Lata Mangeshkar Mimicked At Music Award, Industry Baffled
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It
was
day
of
deep
shame
for
many
known
faces
of
the
Hindi
music
industry
when
melody
Queen
Lata
Mangeshkar
was
mimicked
by
a
small-time
female
comedian
at
a
music
award
function.
Singers
like
Alka
Yagnik
and
composer
Lalit
Pandit
said
this
was
no
way
to
treat
a
recipient
of
the
Bharat
Ratna,
India's
highest
civilian
award.
Sugandha
Mishra,
a
regular
on
comedy
shows,
is
known
for
her
imitation
of
the
Melody
Queen
and
she
did
it
again
at
a
popular
award
function
a
few
day
back
that
was
telecast
on
Sunday.
She
mimicked
Lata
amongst
many
stalwarts
including
Javed
Akhtar,
Ila
Arun,
Usha
Uthup
and
Shankar
Mahadevan.
However,
it
was
Yagnik
who
looked
disturbed
and
shocked
with
the
act.
When
this
writer
contacted
her,
she
sounded
genuinely
distressed
at
her
idol
being
so
ridiculed.
"I
didn't
like
it.
It
was
not
in
good
taste.
And
it
went
on
and
on.
This
is
what
the
music
industry
has
come
to,
disrespecting
their
very
own
Bharat
Ratna.
Lataji
is
a
Goddess.
Kam-se-kam
unko
toh
baksh
dena
ttha(spare
her
at
least!).
Shame
on
them," she
said.
Adds
Pandit,
"The
whole
music
fraternity
and
the
film
industry
loves
Lataji
to
death.
I
was
surprised
by
the
act
when
it
was
on.
I
didn't
expect
this
and
I
frankly
feel
it
was
overdone...Lata
Didi
is
a
Bharat
Ratna
and
nothing
about
her
should
be
used
for
laughter."
While
Lataji
refused
to
comment
on
the
matter
saying
it's
a
free
country
and
everyone
is
entitled
to
entertain
oneself
and
others
in
the
way
they
feel,
a
source
very
close
to
Lataji
said,
"They
wanted
to
invite
her
to
honour
her.
When
she
couldn't
attend
they
decided
to
make
fun
of
her.
This
is
their
way
of
honouring
our
most
revered
and
adored
singer."