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Lata interview - Vividhbharati - 28/09/05

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Credit goes to Mr Sujoy Chatterjee, for transcribing this fantastic
interview

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Hamare Mehmaan, is karyakram mein aaj hum aapki mulaqaat karwa rahe
hain ek aise kalakaar se jinki taarif mein har shabd chhota pad jaata
hai. Kaha jaata hai ki Ganga nadi Shivji ki jataa se is dharti par
utri thi, par sur ki ganga to swarg se seedhe hamare aaj ke mehmaan
ke galey mein utar gayi aur saalon se hum sab ko apni meethi awaaz ke
baarish se bheego rahi hai.

Clip: Main keval tumhare liye gaa rahi hoon

Ab shaayad aur zyada bhumika ki zaroorat naheen hai, aap samajh gaye
honge ki aaj hum aapki mulaaqaat karwa rahe hain sur saamraagyi Lata
Mangeshkar se. Aapse baatchit kee hain Aniruddh Chawla ne. To aayiye
sune yeh baatchit.

AC: Aniruddh Chawla
LM: Lata Mangeshkar

AC: Doston, kitne khushnaseeb hain hum ki sur saraswati Lataji ke yug
mein humne janam liya hai jab Lataji is dharti par maujood hain,
hamaare saath hain. Afsos to un logon ke liye hota hai jo is surganga
mein nahaaye bina hi is dharti se chale gaye. Lataji ki awaaz ke
baare mein kya kahen, unki muskurahat mein bhi wohi anootha mithaas
hai.

Clip: Bhanwre ne khilaya phool (Portion in which Lata laughs)

AC: Doston, aaj is waqt mere saamne baithi huyi hain hamaare
apne "cho-chweet" Lata Didi.

Lataji laughs.

AC: Didi, bahut bahut swaagat hai aapka, sabse pehle to main aapse
yeh poochhoonga ki aapne aaj tak itne kam interviews kyun diye hain?

LM: Mere khayaal se kisi bhi kalakaar ko ek hi kaam karna chaahiye,
log agar mujhe sunte hain to mujhe sirf gaana chaahiye. Waise bhi
mujhe in sab mein, interviews mujhe pasand naheen hai.

AC: Iska matlab kya yeh hai ki aap is industry mein bahut kam logon
ko jaanti hain?

LM: Jee haan, main hamesha door door hi rehti hoon. Kai galat
fehmiyaan ho jaati hain, fizul ki tohmaten lagaayi jaati hain, isliye
main in sab se door hi rehna chaahti hoon.

Clip: Hum to bhai jaise hain waise rahenge (Veer Zaara)

AC: Didi, aap filmen dekhti hain?

LM: Pehle theatre mein jaakar bahut dekhti thi, par ab naheen,
theatre mein jaati hoon to log mujhe dekhne lag jaate hain.

AC: Humne suna hai ki aapko Amar film bahut pasand hai?

LM: Jee haan, us zamane ke filmon mein ek mesaage hota tha, aaj aisi
filmen hum miss karte hain. Aajkal ke gaane real nahin lagte, matlab,
hum jo aaspaas dekhte hain, vo reality humein dekhne ko nahin milti.
Ab hero-heroine kahin garden mein jaate hain, aur jaise gaanaa shuruu
karte hain to bees-pachchis ladke-ladkiyaan aaspaas se aate hain aur
dance karnaa shuru kar dete hain. Hero ko pata hai heroine kya
gaanewaali hai, heroine ko bhi pata rehta hai. To yeh real nahin
lagtaa. lekin yeh meri raay hai, ho sakta hai, aaj ke bachchon ko yeh
cheez achchi lagti ho. Main maanti hoon ki aaj ke zamaane mein log
apne roz ke jeevan ki thakaan se door jaanaa chaahate hain, aur
isliye film dekhanaa chaahate hain, lekin thakaan door karne ka yeh
tareeka meri samajh mein nahin aayaa.

AC: Raj Kapoor sahab ne film Awara mein background mein ladke-
ladkiyon se dance karwaane ka system shuru kiya tha, jise dream
sequence bhi kaha jaata hai.

