Sachin Tendulkar felicitated on Lata Mangeshkar’s 85th birthday

Update: 2014-09-29 06:54 GMT

Legendary cricketer and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar was felicitated on the 85th birthday of India's beloved Lata Mangeshkar yesterday. On the occasion, he said, “It’s my honour and pleasure to be felicitated on the birthday of my beloved and

Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar said, “ It’s my pleasure that one of my best spiritual composition ‘Meera Bhajans’ sung by Lata Didi has come to realization through this beautiful ballet which is its first performance and will have many more to follow.”

To commemorate this grand occasion, renowned Kathak exponent Shama Bhate performed a specially choreographed “Meera Ballet” with her Nad Rup Dance Group. The performance was a Broadway musical rendition inspired by Lataji’s famous spiritual album ‘

But she through a live telephonic message, addressed everybody in the auditorium saying, “I was very keen to attend my 85h birthday felicitation, which unfortunately I am not able to attend due to my sudden ill health. I very much wanted to come as

The grand occasion was 85th grand public felicitation of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar through hands of another Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar which unfortunately she herself could not attend due to her sudden ill health.

He then joked, “while listening to Didi’s songs, everybody gets so mesmerized and carried away in the process that they also start singing but only to realize when the recorder is off that how poorly one sings and I am no exception to this illusion

Sachin Tendulkar felicitated on Lata Mangeshkar’s 85th birthday

Sachin Tendulkar felicitated on Lata Mangeshkar’s 85th birthday