Usha Timothy's name is not unfamiliar for ardent hindi film music lovers.It is generally believed that She was discovered by composer duo Kalyanji-Anandji who made her first sing the song "Tu Raat Khadi Thi Chhat Pe" for the movie "Himalay Ki God Mein" in 1964. This is not the truth though. In actuality, even though she was discovered by the duo, it was composer Pt Shivram who gave her the first break. The movie was Producer-Director Adarsh's 1962 movie Durga Pooja, in which She sang a Sanskrit Shlok of sixty lines!Usha Timothy was only 13 years old at the time.
Her duet with Rafi, "Tu Raat Khadi Thi Chhat Pe" was actually her second recorded song which became quite popular in those days.