lata mangeshkar biography in sanskrit language

Lata Mangeshkar Age, Death, Husband, Family, Biography


Birth name	Hema Mangeshkar
Nickname	Lata Didi
Names earned	• Nightingale of India • Voice of the Millennium • Queen of Melody
Profession(s)	• Playback Singer • Music Composer (occasional) • Film Producer (occasional)

Height (approx.)	in centimeters in meters in feet & inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper

Category	Playback Singing
Music Teacher(s)	• Deenanath Mangeshkar (her father) • Ustad Amanat Ali Khan • Amanat Khan Devaswale • Ghulam Haidar • Pandit Tulsidas Sharma • Anil Biswas Reportedly, it was Anil Biswas who taught her breath control and how not to break up words or phrases in songs.
Debut	• "Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu" from the Marathi film Gajaabhaau (1943) • 'Akash Prodeep Jole' (1956) - composed by Satinath Mukhopadhyay • 6 songs from the Gujarati film Mehndi Rang Lagyo (1960) • 2 songs from the Kannada film Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (1967) • 'Kadhali Chenkadhali' from the Malayalam film Nellu (1974); this is the only song that she recorded in Malayalam. • 'Nungshiba Magi Ethak Ereida' from the Meitei film Meichak (1999) • 'Sei chuna chuna tara phula aaji' from the film Surjyamukhi (1963) • 'Pyar De Bhuleke' from the Hindi film Guddi (1971) • 2 songs from the Sinhala film Seda Sulang (1955) • 4 songs from the Tamil film Aan (Murattu Adiyaal) (1953) • 'Niddurapora Thammuda' from the Telugu film Santhanam (1955) • 'Hey Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo' from the Bhojpuri film 'Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo' (1963) • Pahili Mangalgour (1943); she played the heroine's sister • Ram Ram Pavhana (1960) • Vaadal (1953) • Jhaanjhar (1953)
First Recorded Song	"Naachu Yaa Gade, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhaari" composed by Sadashivrao Nevrekar for Vasant Joglekar's Marathi movie Kiti Hasaal (1942) She recorded this song at the age of 13; however, the song was dropped from the final cut.
Last Recorded Song (non-film)	• A rendition of the Gayatri Mantra that she recorded for 's daughter 's wedding in 2018; she recorded this song at the age of 89. • 'Saugandh Mujhe Is Mitti Ki;' this song was released in 2019, which was a tribute to the Indian Army.
Last Recorded Song (film)	"Jeena kya hai, jaana maine" for Dunno Y2... Life Is a Moment (2015)
Last Released Song	'Theek Nahi Lagta,' penned by ; she recorded this song for in the 90's; however, the song was released on YouTube in 2021.
Last full-fledged album	Veer-Zaara (2004)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Best Female Playback Singer for songs from the film Parichay Best Female Playback Singer for songs from the film Kora Kagaz Best Female Playback Singer for songs from the film Lekin... Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Aaja Re Pardesi" from Madhumati Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Kahi Deep Jale Kahi Dil" from Bees Saal Baad Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Tumhi Mere Mandir Tumhi Meri Pooja" from Khandan Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne Lage" from Jeene Ki Raah Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award Filmfare Special Award for "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" from Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Best Music Director Award for the film Sadhi Manase Best Playback Singer for Sadhi Mansa Best Playback Singer for Jait Re Jait Maharashtra Bhushan Award Maharashtra Ratna (First Recipient) Padma Bhushan Dada Saheb Phalke Award Padma Vibhushan Bharat Ratna "One Time Award for Lifetime Achievement" honour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of India's independence 'Officier de la Legion d'honneur' by the French government Along with these, she has many other awards, honours, achievements to her name.

Date of Birth	28 September 1929 (Saturday)
Birthplace	Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India
Date of Death	6 February 2022
Place of Death	Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai
Cremation Site	Shivaji Park, Mumbai
Age (at the time of death)
Death Cause	COVID-19 complications and multiple organ failure
Zodiac sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, India
School	She attended a school in Mumbai, only for a single day.
College/University	Did not attend
Educational Qualification	Lata Mangeshkar never received formal education. She was taught Marathi alphabet by a maid, she learnt Sanskrit by a local preist, while other tutors and relatives taught her other subjects at home.
Religion	Hinduism She was the follower of deity Mangesh, and the Mangeshi temple is the family deity or Kul daivat of Lata Mangeshkar and her family.
Caste	Goud Saraswat Brahmin
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian Lata Mangeshkar was fond of non-vegetarian food.
Political Inclination	According to the legendary singer, she was not affiliated with any political party. In an interview, she said,
Hobbies	Cooking, Photography, Watching Cricket Matches, Playing the Slot Machines in Las Vegas
Controversies	• In the '60s, Lata and Rafi had an argument over royalties. According to Lata, recording companies should pay royalties to singers; , Talat Mahmood, , and Manna Dey also backed her in this; however, and believed that singers should get one-time payment from record producers, and Rafi believed that they should not fight over royalties. According to Lata, the issue created a rift between them, and they did not sing together from 1963 to 1967. Later, Rafi sent her a letter in which he wrote that he had spoken in haste. It was who brought them together, and they met on the stage of the S D Burman Night that was held at Shanmukhananda Hall in 1967, and nearly after five years, they sang togehter the Jewel Thief duet 'Dil Pukaare.' • Once, one of Lata's close friends named Ramchandra called her • According to some critics, when it came to evicting her competitors, Lata pulled no punches to ensure they never survive, and they considered her to be responsible for evicting the singers like Vani Jairam, Runa Laila, Sulakshana Pandit, Priti Sagar, and Hemlata from the industry. Although none of them came forward to accuse her in public, off-record, some of them exposed her modus-operandi. Once, one of them said, • In 1974, the Guinness Book of Records listed her as the most recorded artist in human history, stating that she lent her voice to not less than 25,000 songs in more than 20 languages between 1948 and 1974. This claim was contested by Mohammed Rafi who claimed to have sung around 28,000 songs. After Rafi's demise, the Guinness Book, in its 1984 edition, cited Lata Mangeshkar as the holder of the record for 'Most Recordings' and noted Rafi's claim as well. According to later editions of the Guinness Book, Lata Mangeshkar sang no fewer than 30,000 songs between 1948 and 1987. • In 2003, objected over Lata Mangeshkar's absence in parliament to which she clarified and said that she had met an accident and also had viral fever about which she had already informed the speaker of the Rajya Sabha. Lata asked,

