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Saurav Kishan (Chhota Rafi) Age, Height, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

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Father: Sunil P Nedunghat
Hometown: Kozhikode
Age: 23 Years

Saurav Kishan

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionSinger
Famous AsChhota Rafi
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 168 cm
in meters- 1.68 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Personal Life
Date of BirthYear 1997
Age (as of 2021) 24 Years
BirthplaceKozhikode, Kerala
NationalityIndian
HometownKozhikode, Kerala
SchoolBharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Chevayur, Kerala
College/UniversityXinjiang Medical University, China
Educational QualificationGraduation in Medicine [1]The Indian Express
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
Wife/SpouseN/A
ParentsFather- Sunil P Nedunghat
Mother- Name Not Known
Saurav Kishan With His Family
SiblingsBrother- Vaibhav Kishan, Younger (Medical Student)
Saurav Kishan With His Parents and Brother
Favourite Things
American Singer(s)Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Kenny Rogers, and Don Williams
Indian Singer(s)Mohammed Rafi, Arijit Singh, and Sonu Nigam
Song‘Abhi Na Jao Chhodkar’ from ‘Hum Dono’ (1961)

Saurav Kishan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Saurav Kishan

  • Saurav Kishan is an Indian singer, and he is popularly known as “Chhota Rafi.”
  • His grandfather was a homoeopathy doctor and was very fond of music. It was Saurav’s grandfather who inspired him to start learning music.
    Saurav Kishan's Childhood Picture

    Saurav Kishan’s Childhood Picture

    Saurav Kishan With His Grandfather

    Saurav Kishan With His Grandfather

  • At the age of 3, he started learning music, and when he was a three-and-a-half-year-old, he performed for the first time at a concert on Doordarshan.
  • He then participated as a contestant in the TV singing reality show ‘Gandharva Sangeetam’ in 2008. In the show, late Indian music director Johnson noticed him and realised that Saurav’s voice was almost similar to the legendary Indian singer Mohammed Rafi. He then nicknamed Saurav as “Chhota Rafi.” In an interview, Saurav said,

Music is my passion; I remember singing at a music reality show when I was 10, where late Johnson Master (music composer who worked in Malayalam cinema) said my singing sounded like listening to a Chhota Rafi sa’ab! I happened to sing the song at Gandharva Sangeetam and after listening to me, Johnson sir asked me to focus only on Mohammad Rafi songs and nicknamed me Chhota Rafi.”

  • He is trained in various music forms. He was trained in Carnatic music under the singing guru Pratapan, and he got his training in the Hindustani music under his guru, Bijai Sursain.

     Saurav Kishan in his childhood

    Saurav Kishan in his childhood

  • In one of his singing performances, the eldest son of Mohammed Rafi, Shahid Rafi, listened to his song and said,

You sound so much like my father!”

  • He is well trained in singing a range of songs like fast numbers, patriotic songs, romantic numbers, qawwalis, bhajans, and classical songs.
  • Since his 12th standard, he has been performing at Mohammed Rafi Foundation’s events at Tagore Hall on Kozhikode beach.

    Saurav Kishan in His College

    Saurav Kishan in His College

  • In 2020, during the coronavirus lockdown in India, he uploaded a music video that was reposted by Judish Raj, and it went viral on social media. In this video, he is singing the Hindi song “Teri Aankhon Ke Siva Duniya Mein Rakha Kya Hai” from the Hindi film ‘Chirag’ (1969).

  • In 2020, for this song, he received appreciation from various Indian celebrities like Anand Mahindra, Shankar Mahadevan, and Niti Aayog CEO and former Kozhikode Collector Amitabh Kant.
  • hough he cannot speak Hindi fluently, he has memorised the lyrics of 800 Hindi songs of the legendary Indian singer Late Mohammed Rafi.
  • He has also won many awards for his singing.
  • He loves to spend time with his pet dogs. He has two pet dogs, and one of them is Brownie.

    Saurav Kishan's Pet Dog

    Saurav Kishan’s Pet Dog

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