Vivek Agnihotri ‘The Kashmir Files’ was to have folk song sung by Lata Mangeshkar: ‘She agreed. We were waiting…’

Vivek Agnihotri’s directorial The Kashmir Files is breaking box office records since its release. In an interview, Vivek had uncovered that he approached late singer Lata Mangeshkar to sing a song for the movie. Lata died last month because of multiple organ failure in Mumbai.

In an interview with ETimes, Vivek said, “Kashmir Files doesn’t have any songs, it is a tragic, epic drama but it is also a tribute to the genocide victims. I actually recorded a folk song from a Kashmiri singer and we wanted Lata didi to sing that. She had stopped singing for films and had retired but we requested her. She was close to Pallavi (Joshi) and she agreed to sing for our movie. Kashmir was very close to her heart and she said she will record the song after the Covid surge subsides. She was also not allowed to go to studios, so we were just waiting to record with her, but then this happens. It will remain a dream to work with her.”