Singer Lata Mangeshkar, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a Mumbai hospital after complaining of breathing difficulty, continued to be in a ‘critical’ condition on Tuesday but is ‘slowly improving’, hospital sources said.
Mangeshkar, 90, was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in the early hours of Monday where Dr Patit Samdhani is treating her.
"She is critical but her condition has slowly improved. She is still in the hospital," the sources said.
However, Mangeshkar’s Public Relations team today said in a statement that her condition was "stable". "Her parameters are good. Honestly speaking, she has fought so well that she is coming out of this setback. Being a singer, her lung capacity has pulled her through. Truly a fighter. We will update everyone when Lataji gets discharged and comes home. (We) request that we give family the space they deserve at the moment," the statement read.
Winner of India’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna in 2001, Mangeshkar has lent her voice for thousands of songs in Hindi and other Indian and foreign languages. Her last full album was for late filmmaker Yash Chopra-directed 2004 film "Veer Zaara".
Mangeshkar recorded her latest song this year – ‘Saugandh Mujhe Is Mitti Ki’, which was released on March 30 as a tribute to the Indian Army.