In 1942, Phiko joined his father, Haji Mohammad Ali, who ran a dhaba in Lahore. He found a job at a hairdresser's saloon. While attending to customers, Rafi could not resist singing Waris Shah's Heer and Piloo's Mirza. His sweet voice attracted new customers. Someone visiting the studios of All India Radio, Lahore, told the story of Rafi's melodious voice to the local AIR head, Jiwan Lal Mattoo. One day, Mattoo went to the barber shop and heard the young man's voice for himself. Impressed, he called Rafi for an audition. Approved as a folk singer in Punjabi, Rafi was told to report to Mattoo's second-in-command Budh Singh Taan.
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