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When I met her in her one-room flat in Mumbai's suburb Jogeshwari a few years back, she was lying on a cot, clearly unwell. The flat was brimming with relatives including a daughter struck by Parkinson's.
I presented her with a small financial tribute and came back greatly saddened. This was a serious talent that just withered away because of lack of opportunity on account of cut-throat competition that our film industry is known for.
Though she rendered some immortal songs, her oeuvre was defined largely by mujra numbers and B-grade film songs. One of the best devotional songs that I have heard is "Devta tum ho mera sahara" from Kamal Amrohi's Daera released in 1953.
The film unfortunately was not a success, and didn't do much for her career. Who can forget Mubarak in the evergreen duet with Rafi - "Mujhko apne gale laga lo" from Humrahi? It is one of the most romantic songs I have heard.
But Mubarak may never have sung this iconic song when it was released. She recorded the song as a filler, to be dubbed by Lata Mangeshkar later. Music director Jaikishan waited till the last minute for Lata to show up but she never did. So Mubarak was retained.
But the real nautanki style "Hai mohabbat bahut" was sung by Mubarak for Waheeda. The typical nautanki-style singing and Waheeda's unrestrained dancing made this a memorable song. Similarly, "Be-murrawat, be-wafa, begana-e-dil aap hain" from the 1964 film Sushila, sung under the banner of C Arjun, became very popular.
"Woh na ayenge palat kar unhe lakh hum bulayen" from Devdas (SD Burman) occupies an iconic place in Mubarak's career. The other mujra song that became a big hit was from Madhumati (Salil Chaudhury) "Hum haal-e-dil sunayenge".
Here again lady luck played a huge role. Lata was to record this song but was busy with a V Shantaram recording. Kedar Sharma, the well-known director, could not accept this unprofessional attitude and replaced Lata with Mubarak. She was also a prolific singer of private ghazals and naats.
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