A prominent producer found her voice too thin and the only music director who had complete faith in her was Ghulam Haider, which she has often acknowledged. Young Mangeshkar, helped by family friends, had no chance to make her mark. When she began her career (and even acted in some films) in the early 1940s, she was just a teenager, a babe in the woods at a time when the scene was dominated by either singing stars like Suraiya and Noorjehan or by singers like Ameerbai Karnataki, Zohrabai Ambalewali and Shamshad Begum, who sang in a rich and heavy style. From Madhubala and Nargis to Madhuri Dixit and Kajol, she has playbacked for all of them, singing songs that were melancholy, romantic, contemplative, joyful and even peppy, a domain that is normally that of her sister Asha Bhosle. The very persona of the heroine – sweet, virginal, sometimes modern but always rooted in the Indian ethos – developed with the backing of Mangeshkar’s dulcet singing. It is not just her longevity – she has come to embody the definitive voice of the Indian woman on the screen over more than seven decades. Generations of Indians have grown up with her songs – often the latest ones – playing around them. Lata Mangeshkar turns 92 on Tuesday, and it often appears that she has always been with us. Note: This article was originally published on Septemand is being republished on September 28, 2021.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |