Rafiq Ghaznavi

Rafiq Ghaznavi
Born1907
Died4 March 1974
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Music composer, actor
SpouseAnwari Begum
RelativesSalma Agha (granddaughter)
Zara Khan
(great-granddaughter)
FamilyAgha–Khan family

Rafiq Ghaznavi (1907 – 4 March 1974)[1] was a British Indian and later a Pakistani musician and actor in pre-partition Indian cinema and later Pakistani cinema.[2]

He is known for his contributions in Abdul Rashid Kardar's Heer Ranjha (1932),[3] Sohrab Modi's film Sikandar (1941 film), Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer (1943), Ek Din Ka Sultan (1945) among others.[4]

  1. ^ "Profile and biodata of Rafiq Ghaznavi". MuVyz.com website. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ Damodar Ranade, Ashok (2006). Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries. Bibliophile South Asia. p. 176. ISBN 9788185002644.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cinemaazi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Rafiq Ghaznavi - Singer, Actor and Music Director of the 1940s Retrieved 4 May 2024