 Ahmed Rushdi has changed the sound of film music in subcontinent and his impact has also been felt to the Indian and Bangladeshi film industries.He is widely regarded as one of the remarkable singers from south asia and was effective in every genre of singing including ghazals and qawwalis.Once music director Nisar Bazmi in an interview said, "Ahmed Rushdi and Mohammad Rafi are amongst those few singers in the subcontinent, whose voices did not form ‘cones’, as they rose and touch the higher notes.