Sunil Gavaskar reveals an interesting anecdote about Lata Mangeshkar. told Noor Jahan that he did not know her, but only Lata Ji | Hindi Movie News

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on February 6, leaving the entire nation with a deep void. That said, the film, sports and music fraternity has spilled over into tributes to the late singer. Recently, Sunil Gavaskar, who appeared at an event dedicated to Lata ji, recalled how in 1982-83, he had told Pakistani singer Noor Jahan that he did not know her, but only Lata Mangeshkar.

Back in 1982, Gavaskar was running in Lahore, Pakistan for a test race. It was during the third day of the Lahore Test match that the former cricketer and his team were invited to a Thanksgiving party.

Sunil remembers being at the door welcoming the guests with their manager Maharaja Fatehsinghrao Prataprao Gaekwad when Noor Jahan came and said he could not recognize her. When the Maharaja introduced Sunil saying “this is our captain, you should know him”, Nur replied saying, “no, I do not know him, I only know Imran Khan and Zahir.

Reviewing the incident, Sunil says, “I felt like salt in a wound” because Imraan and Zaheer were doing extremely well in the fights. Maharaja, meanwhile, believed he must have known her (Nur), to whom Sunil said he knew only Lata Ji.

Gavaskar also recalled that when he first heard Lata Mangeshkar’s song “Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon”, he was so moved that at that moment, he felt as if he wanted to join the Indian Army. He was already successful at the time, but that’s how the song affected him.