La sua carriera è cominciata nel 1944. Ha registrato oltre canzoni in diverse lingue, tra cui hindi, urdu, punjabi, konkani, assamese, bhojpuri, bengali, marathi, sindhi, kannada, gujarati, tamil, telugu e altre.
Filmografia parziale Cantante in playback: Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960) Gharana (1961) Sasural (1961) Professor (1962) Mere Mehboob (1963) Dosti (1964) Kaajal (1965) Suraj (1966) Brahmachari (1968) Naina (1973) Maa Bahen Aur Biwi (1974) Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977)
Premi e riconoscimenti Padma Shri (1967) Filmfare Awards 1961: "Best Playback Singer" 1962: "Best Playback Singer" 1965: "Best Playback Singer" 1967: "Best Playback Singer" 1969: "Best Playback Singer - Male" 1978: "Best Playback Singer - Male" National Film Awards 1978: "Silver Lotus Award - Best Playback Singer (Male)" Stardust Awards 2001: "Best Singer of the Millennium" Bengal Film Journalists' Award 1965: "Best Hindi Playback Singer - Male"
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