Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Pays A  Handsome Tribute To LataMangeshkar

Like  most Indians, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been a LataMangeshkar fan most of her life. It is  with  much  pride and pleasure that she plays a singer and  huge fan of the Goddess Of all melodious things  in  Atul Manjrekar’s Fanney Khan.

While Aishwarya  is  not allowed to talk about the role  a source close to the actress revealed,  “She plays a popular singer  in the film and a fan of Lataji. You can’t escape the Nightingale’s  influence if you’re playing a singer.”

 The  source further informs that producer Prernaa Arora is trying to  acquire the rights for a  few of the Nightingale’s  most famous melodies.

“Aishwarya will sing original  tracks as well as Lataji’s numbers inFanney Khan. That isn’t the  film’s only connection with  Lataji . In the  film Anil Kapoor’s daughter who plays an aspiring singer  is named Lata,” says  the source.

When asked how she felt about Aishwarya leaning toward Lataji as her role model in Fanney Khan the Nightingale remarked, “It is good to hear  that she is fond  of my singing.Aishwarya is so beautiful  and she does full justice to my songs. I think I sang for her  for the first time in Mohabbatein. The number  Humko humhi se chura lo  was  a big hit. It’s a beautiful melody and Aishwarya looked lovely  lip-syncing  it on screen.”

Lataji  goes on  to  express her fondness for  the entire Bachchan  family. “I am very fond of Bachchanji and Jayaji. And I think they are fond of me too.Abhishek and Aishwarya make  a handsome couple.The Bachchans are indeed the pride  of  the film industry.”