Legendary singer Mubarak Begum, best known for singing the
title track of 1961 romantic-drama "Hamari Yaad Aayegi", passed away
after prolonged illness. She was 80.The singer died on Monday at her residence
in suburban Jogeshwari in Mumbai.
Seemingly Mubarak Begum had been keeping unwell for a while.
Begum, who gave scores of Hindi film songs and ghazals
mainly during 1950s-70s. She made her Bollywood singing debut with 1949 movie
Aiye in which she had a solo track, Mohe Aane Lagi Angdai Aaja Aaja, and Aao
Chale Sakhi Wahan with melody queen Lata Mangeshkar.
Through the 1950s and 1960s, Begum worked with the best
music directors in the film industry-- S D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan and
Khayyam-- on movies that starred screen legends like Sunil Dutt, Nargis and
Rajendra Kumar.
She sang Woh Na Aayenge Palat Kar in Bimal Roy's Devdas with
music by Burman. Roy used her voice once again inMadhumati (1958), where she
sang Hum Haal E Dil Sunaenge for music composer Salil Choudhury.
Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Hamari Yaad Aayegi, the title song of
Tanuja-starrer "Hamari Yaad Aayegi", remains one of Begum's most
remembered tracks.
Neend Ud Jaaye Teri, Mujh ko Apne Gale Lagalo and Humein Dum
Daike with Asha Bhosle are among her other known songs.
Saanwariya Teri Yaad Mein from 1980 comedy Ramu To Diwana
Hai was one of her last tracks.
In 2011, the Maharashtra government had sanctioned a
financial aid of Rs one lakh for treatment of the singer.
RIP Mubarak Begum.
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