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"Do I miss my contemporaries from the music world? Of course I do. My colleagues like Mohd Rafi saab, Kishoreda (Kishore Kumar), Mukesh bhaiya, and Mannada (Manna Dey) were a constant part of my life.
"Do I miss my contemporaries from the music world? Of course I do. My colleagues like Mohd Rafi saab, Kishoreda (Kishore Kumar), Mukesh bhaiya, and Mannada (Manna Dey) were a constant part of my life.
I’d run into them at recordings on a daily basis. Relationships were not just about work.
Composers and poets like Madan bhaiya (Madan Mohan), Narendra Sharma, whom I called Daddy, Chitragupta saab, and Majrooh Sultanpuri saab used to come home regularly.
Composers and poets like Madan bhaiya (Madan Mohan), Narendra Sharma, whom I called Daddy, Chitragupta saab, and Majrooh Sultanpuri saab used to come home regularly.
And I’d visit them. We were what is called family friends. Nowadays, people meet on video calls", Lata Mangeshkar shared in her final interview with First Post.
Asked who her favourite composers were. She laughed as she said,
Asked who her favourite composers were. She laughed as she said,
"That’s a dangerous question. If I forget any names, I am in trouble. But I really enjoyed singing for Shankar-Jaikishan, Salil Choudhary, SD Burman, RD Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Chitragupta, and my brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
I mention these because I did more work with them.
The other composers whom I worked with were equally important. I am grateful to every composer and lyricist who gave me their songs to sing.
The other composers whom I worked with were equally important. I am grateful to every composer and lyricist who gave me their songs to sing.
I mean this from the bottom of my heart. If Raja Mehdi Ali Khan had not written 'Lag Ja Gale,' and Madan Mohan had not composed the tune, what would I have sung?"
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