On Lata Mangeshkar’s Birthday, Here’s A Look Back At The Singer And SD Burman’s Music Sessions
By Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal
Note: On the 89th birthday of Lata Mangeshkar, here is an excerpt from S. D. Burman: The Prince-Musician, where we see Mangeshkar fondly remembering her practice sessions with Burman.
The book gives you a glimpse of yesteryears Bollywood as it chronicles the rise of S.D. Burman in the film industry. Burman, when he first arrived in Bombay, was an outsider who didn't speak much of Hindi or Urdu, but the music director -- as we all know -- soon won over the Indian…