Lata Mangeshkar and A. R. Rahman have recorded a duet for Rakeysh Mehra’s Rang De Basanti. The song will be picturised on Waheeda Rehman and Aamir Khan. They are playing maa-beta (mother-son) in Rang De Basanti.

“Although I’ve sung for Rahman before, I had never sung with him,” says Mangeshkar, “It’s a lovely maa-beta song - ‘Lukka-chuppi bahut hui saamne aa ja na’. What really pleased me no end was the fact that the song will be picturised on one of my favourite actresses for whom I’ve sung some of my favourite numbers.”

The nightingale flew to Chennai to record this historic duet. “Rahman was keen that I sing in his own studio. I was more than happy to oblige,” she says. Prasoon Joshi (Phir Milenge and Black) has written the song for this historic Mangeshkar-Rahman duet.

Mehra is ecstatic over this musical duet. “To have Lataji sing for my film was a dream. When she came for the recording, my knees and hands were trembling. This is Lata Mangeshkar, for God’s sake,” says Mehra.