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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.comWhen Lata Mangeshkar utters these words, it's time to sit up and
listen. Deepali Dhingra did just that!
Before getting her picture taken, Lata Mangeshkar gets into a full-
fledged conversation with the photographer about the kind of camera
she's operating. An entire conversation ensues about aperture and
flash photography . Because though many not be aware but Lata is a
photographer as well. After the shoot, the queen of melody settles
down to talk about her new album Saadgee . Although with Gulshan
Kumar, Lata had lent her voice for two albums, it is with son Bhushan
Kumar that she is doing an album for the first time. "When Bhushan
heard that music director Mayuresh and I are working on this album, he
approached us and that is how we got going," she explains.
Speaking about the album, Lata says, "There are eight songs in total -
some romantic, some sad and some philosophical. The ghazals are new
and fresh. Now it's upto the public to decide whether they like them
or not." But considering that private albums do not have the same
market as earlier, does she not feel apprehensive about her album's
fate? "Maybe it's true that the sale of private albums is not that
much now but our work doesn't stop because of that. There is piracy in
Bollywood but that doesn't mean we stop putting songs in films," she
says simply.
Talking about Bollywood, the singer par excellence has visibly reduced
taking up work in the last few years. "That's because I fell that the
kind of work we have done earlier, work today in comparison isn't that
good," she rues. Also, after working for almost 65 years, Lata feels
that she deserves a break. " Bahot ho gaya gaana ," she smiles. But
what about the audience who at the age of 77, still can't get enough
of Lata's magical voice? "That's the reason I sing sometimes in Hindi
films, for Yashji or Rahman. But now, I sing what I feel like; ab main
apni marzi ke mutabik gaati hoon ," she says.
When one talks of Lata, it is but natural to think about her supposed
competition with sister Asha Bhosle. " Bahot galat baat hai," she
says, with a sad smile, "People just make up anything for gossip. Asha
is is my younger sister. There's no competition between us. She lives
right across my flat and there's even a door between our flats to
visit each other. If there had been any problems , that door would
have been closed," Lata adds.
Although the world listens her songs, Lata says that she doesn't hear
her own songs that much. "I like listening to old Marathi songs or
classical music," she adds. Lata is full of praise for the singers of
today. "Each one of them, be it Sonu, Udit, Alka, Sunidhi or Shreya is
doing a good job," she says. And is there anybody who she thinks can
be compared to her? " Main apne mukaable ki baat nahin samajhti . I
don't feel I'm that good a singer,"she smiles and adds "Music and Lata
are not separate. I won't ever stop singing. When I die, my music will
go with me
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