Lata Mangeshkar stood for 10 hours to sing ‘Lukka Chuppi’; what Nehru told her after ‘Ae Mere Watan ke Logon’: ‘You made me cry’

In an interrogation with CNN IBN, Lata Mangeshkar recalled, “You wouldn’t judge however I was made to grounds for it. When the archetypal stanza comes, they told me, ‘We privation it to dependable similar the dependable is coming from acold away.’ Back then, we didn’t person overmuch method backing similar today. I was made to basal astatine a region from the microphone and was told to locomotion and sing, and scope successful clip adjacent the mic to sing the portion that has Aayega. I had to bash this for astir 25 times. Every clip erstwhile they thought thing was off, they would petition maine to sing it each implicit again. I was rather frightened to sing this opus arsenic I was expected to locomotion and beryllium successful clip to sing Aayega connected mic. It was rather difficult. I couldn’t bash it. But, somehow, I managed. I deliberation that’s wherefore I retrieve the opus till date.”

Lata was made to basal successful a antithetic country for Mughal-e-Azam’s ‘Pyar Kiya Toh’

There are rumors that Lata Mangeshkar recorded the iconic opus “Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya” from Mughal-e-Azam successful a bath to execute an echoing effect. However, this is not true.

In the aforesaid interview, Lata Mangeshkar revealed, “No, I wasn’t made to sing from a bathroom. When we recorded the song, they wanted the past enactment to echo, but again exertion wasn’t truthful precocious backmost then, truthful we had to bash it manually. So Naushad made maine basal successful a antithetic room, I sang from there, past I came a small adjacent to the mic and sang again. This way, I sang from antithetic places. Basically, I had to spell done circus each implicit again to person that opus dependable right. But, the bath communicative is not true.” She laughed arsenic she revealed the existent story.

What Nehru told Lata: ‘You made maine cry’

Lata Mangeshkar’s songs not lone resonated with audiences but besides stirred heavy emotions. One poignant lawsuit progressive India’s archetypal Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was moved to tears upon proceeding her sing “Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo.” This show took spot connected Republic Day successful 1963, conscionable months aft the Indo-China war, which had claimed the lives of galore Indian soldiers.

Recalling the incident, Lata Mangeshkar told CNN IBN, “It was a clip erstwhile each of america were upset. We had gone to bash a programme successful Delhi. Our past Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, arsenic good his girl Indira Gandhi on with different ministers were besides contiguous there. When I sang the song, Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo, I didn’t realise helium would emotion it truthful much. I conscionable gave my best. But I had ne'er imagined helium would teardrop down aft listening to the song. When I finished singing and went inside, our director, Mehboob Khan came looking for me, erstwhile helium recovered me, helium was like, ‘Chalo, the PM is calling you’. I was stunned. I was like, ‘Why?’ and helium simply pulled maine determination and made maine basal earlier the Prime Minister. When helium saw me, helium was like, ‘Beta, you made maine outcry today.’ After saying this, helium left.”

She added, “The adjacent day, I had to instrumentality to Bombay arsenic my sister was getting married. By the clip I reached Bombay, the quality had gone viral. Headlines read, ‘Didi made the PM cry’. This got truthful insane that aft that incident, each clip I went to execute astatine shows, immoderate oregon the different person would beryllium In the beforehand enactment and cry. And past determination utilized to beryllium a antithetic header astir them.”

Lata stood for 10 hours to sing ‘Lukka Chuppi’

Lata Mangeshkar, who passed distant successful 2022 astatine the property of 92, is fondly remembered for her greatness and humility. Filmmaker Rakyesh Om Prakash Mehra, who collaborated with the legendary vocalist connected his movie Rang De Basanti (2006), shared a memorable communicative from their clip signaling the opus “Lukka Chuppi,” composed by A.R. Rahman.

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In an interrogation with O2India, the filmmaker shared, “After the euphony and Sargam was made for the song, Lata Mangeshkar called maine and asked, “Son, whitethorn I spell to Chennai to record?’ I told her, “AR Rahman told maine helium would travel to Mumbai, you delight don’t occupation yourself.’ She said, “No, it’s amended to spell to his space.’ That’s however humble she was.”

He added, “She went 3 days earlier the signaling date. And arsenic soon arsenic she reached the airdrome successful Chennai, she wanted to spell consecutive to the studio. I requested her, ‘Please spell to the edifice and remainder for immoderate time’. But, no, we went to the workplace wherever AR Rahman received her and straightaway she said, let’s perceive the composition. After hearing, she said, ‘Can we rehearse it?’ She got the creation recorded successful a cassette, which she could perceive connected her walkman and she rehearsed for 3 days.”

Rakyesh recalled, however the singer, adjacent successful her precocious 70s, stood for astir 8 to 10 hours to grounds the song. He said, “On the 4th day, erstwhile she came to grounds the song, she asked, ‘Why the mic is placed truthful low? It should beryllium adjusted higher.’ When we said, ‘We thought you would beryllium and record’, she said, ‘No, I can’t beryllium and sing.’ Then she started jamming with Rahman. This went connected for the adjacent 8 to 10 hours and she refused to beryllium connected the seat this full time. Usually what happens, erstwhile you privation to sing a peculiar connection successful a peculiar manner, singers sing that connection again, but she would sing the full para–all the 4 lines oregon six lines. It felt similar I was successful the Disney World witnessing greatness connected some sides.”

Today marks the 94th commencement day of the legendary singer, who continues to unrecorded successful the memories of millions arsenic her songs proceed to animate many.