One has to be fully committed to one’s career. Otherwise, there’s no point.
LATA MANGESHKAROne has to be fully committed to one’s career. Otherwise, there’s no point.
LATA MANGESHKARThere are so many songs that I could not sing the way I wanted to. When such songs come on television or radio, I shut them off or leave the room.
LATA MANGESHKARI appreciate the change associated with people’s growth, but I don’t like the changes in our lives. I came to Mumbai in 1945, so imagine my acceptance of the massive changes around. I have witnessed every kind of revolution.
LATA MANGESHKARI have been singing for the last 50 years, you know, so I deserve a break. Besides, there are talented singers around who can do justice to their work.
LATA MANGESHKARFrom my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That’s the rule of life.
LATA MANGESHKARI’ve always loved life, irrespective of all the ups and downs that have filled my journey.
LATA MANGESHKARThe privileged classes today are bothered about petrol and diesel prices while the poor can’t afford two meals a day. I am a very small person, but I want us to think beyond personal and regional interests.
LATA MANGESHKARIn my opinion, the biggest achievement was by Shankar-Jaikishan. With Raj Kapoor’s ‘Barsaat,’ they changed the way we looked at playback singing.
LATA MANGESHKARI wouldn’t let a biopic be made on me. That’s because I don’t believe in them. I don’t like them.
LATA MANGESHKARFor me, awards are a token of respect that people are giving me. So no matter how many awards I am receiving, I always feel emotional.
LATA MANGESHKARI have a fierce temper. I’ve mastered it over the years, but when I’m angry, no one can force me to do anything I don’t want to.
LATA MANGESHKARAs a singer, you have to bring the soul to the song.
LATA MANGESHKARMy father passed away in 1942, and three-four months after his death, I had to start working. There was a responsibility on my shoulders to run the household. It was my duty as the eldest child in the house.
LATA MANGESHKARI really liked Kishore Kumar. He had a virile man’s voice, and he was truly versatile.
LATA MANGESHKARI feel God has sent me to Earth to sing. I started singing when I was five, but I don’t think I’ve worked as hard as many other people.
LATA MANGESHKARI feel I am a little unfit for the kind of music that is being made today. There is a big difference between what I sang earlier and what is being made now. I am not saying this music is bad, but there are too many beats.
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