Bollywood
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar
has
described
music
composer
Shrinivas
Khale,
who
passed
away
this
morning
at
his
residence
in
Thane,
as
one
of
the
pillars
of
the
golden
era
of
Marathi
music.
The
melody
queen
of
India
said
that
he
had
his
own
style
and
uniqueness
and
he
has
left
his
imprint
for
time
immemorial.
Lata
Mangeshkar
said
her
family
shared
a
close
association
with
the
musician
since
he
moved
to
Mumbai.
Talking
to
PTI,
the
singer
said,
"Khale
saheb
had
his
own
style
and
uniqueness.
He
was
not
inspired
by
others
nor
did
he
copy
anyone.
There
will
not
be
another
Khale
in
Marathi
music."
Shrinivas
Khale
had
approached
Lata
Mangeshkar
for
a
song
'Eka
Talyat
Hoti
Badke'
for
HMV's
album
'Panya
Tuza
Rang
Kasa',
but
she
could
not
allot
dates
for
the
recording,
which
was
later
sung
by
her
sister
Asha
Bhosale
and
was
very
successful.
She
worked
with
him
for
the
first
time
for
the
song
'Shravanat
Ghan
Nila
Barasala'
and
later
a
movie
song
'Ya
Chimnyano'.
Shrinivas
Khale
was
the
only
known
musician
to
bring
along
two
Bharat
Ratna
recipient
singers
Lata
Mangeshkar
and
Pandit
Bhimsen
Joshi
for
a
Hindi
bhajan
(devotional
song)
album
Ram
Shyam
Gungaan.
Talking
about
it,
Lata
said,
"I
was
so
scared
when
Khale
saheb
asked
me
to
record
with
Anna
(Pandit
Bhimsen)
as
I
thought
I
would
not
be
able
to
sing
alongside
the
legendary
classical
singer.
However,
Khale
saheb
handled
me
well
and
we
recorded
two
duets.
I
had
two
solo
songs
as
well
in
the
album."