LM: Jee haan, Raj sahab ne isey shuru kiya tha, gaana tha "Ghar aaya
mera pardesi", lekin aajkal to sapne mein naheen, aise hi baithe
baithe log Switzerland pahunch jaate hain aur wahaan dance karne
lagte hain (laughs).

Clip: Tu aaja, tere bina besuri baansuri (

AC: Raj ji ke alawa aur bhi bade bade directors the us daud mein,
unme se kisi ke baare mein kuchh kehna chaahengi?

LM: Guru Dutt the, Mehboob Khan the. Aaj bhi bahut achchhe directors
hain, par waqt badal gaya hai.

AC: Didi, kya aapko aisa lagta hai ki is badalte waqt ke saath saath
humein bhi badalna chaahiye?

LM: Main samajhti hoon ki insaan ko apne siddhaanton pe chalna
chaahiye, main aisa maanti hoon, jo maine tay kiya hai main usi pe
chalna pasand karoongi. Yeh zaroori naheen hai ki sabhi yeh maane,
lekin main naheen badal sakti.

AC: Didi, agar puraane filmon ko aaj phir se banaya jaaye to kya
aapko lagta hai ki log unhe pasand karenge?

LM: Mera khayaal hai pasand karenge. Bas unme wohi baat honi
chaahiye, 20-25 ladkiyaan dance karti huyi naheen honi chaahiye
(laughs).

Clip: Duniya mein hum aaye hain to jeena hi padega (Mother India)

AC: Didi, aapne filmen produce karne ke baare mein socha hai?

LM: Mujhe filmen banana pasand naheen, na hi music dena. Main ek do
filmen banayi hai, par mujhe achcha naheen lagta.

AC: Didi, ab sangeetkaaron ki baaten karen, aapko yeh naheen lagta ki
Sajjad Hussain ki bad luck rahi hai?

LM: Jee haan, log unhe ghamandi kehte the, ki woh producer ko tang
karte hain, aur na jaane kya kya. Par aisa naheen tha. Haan, woh zara
gussewaale zaroor the, chaahe saazinda ho ya singer, alag kisi se
galati ho jaaye to keh dete the "saaz milaa lo yeh kya kar rahe
ho?"Logon ne unhe galat samjha hai. Unko filmen bhi bahut kam mili.
Mere khayaal mein unhone 100 se bhi kam filmon mein sangeet diya hai.

AC: Lata didi, kya koi aisa geet aapko yaad hai ki jo zyada popular
to naheen huya par aapko bahut pasand hai?

LM: Saiyan ke gaane, jo record par naheen utaare gaye kyunki
recording company ne keh diya ki record naheen ban sakti kyunki
recording achchhi naheen huyi hai, abhi haal hi mein iska record
nikaala gaya hai.

Clip: Kaali kaali raat re dil badaa sataaye (Saiyan)

AC: Ek aur sangeetkaar jo kaafi struggle karte rahe aur unki
masterpiece unke guzarne ke baad release huyi, Ghulam Mohd.

LM: Jee haan, Pakeezah. Ghulam sahab ko yakeen tha ki yeh film
chalegi aur gaane bhi chalenge, jis haalat mein woh marey, haalat
bahut kharaab thi unki.

AC: Aapko kya lagta hai ki unke gaane kyun naheen zyada chale?

LM: Pataa naheen, us samay competition bhi itne the ki unke gaane
kahin kho jaate the.

Clip: Chalte chalte yunhi koi mil gaya tha (Pakeezah)

AC: Pakeezah ke zikr se yaad aaya, Meena Kumariji ko aap zyaati
zindegi mein jaanti theen? Unke itne jaldi chale jaane se aapko dukh
huya hoga!

LM: Jee haan, Main unke death ke ek maheene pehle unse milne gayi thi.

AC: Aisa kyun hai ki is industry mein aise bade bade fankaaron ko is
tarah ki haalat se guzarni padti hai? Kya kisi ne unki madad naheen
kee?

LM: Duniya mein kaun kiska saath deta hai? Insaan akela hi aata hai,
akela hi chala jaata hai.

