Soul is missing from songs nowadays: Lata Mangeshkar

As a singer, Mangeshkar has explored various genres in different languages, including the regional film industry. However, she has a special connection with Bengali music. "Though I have sung in 26 langauges, after Hindi, I sang the maximum number of songs in Bengali for music directors like Salil Chowdhury, Satinath Mukherjee and Bappi Lahiri. Since Bengali and Marathi language have many similarities, I always felt as if it is my own," she said, sometimes breaking into chaste Bengali while talking to this scribe, who also has roots in Bengal.