Rafiq Ghaznavi

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.

Due to his passion for music, he sought classical music training from Patiala gharana ustads Ashiq Ali and Asif Ali and became a popular singer in Lahore, British India.

[3] After the partition of India in 1947, he settled in Lahore, Pakistan and later moved to Karachi.

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