being one of the top singers of her era as she did not like the limelight. My mother used to say that artistes never die. She wanted to be remembered for her songs." Selected songs "Leke Pehla Pehla Pyar", "Kahin Pe Nigahen Kahin Pe Nishana", "Boojh Mera Kya Naam Re" – CID (1956); (Music: O.P. Nayyar) "Savan Ke Nazare Hai" - Khazanchi (1941 film); (Music: Ghulam Haider) "Hum Dard Ka Afsana" - Dard (1947 film) "Jab Usne Gesu Bikhraye" - Shahjehan (1946) (Music: Naushad) "Main Bhawara Tu Hai Phool" (Duet with Mukesh) - Mela (1948 film); (Music: Naushad) "Chandni Aayi Ban Ke Pyar" - Dulari (film) (1949) "Na Bol Pi Pi More Aangna" - Dulari (film) (1949) "Milte Hi Aankhen Dil Hua", (Duet with Talat Mehmood) – Babul 1950; (Music: Naushad Ali) "Chali Chali Kaisi Yeh Hawa Yeh", (Duet with Usha Mangeshkar) – Bluffmaster (1965); (music: Kalyanji Anandji) "Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar Laga Teer-e-nazar", (Aar Paar 1954), (music: O.P. Nayyar) "O Gadiwale Dheere" – Mother India 1957; (Music: Naushad) "Ye duniya roop ki chor" – Shabnam 1949; (Music: S.D.Burman) "Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon" – Patanga 1949; (Music C.Ramchandra) "Ek Tera Sahara" – Shama 1946; (Music: Master Ghulam Haider) "Holi Aayee Re Kanhaai" – Mother India (1957); (Music: Naushad) "Haye ni mera baalam hai barha zalim" and "Teri kanak di rakhi"-Do Lachhian (1960) Punjabi Movie "Naina Bhar Aye Neer" – Humayun (1945); (Music: Master Ghulam Haider) "Nazar Phero Na Humse" – (Duet with G M Durani) – Deedar (1951); (Music: Naushad) "Chod Babul Ka Ghar" – Babul 1950; (Music: Naushad) 'Badi mushkil se dil ki beqarari ko qarar aaya' – Naghma 1953; (Music: Naushad) ; (Lyrics: Shoukat Dehlavi) "Kajra Mohabbatwala Ankhiyon mein Aisa dala" (Duet with Asha Bhosle) – Kismat (1968); (Music: O.P. Nayyar) "Meri Neendon Main Tum" (Duet with Kishore Kumar) – Naya Andaz 1956; (Music: O.P.Nayyar) "Teri Mehfil Mein Qismat" (Duet with Lata Mangeshkar) – Mughal-E-Azam 1960; (Music:Naushad) "Pyar Ke Jahan Ki Nirali" (Duet with Lata Mangeshkar) - Patanga (1949 film); (Music: C. Ramchandra) "Saiyan Dil Mein Aana Re" – Bahar 1951; (Music: S.D.Burman) "Reshmi Salwar Kurta Jaali Da" – Naya Daur 1957; (Music: O.P.Nayyar) "Kisike Dil Mein Rehna Tha" – Babul 1950 – with Lata; (Music:Naushad) "Dharti Ko Aakash Pukare" – Mela 1948 – with Mukesh; (Music: Naushad) "Ek Do Teen Aaja Mausam Hai Rangeen" – Awaara (1951); (Music: Shankar-Jaikishen) "Dil eechak beechak gurr" – "Bawre Nain" 1950