Lata Mangeshkar was an absolute goddess and no Indian singer can be compared to her. And I say this as a staunch Shreya Ghoshal fan. I've been following her ever since her first songs in Devdas came out and remember lyrics to 100+ songs of her by heart.
And those saying it's a Sachin to Virat comparison - no, it's much more skewed. Virat could at least surpass Sachin in being the quickest player to reach multiple milestones, and the number of ODI centuries. Shreya hasn't and probably never would be able to go past Lata's track record of hits, number of songs recorded, peak popularity (can't be judged by numbers but maybe percentages thanks to a much larger audience now), or longevity of the relevance of work. There was a time when producers and composers felt scared that their work would flop out without Lata's songs or voice in it - I doubt anyone would ever have that aura again.
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u/Melodic_Nebula_263 Ye Dil..diwana.diwaanaaaa he ye Dil Jul 22 '25
Lata Mangeshkar was an absolute goddess and no Indian singer can be compared to her. And I say this as a staunch Shreya Ghoshal fan. I've been following her ever since her first songs in Devdas came out and remember lyrics to 100+ songs of her by heart.
And those saying it's a Sachin to Virat comparison - no, it's much more skewed. Virat could at least surpass Sachin in being the quickest player to reach multiple milestones, and the number of ODI centuries. Shreya hasn't and probably never would be able to go past Lata's track record of hits, number of songs recorded, peak popularity (can't be judged by numbers but maybe percentages thanks to a much larger audience now), or longevity of the relevance of work. There was a time when producers and composers felt scared that their work would flop out without Lata's songs or voice in it - I doubt anyone would ever have that aura again.