Mohammed Rafi Awards Conferred

Mumbai, Dec 27: Mohammed Rafi Award was bestowed upon late music composer Laxmikant Santaram Kudalkar and play back singer Usha Timothy in Mumbai on Monday evening.

The award is instituted by an NGO headed by Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shlelar .

Kudalkar, was given the Mohammed Rafi Lifetime Achievement Award consisting of Rs 1 lakh and a trophy. And Timothy was honoured with the Mohammed Rafi Award and Rs 51,000 at a programme held in suburban Bandra.

Kuldalkar  along with Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma had formed many successful hit-tracks like ‘Bindiya Chamkegi’, ‘Main Sayar Toh Nehin’ and ‘Hansta Hua Noorani Chehra’.

On the other hand, Timothy has sung 1,000 songs in multiple Indian languages such as Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bhojpuri and Marathi.