‘There were a lot of politics in the film industry’
Popular singer of the 1960s Mubarak Begum, who gave us beautiful songs like Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Hamari Yaad Aaegi from Hamari Yaad Aayegi (1961) and Mujhko canada goose outlet in chicago Apne Gale Lagalo Ai canada goose outlet shop Mere Hamrahi from Hamrahi (1963), is no more.
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The veteran should have retired into a lifestyle accorded to a legend. Instead, she lived in a tiny house, in poverty stricken conditions. Her pension from canada goose parka outlet the government was megre Rs 1,500 per month, and it canada goose outlet new york city barely got her by especially since she had to tend to her daughter Shafaq Bano, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease in her last years.
Mubarak shared her two room home with her son, and his family (including wife Zarine and four daughters).
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“I did not have that much backing in the industry,” Mubarak explains. “I was very simple and there were a lot of politics in the industry.”
“Somebody said that doosre singer ko gaoge toh hum nahi gaayegi (If you take other singers, I will not sing for you). They attacked on my livelihood,” Mubarak claims.
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During the Arzoo success party, Mubarak told actors Prithviraj and Nana Palsikar that Ravi had cut a song without informing her. Palsikar had consoled her by saying, “Kismet toh nahi kat sakte (they can cut your song, but not your destiny).”
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When her father died, he willed the home to Mubarak, as she had helped him out in his time of need. Unfortunately, her siblings filed a case against her, which went on for 12 years.
Mubarak stayed with her siblings the entire time the case was in court, and the resultant turbulant atmosphere at home affected her young daughter Shafaq adversely.
Shafaq would get traumatized with the constant fighting in the house, and that in turn, affected her mind. She fell victim to Parkinson’s disease, and suffered from it for eight years.
Fed up with all the fighting, Mubarak sold the house and divided the money into five shares.
Since her work had reduced, her money got over taking care of her children. She applied for a home but it was only with Sunil Dutt’s help that she finally managed to get a house. However, to finally take possession of it, she was required to shell out Rs 2 lakh. Javed Akhtar helped her out with that.
She started getting a pension of Rs 500, which was soon increased to Rs 1,500.
But her life was not always like this.
Born in Rajasthan, Mubarak lived in Ahmedabad before coming to Mumbai. Her grandfather, father and uncles sold fruits for a living.
She would accompany her uncle to the movies but would often fall asleep when the lights went off. Later, her passion for canada goose outlet trillium parka black cinema kicked in, especially the film songs. She loved the songs of Noorjehan and Suraiya, and would hum them.
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She came to Mumbai when she was 10 or 11 years old.
Mubarak was never interested in singing for the movies but she took it up on the insistence of her father. He would take her various film studios, where people would listen to her voice.
Mubarak finally passed the audition at All India Radio and started singing ghazals on air. She would get Rs 50 for singing three ghazals.
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