Lata Mangeshkar, the colossal vocalist who dominated playback singing in Bollywood for nearly three-quarters of a century, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday, February 6. Lata Mangeshkar who was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001 for her contribution to Indian music, more particularly in films, had been detected with Covid-19 on January 11 and had to be admitted to Breach Candy’s ICU.
The global star’s demise was mourned by Indian and Pakistani celebrities as well as politicians. Recently, some of the famous Pakistani singers including Atif Aslam, Bilal Maqsood and actor Adeel Chaudhry took to their official social media handles to pay tribute to late Lata Mangeshkar.