Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has expressed his deep sorrow over the death of noted playback singer and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar.
The CM said Lata Mangeshkar left a permanent impression for the last 8 decades in playback singing and her death is a void, which can never be filled in the music world of the country. He said through her singing, Lata gave us the divine music and she is a blessing given by God to Indian Music. With Lata’s death the song became mute and the Music Mahal became vacant, the CM said.
“Latajee who sang 50,000 songs in 1000 films in 20 languages, was indeed Maa Saraswathi swara’ treasure. “As a playback singer Lata Ji used to sing imagining the expressions to be given by the actresses. The film producers used to get the dates of Lata Ji first then they would fix the dates of actors and this alone showed her class and demand. She was a bridge between the North and South film music. Lata Mangeshkar, who got her classical music training under Ustad Amanth Ali Khan, mastered the Urdu language, which helped her to render Urdu Ghazals faultlessly and with the original fragrance. She lent respect to the numerous awards she received both at the national and international levels. There may be several more singers who may come, none can replace Lata,” the CM said.
The CM conveyed his condolences to members of the bereaved family. (INN)