27 September,2009 01:54 PM IST | | MiD DAY Correspondent
The singer, who will turn 80 on September 28, 2009, wants to sing as long as she lives.
She made her debut with the song Aayega Aanewaala in Mahal in 1949.
A good place to begin hunting for info on her is Wikipedia.
You can also catch up with her on Facebook.
To learn lesser-known facts about her, check out this page.