Mangeshkar’s claims definitely weren’t (La)tall

When a lady claims that the bindi adorning her forehead can give a guy sleepless nights, and that the kajal outlining her eyes can drive him crazy, it is certainly believable.

That was because Lata Mangeshkar rendered a song which was titled Meri Bindiya Teri Nindiya.

The track, which was from Lamhe, probably left many Hindi film music aficionados wishing Shiv-Hari had composed more film songs, if not been as prolific as their contemporaries (and juniors).

To Anand Bakshi, who penned it, they must have said, “Aapke lyrics ne humko pagal bana diya. Kya kehna!”

Lata's vocal (Hariha)range was immense

Well, the title of this post does state the obvious, but it is a fact that although Lata was a sexagenarian when Lamhe released, she could give singers who were decades her junior (Mangeshk)arun for their money.

Kabhi Main Kahoon, a song from the film, illustrated this. She was joined behind the microphone by Hariharan.

The track had its origin in a tune that was a part of the background score of Chandni, which released a couple of years earlier.

Anand Bakshi penned it.

Incidentally, the music of both the films was composed by Shiv-Hari.

This track certainly wasn’t run-of-the-MILl

By the late-1980s, Hindi film music buffs were mo(u)rning the death of melody, and perhaps stating that legendary singers had become an endangered species – fortunately, not the fate of the peahen, which was mentioned in Choodiyaan Khanak Gayeen from Lamhe (1991).

However, India’s nightingale, Lata Mangeshkar was a notable builder of the bridge between the Golden Era and the modern one. Ila Arun and Moinuddin shared singing credits with her.

Penned by Anand Bakshi, the song, which contained an excerpt of Moinuddin's Mhaare Rajasthan Ma, was composed by Shiv-Hari.

Mangeshkar sang its sad version too.