Neil Nitin Mukesh On Lata Mangeshkar

New Delhi:

Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, whose family of musicians, was extremely close to singer Lata Mangeshkar, shared a eulogy for the singer, who died at the age of 92 in Mumbai. Neil is the son of Nitin Mukesh and the grandson of the legendary Mukesh. Neil who was named by Lata Mangeshkar, shared a few throwbacks of her along with two generations of his family and he wrote: “Cannot even begin to tell you what my family feels at this moment We are devastated. For my father Nitin Mukesh, music began with her and ended with her. He is inconsolable. Lata didi was the Goddess that my father and all of us worshiped. Saakshat Saraswati. 4 generations of the Mukesh Family simply love her. 3 have not only worked with her but owe our identities to her, don’t forget she named me . She is one with God. We will love you forever.”

This is what Neil Nitin Mukesh shared:

Lata Mangeshkar, known as the ‘Nightingale of India,’ had sung in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and other regional languages. She was honoured with the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award as well as several National and Filmfare Awards. Lata Mangeshkar’s last complete album was for 2004 Bollywood release Veer-Zaara.

Lata Mangeshkar began singing to support her family after the death of her father Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar 1942. He was a classical singer and theatre actor. In Bollywood, Lata Mangeshkar got her first major break with the song Dil Mera Toda from the 1948 film Majboor. However, her song Aayega Aanewaala from the movie Mahal (1949) became her first major hit.