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Bollywood pays tributes to the Legend

Bollywood pays tributes to the Legend

TRIBUTES poured in for Lata Mangeshkar from all over the world, including from the Bollywood fraternity.

Dharmendra: The whole world is sad. Can’t believe you have left us! We will miss you. Lata ji, pray for your soul to be in peace.


Armaan Malik: Rest in peace, Lata ji. Your voice will echo for eternity.

Anushka Sharma: God speaks through beautiful voices. Sad sad day for India as our nightingale leaves her mortal body. Lataji’s voice has immortalised her forever. She will live in our hearts through her music. My deepest condolences to her family, friends, and fans. RIP Lataji.

Lata Mangeshkar with Shreya Ghoshal Lata Mangeshkar with Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal: Feeling numb. Devastated. Yesterday was Saraswati Puja and today Ma took her blessed one with her. Somehow it feels that even the birds, trees and wind are silent today. Swar Kokila Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar ji, your divine voice will echo till eternity. Rest in peace. Om Shanti.

Anil Kapoor: Heartbroken but blessed to have known and loved this incredible soul. Lataji holds a place in our hearts that will never be taken by anyone else. That’s how profoundly she has impacted our lives with her music. May she rest in peace and light up the heavens with her brightness.

Kriti Sanon: Lag Ja Gale, one of my most favourite songs, and the list is endless. You will always stay in our hearts and lives with your soulful voice Lata ji. Our very own nightingale. May her soul rest in peace.

Lata Mangeshkar with Madhuri Dixit Lata Mangeshkar with Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit: It’s your memories that remain with us. You will truly never leave our hearts, but the void too shall never be filled. May your soul rest in eternal peace.

Akshay Kumar: How can one forget such a voice! Deeply saddened by the passing away of Lata Mangeshkar ji, my sincere condolences, and prayers. Om Shanti.

Taapsee Pannu: Hope you keep mesmerising the heavens as well with your

voice and presence.

Kareena Kapoor Khan: Rest in glory.

Hema Malini Hema Malini

Hema Malini: February 6 is a dark day for us – the legend who has given us a treasure trove of lilting songs, the nightingale of India, Lataji, has left us to continue her divine music in heaven. It is a personal loss for me as our affection and admiration for each other was mutual.

Ajay Devgn: An icon forever. I will always savour the legacy of her songs. How fortunate were we to have grown up listening to Lataji’s songs. Om Shanti. My deepest condolences to the Mangeshkar family.

Late Mangeshkar with Amitabh Bachchan (credit: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images) Late Mangeshkar with Amitabh Bachchan (credit: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images)

Amitabh Bachchan: She has left us. The voice of a million centuries has left us. Her voice resounds now in the heavens! Prayers for calm and peace.

Kajol: If we play her songs one by one, we could hear her for a month and never hear the same song again. Prolific and profound. I mourn with the rest of the country for our nightingale.

Sanjay Dutt: We lost a legend. Lata Mangeshkar ji, your music, personality, humility will always stay with us for generations. My condolences to the family.

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