Tributes to G.M. Durrani, the legendary Hindi film playback singer of yesteryears, on his 36th death anniversary

Tributes to G.M. Durrani, the legendary Hindi film playback singer of yesteryears, on his 36th death anniversary (09/09/1988). By the early 1940s, Durrani had become so popular that the then-aspiring singer Mohammed Rafi regarded him as his idol.

Here’s a rare photo of Bollywood’s yesteryear singers together during a picnic in the early years of their singing careers!

Talat Mahmood, Mohammed Rafi, Shiv Dayal Batish, G.M. Durrani, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Meena Kapoor, Geeta Dutt, Kamal Barot, Mubarak Begum, and others.