Salman Khan’s Lucky No Time For Love which clocks 26 years, is recalled only for Lataji’s ‘Ek ajnabee sa Ehsaas’, a duet she sang with Adnan Sami with much affection.
Recounts Adnan warmly, “Lataji was always very warm and encouraging. I grew up hearing and seeing her idolized by my father. He couldn’t sleep until he heard Lataji’s lullaby ‘Dheere se aaja ri ankhiyan mein’. When I came to India my one wish was to meet her. And when Lataji sang for me in the film Lucky I felt I has achieved the acme of my career.”
After finishing the recording of the monumental love ballad, co-directors Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao kept playing the song over and over again in the car.
Recalls Vinay Sapru, “It moved us to tears. Lataji’s voice, her emotions—she brought the divinity to the song that we were seeking as co-directors. Also watching her dub for our very first film was a moment of pure blessing, especially for us as musical filmmakers. What makes it even more special is knowing that Veer-Zaara and our film were the last two songs she sang for… before she stopped singing… and Yash Chopra ji… we are great fans… we couldn’t have asked for more. We were truly blessed.”
