The singer passed away after a long illness at her residence.
The singer passed away after a long illness at her residence.
Mumbai
: Legendary Singer Mubarak Begum passed away on Monday (July 18) at her residence in suburban Jogeshwari here after a prolonged illness. She was 80.
-"Mubarak Begum is no more with us. She passed away today at 9.30 pm at her residence in Jogeshwari. She was unwell since quite some time,-" a family member told PTI.
Mubarak Begum is remembered for singing scores of songs, duets and ghazals for Bollywood, mainly during the 1950s-1970s.
Begum, who sang the evergreen song -"Kabhi tanhaiyon mein hamari yaad ayegi-" from the 1961 movie -"Hamari Yaad Aayegi-", has not been keeping well for the last few years.
Through the 1950s and 1960s, Begum worked with the best music directors in the film industry, collaborating with S D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan and Khayyam for movies that starred screen legends like Sunil Dutt, Nargis and Rajendra Kumar. -"O Mere Humrahi-" and -"Hum Haal-e-dil Sunaenge-" are some of her other known songs.
In 2011, the Maharashtra government had sanctioned a financial aid of Rs one lakh for treatment of the ailing singer.
