Legendary
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar's
demise
on
Sunday
(February
6)
is
a
huge
loss
for
the
entire
nation.
Since
yesterday,
tributes
have
been
pouring
in
for
the
melody
queen
from
all
nooks
and
corners.
Amid
this,
actress
Amrita
Rao
in
a
chat
with
a
leading
tabloid
recalled
having
an
eerie
experience
before
she
learnt
of
Lata
Mangeshkar's
demise.
The
Main
Hoon
Na
actress
told
Hindustan
Times,
"I
woke
up
that
morning
and
the
first
image
that
came
to
my
mind
was
Lata
ji's.
Something
told
me
she
has
moved
on.
(This
was)
Before
even
reading
or
knowing
anything.
I
kind
of
knew...
I
don't
know
what
to
call
it.
It
was
an
intuition,
maybe."
Interestingly,
Rao
was
a
part
of
a
television
show
called
Meri
Awaaz
Hi
Pehchaan
Hai
which
was
loosely
inspired
by
the
life
of
Lata
Mangeshkar
and
her
sister
Asha
Bhosle.
The
actress'
character
Kalyani
Gaikwad
was
based
on
the
veteran
singer.
Amrita
told
the
tabloid
that
she
is
blessed
and
privileged
to
be
the
only
actress
to
essay
a
character
which
was
inspired
by
Lata
Mangeshkar.
Speaking
about
how
she
had
prepped
for
her
role,
the
actress
revealed,
"With
that
came
a
lot
of
responsibility
and
hard
work.
I
had
to
look
at
her
pictures
and
videos
to
understand
her
body
language.
We
were
given
a
lot
of
information
on
her
journey,
how
her
father
inspired
her,
etc.
I
was
living
Lata
ji's
life,
and
it
was
incredible."
Amrita
who
enjoys
singing
herself
revealed
that
she
has
grown
up
listening
to
Lataji's
songs
and
considered
her
to
be
her
first
teacher
as
she
learnt
rhythm
through
her
songs.
Further,
Amrita
said
that
she
never
had
the
privilege
of
interacting
with
the
singing
legend.
She
added
that
her
dream
of
the
'Nightingale
Of
India' playbacking
for
her
will
now
remain
unfulfilled.
Workwise,
Amrita
was
last
seen
in
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui-starrer
Thackeray.