Updated On: 22 May, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Mangeshkar was one of the first film personalities to pay tributes to Patil. She was often the chosen female voice of Raam Laxman`s music

Lata Mangeshkar (Photo/AFP)
Playback legend Lata Mangeshkar on Saturday mourned the death of music composer Vijay Patil of the celebrated Raam Laxman duo. Patil passed away in Nagpur earlier in the day.
"Mujhe abhi pata chala ki bahut guni aur lokpriya sangeetkar Raam Laxman ji (Vijay Patil) ji ka swargwas hua. Ye sunke mujhe bahut dukh hua. Wo bahut acche insaan the. Maine unke kai gaane gaaye jo bahut lokpriya hue. Main unko vinamra shraddhanjali arpan karti hun [I have come to know that the extremely talented and popular music composer Raam Laxman ji (Vijay Patil) ji has breathed his last. I`m extremely saddened to hear this. He was a very nice person. I`ve lent my voice to several of his songs that became very popular. I pay my humble respect to him]," Mangeshkar tweeted in Hindi.