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Flute sellers, yoga enthusiasts, karaoke clubs: Lata Mangeshkar had a song for every class, every generation
Eishan • 3 years agoWhen you have a discography of some 15,000 songs in 36 different languages, and a career almost as old as the independent country itself, numbers’ game logic suggests you might have something for everyone.
On his birth anniversary, looking back at how Jagjit Singh made history with Lata Mangeshkar
Subhash • 3 years agoFor years and years, Jagjit Singh harboured the dream of doing an album with his Lata Mangeshkar. The cynics said it wasn’t happening because his wife opposed the idea. This was far from the truth.
How Marathi-speaking Lata Mangeshkar's Bengali music left a Kolkata boy transfixed
Kunal Ray • 3 years agoWhen you listen to Lata Mangeshkar's Bengali songs, it is hard to tell that the singer is a native Marathi speaker. Her pronunciation is exact. Each word properly rendered. Other than Hindi and Marathi, some of her most important songs were sung in Bangla.
Lata Mangeshkar loved Shah Rukh Khan, and must be in pain to see how her death is being politicised
Subhash • 3 years agoLata Mangeshkar had praised the actor’s work. “Mujhe Shah Rukh ka kaam bahot pasand hai. Maine unki sari filmein dekhi hai" (I like Shah Rukh’s work. I’ve watched all his films).
From Madhubala to Jaya Bhaduri, every actor owes a large part of their stardom to Lata Mangeshkar
Subhash • 3 years agoWhat would Madhubala or Waheeda Rehman be without Pyar Kiya toh darna kya or Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai? Checklist of the Lata Mangeshkar melodies that define careers.
Inside Lata Mangeshkar's little known mastery over regional music
Archita Kashyap • 3 years agoIn 1950s and '60s, music flowed freely, without barriers of commercial priority or generalised conservatism. Bhupen Hazarika and Lata Mangeshkar became friends, sharing a common passion for music and poetry.
Lata Mangeshkar cremated with State honours: Narendra Modi, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Sachin Tendulkar attend
Fp Staff • 3 years agoLata Mangeshkar breathed her last at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital on Sunday. She was 92.
Lata Mangeshkar was a religion of her own; personal relationships notwithstanding, her work cut across politics
Subhash • 3 years agoLata Mangeshkar's 'Allah Tero Naam Ishwar Tero Naam' was no empty rhetoric. If she is being mourned in Pakistan as much as in India, then it is only because she sang for mankind, not for passports.
From Lata Mangeshkar's monopoly to her being moody: Let's clear the biggest misconceptions about her
Subhash • 3 years agoSo many misconceptions about the immortal Lata Mangeshkar have been allowed to fester because she never bothered to correct them. It’s time to set the record straight for the sake of posterity.
Lata Mangeshkar death: Rare and interesting facts about the legendary singer’s life
Subhash • 3 years agoAs Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday (6 February) morning, here are some interesting and rare facts about the legendary singer.