Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar left for her heavenly abode on February 6. The singer, who was hospitalised for nearly a month, passed away due to multiple organ failure. Her funeral took place at Mumbai's Shivaji Park. Several celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor among others paid their last respects to the singer. Veteran actor Dharmendra missed attending her funeral. In a recent interview, Dharmendra revealed the reason why he did not attend the funeral.
Talking to ETimes, Dharmendra said, "I was very uncomfortable and uneasy. I got ready not once but three times to go for Didi's last rites yesterday. But everytime, I pulled myself back. I didn't want to see her leaving us. I was feeling very uncomfortable and uneasy after hearing the news of Lata Mangeshkar's demise yesterday."
He added, "I also want to tell you that she would make it a point to occasionally even send gifts to me. She would send me quite a few motivating forwards and kept telling me 'Remain strong'. I remember I had once written a slightly gloomy post on Twitter and she immediately called up to ask if I was doing fine and spoke to me for 30 minutes to cheer me up. Often, we would chat for 25-30 minutes even until recently. She adored me." ALSO READ:RIP Lata Mangeshkar: Here Are Some Lesser Known And SHOCKING Facts About The Nightingale Of India
Earlier, Dr Patit Samdani, who was treating Lata Mangeshkar, talked about the singer's final moments. ANI quoted him saying, "Whenever Lata ji's health deteriorated, I would have treated her, but this time her condition was deteriorating day by day. Though we continued our efforts eventually we could not save her.. I will remember her smile for the rest of my life. Even in her final moments, she had a smile on her face. Since the past few years, her health was not good and hence she was not able to meet much with anyone."
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