Clip: Aaj teer-e-nazar dekhenge (Pakeezah)

AC: Aur aisa koi abhinetri hain jinhe aap jaanti hon?

LM: Nargis ke saath meri bahut achchhe sambandh the. Madhubala, bahut
achchhi theen woh, ekdum bachpanaa thaa unme, matlab, bahut baaten
karti theen. Kabhi kabhi ghar aa jaati theen aur agar main baahar
gayi huyi hoti, to mere aane tak baithtin aur baaten karke hi jaati.
Woh jaake producer se kehti ki aap apne contract mein likhiye, ki
Lata Mangeshkar hi mere liye gaayegi,(laughs), aur phir mujhe phone
karke kehati ki maine phalaane producer se keh diya hai ki aap mere
liye gaayengi to aap ko gaanaa hi padegaa.

Clip: Pyar kiya to darna kya (Mughal-e-Azam)

AC: Lekin didi, aapne kabhi yeh socha hai ki achchhe log itni jaldi
kyun guzar jaate hain? Meenaji, Nargisji, Madhubalaji, yeh sabhi
kitne jaldi chale gaye.

LM: Jo log dharti par pasand kiye jaate hain, bhagwaan bhi unhi ko
chaahte hain, isiliye shayad unhe apne paas jald se jald bula lete
hain.

AC: Didi, aapne itne saare gaane gaaye hain, kya koi aisa geet hai jo
aapko pasand naheen?

LM: Bahut saare hain jo chale bhi hain. Film Sangam mein ek gaana
tha "Main kaa karoon Ram mujhe buddhaa mil gayaa", usko lekar mera
Raj Kapoorji ke saath badaa jhagdaa ho gayaa tha. Mujhe woh gaana
theek nahin lag raha tha, gandaa lag raha tha. Lekin phir Raj Kapoor-
ji ne samajhaayaa ki main poora Khayaal rakhoonga ki isme koi
ashleelta naheen aaye, matlab, kapde achchhe honge, acting bhi
achchhi hogi, bas, yeh apne husband ke saath mazaak kar rahi hai woh
dikhaana chaahte hain, to maine woh gaana gaaya, lekin phir woh film
nahin dekhi phir.

AC: Achchha? (surprised)

Clip: Main kaa karoon Ram (Sangam)

AC: Ek aur film thi Mera Naam Joker, humne aisa suna hai ki aap usme
ek geet gaanewaali theen, par baad mein aapne aitraaz kar diya gaane
se?

LM: Jee haan, maine us gaane ki rehearsal bhi kee thi, lekin kuchh
royalty par mera Raj ji se jhagda ho gaya, isliye maine gaane se
inkaar kar diya. Mera Rafi sahab ke saath bhi isi baat par jhagda
huya tha. Royalty to mujhe milti thi par main chaahti thi ki sab ko
mile, bas yahi baat thi.

AC: Kya aapko ab in baaton se afsos hota hai?

LM: Jee naheen, mujhe koi afsos naheen hai.

AC: Phir aakhir mein Bobby ke liye Raj ji ko aap ke paas aana hi padaa

Clip: Akhiyon ko rehne de akhiyon ke aas paas (Bobby)

AC: Didi, aap, Rafi sahab, Kishoreda, aur Mukeshji ne milkar ek geet
gaaya tha.

LM: Maine bahut saare gaane gaaye hain inke saath.

AC: Nahin, aap chaaron milkar ek geet gaaya tha, aapko yaad hai woh
geet?

LM: Naheen

AC: Film Amar Akbar Anthony ka geet.

Aniruddh sings "Humko tumse ho gaya hai pyar kya karen"

LM: Achchha, haan (laughs)

Clip: Humko tumse ho gaya hai pyar (Amar Akbar Anthony)

AC: Humne suna haiki Kishoreda bahut zyada improvise karte the, par
Rafi sahab naheen. Is it true?

LM: Naheen dono karte the, par Kishoreda kuchh zyada.

AC: Didi, kya aapne kabhi music director ko dhun sujhaayi?

