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post Aug 9 2010, 10:10 AM
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Pak PM is Lata tai’s biggest fan

Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar has been extended an invitation to visit Pakistan as a state guest by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani



Subhash K Jha

Posted On Monday, August 09, 2010 at 03:16:07 AM


It is an honour very few are truly worthy of. Our very own Lata tai has been invited to fly to Pakistan to meet the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. If things go as planned, she would soon be sitting, in all her glory, with the crème-de-la-crème of the Pakistani PM’s office.





As it turns out, a very persuasive invitation for Lataji to visit our neighbouring country has come from none other than the Pakistani Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani himself.

During a dinner meeting with singer Adnan Sami in Islamabad last week (which Mumbai Mirror reported recently), Gilani raised the question of Lataji’s long-pending visit. “She owes it to her fans in Pakistan, which includes me,” the Pakistani PM apparently told Adnan.

He then suggested that Adnan personally bring her to Pakistan as the country’s state guest.

Obviously, if Lataji visits Pakistan soon, cultural ties between the two countries would go to another level.

Confirming the invitation from Pakistan’s PM, Adnan says, “Yes, Gilani saab has invited Lataji through me. He is a huge fan of hers. So is Nawaz Sharif for that matter.”

As per Adnan’s account, during his dinner last week in Islamabad, Gilani could not stop singing Lataji’s evergreen melodies. It was after that session that the PM extended the invitation for Lataji to Adnan.


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Says Adnan, “Lataji has been invited as a state guest to Pakistan. I will personally escort her and will make sure she is looked after properly like a Bharat Ratna should be. Lataji is a national treasure not only in India but also in Pakistan. Just the thought of her visit has filled Pakistani people with a feeling of elation. She must go there. I will make sure it happens.”

While Lataji is yet to take a call on this invitation, the long-standing desire of the Pakistanis to have her amongst them for just one visit, is now on its way to fulfillment.




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post Sep 23 2010, 10:28 AM
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Bhansali’s ode to the Nightingale

To commemorate her 82nd birthday, Sanjay Leela Bhansali will start work on an album inspired by Lata Mangeshkar’s less celebrated wonders



Subhash K Jha

Posted On Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 03:37:36 AM



That the self-proclaimed Lata Mangeshkar devotee Sanjay Leela Bhansali has turned into a music composer with Guzaarish is a well-known fact. What no one knows, not even the people closest to the director, is that he has been secretly working on another album of songs created and composed exclusively for his muse.





And now when India’s Nightingale turns 82 on September 28 , SLB’s precious secret project will finally be given the attention he has been craving to give it for all these years.

Though SLB refuses to speak about his own personal ode to the legendary singer, a source close to the director says, “During the past one year Sanjay has been completely consumed by Guzaarish and its music.

Having taken on the task of composing a full score for the first time Sanjay had put his dream opus—the Lata Mangeshkar album — on the backburner. He now intends to go at it full-throttle. On her birthday he will get to work seriously on his Lata Mangeshkar project.”

Sanjay Bhansali’s Lata Mangeshkar project will focus on creating songs that the director, as an ardent fan of Lata, has observed to have been less conspicuous in her repertoire.

Says SLB, “I know every nuance in her voice. She is a miracle of nature. And there’s so much in her throat that is still untapped. I first thought I’d create just one song for her in Guzaarish.

Then I thought, why one song when a whole ethos, era after era of supreme excellence is embodied in that voice? She mirrors all the beauty of the soul. It is that beauty I want to capture in my songs.”

Incidentally, Lataji has worked with other filmmakers, who were closet composers, like Raj Khosla and Raj Kapoor. But a filmmaker turning into a music composer officially is a first.




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post Oct 12 2010, 12:54 PM
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Rekha and legendary singer Lata Mangeskar share a candid moment at Rekha's a birthday party on Sunday in Mumbai.



The enigmatic actress turned 56th on Sunday (October 10).




