Mohammed Rafi is my musical father, says Sonu Nigam

By Komal Panchamatia

MUMBAI: There can be no comparison between a father and a son. For Sonu Nigam, who considers Mohammed Rafi his “musical father”, the very idea of comparing himself to the legendary singer is unthinkable.

After all, whatever he sings, he can never be quite like the master himself, said Nigam ahead of Rafi’s 100th birth anniversary on December 24.

“Rafi sahab was the prime reference point. It was like ‘Be like him, he can sing a qawwali, a bhajan, a sad song, a high-pitch song, a semi-classical’. So that’s what a singer should be like. He was my inspiration,” Nigam told PTI.