LM: Naheen aisi baat to naheen hai, haan ek baar zaroor huya tha, yeh
main zyada kisi se naheen kehti. Ek gaana tha jo Shankar-Jaikishan
banaa rahe the film Amrapali ke liye. Main recording studio pahunchi
to pataa lagaa ki wahaan par sthiti badal gayi thi. Kisi aur producer
ne unse woh dhun pehle hi maang rakhi thi aur us producer ne keh diya
ki aap yeh dhun naheen istemaal kar sakte. To woh log soch rahe the
ki kya kiya jaaye. To Shankarji ne mujhse kaha ki Lataji, aap hi
kuchh sujhaaiye. To maine unhe asthaayi gaa ke sunaayaa ki yeh is
tarah se kaisa rahegaa? to woh khush ho gaye, bole, yeh to bahut
achchha hai, isi ko lete hain. Woh gaana tha "Jaao re, jogi tum jaao
re", to aisaa hotaa thaa us zamaane mein.

Clip: Jaao re jogi tum jaao re (Amrapali)

AC: Humne suna hai ki "Naina barse rimjhim rimjhim" aapki apni
composition thi?

LM: Naheen, woh to Madan bhaiya ne hi banaya tha. Main kabhi gaane
compose naheen karti, kabhi kabhi suggesion deti thi agar koi poochhe
to.

Song: Maayi ri main kaa se kahoon peed apne jiya ki (Dastak)

AC: Didi, naye naye gaayakon ke saath bhi aapne gaaya hai. Kaun sa
gaayak aapko achchha lagta hai? (Pause) Kishoreda ke bete Amit Kumar
zyada aage naheen badh paaye, aapko kya lagta hai?

LM: Mujhe lagta hai ki Amit ne zyaada dhyaan is taraf naheen diya.
Yahaan pe jo thoda theher jaata hai usey phir koi poochhta naheen hai.

AC: Didi, main roz subah sajda karta hoon aapke gaaye Sajda album ke
ghazlon ka. (Both AC & LM laughs). Kaisa anubhav raha Jagjit Singh ke
saath gaane ka?

LM: Jagjitji ke baare mein kya bataayun? Maine unke saath ek film
mein gaaya tha par woh film bani naheen. Jab unhone mujhe Sajda album
mein gaane ka offer diya us waqt meri tabeeyat kharaab ho gayi, aur
bahut dino tak recording naheen ho paayi, kaafi der ho gayi, par baad
mein recording bahut achchha huya aur bahut chalaa.

Song: Dard se mera daaman bhar de (Sajda - Ghazal Album)

AC: God was really watching over you, really!

LM: Pehle Jagjitji chaahte the ki is album mein sirf mere solo ghazal
ho, par maine unse kaha ki duet bhi achchhe lagenge. Mujhe "Mili
hawaayon mein mudne ki woh sazaa yaaron" pasand hai.

AC: Wow, its amazing, jadoo hai jadoo!

Song: Mili hawaayon mein mudne ki woh sazaa (Sajda - Ghazal Album)

AC: Didi, jab aap ko is bheed se door jaane ka mann hota hai to aap
kahaan jaati hain?

LM: Mujhe baahar jaana pasand hai, main Kolhapur jaati hoon, wahaan
Panhala mein hum logon ka ghar hai, Poona mein achchha lagta hai.

AC: Didi, aapka koi typical day kaisa hota hai? Aap din bhar kya kya
karti hain? Would you like to share with us?

LM: Subah uthke nahaa dho ke, pooja karti hoon, aur phir shaam ko,
matlab, praarthana karti hoon. Bahut achchhaa lagta hai pooja karna.

AC: To Bhagwaan se baatem karti hain aap?

LM: Haan, karti hoon, par jawaab to naheen aata na! (laughs)

Clip: Allah tero naam eeshwar tero naam (Hum Dono)

AC: Achchha, phir uske baad, agar reording huyi to kya karti hain?

LM: Jab subah recording hoti hai to thodaa tension rehta hai, jaldi-
jaldi bhagna padta hai.

AC: Achchha aaj bhi aapko tension hoti hai? To kuchh naheen badla aaj
bhi? Kya ab bhi aap ko in sab ki aadat naheen padee?

