Saurav Kishan is an Indian singer, and he is popularly known as “Chhota Rafi.” He came into limelight with his rendition of the Bollywood song “Teri Aankhon Ke Siva Duniya Mein Rakha Kya Hai” from the Hindi film ‘Chirag’ (1969) originally sung by legendary Indian singer Mohammed Rafi.
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Saurav Kishan was born in 1997 (age 24; in 2021) in Kozhikode, Kerala. He attended school at Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Chevayur in Kerala. He attended Xinjiang Medical University in China to study medicine.
Saurav Kishan Childhood Pictures
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 6″
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Family & Caste
He was born into a South Indian Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Sunil P Nedunghat, and he has a younger brother, Vaibhav Kishan, who is 19 years old and is a medical student. His grandfather was a homeopathic doctor.
Saurav Kishan’s Parents
Saurav Kishan With His Parents and Brother
Saurav Kishan With His Mother
Saurav Kishan With His Grandfather
Saurav Kishan With His Family
Career
He started learning music at the age of 3. His grandfather used to play the songs of legendary Indian singer Mohammed Rafi on his gramophone, and Saurav was drawn to music through these songs.
Saurav Kishan in his childhood
When he was three and a half years old, he gave his first concert on Doordarshan. When he competed in the TV singing reality show ‘Gandharva Sangeetam’ in 2008, late music director India Johnson, after hearing his song, realized that Saurav’s voice was quite similar to legendary Indian singer Mohammed Rafi and nicknamed Saurav as “Chhota Rafi.” In an interview, Saurav said,
Music is my passion; I remember singing on a music reality show when I was 10 years old, where the late Johnson Master (a music composer who worked in Malayalam cinema) said my singing sounded like listening to Chhota Rafi’s sa’ab! I happened to sing that song at Gandharva Sangeetam and after hearing me, Johnson Sir asked me to focus only on Mohammad Rafi songs and called me Chhota Rafi.”
He is a versatile singer and can sing various songs like fast numbers, patriotic songs, romantic numbers, qawwali, bhajans and classical songs. He has been performing at Mohammed Rafi Foundation events at the Tagore Hall on the Kozhikode beach since he studied in 12th standard. During the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, he returned from China to India. While at home, she uploaded a video on her social media account in which she sang the Hindi song “Teri Aankhon Ke Siva Duniya Mein Rakha Kya Hai” from the Hindi film ‘Chirag’ (1969).
His renditions of Mohammed Rafi songs were admired by various Indian celebrities such as Anand Mahindra, Shankar Mahadevan, and Niti Aayog CEO and former Kozhikode Collector Amitabh Kant.
Shankar Mahadevan’s Tweet For Saurav Kishan
Anand Mahindra’s Tweet For Saurav Kishan
Favorite Things
- American singers: Elvis, Jim Reeves, Kenny Rogers and Don Williams
- Song: ‘Abhi Na Jao Chhodkar’ from ‘Hum Dono’ (1961)
Facts/Trivia
- He is trained in various forms of music including Carnatic and Hindustani. He was trained in the Carnatic form of music under his teacher Pratapan, and he did his training in Hindustani music under his teacher Bijai Sursain.
- Once Mohammed Rafi’s eldest son, Shahid Rafi, heard his song and said,
You sound like my father!”
- He cannot speak Hindi fluently but he has memorized the lyrics of 800 songs of Late Mohammed Rafi.
- He has received many awards for his singing.
- She is an avid animal lover and has two pet dogs, and one of her dogs is named Brownie.
Saurav Kishan’s Animal Dog
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