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'''RJ Rafiq''' (born 1 February 1992), also known as '''Mohammad Rafiq Pir''', is an Indian radio jockey, MC, actor and voice over artist, who works at Red FM. He presents the ''Vellapanti Show'' with RJ Rafiq from 12 PM to 3 PM. He has worked at All India Radio and at DD Kashir. Though mainly a radio jockey, he is also active in emceeing and on digital platforms. RJ Rafiq made his film debut in 2018 with Imtiaz Ali's Laila Majnu playing the role of Touseef.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Rafiq was born on 1 February 1992 in the town of [[Parbhani|Handwara, Jammu and Kashmir]]. He lost his father in early age and was raised in an orphanage in Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohammad Rafiq Pir rose from orphanage to become leading RJ in Kashmir |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/mohammad-rafiq-pir-rose-from-orphanage-to-become-leading-rj-in-kashmir20211225102949/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> He attended the welfare educational institutes, Degree College Bemina, Chinab Valley College of education, [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]], [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] and [[University of Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=G. M. K. |date=2020-08-12 |title=RJ Rafiq, how Radio’s ‘Ranveer Singh’ inspires Youth in the Valley |url=https://dailygoodmorningkashmir.com/rj-rafiq-how-radios-ranveer-singh-inspires-youth-in-the-valley/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Daily Good Morning Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
While he was studying, he took a job at [[Bharti Airtel]] call centre, later he joined local cable network for few months, Rafiq started his radio career from [[All India Radio]] as [[announcer]]. He has done several shows for [[Vividh Bharati|Vividh Bharti]] Srinagar service like Morning show, Film Magazine, Gadget World and many more. He has also appeared as anchor on [[DD Kashir]] for zarai khabar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-25 |title=Mohammad Rafiq Pir rose from orphanage to become leading RJ in Kashmir - Articles |url=https://www.zee5.com/articles/mohammad-rafiq-pir-rose-from-orphanage-to-become-leading-rj-in-kashmir |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=ZEE5 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Rafiq made his film debut in 2018 in [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]]'s ''[[Laila Majnu (2018 film)|Laila Majnu]]'' where he played Tauseef. He currently works at [[Red FM 93.5]] as radio presenter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Srinagar - RJ Rafiq |url=https://www.redfmindia.in/srinagar/rjs/rafiq |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=www.redfmindia.in}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
=== Films ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Title<br />
!Role<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
|''[[Laila Majnu (2018 film)|Laila Majnu]]''<br />
|Tauseef<br />
|}<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
=== Songs ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Title<br />
!Role<br />
|-<br />
|2020<br />
|Roumut Dildar<br />
|Lead<br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
|Beqareari<br />
|Lead<br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
|Walo Ha Baghwano<br />
|Lead<br />
|-<br />
|2022<br />
|Dhokha<br />
|Lead<br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|Adhuri Baatein<br />
|Lead<br />
|}<br />
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== Awards and recognition ==<br />
* 2021: Awarded the Hero Youth icon.<br />
* 2021: Honored with the ‘Kashmir Young Leadership Award’ during the Kashmir Leadership Summit in Srinagar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=J&K: LG Manoj Sinha felicitates Young achievers with ‘Kashmir Young Leadership Award’ |url=https://newsonair.com/2021/09/13/jk-lg-manoj-sinha-felicitates-young-achievers-with-kashmir-young-leadership-award/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Radio Day 2021: मिलिए कुछ उभरते हुए RJ से और उन्हीं से जानें उनके जुनून की कहानी... |url=https://www.jagran.com/delhi/new-delhi-city-ncr-world-radio-day-2021-unheard-stories-of-radio-jockey-jagran-special-21364420.html |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><br />
* 2022: Received the Best EMCEE award in [[Pune|Kashmir]]<br />
* 2023 Received Award at The India Audio Summit and Awards Mumbai<br />
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==References==<br />
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