LM: Abhi bhi recording se pehle thodaa tension rehta hai ki kaisaa
rahegaa gaana. Aadat to pad jaati hai, lekin aisaa hai ki ab
zimmedari bah gayi hai, pehle pehle to itanaa tension nahin hotaa
thaa, gaana gaake aa jaate the. Lekin kuchh naam hone ke baad, man
mein yeh rehtaa hai ki aur bhi achchhaa kaam karnaa chaahiye. Jab koi
mujhse kahega ki ab woh baat naheen rahi jo pehle thi, us waqt sat
karke nikal jaao (laughs)

Clip: Tere liye hum hain jeeye (Veer Zaara)

AC: Didi, kya aap gaana jaari rakhengi? Kya aap ko lagta hai ki har
kalakaar ko ek waqt ruk jaana chaahiye?

LM: Kisi kalakaar ko jab yeh lage ki woh ab pehle jaisa naheen raha,
jabkhud ko mehsoos ho to ruk jaana chaahiye. Agar mujhe yeh lage ki
ab bhi main kuchh kar sakti hoon to kyun rukoon? Jaise aap Ashok
Kumar ko le leejiye, unhone ant tak alag alag role apne umra ke
mutaabik kiye hain.

AC: Aur aap mein bhi wohi baat hai!

LM: Abhi tak to hai Bhagwaan ki kripa se.

AC: Inshallah!

Clip: Kitne ajeeb rishte hain yahaan pe (Page 3)

AC: Didi, aap angrezi music bhi sunti hain?

LM: Sunti hoon, mujhe pasand bhi hai, par aaj jaisa naheen. Main
Beatles tak pasand karti hoon, Unke gaane achchhe lagte hain mujhe.
Phir woh ek Nat King Cole gaataa tha, aur Frank Sinatra ke gaane
achchhe lagte hain. Ek Barbara Streisand hain, woh mujhe bahut
achchhi lagti hain, meri nazar mein woh ek mahaan kalaakaaraa hain.
Aur waise main symphonies sunnaa pasand karti hoon, operas bilkul
achchhe nahin lagte.

AC: Aisa kyun?

LM: Pata naheen, operas muhe kuchh jamti naheen.

AC: Achchha didi, ab mere haath mein do patthar ke records hain,
bahut bhaari hain, main aap ko ek ke baad ek do gaane sunwaayunga,
phir unke sangeetkaaron ke baare mein hum baaten karenge.

Clip: Tadpaaoge tadpaa lo (Black Cat)
Clip: Main tumhi se poochhti hoon (Barkha)

AC: Aur hum aap se poochhte hain ki aapki awaaz kyun humein itna
pasand hai? (laughs), jawaab dengi aap?

LM: Yahaan main laajawaab hoon (Both laughs)

AC: Didi, pehla geet N Dutta ji ka tha, aapko film ka naam yaad hai?

LM: Naheen, bahut saal ho gaye.

AC: Black Cat

LM: Achchha

AC: Aur doosra gaana Chitraguptji ka, film Barkha.

LM: Jee haan.

AC: To pehle N Dutta ji ke baare mein kuchh bataayen

LM: N Dutta Goa ke rehnwaale the, woh S D Burman ke assistant bhi reh
chuke hain. Unka naam tha Dutta Naik, woh Goa ki zubaan mein jaan
boojhkar mujhse baaten karte, par mujhe kuchh bhi samajh naheen aati
thi. Bahut achchhe the.

Clip: Sunoji tum kya kya khareedoge (

AC: Aur Chitraguptji?

LM: Bahut achchhe the, bahut bhale, padhe likhe, unhone MA kiya huya
tha. Kisi ke assistant se shuru kiya tha. Ek baar aakar mujhse kaha
ki Lataji, aap mera gaana gaayengi? Main kabhi kabhi sochti hoon ki
kyun unka utna naam naheen huya. Gaane unke dekhiye kitne sureele
hain, par pataa naheen kyun unka utna naam naheen huya.

