The singer has been living with her daughter Usha Ratra and son-in-law in Mumbai, ever since her husband Ganpat Lal Batto died in 1955.
Recently, she celebrated her 89th birthday at her elder sister's house , She was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2009.
Songs
Leke pehla pehla pyar, (CID 1956), (music: O.P. Nayyar)
Milte hi aankhen dil hua, (Duet with Talat Mehmood), (Babul), (music: Naushad)
Chali chali kaisi yeh hawa yeh, (Duet with Usha Mangeshkar), (Bluffmaster 1965), (music: Kalyanji Anandji)
Kabhi aar kabhi paar zara dere chalo, (Aar Paar), (music: O.P. Nayyar)
O Gadiwale - Mother India - Naushad
Kahin pe nigahen kahin pe nishana - CID (1956) - music O.P. Nayyar
Boojh Mera Kya Naam Re - (1956) - music O.P.Nayyar
Mere piya gaye Rangoon - Patanga - music C.Ramchandra
Ek Tera Sahara – Shama - music Master Ghulam Haider
Holi aayee re Kanhaai - Mother India (1957) - Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni, Music: Naushad
Naina Bhar aye neer - Humayun - music Master Ghulam Haider
Nazar Phero Na Humse -(Duet with G M Durani) - Deedar (1951) - music Naushad
Chod Babul Ka Ghar - Babul - music Naushad
Kajra Mohabbatwala Ankhiyon mein Aisa dala (Duet with Asha Bhosle) - Kismat (1968) - Music: O.P. Nayyar
Meri neendon main tum, meri khwabon mein tum (Duet with Kishore Kumar) - Naya Andaz - Music: O.P.Nayyar
Teri Mehfil Mein Qismat (Duet with Lata Mangeshkar) - Mughal-E-Azam
Saiyan Dil mein aana re - Bahar
