The prestigious third Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award was bestowed upon Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan for his exceptional dedication to the nation, its people, and society. Established in memory of the late Bharat Ratna awardee and legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar on February 6, 2022, the Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award also honored several other individuals for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Taking to stage, Amitabh Bachchan remembered how the very idea of stage shows of film stars started. Looking back at a time he met Lata Mangeshkar in New York, Big B said that these days, film actors, go abroad for shows. Little does anyone know that this idea kick started with him and Lata Mangeshkar. He went on to say, “In 1981, I was in New York and a friend of mine told me that Lata Mangeshkar is in New York and she would like to meet me. I went to meet her and she told me that she has a performance at the Madison Square Garden. She told me that she wants me to set the stage for her. I agreed and while I was leaving, she told me ‘Amitabh ji, I heard you sang a song in your latest film’. I told her it was no big deal. My Director heard me sing in Holi and he asked me to sing for the film. The name of the film was Lawaaris and the song was Mere Angne Mein. With much difficulty, I performed that song on the stage on Lata ji’s insistence. Some from the audience applauded, some danced to the tunes of it. So the very idea of stars singing at such shows started with this in the 80s.”
Amitabh Bachchan went on to say that post this, he got quite a few opporunities to share the stage with Lata Mangeshkar.
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