Clip: Is raat ko do chaand khile (

AC: Film Bhabhi mein ek gaana tha "Tie lagaake maana ban gaye janaab
hero", badaa hi mazedaar gaana tha, aapne aise kai mazedaar geet
gaaye hain

Clip: Tie lagaake maana ban gaye janaab hero (Bhabhi)

AC: Waise un sangeetkaaron mein, aapko kaun sa sangeetkaar aisa lagta
hai ki jinhone sabse zyada experiments kiye?

LM: Salilda aur Hridaynath. Aur bhi honge, par main samajhti hoon yeh
dono sabse zyada hain.

AC: Aur Panchamda?

LM: Koi shaque naheen, par unke do style huya karte the, ek Indian,
bahut sweet compositions, aur doosra western, jaise Asha ne Teesri
Manzil mein gaaya hai.

Clip: Bangle ke peechhe (Samadhi)

AC: Hum experimental music directors ki baat kar rahe hain to ek naam
aur yaad aa raha hai.

LM: Jee haan, A R Rahman. Maine 2/3 gaane gaaye hain unke liye, ek
gaana to mere upar picturize bhi kiya gay hai Pukar picture mein.

Clip: k tu hi bharosa (Pukar)

LM: Bade bhakt aadmi hain, recording se pehle kisi Dargaah ki
mombatti le aate hain aur usey jalaate hain.

AC: Kya unka claasical base bahut strong hai?

LM: iska to mujhe itna idea naheen hai kyunki main zyaada unse naheen
mili, par woh kamaal ke aadmi hain. Unki style hi alag hai. Woh gaane
ko kisi ek instrument pe poora bajaa ke rakhte hain, aur phir singer
ko sunaate hain. Unke saath kaam karne ka tareeka hi alag hai. Woh,
mujhe lagtaa hai ki, thodaa sa Arabic style karte hain, woh pasand
hai shaayad unhe. Matlab, pehle lagtaa tha ki bahut mushkil hogaa par
ab bilkul mushkil nahin lagtaa. Maine pehla gaana unka gaaya "Jiya
jale jaan jaley", maine unse kaha ki aap tape bhej deejiye gaane ka.
Unhone apne assistant se gawaakar tape bhej diya mere paas, jab
rehearsal ke liye pahunchi to dekha ki ek bas instrument hai. Main jo
bhi rehearsal karti ya kuchh gungunaati woh usey record kar lete aur
kahin par gaane mein jod dete. Main kehti ki yeh to main aise hi
rehearsal kar rahi hoon, to kehte ki koi baat naheen mujhe aisa hi
chaahiye. To jo bhi main gaati woh usey cut karke gaane mein daal
dete. Kamaal unka style hai.

Clip: Jiya jale jaan jale (Dil Se...)

AC: Didi, jab aapka dil jalta hai, yaani ki jab aap udaas hoti hain
to apne aansoo kisko zaahir karti hain?

LM: Kisi ko naheen, dukh apne liye rakhna chaahiye aur khushi baantna
chaahiye. Mera khayaal hai ki dukh sirf Bhagwan ko hi bataana
chaahiye.

Clip: O paalanhaare nirgun o nyaare (Lagaan)

AC: Aisa koi masla ya samasya hai industan ka, jo aapko achchha
naheen lagta?

LM: Desh ki haalat to achchhi naheen hai. Gundagardi hai chaaron
taraf, dukh to hota hai ki hum kahaan jaa rahe hain?

Clip: Humse na dekha jaaye barbaadiyon ka samaa (Pukaar

AC: To kya aapko lagta hai ki hum us hadh se aage nikal aaye hain ki
ab kuchh naheen kiya jaa sakta?

LM: Jab tak janta naheen uthegi tab tak kuchh naheen ho sakta. Aaj
logon ko desh se pyar hi naheen hai, yeh sochtenaheen ki yeh desh hi
naheen rahega to hum kahaan jaayenge. Jo doosre desh ke log hain woh
apne desh mein to humein gair hi samajhte hain. Doosron ke dharti pe
jaakar aap apne ko unka naheen keh sakte, aap unke liye gair hi hain,
isliye humein apne desh ki raksha karni chaahiye.

