Mumbai, March 3: Who would have thought that the talent much admired once would be disgraced so badly that none would step forward to rescue it from sinking? Once renowned for her melodious vocal, Mubarak Begum who sang for famous composers like S D Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Khayyam and Kalyanji Anandji is today neglected and doomed by the Bollywood Industry such that she is falling short of everything essential for a normal living.
In 1963, when Mubarak Begum sang ‘Mujko Aapne Gale Lagalo' from the movie Humarahi, she became an overnight sensation with fans queuing up to get her autograph.
She has not stopped singing, but her current assignments do not fetch her more than a few thousand rupees. She says she needs the money desperately. Her 40year- old daughter has Parkinson disease and her son, who stays in the flat with his wife and children, earns a meager living in the tourism industry.
