Mubarak Begum (5 January 1936 18 July 2016) was an Indian vocalist who sang in the Hindi and Urdu languages. She was a playback singer in Bollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s. She had also recorded and given public performances in a number of other genres, including Ghazal and Na`at. Career Mubarak Begum started her career with light music recitals performed for All India Radio, India's national public radio station. Her career as a playback singer began in 1949, with the Indian Hindi-language film Aiye. It was the Indo-Pakistani composer Nashad (not to be confused with Indian composer Naushad) who gave Begum her first break. The first song she recorded for films was "Mohe Aane Lagi Angrayi, Aaja Aaja" (Aiye (1949). She also sang a duet with the then-upcoming Lata Mangeshkar in the same film. A well-recognized song in her career was "Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Yun", composed by Snehal Bhatkar for Kidar Sharma's film Hamari Yaad Aayegi (1961). Popular songs Mubarak Begum sang a total of 178 songs for Hindi films during her career, and the total number of films where her songs have appeared is 115. For a complete list of her songs, see List of songs recorded by Mubarak Begum. The following is a short list of her most popular songs: "Mujh ko Apne Gale Lagalo, Aye Mere Hamrahi", with lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri, and music by Shankar Jaikishan (from Hamrahi, 1963) "Kabhi Tanhaayon Mein Yun, Hamari Yaad Aayegi", with lyrics by Kidar Sharma, and music by Snehal Bhatkar (from Hamari Yaad Aayegi, 1961) "Neend Ud Jaaye Teri, Chain se Sone Wale" (from Juaari, 1968) "Woh na aayenge palat kar", with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, and music by S. D. Burman (from Devdas, 1955) "Hum haal-e-dil sunayenghe, sunyay ke na sunyay", with lyrics by Shailendra, and music by Salil Chowdhury (from Madhumati, 1958) "Wada humse kiya, dil kisi ko diya" (from Saraswatichandra, 1968) "Be-murawwat bewafa begana-e dil aap hain", with lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar, and music by C. Arjun (from Susheela, 1966) "Ae dil bataa hum kahan aa gaye" (from Khooni Khazana, 1965) "Kuchh Ajnabi se aap hain" (from Shagun, 1964) "Ayji ayji yaad rakhna sanam" (from Daku Mansoor, 1961) "Shama Gul Karke Na Jao Yun" (from Arab Ka Sitara, 1961) "Sanwariya teri yaad mein ro ro marenge hum" (from Ramu Toh Deewana Hai, 1980) "Humein Dum Daike, Sautan Ghar Jana" a duet with Asha Bhosle,