The entire nation woke up to the heart-wrenching news of the demise of veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar on Sunday, February 6. He passed away at the age of 92 due to multi-organ failure in Mumbai. ‘Nightingale of India’ breathed her last at 8:12 am at Breach Candy Hospital. His body was taken to his residence at 2 pm. The body of the famous singer was taken to Shivaji Park for her last rites at 5 pm.
As a flower-laden troop from Mangeshkar’s Pedder Road home to Shivaji Park left for the last rites, mourners thronged or jogged, many thousands lined the 10-km route. And millions lined up on their screens – to say goodbye to the woman who has been an integral part of his life and to remember a moment in contemporary history.
As the remarkable singer touched innumerable lives, an array of Bollywood stars, cricketers and politicians paid their last respects to the Bharat Ratna awardee at Shivaji Park. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his last tribute to Nightingale.
Mourning the loss of the singer leaving a huge void in the music industry, Shah Rukh along with his manager Pooja Dadlani went to Shivaji Park to pay his last respects. Shah Rukh was seen wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of sunglasses while he covered his face with a mask. SRK sat next to cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as they both attended the funeral.
Shraddha Kapoor, who is Mangeshkar’s granddaughter, visited the late veteran singer’s home in Mumbai, and later visited the funeral site. He was seen in tears. In one of the pictures, Shraddha can be seen with folded hands as the singer’s mortal remains were taken out of her house and taken for the last rites.
Notable ministers including Mumbai CM Uddhav Thackeray, Piyush Goyal, Sharad Pawar attended the funeral. Music composer Shankar Mahadevan and singer Rahul Vaidya also paid tribute at the funeral.
The legendary singer’s family members including sisters Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar condoled the death of Lata Mangeshkar at Shivaji Park. He was seen sitting with Shraddha Kapoor.
Earlier in the day, Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Urmila Matondkar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and others were seen at Lata Mangeshkar’s residence as they arrived to pay their last respects.
In a career spanning over seven decades, the Lag Ja Gale Se singer recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films, and sang in over 36 regional Indian languages and foreign languages. She was also the second singer after the late Indian singer MS Subbulakshmi to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.
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