In popular perception, ‘nightclub songs’ were sung by Asha Bhosle. Lata was always the voice of the heroine, sweet and virginal. Partly, this perception also arises from the fact that Lata herself refused to sing songs with overtly sexualised lyrics (which is one of the reasons why she had a falling out with Raj Kapoor after Sangam). But, she’s also on record as saying that while her sister, Asha, could have easily sung most of her songs, she couldn’t sing several of Asha’s songs with the same ease. That said, Lata has quite a few ‘nightclub songs’ to her credit. Once again, my thanks to Shalini who inspired me to explore Lata’s foray into ‘forbidden’ territory.
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