Legendary Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan and Lata Mangeshkars longstanding dream of working together has finally come true. Much as the two are delighted to be singing a duet for the first time after all these years, this might just be their last song together . And thats because Mehdi Hassan, fondly known as Khan Sahib, is critically ill. He had completely stopped singing due to his frail health and currently lives in seclusion in Karachi, which is now his home. The ultimate tribute to his greatness was when Lata Mangeshkar compared his songs to the voice of god .
Since the legendary singers have always had mutual admiration for each others work, Khan Sahib wanted to come to Mumbai, or have Lata visit Pakistan to record a song together. However , due to various reasons, things didnt work out earlier. Now, when Khan Sahib is critically ill, his dream of singing with Indias melody queen will soon be fulfilled.
Mehdi Hassan first composed and emailed a rough track to Lata Mangeshkar. The song Tera Milna Bahut Accha Lagta Hai only had its basic harmony in place. Lata promptly asked Mayuresh Pai, with who she recently worked on an album, to compose the music for the song. After Mayuresh was done with the final composition, Lata recorded her parts of the song. The song, which was initially a solo track written by Farhat Shahzad, has now become one of its kind as a duet because of the two legendary singers.
Lata and Khan Sahibs voice in the duet sounds so melodious that it is impossible to believe that the song was sung in two different countries. Mayuresh said, I was extremely excited when Lataji told me about the song. The very thought of making history enthused me to do nothing but focus on the song. Tera Milna Bahut Accha Lagta Hai is not just a song but a symbol of the coming together of two countries.
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