Legendary Singer Lata Mangeshkar Insulted At A Music Award
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Tuesday, 24th Mar 2015, 6:29 PM IST Bharat Ratna winner Lata Mangeshkar, who is regarded as one of the best singers of Indian cinema, was recently insulted at a music award show. The comedian Sugandha Mishra mimicked the legendary singer and people who had stated Lataji is their mentor and worshipped her were seen laughing at the jokes. It was only Alka Yagnik, who was not pleased with the jokes. She said, “I didn’t like it. It was not in good taste. And it went on and on. This is what the music industry has come to, disrespecting their very own Bharat Ratna. Lataji is a Goddess. Kam-se-kam unko toh baksh dena tha (spare her at least!). Shame on them.” Composer Lalit Pandit added, “The whole music fraternity and the film industry loves Lataji to death. I was surprised by the act when it was on. I didn’t expect this and I frankly feel it was overdone. Though at that time when she was on, it didn’t look as objectionable as it did when it was telecast. Lata Didi is a Bharat Ratna and nothing about her should be used for laughter.” Aditya Narayan, who anchored the award show, said, “We as a country have a warped perception of what is humorous. When a comedienne does a takeoff on Lataji or Ashaji I refuse to address them by the names of the legends that they mock. At the said awards function, never once did I mention Latabai’s name. From my end that’s the maximum I can do. I neither organized nor scripted the show.” Lataji refused to comment on it, but a source close to her said, “They wanted to invite her to honour her. When she couldn’t attend they decided to make fun of her. This is their way of honouring our most revered and adored singer.” “This girl Sugandha has made a career out of imitating Lataji. We wish her all the best. If by mimicking the biggest entertainment icon this girl can earn her living, then so be it,” the source added. Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |