Original sentence: Rafi was a versatile singer of Indian cinema, and sang in many Indian languages including Hindi, Konkani, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Maghi, Mathili and Telugu
Edited sentence: He remained the leading singer in 1950s and 1960s despite of the presence of remarkable singers like Talat Mahmood and Mukesh.He sang in many Indian languages including Hindi, Konkani, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Maghi, Mathili and Telugu.In his nearly four-decade long career, he recorded 26,000 songs for many films.Rafi was a versatile singer of Indian cinema and was effective in every type of singing including "Bhajjans" and "Qawwalis"