Nation’s most renowned playback singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar (28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) is no more with us. She was an industry stalwart we all looked up to with utmost respect and admiration. The larger-than-life Lata Ji was synonymous with melody and was rightly known by honorific titles such as the Nightingale of India, Bharat Kokila, Queen of Melody, Swar Samragyi (Emporeress of Voice) etc.
We at the Screenwriters Association are deeply saddened with this tragic development. Veteran screenwriter and SWA President Robin Bhatt expressed his grief with these words, “Ae mere watan ke logo, zara aankh mein bharlo paani…. hamari saraswati hame anaath kar ke chali gayi. We at SWA are praying to God: OUR OWN NIGHTINGALE IS WITH YOU, PLEASE LET HER REST IN HEAVEN!”
Urdu poet, screenwriter and SWA’s Treasurer Danish Javed shared his feelings with the following words, “Kehte hain awazeN kabhi nahi martiN, awazoN ke malik guzar jaate hain, hazaron saaloN tak zinda rehne wali dunya ki sabse sundar awaz ki malika Lata Mangeshkar Ji ko SWA ka akhiri salaam aur vinamr shriddhanjali.”
Screenwriter and SWA Joint Secretary Satyam Tripathy paid his tribute with these words, “सदियों में एक लता होती है और सदियों तक उसकी उसकी आवाज़ रहेगी – इस अमर लता को श्रद्धा के फूल अर्पित हैं।”
Alvida, Lata Ji. You were the greatest!
Lata Mangeshkar (28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022)
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