'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.'
'For many years, we didn't speak. But then family is family. We made up.'
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'She could barely stand on her feet, but she summoned Composer Mayuresh Pai and told him she wanted to do some handpicked Ram bhajans, shlokas and chants for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.'
'Romantic songs are my forte. Sadly, not too many of them are being created these days.'
'The first thing that I learnt from my mother was to never , never ever, tell a lie.'
The long awaited duet between singing legend Lata Mangeshkar and 'Shehanshah-e-Ghazal' Mehdi Hassan will soon be a reality with the launch Tera milna next month.
Radha Mangeshkar talks to us about the iconic singer we love.
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'It's very difficult, almost impossible, to select my favourite duets with Kishoreda.'
'My personal doctor whom I trust blindly says it is best that I take the vaccination since it is absolutely safe.'
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'Didi would always say, 'Why would these young talented singers want to do my songs? Originality has very long legs.' I wonder what she would have to say about this new technology that threatens to tamper with the voices of the singing greats.'
Regaling fans since decades with her brand of charm and charisma, Bollywood's eternal diva has channelled lot of these attributes in her chartbuster songs.
The BJP prime ministerial candidate was recently in the city.
'She was not just a fan; she knew the game and could differentiate between a good cricketer and a great cricketer.'
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Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with the first Yash Chopra Memorial Award for her contribution to Hindi cinema.
Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming channels.
'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.'
'We cannot thank her enough for what she has done for us.'
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'If I had a chance to live it all again, I wouldn't change a thing.' Lata Mangeshkar looks back at her life.
Ever wondered why Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1973 musical Abhimaan, the story of two singers who happened to be married to one another, has three voices singing for Amitabh Bachchan but only one voice, Lata Mangeshkar, for Jaya Bachchan?
Reader Rahul Shingavi has sent us this photograph of the legendary singer.
Rajinikanth's older daughter Aishwaryaa gave us a little preview of her parents' visit to Jamnagar for the pre-wedding celebrations of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani.
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A special quiz to mark the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
After Prime Minister Modi performed the bhoomi puja for the Ram temple, Lata Mangeshkar picked her favourite Ram bhajans.
The event was organised by the Shiv Sena.
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The legendary singer talks about her favourite TV shows, and actors.
The singer who mesmerised millions with her golden voice in a career spanning seven decades, turned 81 on Tuesday, spending a quiet day with the family even as fans, including famous names, wished her a happy birthday.
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