But the quivering playfulness she lends to the folksy Bichua is something else.ġ2. Chadh Gaye Re Paapi Bichua, Madhumati (1958)Īlmost every song in the soundtrack showcases Lata Mangeshkar’s brilliance. Chand Phir Nikla, Paying Guest (1957)Ĭhori Chori’s Rasik Balma and Chand Phir Nikla are almost soul sisters but the latter’s tune, turmoil and Lata ji’s trademark touch gives it a bit of an edge.ġ1. A quality she uses to great advantage for V Shantaram’s social reforms drama.ġ0. That shraddha bhav in Lata Mangeshkar’s rendition can turn believers out of sceptics. Aye Malik Tere Bande Hum, Do Aankh Baarah Haath (1957) Lata trills and thrills in this tour de force from Shankar-Jaikishan’s magnum opus.ĩ. Jaa Jaa Re Jaa Balamwa, Basant Bahar (1956)
Lata ji picks the desperation and devotion in Chandramukhi’s deep concerns for her unreciprocating beloved in her pitch-perfect delivery of a classic.Ĩ. If Lata ji’s epic prowess in classical music here doesn’t take your breath away, you probably need new ears.
The playback queen finds a perfect balance between grand ardour and understated drama in the exquisite notes of Yeh Zindagi Usi Ki Hai. If Madhubala and Dilip Kumar’s intense agony burns the screen, Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mehmood’s heartfelt understanding of this pain lends it force.īrimming with spirit, sentiment and strength, Lata Mangeshkar’s energetic call for patriotic participation in Anand Math is stuff of goose bumps.ĥ. Seene Main Sulagte Hain Armaan, Taraana (1951)
The singer exuberantly conveys the pangs of first love in this Raj Kapoor-Nargis romance leading to the passionate embrace that inspired RK’s historic logo.ģ. Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films - songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.Įven when a young Lata’s personal style was still evolving, the sheer softness of her singing wasn’t lost on the discerning listener in this haunting beauty for the ages. This is not a best-of list - none will do justice - but a well-meaning exercise to salute and savour her sweet, lilting voice and its everlasting imprint on my senses and memories. Truth be told even 100 chartbusters cannot highlight her songstress glory. To pick a favourite from such melodious abundance is an impossible task. Lata ji’s body of work is a deep sea of melody.Įvery drop is a powerful ode to the Gods of music, moods and language. No amount of praise is lavish enough to describe the supremacy of her voice as it enraptured generation after generation, year after year and song after song. Some of her best songs, in celebration of an incredible life. The Incomparable Lata Mangeshkar passed into the ages on February 6, 2002.
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