She was born in Holkar city, Indore on September 8, 1929. As per prophesy of music director Master Ghulam Haider, she became the most popular playback singer in Bollywood’s history in no time. Sangeet Mahal reports that Lata’s childhood was not stable. After her father Master....

Music director Vinod of Lahore, a Shagird of Pandit Amar Nath of Lahore was entrusted with the task of composing its music, which he conceived in Lahore but composed in Bombay. Vinod composed two songs for Lata Mangeshkar. Both songs, “Gallian che phirde dhola nikke nikke baal ve” and “Raahe ...

This combination of Lata and Madan Mohan's command on composing and rendering ghazals and other melodious songs has been unmatched. Madan Mohan's inculcation with big masters of music visiting father like Ustad Faiyyaz Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Malika-e-Mausiqui Roshan ...

In an instant, it became a street song. Any tutor of light music still teaches this song to their students as a starter. The movies ‘Parbat’ and ‘Poonam’ were released in 1952 but the movie ‘Aah’ by Nargis and Raj Kapoor was a musical hit with Raj portraying as a tuberculosis patient. ...

It was a big movie with Vyjantimala, Raj Kapoor and Rajender Kumar; a love triangle wherein Rajinder Kumar sacrifices his love for his friend Raj Kapoor. Its songs were good but the best one was Lata-Mukesh’s “O! Merey Sanam”. The year 1965 was another good start for SJ as one of my most...

The prologue in the preceding paragraph brings us to see how Naushad Ali was instrumental in developing Lata’s vocals through his musical compositions. It was 1961 that I used to sing the song ‘Do Sitaron Ka Zameen Per Hei Milan Aaj Ki Raat’ sitting in Logia, ...

One of the main reasons of the success of ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ was its music, particularly Lata Mangeshkar’s gems, ‘Mohabbat Ki Jhooti Kahani Pe Roye, ‘Pyaar Kiya to Darna Kya’, Hamein Kash Tum Sei Muhabbat Na Hoti’ in Raag Aimen Kalyan and ‘Aei Ishq Yeh Sab Duniya..

Eventually, Rawail signed Vyjantimala for the role. Dilip Kumar and Vyjantimala who had worked together for Naya Daur (1957) were then said to be having a romantic affair, parted their ways after Vyjantimala worked with Raj Kapoor in 1964 film ‘Sangam’. Thus, most of the...

Salil used Lata Mangeshkar in ‘Rajnigandha’ – 1974 with popular track “Rajnigandha phool tumhaare”. The movie ‘Us Nei Kaha Tha’ in 1960 had a wonderful duet by Mangeshkar and Talat Mahmud “Aha rim jhim kei yei pyare pyare geet” that completed my favourite trio with the other two ...