India’s most celebrated singer, called by many names Queen of Melody, Voice of the Nation, Voice of the Millennium, and Nightingale of India, that was Lata Mangeshkar. This artist might have left us but her talent and work are here to stay. For all Lata Mangeshkar’s fans, the late singer has reportedly recorded a few Ram bhajans, shlokas and chants in her final days.
A source very close to the Mangeshkar family informed Bollywood Hungama, ‘These Ram bhajans are the last recordings of Lataji. She could barely stand on her feet. But she summoned composer Mayuresh Pai and told him she wanted to do some handpicked Ram bhajans, shlokas and chants for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. She wanted them played at the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya expected to happen in January 2024’.
Composer Mayuresh Pal further revealed, ‘She was singing and working right till the end. She wanted her voice to be part of the Ram Mandir. She made sure she did her recordings even as her health was failing. She is the bravest person I have ever known.
Lata Mangeshkar died last year on 6th February. She had recorded songs in more than 36 Indian languages and a few foreign languages as well. Not just that, she was also the recipient of 3 National Film Awards. She was also the first Indian playback singer ever to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.
Moreover, the late singer also appeared in the Guinness World Records as the most-recorded artist in history. However, later on, she was replaced by her sister Asha Bhosle.