Dharmendra says he felt Lata Mangeshkar ‘wanted to run away from loneliness’ in final years

Veteran actor Dharmendra has said he used to have occasional conversations with late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar in her last years. Lata passed earlier this month after almost a month in hospital post her Covid-19 and pneumonia diagnosis.

Dharmendra shared several memories of his time with Lata Mangeshkar during an interview with Aaj Tak. He said, as quoted by India Today, “When I got to know that she would sing for me in Anpadh – Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha – I was ecstatic. I thought who should I tell. I wrote letters to everyone one that Lata Didi would sing for me. I went to Mehboob studio to see her sing. Years later, she said that when Dharmendra ji came to meet me he was wearing a beige shirt. We would talk a lot, especially in the last few years. it felt that she wanted to run away from loneliness.”