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lachrymal glands with tears. Usha was also Lata and were responsible for her success
upset about her song ‘Ja Re Ja O Harjai’ and she was nothing without him. The
from Kalicharan being re-recorded in Lata other story is about how she wanted to once
Mangeshkar’s voice by Kalyanji Anandji share Dada Burman’s lunch. Sr Burman
especially because she had to brave a flood always sent everyone out when he wanted
to record the song. to eat lunch and when Lata insisted that she
would share his lunch, he didn’t like the
Sibling rivalry and revelry idea.
OP Nayyar was one composer with whom
Lata never recorded a song though there are
many reasons given for it. But they all end
up with the 1952 film Aasman. While one
version says that Nayyar didn’t record the
song with Lata because she did not reach the
studio on time, another version says that he
did not like her pitch and was mentioning
it to the musicians when Lata heard it
and walked off. But Lata did mention that
Nayyar had approached her to sing the
song ‘Piya Aan Base More Nainan Mein’
which she had refused and that’s why they
never worked together while Nayyar denies
With Asha approaching her ever.
While at one point, Asha Bhosle who had While Lata was very close to Raj Kapoor,
now won three more Filmfare Awards he had asked her if her brother Hridaynath
than Lata who won four awards was also could compose songs for Satyam Shivam
reported to have had a grouse with her elder Sundaram. Hriday was not too keen on
sister over her getting the best songs, Lata Hindi film music, but Lata convinced him.
was accused to promoting her other sister Later when RK actually got the songs done
Usha Mangeshkar known for singing songs by Laxmikant Pyarelal, Lata sang for the
in mythologicals for the Padma award in film, but reprimanded Kapoor.
2013. Lata was upset and mentioned, “Every
year the Padma awards committee asks me One flyover the Cuckoo’s nest
to suggest names for the award. I sent the When the Maharashtra government
names of Usha and Suresh Wadkar because proposed to build a flyover adjacent to
they are deserving.” her Peddar Road home Prabhu Kunj, Lata
threatened to leave Mumbai as it would
Fights with composers and makers intrude into her privacy. While other
There are two reasons for why Lata is said influential South Mumbaikars had also tried
to have had a fall-out with composer Sachin their best to stop it, one statement from Lata
Dev Burman. While one known rumour is brought the flyover plans to a dead end. The
that she didn’t like SD Burman saying that it government let Lata have her way lest she
was he and other composers who had made hit the highway.
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