Oscars 2022: Lata Mangeshkar And Dilip Kumar Were NOT Featured In Academy's In Memoriam Segment; Angry Fans REACT
Oscars 2022: Lata Mangeshkar and Dilip Kumar were left out of Academy's In Memoriam segment
Like every year, Oscars 2022 paid tribute to several film personalities and artistes who left for their heavenly abode last year through its In memoriam reel. Some great names were mentioned including Sidney Poitier, Ivan Reitman and Betty White. However, the Academy failed to pay tribute to legends Lata Mangeshkar and Dilip Kumar.
Several fans of the legendary stars took to Twitter to express their disappointment over Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar not being included in the In memoriam segment.
A fan wrote, "The amazing world-record-setting #LataMangeshkar (who passed away from Covid) sang more songs for more movies than shown in all Oscars combined. Yet, the #Oscars2022 #Inmemoriam did not see it to fit to honor her even with a mention. Sometimes, I think, colonialism still lives on..." Another one wrote, "I was actually expecting #LataMangeshkar to be mentioned in the #Oscars in Memoriam. But well..." ALSO READ:Oscars 2022: Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock For Joking About Wife Jada; Yells: ‘Keep My Wife's Name Out Of Your F***ing Mouth’
Legendary singer Lata mangeshkar died on February 6 this year at the age of 92. Dr Patit Samdani, who was treating her at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, had revealed that the singer died because of multi-organ failure. Her funeral took place at Mumbai's Shivaji Park and several celebrities paid their last respects.
In her career which spanned eight decades, she sang many songs in different languages, including Tamil, Telugu and Marathi. Lata ji was the recipient of Bharat Ratna, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Maharashtra Bhushan Award, NTR National Award and ANR National Award among others.
Dilip Kumar died on July 7 last year at the age of 98 after a prolonged illness. In his career, he delivered many superhit films including Naya Daur, Ram Aur Shyam, Saudagar and more.
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