Mumbai: Internet sensation Ranu Mondal shared her views on legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. She said that Lataji will always be her senior and she loved her voice since childhood.
"Lataji ki umar ke hisab se mai choti thi, hu aur aage ja kar bhi rahungi... Bachpan se unka awaz pasand hai (as far as age is concerned, I am younger to her and will always remain her junior. I have loved Lataji's voice since childhood)," Ranu Mondal told.
Ranu Mondal, who has now recorded three tracks for Bollywood singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya became an overnight social media sensation after a video of her singing Lata Mangeshkar's soulful number Ek pyaar ka nagma hai at Ranaghat railway platform went viral on the Internet.
When Lata Mangeshkar was asked about Ranu Mondal, she expressed happiness but with reservations.
"Agar mere naam aur kaam se kissiko bhala hota hai toh main apne-aap ko khush-kismat samajhti hoon (If anyone gets benefited by my name and work then I feel fortunate).
"But I also feel imitation is not a reliable and durable companion for success. By singing my songs or Kishoreda's (Kumar), or (Mohd) Rafi Saab's, or Mukesh Bhaiyya or Asha's (Bhosle) numbers, aspiring singers can get short-term attention," Lata Mangeshkar added.
From IANS inputs.
