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Mumbai, 24 December 2024

Music connects caste, religion and language

His Excellency Governor of Maharashtra CP Radhakrishnan

19th Mohammed Rafi Awards conferred

Music is one art that connects people beyond caste, creed, religion and language, said His Excellency Governor of Maharashtra CP Radhakrishnan during the conferement of 19th Mohammad Rafi Awards at the Rangsharada Auditorium in Bandra on Tuesday.

One of the most popular and leading lyricists in Bollywood during the 1950s and 1960s, Majrooh Sultanpuri was conferred with the Mohammad Rafi Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 while renowned playback singer Javed Ali, who has sung in various regional languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu was conferred with the Mohammad Rafi Award 2024 at the hands of His Excellency the Governor of Maharashtra CP Radhakrishnan. Maharashtra’s cultural affairs minister Adv Ashish Shelar’s Spandan Arts confers these Awards to eminent personalities from the music industry for their remarkable contributions. On this occasion, Adv Pratima Shelar and other dignitaries were present.

Andaleeb Majrooh Sultanpuri, son of Majrooh Sultanpuri accepted the posthumous lifetime achievement award comprising cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a memento and a shawl-shrifal on his behalf. Also, singer Javed Ali received the Mohammad Rafi Award comprising cash prize of Rs 51,000 and a memento.

On this occasion, a live musical concert titled ‘Jeevan Gani’ was presented by famous singer Shrikant Narayan who performed Mohammad Rafi’s timeless songs and won accolades from the audience. The program was compered by Radio Jockey RJ Gaurav and Marathi presenter Smita Gavankar.