Two years ago, the "Voice of God"
- as Lata Mangeshkar called ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan --
had expressed his desire to visit India, the country of his
birth, but he passed away today without realising the wish.
Read: Ghazal king Mehdi Hassan dies in Karachi
Hassan, who had been suffering from a prolonged
illness, was planning to visit India for treatment and wished
to meet Lata Mangeshkar, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan, his
son Asif had said in 2010.
Mehdi Hassan: Life in pictures
That was also the year when a duet,
Tera milna..
between Lata and Hassan was released. It was Hassan and Lata's
first and last duet together.
Pay your tributes to Mehdi Hassan
"Mehdi Saab always wanted to sing with me. In fact, he
sent me 2-3 recorded songs years back but he had to quit
singing due to his prolonged illness.
Tera milna is one of
them.
"I recorded my version here in Mumbai and Mehdi Saab's
version was recorded in Pakistan. We have made a duet
compiling the two versions," Lata had said.