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My 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 Mangeshkar

I 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.
LATA MANGESHKAR

Bad Day Feeling Kind Music Myself
From 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 MANGESHKAR

Believe Experience Follow Life Lose Money Myself Rule Sacrifice Understand
People, who accused me of practising a monopoly were wrong. The media fuelled rumours about my ‘monopoly.’ The first question I was always asked during interviews was about my supposed monopoly.
LATA MANGESHKAR

Interview Myself People Practice Question Wrong
There 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.
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Myself Room Sing Television
I think playback singing has a lot to do with voice acting. I would suggest to all the youngsters to understand the character, situation, and the story behind the songs. That is when you can add soul to the rendition which, I think, is missing in today’s music.
LATA MANGESHKAR

Act Missing Music Myself Play Sing Thinking
In my opinion, the biggest achievement was by Shankar-Jaikishan. With Raj Kapoor’s ‘Barsaat,’ they changed the way we looked at playback singing.
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Achievement Big Change Opinion Play Sing
Nowadays, there are seven music directors in one film. I had never heard of such a thing before. If one of our old music directors was told to share a score with others, he would have left the assignment.
LATA MANGESHKAR

Assignment Director Movie Music Myself Share
The 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 MANGESHKAR

Afford Class Myself Need Personal Price Privilege Small Thinking
As a singer, you have to bring the soul to the song.
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Music Singer Song Soul Yourself
I really liked Kishore Kumar. He had a virile man’s voice, and he was truly versatile.
LATA MANGESHKAR

Man Myself True Voice
I missed out on my childhood. I had to work hard, but I was immediately given a place in playback.
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Childhood Hard Work Myself Place Play
Today, the scope for variety has shrunk drastically. There are only a handful of topnotch composers like A. R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Jatin-Lalit that’s it.
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Composer Drastic Hands Scope
I wish I had given more time to learning classical singing.
LATA MANGESHKAR

Classic Learning Myself Time
For 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 MANGESHKAR

Award Emotional Myself People Respect
I’ve always loved life, irrespective of all the ups and downs that have filled my journey.
LATA MANGESHKAR

Fill Journey Life Love Myself
I 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 MANGESHKAR

Break Deserve Justice Myself Sing Talent Time

My 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.

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My 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.

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