<p> Two years ago, the ''Voice of God'' -- as Lata Mangeshkar called ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan -- had expressed his desire to visit India, the country of his birth, but he passed away today without realising the wish.<br /><br />Hassan, who had been suffering from a prolonged illness, was planning to visit India for treatment and wished to meet Lata Mangeshkar, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan, his son Asif had said in 2010.<br /><br />That was also the year when a duet, 'Tera milna..' between Lata and Hassan was released. It was Hassan and Lata's first and last duet together.<br /><br />"Mehdi Saab always wanted to sing with me. In fact, he sent me 2-3 recorded songs years back but he had to quit singing due to his prolonged illness. 'Tera milna' is one of them.<br /><br />"I recorded my version here in Mumbai and Mehdi Saab's version was recorded in Pakistan. We have made a duet compiling the two versions," Lata had said.</p>
<p> Two years ago, the ''Voice of God'' -- as Lata Mangeshkar called ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan -- had expressed his desire to visit India, the country of his birth, but he passed away today without realising the wish.<br /><br />Hassan, who had been suffering from a prolonged illness, was planning to visit India for treatment and wished to meet Lata Mangeshkar, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan, his son Asif had said in 2010.<br /><br />That was also the year when a duet, 'Tera milna..' between Lata and Hassan was released. It was Hassan and Lata's first and last duet together.<br /><br />"Mehdi Saab always wanted to sing with me. In fact, he sent me 2-3 recorded songs years back but he had to quit singing due to his prolonged illness. 'Tera milna' is one of them.<br /><br />"I recorded my version here in Mumbai and Mehdi Saab's version was recorded in Pakistan. We have made a duet compiling the two versions," Lata had said.</p>