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post Oct 21 2010, 01:05 PM
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Lata Mangeshkar is spotted at the launch of her Saregama India Ltd's album Aapki Sewa Mein Main Aur Mere Saathi at Saregama Office in Mumbai.



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Lata Mangeshkar made a rare public appearance to launch her new album Aapki Sewa Mein Main Aur Mere Saathi last evening, and chatted freely with the media present.

The album has been named after her first film as a singer, Aap Ke Sewa Mein released way back in 1946. The collection of songs, she says, had an emotional bearing on her since her childhood. The assortment also includes unreleased songs from films like Garam Coat and Amar Samadhi.

"I miss my colleagues of yesteryears," she said.

The legendary singer, who has millions of admirers around the globe, confesses to being an admirer of Amitabh Bachchan, and his game show Kaun Banega Crorepati. A self-confessed introvert, Lataji claimed that she preferred to spend time at home watching television especially her favourite show, CID.

Lataji has sung for many actresses on screen, but claims that her favourites have been Kajol and Rani Mukerji. Her favourite actors are Salman Khan and Aamir Khan.

Ardent fans don't have to search too hard for a piece of Lataji -- she's quite active on twitter, and likes interacting with people on the social networking site. She also uses the forum to remind her fans the birthdays of freedom fighters.

Check out the video, and watch Lataji talk about what to expect from Aapki Sewa Mein Main Aur Mere Saathi.

http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/o...nches-album.htm

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Celebrating the Mangeshkars


Amarendra Dhaneshwar

Posted On Monday, October 25, 2010 at 02:02:34 AM


As talked about by film song historian and author Raju Bharatan in his latest book A Journey Down Melody Lane, the Mangeshkars have held millions spellbound for generations together.





The clan, with Lata Mangeshkar at the helm, is the first musical family of the country with Lata's six decade long career featuring night club songs such as Aai Meri Zindagi to pure classical numbers such as Manmohana Bade Jhute or Radha Na Bole.


Oh, Brother! Here thou art: Lata with sibling

She is into her 81st year and the occasion will be celebrated by Hridayesh Arts in a manner befitting her exalted status." We always hold a classical music festival at Vile Parle east in January.

This year, we are holding an additional programme of classical music in her honour," says Avinash Prabhavalkar of Hridayesh.

The programme will feature leading sitarist Niladri Kumar, vocalist Rashid Khan and sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan. "Considering her taste and deep interest in classical music, we have roped in the leading lights," he adds.

Hridayanath Mangkeshkar, one of the most creative music composers, has had film music, devotional music, gazals and Marathi bhav geets in his repertoire.

Check it out.
Catch the Hridayesh Mangeshkar festival on the 26th and 27th October at Shanmukhanand Hall, 6.30pm. Contact: 98690 86696






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post Nov 11 2010, 05:21 PM
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1st Global Indian Music Awards



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http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/sl...od/20101201.htm

When Lata was naughty... and other musical stories
Last updated on: December 1, 2010 19:18 IST

Patcy N in Mumbai


The Hindi film industry has seen its share of controversies over the years.
While star romances and break-ups are usually well documented, the music industry has many secrets that have never tumbled out of the closet.

Raju Bharatan, an assistant editor at The Illustrated Weekly of India , Asia's oldest English magazine till it shut down in 1991, and author of Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography and the recent best-seller A Journey Down Melody Lane, reveals some of those secrets in this three-part special interview with Rediff.com's Patcy N.

When R D Burman refused to compose a song for Raj Kapoor

R D Burman 'Pancham' and Randhir Kapoor 'Dabboo' were good friends. Pancham had been signed to score the music for Randhir's first directorial film, Dharam Karam. One of the songs needed to be picturised on Raj Kapoor.

Randhir told Pancham to compose that particular tune with Raj Kapoor present. But Pancham got upset and said, 'Dabboo, you did not tell me that I had to play a tune in front of Raj Kapoor, else I would have not signed the film.'

The reason why Pancham reacted this way was that he had had a very bad experience with Guru Dutt earlier. He had heard that Raj Kapoor was difficult to work with as well.

