{"id":317117,"date":"2023-10-04T11:26:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=317117"},"modified":"2023-10-04T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:26:18","slug":"some-want-her-saris-others-want-a-bangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/tv-movies\/some-want-her-saris-others-want-a-bangle\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Some want her saris, others want a bangle…’"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘The key to her cupboard is with me. People have been requesting me to open it.’ The immortal Lata Mangeshkar’s home Prabhu Kunj<\/em> in south Mumbai wears a deserted look. It is now occupied only by her youngest sibling, Usha Mangeshkar.<\/p>\n Days after Lataji<\/em>‘s birth anniversary on September 28, Ushaji<\/em> speaks to Subhash K Jha<\/strong> in an exclusive chat about life after her Didi’s death: “Main yahan bilkul akeli ho gayi hoon<\/em>. Didi has left us. Even saying those words are difficult for me. I miss her every second of the day.<\/p>\n “Among all us siblings, I was the closest to her. I couldn’t take a step without consulting Didi. Even the sari I wore every day was after consulting her. ‘Didi, main aaj gulabi sari pehnu ya neela?<\/em>‘ My day moved ahead only with her approval. And now…”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I am sorry I wasn’t able to answer your calls,” she explains. “Our brother (Hridaynath Mangeshkar<\/em>) was in bad health during the past one year. He was Didi’s laadla<\/em>. He is<\/em> our laadla<\/em>. He had to go through a complicated surgery, but is fine now.”<\/p>\n “If Didi were here, she would have been so pained to see our brother suffer this way.”<\/p>\n Ushaji<\/em> feels Didi’s presence everywhere: “I know she is watching over us. The scent of her favourite perfume and agarbatti<\/em> is everywhere in the house. I haven’t allowed anyone to touch anything in her room.<\/p>\n “The key to her cupboard is safely with me. People have been requesting me to open it. Some want her saris, others want a bangle… But I’ve made it very clear. Nothing in her room or cupboard will be touched as long as I am there. When I am gone, they can do what they like. As far as I am concerned, Didi is with us.”<\/p>\n Ushaji<\/em> reveals how Didi kept recording her brother’s compositions till the end.<\/p>\n “She could barely walk but she sang the songs our brother composed at home, determined not to give up.”<\/p>\n “She was not only our guardian, she was also the heartbeat of the family. People would come to our home just for a glimpse of her. Now, there are hardly any guests.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
‘I’ve made it very clear. Nothing in her room or cupboard will be touched as long as I am there.’<\/strong><\/p>\n