"Once we were staying at Lata Ji's house with our brother. Lata was very happy. She cooked food for us with her own hands. It happened. Lata congratulated me, but at that moment she realized that what she thought was hers was actually someone else's. "
These are the words of Salamat Ali Khan, the beloved teacher of Lata Mangeshkar, the famous singer of classical singing and queen of heads, which he said to his close friend.
Eternal love story from Pakistani singer
Few people know that Lata, who ruled the Indian film industry for eight decades, fell in love once in her life and fell in love so much that she even offered him marriage but this love is like every everlasting love story. His fate was also decided because his beloved belonged to Pakistan
Why can't you get married despite your desire?
The love affair between Lata and Ustad Salamat Ali Khan started in 1950. Lata sang film songs while Ustad Salamat Ali Khan was considered the emperor of classical music. Both held high positions in their respective places. Apart from loving each other, they wanted marriage but could not.
There could have been a war between Pakistan and India
Asked why Ustad Salamat Ali Khan did not marry Lata despite the offer, he said, "She is considered a goddess in Hindu society. Hindus all over the world, including India, consider Lata Mangeshkar as an incarnation. My marriage to Lata was not an easy task. At that time I felt that if I married Lata, at least it would be possible for me and Lata to be eliminated and at most it was possible that Pakistan And if there was a war in India, it was possible because there are problems between the two and they keep looking for excuses to fight. "
Threatened in India
Badal Chaudhry, who has been organizing music programs in India, said that Lata Ji had even asked Ustad Salamat to stay with his wife and children in Pakistan for six months and stay with me in Mumbai for six months. She used to listen to the music of Ustad Salamat all day long. Her heart was broken by the film music.
Explaining the reasons for not marrying Lata, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan said that in 1953, when he was visiting India and used to stay at Lata's house, Lata used to cancel all meetings. Once it happened that Lata even stopped singing after which the Indian underworld threatened Ustad Salamat Ali Khan to leave the country immediately.
Promise to move to Lahore which was not fulfilled
In 1998, Nawaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, invited Lata to come to Lahore, to which Lata replied that "Ustad Salamat Ali Khan had promised to take me to Lahore but he did not keep his promise". Ustad Salamat Ali Khan remained sad for many days. His grandson Shujaat told the BBC that my grandfather used to go silent while humming Lata ji's song "Lag ja gale ke phir yeh husain raat ho na ho".
Ustad Salamat Ali Khan's wife was also a fan of Lata
Another big name in the world of music, Ustad Glu Khan, who is also the son-in-law of Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, said, "When Ustad Salamat refused to marry Lata, she got angry with Khan Sahib. Our family I also knew from my sister Razia Begum that Lata offered marriage to Khan but she refused for her house and children. Like every woman in the world, my sister was a die hard fan of Lata Mangeshkar but Lata did not accept it as a thread. "
