFI | Aarzoo (1965) |
Mohomad rafi | Aaj Aur Kal (1963) |
MOHAMMAD RAFI | Aakashdeep (1965) |
LATE Mohammed rafi | Aan Aur Shaan (1984) |
मुहम्मद रफ़ी | Aanchal Ke Phool (1968) |
महमद रफ़ी | Aastik (1956) |
Film dedicated to him | Aas Paas (1981) |
Ma.RAFI | Akeli Mat Jaiyo (1963) |
MAHAMMED RAFI | Alakh Niranjan (1975) |
MOHAMED RAFFI | Alibaba Aur Chalees Chor (1966) |
RAFI | Amber (1952) |
MOHOMED RAFI | Anjan Hai Koi (1969) |
MOHMAD RAFI | Balak Aur Janwar (1975) |
मो. रफ़ी | Balak Dhruv (1974) |
MAHAMAD RAFI | Baarish (1957) |
MD.RAFI | Bedaag (1965) |
मोहम्मद रफी | Beti (1969) |
Mohd. Raffi | Bharat Milap (1965) |
MAHOMED RAFI | Biradari (1966) |
Moh. Rafi | 24 Ghante (1958) |
MOHEMED RAFI | Daadi Maa (1966) |
MAHAMMAD RAFI | Dekh Kabira Roya (1957) |
MOHAMOD RAFI | Ghar Aakhir Ghar Hai (1988) |
महमद रफी | Hanuman Vijay (1974) |
मोहमद रफी | Harishchandra Taramati (1963) |
MOHMMED RAFI | Jawab (1970) |
PADMASHRI MD RAFI | Johar In Bombay (1967) |
MAHAMMADH RAFI | Kaun Sachha Kaun Jhutha (1972) |
MOHMD. RAFI | Kunwara Baap (1974) |
MOHMED RAFI | Love and Murder (1966) |
महंमद रफी | Mahabali Hanuman (1980) |
Late Mohd Rafi | Nazrana Pyar Ka (1980) |
महम्मद रफी | Paisa Ya Pyar (1969) |
MAHD RAFI | Pratiggya (1975) |
MOHMMAD RAFI | Seema (1955) |
MOAHMMAD RAFI | Teen Devian (1965) |
RAFFI | Tu Nahin Aur Sahi (1960) |
MD RAFFI | Trip To Moon (1967) |
MOD. RAFFI | Woh Din Yaad Karo (1971) |
Haresh Joshi is a presently retired Manager (Quality Control) at Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. Vadodara. He has been a life long Mohammed Rafi afficionado and has written the book Mohammed Rafi - His Voice, My Choice.