She is 81 and scoffs at any talk of retirement. After working for seven decades, recording songs for over 1,000 movies and singing in more than 36 regional Indian languages, Lata Mangeshkar, known as the Nightingale of India, is still raring to go. Lata's passion for music became evident recently when she trashed a newspaper for spreading rumours about her retirement. 'I read a news in the newspaper that said that I am retiring. This is absolutely wrong. If I want to retire, then I will make that decision myself, not others,' she tweeted adding, 'Mera maanana hai ki mera janam gaane ke liye hua hai aur jabtak mere praano mein praan hain, main wahi karti rahungi.' Lauding her undying spirit, veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra told Ians: 'For an artiste to be at the pinnacle of her career for 69 uninterrupted years is an unprecedented feat in any field anywhere in...
- 6/4/2011
- Filmicafe
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