Lata Mangeshkar

Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar, who made her mark in more than a thousand films with her melodious voice, had sung in not one or two but 36 languages. Lata ji was in the singing field for the last 8 decades. She started her singing career at the age of just 13. Most of the songs of Lata Mangeshkar Song were evergreen, are there today and will be there tomorrow also. In such a situation, let us know the untold stories related to his singing songs and its recording.

In the year 1961, when Lata ji was shooting for Maya’s song Tussika Teri Dil Mein, a debate broke out between Rafi Sahab (Md. Rafi) and Lata ji over the royalty of singers. After which both of them decided to never work together. Raising the voice of all the singers in the industry, Lata Mangeshkar demanded royalty. In such a situation, a meeting was held for all the singers in which Rafi sahib was against the singers asking for royalty and Lata ji. Rafi sahab said to Lata ji that he would not sing a song with her. Lata Mangeshkar was also very angry, she said in anger – Will you not sing a song with me, I myself will not sing with you. After that, for about 4 years, both of them did not sing together and never shared any stage.

In the year 1967, Pukare Aa Re Aare Song was released. Which was decorated by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi (Md. Rafi) in their melodious voice. If credit is given to this song, then it will not be wrong to resolve the four-year-old quarrel of Lata ji and Mohammad Rafi. In 1967, Rafi Sahab wrote a letter and apologized to Lata ji at the behest of music composer Jaikishan. In the year 1967, both of them sang this song in a function of RD Burman and the quarrel ended.

For the first time, Lata Mangeshkar sang a song with Kishore Kumar in the film Ziddi. This song was Yeh Kaun or Re. Kishore Kumar met Lata for the first time during the recording of this song. When Lata ji started her career, she used to catch the local train and go to the studio. One day at Mahalaxmi station a man wearing kurta pajana and carrying a stick entered his compartment. That person seemed quite familiar to Lata ji. But they did not understand clearly who this is.

When Lata ji got down from the train and took the tonga, that person also started chasing the tonga. Lata ji reached the studio terrified. That person also came there. He went to the studio to musician Khemchandra and said – who is this, who is following me like this. When Khemchandra looked back, he laughed and started saying that this is Kishore Kumar, who is the brother of Ashok Kumar. Kishore Da’s first film was on the era of playback singer, in which he was to give voice to Dev Anand. In this way, for the first time, two big stars of the music world met for the first time.

Lata ji gave voice for actress Madhubala in the 1960 film Mughal-e-Azam. After rejecting 150 songs, music director Naushan selected Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. Naushad sahib needed a wonderful kind of echo in this song, due to which he got this song recorded in the bathroom. In the era when it used to cost 10 to 15 lakhs to make a film, in that era a song was made in 10 lakhs. Madhubala was also such a fan of Lata ji’s voice that she had made a condition that she would work in the film only when Lata ji gave her voice.

Lata ji has now said goodbye to the world at the age of 92. There is an atmosphere of mourning in the whole country due to the death of Lata Mangeshkar. In such a situation, from fans to celebs, he is expressing grief. Kumar Sanu says that after Lata ji’s departure, it seems that the mother is no more.