Pancham said Guru Dutt 'drove me mad'. He would finalise a tune after hearing a range of tunes, but cancel it at the very next sitting because his vision would change by then. He would ask Pancham to compose another tune. Pancham never understood what Guru Dutt really wanted.

Pancham thought Raj Kapoor was difficult while selecting tunes as well, and so when Dabboo asked him to play a tune for his father Raj Kapoor, he refused.

Randhir tried to reason with him, saying that Raj Kapoor was a very creative person. Pancham replied that he had worked with creative people before and knew exactly what happened when you worked with one.

He added that he only wanted to work with normal people.

After much cajoling, he finally agreed. He was very nervous because Raj Kapoor liked Shankar-Jaikishan, but did not like Laxmikant-Pyarelal's work.

So Pancham played the tune of Ek Din Bik Jayega Maati Ke Mol. The lyrics weren't written then.

Raj Kapoor loved it. He said the song would be a hit. Raj Kapoor could listen to a tune and gauge if it would be a hit.


Composer Anil Biswas and Lata Mangeshkar were traveling in the third class compartment (in those days, trains had a third class compartment as well) of a train.

Dilip Kumar was traveling in the same compartment, so Anil Biswas introduced him to Lata.

During their conversation, Dilip Kumar learnt that Lata was Maharashtrian. So he said, 'En Maharashtrianno ke saath ek problem hota hai. Inki gaane main daal bhaat ki boo aati hai (The problem with these Maharashtrians is when they sing, they smell of dal and rice).

Lata took the hint and immediately kept an Urdu diction teacher, where she learnt the language carefully.


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Lata Mangeshkar Launches 2011 Calendar

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DESCRIPTION: Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar was at an event to launch a special 2011 calendar which showcases some of her memorable photographs with music directors of yesteryears. Take a look.


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Lata Mangeshkar tweeted about R D Burman on his death anniversary yesterday.

She wrote, 'Namaskar. Aaj Pancham, matlab RD Burman, inki punyatithi hai. Aaj Pancham ki bahut yaad aa rahi hai. Pancham ek bemisaal music director tha.'

She recalled, 'Usne har rang ka music diya tha Jo aaj ki yuva peedhi bhi uske gaano se pyar karti hai! Aaj main use meri shraddhanjali arpan karti hu. Woh jaha bhi ho, Bhagwan uski atma ko shanti de'




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Unveiled: The mystery of Lata Mangeshkar
By: Subhash K Jha Date: 2011-01-09 Place: Mumbai



No, she is not writing an autobiography. But when Lataji, known to be exceedingly guarded about her life and achievements, finally allows close family members and long-time admirers to open the vault of her memories, it's just as significant.

A concerted effort to chronicle her saga in an exhibition of her unseen photographs (both of her and taken by her) is on. Suitcases and trunks filled with photographs and documents, that were hitherto lying unattended and disorganised at the Nightingale's residence Prabhu Kunj on Peddar Road, are to be retrieved by her brother, composer Hridanayanth Mangeshkar, with the active help of young composer Mayuresh Pai.

The treasure includes rare photographs of Mangeshkar that chronicle her evolution from a timid 12 year-old girl, obligated to become the family's bread-earner after her father's death, to the formidable 81 year-old singer.

A 2011 calendar with Lataji's rare photographs and comments on the various composers she has worked with, from Ghulam Haider in 1947 to AR Rahman in 1998, is also being launched. "All the rare pictures in the calendar have been put together by my brother (Hridayanath), Rashesh Shah (Bharat Shah's son) and his wife. They painstakingly sifted through the records. I've given Pai nearly 1,200 old photographs. He is free to use them as he thinks appropriate."

Lataji was reluctant to go through pictures and documents from her past. She finds it vain and uninspiring. "I've never believed in resting on my laurels. Whatever praise and recognition has come my way I've accepted with humility and gratitude, but I don't believe in marketing myself. I don't even listen to my songs once they are recorded. When I hear myself on television, I quickly switch channels," she says.

