It is difficult to believe how every man , woman and even child has an opinion about Lata Mangeshkar . I have in all my years stood to meet anyone who has a negative opinion about her- Ali Peter John
True , there were times when some singers who couldn't make it spoke against her and some even called her names in the 60s and 70s and blamed her for their failure, like Sharada and Sulakshana Pandit and her sisters , but what they said about her and her sisters like Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar could not make any impact .
It is more than sixty years now , but Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar continues to be held in the highest esteem and is respected and all fields of life. Here are some opinions about the nightingale from people high and low .....
DILIP KUMAR
She is a pearl that makes the country and even the human race proud . I feel privileged to be known to her as an elder brother .
DEV ANAND
What can i say about a woman who the world worships? She is impossible to describe . I feel very happy when I know that I and my company, Navketan have been associated with since the time we and she started our journeys together . Lata is truly a gem of a woman with immense talent and with a long way to go .
VIJAY ANAND
There are some people who make themselves indispensable and Lata Mangeshkar is certainly one of them . If I say that she is a treasure , I will not be exaggerating , but telling the absolute truth . I have rarely thought of making a film without her .
REKHA
She is one reason to make me go on and on . I am the most devastated person after her death , but I know she will keep inspiring me and many like me as long as we keep working and even after that
SUBHASH GHAI
I always been blessed to experience her special love for me and her blessings whenever I met since her recording of my first song " Ja re ja ho harjai' in my first directorial film ' "Kalicharan ," . Till l last meeting in 2019 when she instituted " Lata Mangeshkar Scholarship Award ," for Music School Of Whistling Woods International " and blessed students of music . Centuries will remember her in the world of music. RIP Didi
HARRY FERNANDES
Aap ke saath beetaaye chaar ghante mere liye chaar sau saal ke samaan hai, didi
KISHWAR JAIPURI
She has sung some of the most romantic songs written by my father , Dr Hasrat Jaipuri which will be remembered for all time . Lataji thi , Lataji hai aur Lataji rahegi . Unka har gaana iss sachaayii Ka gawah hai
PUSHPA SHARMA
Oh my God I cannot believe she is dead . I always believed she was immortal , forever .
RADHIKA S
Hamaara Darjeeling mein Lataji ko devi maante hai . Waha par log bahut zyaada dukhi honge Lataji ke maut ke baare mein sunkar .
LAIKA ALI
It is like the world coming to an end. We can try all that we can , but even God can't create another Lataji
NITIN ANAND
There is no end to the era and the magic of the legendary Lataji . She was born in 1929 and will be forever . Time cannot take away her glory from her . Thank you Lataji for being a part of my growing up