Lata Mangeshkar was a ‘big fan’ of Sonakshi Sinha, says Shatrughan Sinha

Actor Shatrughan Sinha has uncovered that Lata Mangeshkar was ‘big fan’ of his daughter Sonakshi Sinha. In a new interview, Shatrughan additionally said that the late singer used to recall dialogues from his movies.

In an interview with Aaj Tak, Shatrughan said, “We were fortunate that I and my family got love and adoration from Lata Didi. She would often talk about my dialogues and acting. She used to like my daughter Sonakshi’s acting as well. She used to say ‘I am a big fan of hers. I am a fan of yours but also a big fan of Sonakshi’. I told her ‘you saying this is such a big compliment for our family and kids’. She used to tell that she watched so and so film of mine so many times and would recall the dialogues.”

He also talked about an incident about his meeting with Lata, “I was a part of a popular song Aa Bata De Tujhe Kaise Jiya Jata Hai sung by Lata Ji and Mohammed Rafi. Even I had some lines in the song. I had to say some of my famous dialogues. However, I was a bit late for the recording of the song. I was shooting at Filmistan Studios in Goregaon and the moment I got to know that such stalwarts are a part of the song, I rushed. The recording had to start at 2. I reached the studio at 3.30. The environment was quite tense. Nobody said anything to me but looked over at Lata Didi. I was a bit scared. However, Lata Ji handled the whole situation with the utmost grace. She didn’t reprimand me for arriving late and understood the reason behind it instead.”