Mar 31, 2007 07:05 PM
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A ENIGMATIC WOMAN FROM THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS how do you pay homage to a devi , someone who speaks in bhagwans voice herself a woman who worships her art as a religion a perfect character blended with god given talent. I remember noor jehan saying lata was blessed by allah , yet lata is humble enough to say she regards noor jehan as her ustaad. While its difficult if not impossible to compare them , they started alike yet sang very differently in their masterful styles.
Lata the queen in india while noor jehan the bollywood superstar evolved into mallika rarannum on the other side of the border. While latas blessings were essential for a heroine to make it in bollywood , the same was true of nur jehan in lollywood , yet noorjehan sang a lot of punjabi masterpieces while lata also rendered masterpieces in her dialect the common ground where they meet is urdu and the chess game will be a total locked stalemate.
The two are too good to compare but its lata who by sheer volume is the winner as babae urdu said lata has served urdu language more than any other personality on this planet and I agree with him. Her rendition of urdu which she admits she adopted from noor jehans style is flawless. From mahal to maachis she is a relentless force to reckon with giving bollywood its greatest hits
-mughaleazamdilwale
-dulhaniya lejayenge
-hum aapke hain koun
-guide
-sholay
-ik duje ke liyekabi
But its the more obscure scores like hanste zakhm , shankar hussain and wo kaun thi as well as satya which make her the greatest bollywwood persona she doesnt need madan mohan , khayyam or salleel choudhary or naushad. In fact they need her as no one else can render the songs like her name a few chalte chalte younhi koi mil gaya tha aap youn faaslon se gujarte rahe dil ke kadmo ki awaz ati rahi aye dilenadan arzoo kya he justju kya hai na jaane kya hua jo tune choo liya khila gulab ki tarah mera badan aaj phir jeene ki tamanna unki aankhoon me dekhi he kuch aisi khushboo hath se choo ke ise rishte ka ilzam na do.
Piar kiya to darna kya aaj socha to ansoo bha aye , mudaten ho gaye muskrae betab dil ki tamanna yehi he. tume chahe ge tume apna khuda banaege lagja gale ke phir ye haseen raat ho na ho aankhon me sama jao is dil me raha karna woh bhooli dastan lo phir yad aagayi nazar ke saamne gata si cha gayi. Aap raaton me sirian dharkti he chokte he darwaze apne aap. Just a few , the list is endless as is latas enormous talent. My fave is from aarti as she sings in notes even streisand cant match.
Aaah aahaa kabi to mile gi kahin to mile ge baharon ki manzil rahi yes lataji we are all waiting as humans for that immortal moment to arrive but thanks for your true devotion and inspiration. Meanwhileyou are the greatest persona bollywood has ever produced and you are a gift to hindustan from its ancient gods which cannot be thanked for enough. Ladies and gents a great round of applause for the lady who got a standing ovation in royal albert and victoria hall where I had the honor to listen to her as a child and you will always sing in my dreams too even when im withered with age.
I will cherish your great true song penned by gullzar. Naam gum jaye ga, chehra ye badal jayega, meri awaz hi pehchan he gur yaad rehay. Lataji , only a moron can forget your voice in this life and on this planet , a true fan presents his tribute to the one and only lata mangeshkar may you reverberate forever with your enchanting melodies. The greatest bollywood has ever produced and a pride for india and indians everywhere .
