Sangeeta, who resides in Jaipur after her marriage, recalls that Lata Mangeshkar and Madan Mohan first sang together in 1948. They also recorded a few songs, which, however, were not used in any subsequent film. But as Madan Mohan grew into a music director, the bond between the two grew stronger.“Papa one day had invited Lata aunty home. It was Rakhi that day and Papa asked her to tie a Rakhi and promise that she would sing one or two songs in each of his films,” she says emotionally. She did and when Madan Mohan passed away in 1975, followed by his wife Sheela, it was the singing sensation who anchored the two sons and the daughter that he left behind.“I called her aunty but she was more like a mother to me,” she says, adding that this is the first time she is talking about her relationship.
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