Remembering Lata Mangeshkar: Hindi Films' Enduring Female Voice

Entering the sparkling galaxy of Hindi film music with the haunting "Aayega Aanewala" ("Mahal", 1949) for ethereal Madhubala, ...
Indiatimes

Ram Navmi: These lesser-known Ram Bhajans sung by greats like Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar are sublime compositions

Bollywood has a history of great Bhajans for Lord Ram, Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva. The great melodies of the genre Oh duniya ke rakhwale (Mohd Rafi, Baiju Bawra) and Satyam Shivam Sundaram (Lata ...
The Financial Times

Lata Mangeshkar, Bollywood playback singer, 1929-2022

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The soaring, silvery voice of a Bollywood playback singer was the soundtrack to millions of lives, a thread ...
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‘Close to the sublime’: Why no book on Hindi film music is complete without Lata Mangeshkar

It is no secret that Lata thought very highly of Madan Mohan as composer. And Madan Mohan lived for Lata’s voice, one that could convey just the right shade of inhibition, which was the hallmark of ...
Hindustan Times

When Lata Mangeshkar recalled her early acting career: ‘I used to hate putting on make up’

Before she ruled the Indian music circuit, Lata Mangeshkar started her career in the film industry as an actor playing smaller parts to support her family after her father's death. Lata died on Sunday ...
Indiatimes

Zeba Bakhtiar from ‘Henna’: In 30 years, I have never seen another singer have the same sincerity and dedication to the craft as Lata Mangeshkar – Exclusive!

Zeba Bakhtiar captured the imagination of India and the world when she debuted in Randhir Kapoor’s Henna back in 1991. One of the highlights of this big-ticket debut was the fact that Lata Mangeshkar ...