Zia confessed his admiration for Mangeshkar while talking with late Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar in 1982.
'Gulzarsaab's words are lucid and singing them is like painting a picture.'
Glimpses of The Legend from our archives.
In his memoir One Train Later, Andy Summers, the guitarist for the legendary rock band The Police, recounts how he was mesmerised by Piya Tose Naina Lage Naa, sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the 1965 classic movie, Guide.
'There was no time to do all the normal things that children do as they grow up.' 'One day, I was playing with dolls.' 'The next day, I was on a train looking for opportunities to sing at various recording studios.'
'If I had a chance to live it all again, I wouldn't change a thing.' Lata Mangeshkar looks back at her life.
When Kapil Dev lifted the 1983 World Cup at the Lord's balcony, the erstwhile BCCI president and one of the powerful ministers in the Indira Gandhi cabinet, late NKP Salve had a different worry.
Lata Mangeshkar looks back at the people who influenced her the most.
'My mother, who was a simple woman, retorted, "Aur main Indira Gandhi bol rahi hoon".' 'We had a good laugh over that one, you and I.' On her second death anniversary, February 6, Subhash K Jha remembers his beloved Lata Didi.
An excerpt from an interview with the legendary Lata Mangeshkar, by singer Sonu Nigam.
"Give me a harmonium and my 'Lota', and I will give you an outstanding composition," Sachin Dev Burman once famously declared.
Her Bollywood mates picks their favourite 5 songs sung by her
Here's looking at Lataji's priceless 2013 calendar.
Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.
The veteran singers attended the annual Hridaynath Mangeshkar awards where the senior Mangeshkar presented the award to Asha in the presence of rest of the family.
Kamini Kaushal was one of the top three heroines of the 1940s, alongside Suraiya and Nargis. Dinesh Raheja lists 10 songs that defined her career.
It is impossible to discuss Asha Bhosle without mentioning the word 'versatility', notes Dinesh Raheja.
We continue celebrating Lataji's birthday, as Subhash K Jha picks 12 unknown but exquisite Lata songs
Bollywood stars tweet their tributes for the late superstar.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Asha Bhosle, honouring her as an unparalleled versatile artist whose passing marks a significant loss for Indian and global music.
Lata Mangeshkar has never tasted alcohol. Yet, she has sung some extraordinary songs about intoxication.
'The first thing that I learnt from my mother was to never , never ever, tell a lie.'
Lata Mangeshkar urged India wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni to not think about retiring anytime soon as the country still needs a cricketer like him.
Javed Akhtar is among the millions who believe that Lata Mangeshkar's voice is therapeutic.
'It was one of the most difficult and complex songs of my career.'
'I will always remember her as a very beautiful human being.' 'God seems to summon such people a little quickly.'
A division bench of Justices F I Rebeillo and S J Vazifdar directed Kolhapur district's additional collector to re-calculate the surplus land after deducting the 2,000 sq metres that can be retained by Mangeshkar.
Snapshots from Asha Bhosle's life.
The last Mughal has passed away into ages on April 12, leaving a huge void in all our lives.
Lata Mangeshkar looks back at her long association with the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.
As Lata Mangeshkar turns 84 on September 28, we take a look at her illustrious career.
The film industry doyenne turns 82 today!
Lata Mangeshkar pays tribute to Gautam Rajadhyaksha.
Rahul Dev Burman's collaboration with Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar was unique, but he saved his best for Lata Mangeshkar.
After Prime Minister Modi performed the bhoomi puja for the Ram temple, Lata Mangeshkar picked her favourite Ram bhajans.
Words can barely capture the depth and beauty of Asha Bhosle's voice, at once ethereal and ineffable. Her demise has created a void but the songs she sang will never die.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
'It's very difficult, almost impossible, to select my favourite duets with Kishoreda.'
When you are the Ambanis, you can get even Mata Saraswati to bless you.
'A month before he died, he rang me up to say he wanted to meet me. I was alarmed by the tone of his voice.'
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