If Elton John can sing for Diana, You almost know Bappi
Lahiri's going to do it for Mother. Except the bejewelled composer-singer, with
typical exaggeration, has dedicated an entire album (Mother) to the late Mother Teresa.
Fortunately, the album's respectable. There's none of that You are my chicken fry, you are
my fish fry stuff. Instead, in his latest creation, Lahiri uses chants from various
religious texts. "This is my duty," says the composer. "Mother brought
prestige to Calcutta. Calcutta is my birthplace, Calcutta people love me." That,
remains to be seen.
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