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Concert after 1983 World Cup is close to my heart : Lata
Mona Parthsarathi
New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) - An avid cricket fan, Lata
Mangeshkar is amongst a few who watched the 1983 world cup
final from the galleries of Lords, and she cherishes the
memories of her concert for the team as "very close" to her
heart.
The Board of Cricket Control in India (B.C.C.I.) has
invited the Bharat Ratan awardee on the silver jubilee
celebration of the world cup triumph to be held in Delhi on
Sunday. The legendary singer, however, refused the invitation
citing ill health.
Although, she admits that neither she can forget the
world cup final nor her 1983 concert in the capital, which she
did to raise funds for winning team.
"I watched the final at the Lords. I could not believe
that we have won the world cup defeating the two times
champion West Indies. Naturally, being an Indian I felt very
proud of the achievement." said Lata in an interview to P.T.I.
"I had invited Kapil Dev and his team for a dinner before
the match in my hotel. I wished them best of luck and after
that our team created a history."
Lata was in London for a concert during world cup 1983
and she was desperate to watch the final match after Kapil's
boys won the semifinal.
She performed in 1983 to raise funds for winning team
through a special concert following their triumph in
quadrennial extravaganza for the first and only time. She did
it free of cost.
The concert, held in Indraprashtha Stadium, raised Rs 20
lakh and each team member received one lakh.
Two decades later, Jagmohan Dalmiya who headed B.C.C.I.
in 2003, repaid the debt to Lata by a fund raising match for
her Pune hospital. The match was held after 2003 world cup
when Saurav Ganguly led Indian team reached in the final.
"The duration of the concert was 4 hours. I remember that
all the members of the team have sung a song with me specially
composed by my brother Hridaynath. Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil
Dev were standing besides me." remembers the melody queen.
"After winning the trophy Kapil Dev has invited me for a
dinner with the Indian team in London. I went there for a
while and congratulated the team." she said.
When asked about her favourite player, she said,
"undoubtedly Sunil Gavaskar. He was the number one. Kapil is
also amongst my favourite and how can I forget Sachin. He is
the god of cricket. He is favourite of all cricket lovers."
said Lata.
Lata still has that enthusiasm and love for cricket. She
watches all the matches of Indian team and defeat still upsets
her a lot.
"Team India lost in first round in 2007 world cup. I felt
very bad but it is part and parcel of the game. I followed
I.P.L. also and backed Mumbai Indians for obvious reasons."
she said.
She finds the changes in the game in these 25 years are
for the better.
"Why cricket only, everything has changed including
music. I don't see any harm in it. It is natural and for the
good." she said.
Which song of her she would like to dedicate for 1983
world cup winners.
"It has to be 'Vande Mataram'." PTI
New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) - An avid cricket fan, Lata
Mangeshkar is amongst a few who watched the 1983 world cup
final from the galleries of Lords, and she cherishes the
memories of her concert for the team as "very close" to her
heart.
The Board of Cricket Control in India (B.C.C.I.) has
invited the Bharat Ratan awardee on the silver jubilee
celebration of the world cup triumph to be held in Delhi on
Sunday. The legendary singer, however, refused the invitation
citing ill health.
Although, she admits that neither she can forget the
world cup final nor her 1983 concert in the capital, which she
did to raise funds for winning team.
"I watched the final at the Lords. I could not believe
that we have won the world cup defeating the two times
champion West Indies. Naturally, being an Indian I felt very
proud of the achievement." said Lata in an interview to P.T.I.
"I had invited Kapil Dev and his team for a dinner before
the match in my hotel. I wished them best of luck and after
that our team created a history."
Lata was in London for a concert during world cup 1983
and she was desperate to watch the final match after Kapil's
boys won the semifinal.
She performed in 1983 to raise funds for winning team
through a special concert following their triumph in
quadrennial extravaganza for the first and only time. She did
it free of cost.
The concert, held in Indraprashtha Stadium, raised Rs 20
lakh and each team member received one lakh.
Two decades later, Jagmohan Dalmiya who headed B.C.C.I.
in 2003, repaid the debt to Lata by a fund raising match for
her Pune hospital. The match was held after 2003 world cup
when Saurav Ganguly led Indian team reached in the final.
"The duration of the concert was 4 hours. I remember that
all the members of the team have sung a song with me specially
composed by my brother Hridaynath. Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil
Dev were standing besides me." remembers the melody queen.
"After winning the trophy Kapil Dev has invited me for a
dinner with the Indian team in London. I went there for a
while and congratulated the team." she said.
When asked about her favourite player, she said,
"undoubtedly Sunil Gavaskar. He was the number one. Kapil is
also amongst my favourite and how can I forget Sachin. He is
the god of cricket. He is favourite of all cricket lovers."
said Lata.
Lata still has that enthusiasm and love for cricket. She
watches all the matches of Indian team and defeat still upsets
her a lot.
"Team India lost in first round in 2007 world cup. I felt
very bad but it is part and parcel of the game. I followed
I.P.L. also and backed Mumbai Indians for obvious reasons."
she said.
She finds the changes in the game in these 25 years are
for the better.
"Why cricket only, everything has changed including
music. I don't see any harm in it. It is natural and for the
good." she said.
Which song of her she would like to dedicate for 1983
world cup winners.
"It has to be 'Vande Mataram'." PTI
