Farida
Khanum,
the
Pakistan-based
ghazal
exponent
who
enthralled
audiences
recently
at
the
Aravalli
Concert,
paid
her
tribute
to
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar.
She
revealed
that
Lataji
is
one
of
the
artistes
who
has
inspired
her
to
a
great
deal
and
is
also
really
sweet.
She
stated
that
she
has
performed
with
a
number
of
Indian
musicians
and
Lataji
was
also
one
of
them.
Khanum
spoke
about
how
much
love
she
had
received
in
India
and
that
she
wouldn"t
mind
living
here
if
she
was
invited.
She
believes
that
both
countries
have
so
much
in
their
musical
legacies
that
it
could
bridge
any
kind
of
gap.
She
revealed
that
she
performed
with
Mukhtar
Begum
in
Kolkata
before
the
latter
moved
to
Mumbai.
It
was
also
around
the
same
time
that
she
met
Begum
Akhtar,
that
Akhtar
encouraged
her
to
grow.
She
also
reveals
that
Akhtar
was
never
jealous
and
that"s
how
it
used
to
be
back
in
their
time.
Khanum
performed
some
memorable
ghazals,
which
included
her
famous
track,
Aaj
jaane
ki
zid
na
karo…
She
also
expressed
the
desire
to
work
with
Oscar-winning
Bollywood
composer
AR
Rahman.
She
asserted
that
she
met
him
while
on
a
flight
to
the
US
and
he
exclaimed
that
he
was
waiting
for
the
day
they
would
work
together.