Mumbai, July 21 - Lata Mangeshkar sang 'Ae malik tere bande hum', a song that inspired prisoners in V. Shantaram's film 'Do Aankhen Barah Haath' in 1957. Now Madhur Bhandarkar has the singing legend render a new-age 'prison anthem' in his latest movie 'Jail'.

'We want Lata-ji's 'Daata sun maula sun' to be the new-age 'Ae maalik tere bande hum'. We want youngsters to embrace it and get to know the endless magic of Lata-ji's art. It has the potential to be hummed and sung in schools and colleges for all times to come,' Bhandarkar told IANS.

Lata's 'Ae malik tere bande hum' went on to inspire generations of Indians imprisoned in their prejudices and daily despondencies. Now 52 years later when Bhandarkar conceived the song, he wanted only Lata to sing it.

'I'm not just a Lata fan. I am her fanatic. When she agreed to sing 'Kitne ajeeb rishte hain yahan par' for my 'Page 3', I felt I had achieved one of my biggest dreams. And now to have her sing for me again, and that too for a film that stars Neil Nitin Mukesh, whose grandfather Mukesh was very close to Lata-ji,' the director said.

The prison anthem in 'Jail' entitled 'Daata sun maula sun' is written by a first-time lyricist Ajay Garg.