Iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar handed away on February 6 because of Covid-19 associated issues. Her demise was mourned internationally as her voice had touched hearts past boundaries. Nazia Ejaz, daughter of Pakistan’s celebrated singer Noor Jehan, remembered how her mom appreciated the expertise of India’s ‘Nightingale’. She additionally shared that the 2 revered singers shared an in depth bond and sometimes met in London throughout holidays.
Noor Jehan, known as Malika-e-Tarannum (Queen of Melody), left India after partition. But, like many others, she too favored the melodious voice of Mangeshkar and liked to hearken to her sing “Ae Dil-e-Nadaan”, revealed Nazia throughout an interview with The Times of India. When Jehan as soon as requested Mangeshkar to sing the Razia Sultan tune, “she was almost shy.”
Nazia shared that the 2 legendary singers used to “reminisce about the old Bombay days” each time they met in London. “I keep in mind, maa as soon as mentioned in an interview, ‘Lata Lata hai’,” Nazia recalled.
Regarded as considered one of Indian cinema’s biggest playback singers, Lata Mangeshkar tune over 25,000 songs in varied Indian languages. Her common Hindi songs embrace classics like “Ajeeb dastan hain ye”, “Naam ghum jaaye ga”, Lag ja gale”, “Baahon me chale aao” amongst many others.
She received a number of honours, not simply in India, however internationally. She holds the distinction of being the first-ever Indian to carry out within the prestigious Royal Albert Hall, London. In India, she was honored with Bharat Ratna, the best civilian honour.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
