Hear what she has to say. I only knew what Pancham (R D Burman) told me. He rang me up and said, Didi theres one final song in 1942: A Love Story which (director) Vidhu Vinod Chopra is very keen that you sing. Will you do it?. Pancham and I shared a very warm and close relationship. He confided all his joys and sorrow in me. I said of course Id sing the song for him. Then I left for my concerts in the US. When I returned Pancham was gone.

The song was recorded posthumously by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and his team.

A musician who was present at the recording remembers, Vinod Chopra wanted that one song to be sung by Lata Didi. He had consulted Panchamda about it and Panchamda was all for it. He asked Lata Didi to sing Kuch na kaho. But before the song could be recorded Panchamda passed away. We recorded the song without Panchamda.We were so excited .History was being made. I remember Vinodji kept asking Lata Didi to do one more take. Finally Didi turned around and told him, Ab rehne dijiye. Ho gaya. And she walked off.

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