Kapoor mentioned that this specific anecdote was talked about in a guide by music director C Ramchandra as a result of he was witness to the identical. The story goes that Lata didi was in Amritsar with Ramachandra to launch the music of a brand new movie when she had the urge to talk with Noor Jehan.

Noor Jehan lived in Lahore, which isn’t very far-off from Amritsar however the border between the 2 international locations made that distance even longer. Ramchandra recalled that when Lata and Noor Jehan spoke on the cellphone, their dialog lasted for over an hour and so they even sang songs for one another. “I saw this side of Lata for the first time. She looked so happy. It was like two sisters had reunited,” he mentioned.

After their temporary dialog, Lata expressed her need to fulfill Noor Jehan however was advised that at such brief discover, they received’t be capable of get the paperwork so as. Then, a loophole was found the place the 2 singers might see one another with out breaking any guidelines. It was determined that the 2 singers would meet within the no man’s land between India and Pakistan. This is the piece of land between Wagah in India and Attari in Pakistan, which doesn’t belong to both nation.

Lata left from Amritsar, and Noor Jehan left from Pakistan and the 2 met on the no man’s land close to Amritsar. As quickly as they noticed one another, the 2 hugged tightly and broke down. Annu Kapoor quoted Ramchandra’s guide and mentioned, “When people around them saw them getting emotional, they also had tears in their eyes.”

Noor Jehan left India after the Partition and was often known as Malika-e-Tarannum (Queen of Melody). During her preliminary days, Noor Jehan had heard Lata Mangeshkar sing and had predicted that she would grow to be an exceptional singer.

Lata Mangeshkar handed away in February 2022 at 92.