Clip: O jaanewaalon jaao na ghar apna chhodke (

AC: To aap yeh maanti hain ki aaj hum mein josh aur jwala naheen hai?

LM: Main maanti hoon ki ek agar khadaa hoga to doosra bhi khadaa hoga
aur is tarah se poori fauj tayyaar hogi. Itihaas mein hum jhaank kar
dekhen to paayenge ki aise hi badi badi ladaaiyaan jeeti gayi hain.
Shivaji ne pehle kraanti shuru kee thi, phir aur khade huye unke
saath ho gaye.

Song: Ae mere watan ke logon (Non-film)

To doston, yeh tha Lataji se Aniruddh Chawala ki baatchit par
aadhaarit karyakram. Lataji par kisi karyakram ko ek ghante mein
samet paana sambhav naheen, par phir bhi hum ummeed karenge ki aapko
yeh karyakram pasand aaya hoga. Chalte chalte hum dhanyavaad ada
karte hain Akashvani Mumbai ko jinke saujanya se yeh recording humein
praapt huyi, hum dhanyavaad dete hain Aniruddh Chawla ko jinhone
aapke aur Lataji ke beech setubandh ka kaam kiya, aur is karyakram ko
sajaya aur sanwaarkar aapke liye prastut kiya Vividh Bharati ne.

Clip: Do pal ruka khwaabon ka caravan aur phir chal diye tum kahaan
hum kahaan (Veer Zaara)

THE END

vrk

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Oct 5, 2005, 10:25:25 AM10/5/05
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wasnt main tumhee se poochtee hoon from black cat and the other song
was by iqbal qureishi?

and who is this anirudh chawla who seems to be leading lm up the garden
path.

ravi

Animesh Kumar

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Oct 5, 2005, 2:25:02 PM10/5/05
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Thanks for the interview. Sounds more like chaTar-paTar gossip rather
than being a musical interview. The songs were a mixed bag.

No effort was made to talk about Roshanlal, Khemchand Prakash, Anil
Biswas, A R Qureshi, Husnlal-B'ram and all such music directors.
Questions like "aap apna Gam kisko izhaar karatii.n hai.n" were
downright nosy and unusual for any interview.


kcp wrote:

<snip>

Ketan

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Oct 5, 2005, 4:05:42 PM10/5/05
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In article <di15pu$12kr$1...@agate.berkeley.edu>, Animesh Kumar says...

What was the point of asking her about Roshan or KP or AB or anyone? Look at the
answers she gave when the interviewer asked her about two MD's we know little
about: N Dutta, and Chitragupt. Obviously the question was put to her to get an
idea about their musical abilities, not where N Dutta hailed from and whether he
spoke to her in Konkani or Swahili, or whether Chitragupt was an MA or BA and
what his GPA was. If I was interviewing her, at this point, even I would have
given up asking her about other MDs. A lot of her comments were repeated ones,
which I have read in other interviews given by her. There was hardly anything
new in this. I don't blame the artiste either. They give so many interviews
their responses are canned, like the stock background music in films.


Ketan

asi...@my-deja.com

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Oct 5, 2005, 4:37:31 PM10/5/05
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kcp wrote:

>
> AC: Didi, bahut bahut swaagat hai aapka, sabse pehle to main aapse
> yeh poochhoonga ki aapne aaj tak itne kam interviews kyun diye hain?
>

Btw, does Lata insist of being called Didi? I've seen this on
tv/interviews and the like, in which, people who are young enough to be
her grandchildren call her didi.

Cheers
Arun

arun

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Oct 6, 2005, 12:31:23 PM10/6/05
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perhaps, its time to call her grand-didi

seth...@yahoo.com

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Oct 6, 2005, 12:51:24 PM10/6/05
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Nice to know that Amar was her favourite movie .
It was probably the best of Mehboob - Naushad combo .

Cawas

Abhay Jain

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Oct 7, 2005, 6:14:10 AM10/7/05
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"arun" <arun...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1128616283.0...@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

> perhaps, its time to call her grand-didi
>

LOL

AJ


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