Not too many fans know this, but every time Lataji has to pick favourites, she gets the jitters. "If you name certain people and songs, you are bound to leave out others and offend them. However, recently I've been sticking my head out." Aapki Seva Mein Main Aur Mere Saathi, a new 5-volume album by the SaReGaMa, has Lataji selecting her favourite duets with colleagues ranging from Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar to sister Asha Bhosle.
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In Lata's words: Her famous composers



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Lata Mangeshkar to release father’s biography
Published: Friday, Apr 1, 2011, 9:45 IST
By Pallavi Kharade & Kiran Dahitule | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA

Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar will release a biography of her father, the late vocalist Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, in the city on April 6 at 5 pm at the Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha, Kothrud. The biography, written by singer-actor Vandana Ghangurde, is titled Breeda Tujhe Jagi Deenanath.

Legendary vocalist and actor, Deenanath Mangeshkar, is remembered for his mastery over Hindustani classical music. He used his strong base in classical musical while singing Natyapade and developed his own signature style.

Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Ghangurde said, “In the biography, I have tried to shed light on his trademark style of singing and how it was different from other singers. The Mangeshkar sisters are ruling the music world because they have inherited their father’s singing skills. The book traces his music journey.”

Ghangurde is a regular performer on Akashwani and Doorarshan, who sings khayal and light classical. She has also performed in a number of concerts and conferences and has enacted singing roles as a music teacher in Pimpri.

Publisher Anil Kulkarni of Anubandh Prakashan said the book has been designed with the help of Achyut Palav, a world renowned calligrapher. Priced at Rs500, the 252-page book would be sold at a discounted rate of Rs400 on the day of its release.

The book release function would be preceded with an hour-long musical programme, ‘Deenarang’, in which a three-minute recording of Deenanath Mangeshkar will be shown along with some of his old pictures.

The entire Mangeshkar family, along with old associates, is scheduled to attend the programme. The tickets, priced at Rs150 and Rs100, would be sold on the day of the book’s release.




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Lata Mangeshkar fasts for Team India
Published: Friday, Apr 1, 2011, 12:44 IST
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A known cricket buff, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar fasted for Team India during the high voltage World Cup semifinal against arch rivals Pakistan and is now praying for her favourite Sachin Tendulkar to score his 100th century in tomorrow's finals.

The 81-year-old, who says that the master blaster is like her son, did not eat or drink during the nine-hour nail-biter.

"I had watched the whole match and I was very tense. Everyone in my family follows some kind of superstition when India is playing. I, Meena and Usha did not eat or drink anything during the semifinal match. I was constantly praying for the victory and we had our dinner after India won," Lata told PTI in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.

"I am eager to see India winning the cup and if Sachin scores his 100th century on his home ground in the final, it will be icing on the cake. I will pray for that," said Mangeshkar.

When asked about the possibility of watching the final at Wankhede stadium, she replied in the negative. An avid cricket fan, Lata had enjoyed the 1983 World Cup final from the galleries at Lords.

"I don't go to stadiums anymore. I will watch the match at home and after that I leave for Pune where I have to attend an award ceremony," she said.

She also declined to predict the outcome of the much awaited match .

"Both the teams are equally good. Cricket is a very unpredictable game and you can't guess anything about the outcome. I thought Yuvraj will play a big knock in the semifinal but he got out for a duck. So I don't like to predict anything," she said.

Recalling the 1983 World Cup final, Mangeshkar said that she was in London at that time for a concert and was desperate to watch the final after Kapil's boys won the semi-final against England.

"I had invited Kapil Dev and his team for dinner before the match to my hotel. I wished them best of luck and after that our team created history," she said.

"After winning the trophy, Kapil Dev invited me for a dinner with the Indian team in London. I went there and congratulated the players," she added.

On her return to India, Mangeshkar agreed to stage a concert without charging a penny to raise money for the victorious team and all the players sang with her in the New Delhi concert.




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Lata Mangeshkar and Rekha launch Sarhadyein album

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