Re: [arr] ARR sings duet with Lata Mangeshkar

Manish Jagpal Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:52:39 -0800

thank you sooooo very much it would be a heavenly
experience to listening to them
--- Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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Mangeshkar-Rahman do a duet for the first time

&#8216;Maa-beta&#8217; song to be filmed on Waheeda
Rehman in the Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti

Subhash K Jha

Lata Mangeshkar at 76 is unstoppable. After
accomplishing every possible musical feat, she has
now recorded a duet with A R Rahman, for Rakeysh
Mehra's Rang De Basanti.

&#8220;Although I've sung for Rahman before, I had
never sung with him,&#8221; says Mangeshkar,
&#8220;It's a
lovely maa-beta (mother-son) song &#8211;
'Lukka-chuppi bahut hui saamne aa ja na'. What really
pleased me no end was the fact that the song will be
picturised on Waheeda Rehman, one of my
favourite actresses for whom I've sung some of my
favourite numbers.&#8221;

Prasoon Joshi who wrote the striking songs of Phir
Milenge and the promotional number for
Black, has written the song for the historic
Mangeshkar-Rahman duet. The last time she had
sung for Waheeda Rehman, it was coincidentally another
mother-son song &#8211; 'Tu mere saath rahega
munne', by composer Khayyam in the film Trishul.

The nightingale flew to Chennai to record this
historic duet. &#8220;Rahman was keen that I sing in
his own studio. I was more than happy to
oblige,&#8221; she says.

Mehra is ecstatic over this musical duet. &#8220;To
have Lataji sing for my film was a dream. When
she came for the recording, my knees and hands were
trembling. This is Lata Mangeshkar, for
God's sake,&#8221; says Mehra.

Mehra isn't the only one in awe of the legend.
Composer Ismail Durbar is on seventh heaven as
Mangeshkar will be recording a song with him for the
first time for a film called Pyar Kiya To
Nibhana to be directed by Vinay, a former assistant to
Sooraj Barjatya.

Says Darbar, &#8220;Every song that I ever composed
was for Lata didi. Every time I thought of a tune
I'd wonder how it would sound in her voice. And now
she's finally singing for me.&#8221;

Says the ecstatic composer, &#8220;I've told didi I'd
like her to sing all the female songs in this
film. To have her sing for me is a dream-come-true.
I keep telling her, 'Didi , I should've
been born 20 years ago'. To what heights she took the
tunes of the earlier composers. I was
over the moon when she rang me to wish me Eid Mubarak.
Bahut sarey Eid dekhen hain maine. Lekin
yeh Eid mujhe hardam yaad rahega.(I have seen many
Eids, but I will remember this Eid forever&#8221;

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