Mubarak Begum
Mubarak Begum

Noted Bollywood playback singer Mubarak Begum has been hospitalized after complaining of weakness and stomach ache. According to a report on PTI the singer was admitted to a hospital in Andheri, Mumbai on May 3, and the doctors have discovered a small hole in her heart as well. Mubarak Begum, who was known as the voice behind the evergreen song Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Hamari Yaad Ayegi, from the 1961 movie Hamari Yaad Aayegi, has not been well since a while. The singer has collaborated with the best music directors in the film industry like S D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan and Khayyam. She now lives in a one-bedroom house in Jogeshwari, Mumbai. Her health deteriorated after the death of her daughter in 2015. Her son used to work as a freelance driver and his wife live with Mubarak. We pray she gets well soon.