A day after the singer’s family asked fans not to heed to rumours, author Shobhaa De confirmed that Lata Mangeshkar is fine.
Shobha De tweeted, “Just spoke to the family . By God’s grace, our precious nightingale is fine.@mangeshkarlata.” The update came just a few minutes after she asked Twitter about an update on the singer’s health. “Tell me it isn’t true. Has India lost its nightingale? @mangeshkarlata,” the author had tweeted.
Shobhaa De✔@DeShobhaa
Tell me it isn’t true. Has India lost its nightingale?@mangeshkarlata
Shobhaa De✔@DeShobhaa
Just spoke to the family . By God’s grace, our precious nightingale is fine.@mangeshkarlata
An official spokesperson for Lata told media on Friday, “Dear friends. We are as happy as you are to inform you that with all your prayers and best wishes, Lata didi is doing much better. Thank you for being there. God is great,”
In her over seven-decade long career, Mangeshkar has sung more than 30,000 songs across multiple languages. She is considered one of the greatest playback singers of Indian cinema. She received the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, in 2001. Mangeshkar’s last full Hindi album was for the late filmmaker Yash Chopra-directed 2004 film Veer-Zaara.
Prasanta Patnaik