When I try to compile the most melodious, the most beautiful songs of Lata Mangeshkar, the following songs invariably come to my mind: Song Film Bhabhi (1957) Kali Topi Lal Rumal (1960) Chand Mere Aa Ja (1960) Patang (1960) Nache Nagin Baje Been (1960) Opera House (1961) Suhag Sindur (1961) Shadi (1962) Akashdeep (1965) Ek Raaz (1969) Correction: Main hun gori nagin dekhugi rasiya in the above table is a Rafi-Lata duet All these songs are composed by Chitragupta and they should figure in any list of Lata’s best.
