Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Sonu Nigam, Sachin Tendulkar Visit Mohammed Rafi’s Mumbai Mansion
Sonu Nigam, Sachin Tendulkar and Salim Merchant visited the old Mumbai home of singer Mohammed Rafi.
The home is called Rafi Mansion.
Part of it has been turned into a museum.
The museum keeps some of Rafi’s personal things, including his harmonium and telephone.
Sonu played the harmonium and sang one of Rafi’s famous songs.
The visitors also met Rafi’s son, Shahid Rafi.
The museum shows awards, photographs and other memories from Rafi’s life.
Mohammed Rafi died on July 31, 1980, after a career lasting more than three decades.
Sonu Nigam, Sachin Tendulkar and Salim Merchant visited Mohammed Rafi’s former Mumbai residence, Rafi Mansion.
Nigam played Rafi’s personal harmonium and sang “Deewana Hua Badal” during the visit.
The trio met Shahid Rafi, Mohammed Rafi’s youngest son, who helps preserve his father’s legacy.
A museum section at the Bandra mansion displays Rafi’s instruments, awards, photographs, crockery and old telephone.
Mohammed Rafi’s preserved honours include the 1967 Padma Shri and the 1977 National Film Award for “Kya Hua Tera Wada”.
- Who
- Sonu Nigam, Sachin Tendulkar, Salim Merchant and Shahid Rafi were involved in the visit.
- What
- Nigam, Tendulkar and Merchant visited Mohammed Rafi’s former home, viewed his preserved possessions and heard Nigam perform on Rafi’s harmonium.
- When
- The visit took place recently; the article does not give an exact date.
- Where
- Rafi Mansion in Bandra, Mumbai.
- Why
- The visitors undertook what Nigam called a musical pilgrimage and explored Mohammed Rafi’s preserved legacy.
- Location
- Rafi Mansion, Bandra, Mumbai
- Featured instrument
- Mohammed Rafi’s personal harmonium
- Song performed
- “Deewana Hua Badal”
- Song’s original film
- “Kashmir Ki Kali” (1964)
- Museum displays
- Instruments, awards, photographs, crockery and Rafi’s old landline telephone
- Padma Shri
- Awarded to Mohammed Rafi by the Government of India in 1967
- National Film Award
- Best Male Playback Singer for “Kya Hua Tera Wada” in 1977