When Lata Mangeshkar Opened Up On Being 'Slowly Poisoned' By Servant, Explained Why She Didn't Take Action

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Mangeshkar evokes deep childhood nostalgia for many, and today marks her birth anniversary. While remembering the nightingale of the nation, we revisit a chilling revelation she once made about being slowly poisoned by a servant in 1962, an incident the Mangeshkar family 'don't talk about'.

When Lata Mangeshkar recalled being 'slow poisoned' by servant

During an interview with Nasreen Munni Kabir for the book, Lata Mangeshkar in Her Own Voice, the veteran singer talked about the time when she was poisoned. She stated, "We Mangeshkars don’t talk about it, as it was a terrible phase in our life. In 1962, I fell very ill for about three months. One day, I woke up feeling very uneasy in my stomach. And then I started throwing up — it was terrible, the vomit was a greenish colour. The doctor came and even brought an X-ray machine home because I could not move. He x-rayed my stomach and said I was being slowly poisoned.”ALSO READ: Birthday Boy Ranbir Kapoor Gets Interrupted By Baby Raha While Thanking Fans, Video Is Too Cute To Miss After hearing the news of Lata's poisoning, her sister, Usha, went straight into the kitchen and told everyone that she would be cooking for Lata tai from that moment instead of the servants. Hearing Usha Mangeshkar’s instructions, one of the servants left immediately without even collecting the payment.

Why did she not take any action against the helper

Addressing the common question of not punishing and taking serious actions against the helper, Mangeshkar said, "Yes, we found out who it was. But we didn’t take action because we had no proof against that person.”Here's to remembering Lata Mangeshkar on her 96th birth anniversary.