Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
July
03,
2007
"I
can't
tell
you
about
the
hard
work
among
today's
generation
as
I
don't
work
much,
but
I
do
feel
something
is
missing",
said
noted
singer
and
artist,
Lata
Mangeshkar,
in
an
interview
with
BBC
Hindi.
"People
might
say
I'm
old
fashioned..
Naushad
sahib
used
to
think
for
days
on
end
for
one
song...
One
song
would
take
15
days...
The
tune
changed
many
times...
There
was
Salil
Chowdhury.
Today,
if
Salilda
was
around,
people
would
find
it
difficult
to
listen
to
his
songs...
these
persons
would
get
immersed
in
music.
Shankar-Jaikishen
and
Lakshmikant
Pyarelal
were
there.
Until
they
got
satisfied,
they
would
be
sitting.
We
do
not
find
that
these
days...
to
what
extent
is
this
prevalent
these
days,
I
would
not
know...",
she
further
added
in
response
to
a
question
during
an
exclusive
interview
with
Sanjeev
Srivastava,
Indian
Editor
BBC
Hindi.
Lataji,
as
she
is
lovingly
addressed
by
one
and
all,
when
asked
the
one
song
that
gave
her
the
maximum
pleasure
as
a
playback
singer
promptly
said,
"Aayega
Aayega,
Aayega
Aanewala
from
the
movie,
Mahal".
She
went
on
to
remember
the
days
when
the
song
was
being
recorded." At
the
time
when
the
songs
of
Mahal
were
being
recorded,
Khem
Chandra
Prakashji,
who
considered
me
like
his
daughter,
said
that
the
songs
will
be
very
popular.
The
film
came
and
the
songs
became
very
popular.
But
Khem
Chandra
Prakashji
expired.
I
was
very
sad.
Kishore
Kumar
and
I
used
to
address
him
as
Chacha.
He
did
not
live
to
see
the
song,
Aayega
Aanewala
become
so
popular."
Another
incident
she
remembered
about
the
recording
of
the
song
"Aayega
Aanewala".
The
song
was
picturised
on
Madhubala
in
a
happy
mood
on
a
swing
and
it
was
important
it
was
sung
in
a
manner
that
would
create
a
feel
good
ambience
in
the
shot.
"Shooting
that
song
was
very
interesting.
Bombay
Talkies
is
a
big
studio
in
Malad.
It
was
empty.
I
started
singing.
But
they
said
that
the
right
effect
was
lacking,
like
the
sound
trailing
from
a
far
off
distance...
They
made
me
stand
in
one
corner
and
kept
the
mic
in
the
centre...nearly
20
feet
away.
The
initial
lines
of
the
song,
Khamosh
hai
zamaana...
I
had
to
take
one
step
at
a
time
while
singing
the
initial
lines
and
by
the
time
I
reached
the
mic,
the
song
would
start.
I
have
worked
a
lot
on
this
song."
While
speaking
about
other
yesteryear
artists,
Lataji
liked
Kishore
Kumar
the
best.
While
she
feels
that
singers
like
Mohd.
Rafi
and
Mukesh
were
good
in
most
of
their
songs,
Kishore
Kumar
was
good
in
every
song.
Kishore
Kumar's
sad
songs
have
been
her
favourite
and
she
rates
the
romantic
songs
she
has
sung
with
Mohd.
Rafi
as
amongst
her
best.
While
she
has
enjoyed
working
with
composers
like
A
R
Rahman
and
Jatin-Lalit
from
today's
generation,
she
expressed
sadness
that
today's
music
has
got
influenced
by
western
tunes.
"These
days,
I
first
listen
to
the
song
and
then
go
for
recording.
There
was
a
time
when
we
used
to
get
a
phone
call,
there's
a
song
of
Naushad
Sahib,
please
come...
and
we
would
go
running...
these
day's
people
stress
on
rhythm
a
lot.
We
get
influenced
by
western
tunes...we
do
not
find
the
Indian
touch," she
said
These
were
excerpts
from
Radio
One
94.3
FM's
interview
with
Lata
Mangeshkar
which
was
aired
on
12
noon
on
July
1st,
2007.
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