10 April 2013-After recording songs for more than 1,000 films in 36 languages in a career span of seven decades, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar says she now feels out of place in the Indian movie industry.
“Cinema has changed a lot from the times when we used to work. I will not say that it’s not good, but I don’t fit into it. If I would sing in any film today, then I don’t think I will be able to sing it beautifully,” said the 83-year-old singer on Monday at an event organised to announce the recipients of Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards.
Lata started her singing career in 1943 at the age of 13 with the song “Mata ek sapoot ki duniya badal de tu” for Marathi film “Gajaabhaau”.
From classical to romantic numbers to ghazals to bhajans, Lata has made her mark in a variety of genres. Infact she has sung for almost all the Yash Chopra films and films from his production house Yash Raj Films at that time, including Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), Darr (1993), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and later on Mohabbatein (2000), Mujhse Dosti Karoge (2002) and Veer Zaara (2004).
INDIA TODAY