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	(lyricist)

Husband/Spouse	N/A
Children	None
Parents	- (Marathi theatre actor, musician, and vocalist) - (sister of Deenanath Mangeshkar's first wife Narmada)
Siblings	- 1 • (younger; music director) - 3 • (younger, playback singer) • (younger, playback singer) • (younger; playback singer and composer)

Musician(s)	Ghulam Haidar, Madan Mohan, Laxmikant Pyarelal,
Singer	K. L. Saigal
Film(s)	The King and I (1956), Kismet (1943), James Bond Films According to Lata, she saw The King and I at least 15 times.
Holiday Destination(s)	Los Angeles, Las Vegas
Food	Zeera Chicken, Methi Chicken, Dal Makhani, Aloo Sabudana Tikki Chaat, Nariayal Makhane ki Kheer, Keema Samosa
Dessert	Jalebi with extra saffron
Beverage	Coca-Cola
Sport	Cricket
Cricketer
Politician(s)	,

Car Collection	She had a great collection of cars at her garage at Prabhu Kunj including Buick, a Chrysler, and a Mercedes. She owned her first car at the age of eighteen, a Hillman.

Salary/Income (approx.) (at the time of death)	Her monthly income was around Rs. 40 lakh per month that she used to receive from the royalty from her songs.
Net Worth (approx.) (at the time of death)	Some sources claim her net worth to be around Rs. 360 crores, while others claim it to be around Rs. 108-115 crores.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Lata Mangeshkar

Who is lata mangeshkar.

Lata Mangeshkar was a legendary Indian playback singer. The ‘Queen of Melody,’ who began her career in the 1940s, rose to prominence when she lent her voice to the cult song ‘Ayega Aane Waala’ from the 1949 classic Mahal. Through her melodious voice, she redefined the fabric of Indian music, remaining an inseparable part of it for nearly six decades. By the early 2000s, she had decided to focus on her personal commitments and give younger singers a chance. On 6 February 2022, she passed away, marking the end of an era.

It was not really the external influence that made me a singer. Music was within me. I was full of it.” – Lata Mangeshkar

Named After a Character from Her Father’s Play

When Lata was born, she was named Hema, which her parents later renamed Lata, which was a female character ‘Latika’ in one of her father’s plays, ‘BhaawBandhan.’ Her father, Deenanath, changed the surname of the family from Hardikar to Mangeshkar as he wanted to identify his family with their native town, Mangeshi in Goa.

A rare childhood photo of Lata Mangeshkar

A Huge Fan of K. L. Saigal

As far as I can remember, I always wanted to meet K. L. Saigal. As a child, I used to say that ‘I will get married to him after I grow up’ and that’s when my father explained to me that when I’ll be big enough to get married, Saigal saab will be too old enough to get married.”

Nomadic Childhood

The early life of Lata Mangeshkar is a tale of poverty, hard work, and hard luck. The Maratha heartland of Maharashtra is far away from Indore, where she was born. Her father, Deenanath Mangeshkar, who belonged to Mangeshi in Goa, was a classical singer trained in the colorful Punjabi school of Baba Mushelkar. A theatrical troupe Deenanath owned made him pitch his tent in nearly every town in the state, including Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, and Miraj. Lata Mangeshkar, along with her siblings, was roped into a nomadic life by their father’s profession. In the absence of a proper schooling system for his children, Deenanath tried to compensate by injecting them with music lessons at a young age. Lata once said,

The foundation of my musical propensities was laid as early as that.” Lata Mangeshkar (sitting left) with her sisters

Sole Breadwinner

I hated putting on make-up; I hated standing in the glare of lights. But I was the breadwinner of the family, and there was hardly any choice left. The day I went to work in Master Vinayak’s film, there was nothing to eat in the house.” A rare old photograph showing teenage Lata Mangeshkar with young Hridaynath

She also talked about how she missed her childhood as she rose to stardom at an early age. She said,

I missed out on my childhood. I had to work hard, but I was immediately given a place in playback.” Young Lata Mangeshkar

Attended School For Only One Day!

She went to school for only one day. It is said that on the very first day of her school, she brought her younger sister, Asha, and started teaching music to other students and when teachers intervened, she was so furious that she stopped going to the school. In an interview, she talked about her anger issues and said,

I have a fierce temper. I’ve mastered it over the years, but when I’m angry, no one can force me to do anything I don’t want to.” Lata Mangeshkar’s childhood photo

First Public Performance

Initial Career

Arrived in Bombay

Didi was burning the candle at both ends to keep the family going.”

She Would Have Become a Classical Singer

Lata’s first big achievement in Bombay was her meeting with Aman Ali Khan Bhindi Bazarwala, a classical singer, who accepted her as a student; reportedly, A cord was tied around her arm as part of the ceremonial acceptance. After India’s partition, Aman Ali went to Pakistan, and Lata had to find a guru in Amanat Ali, an accomplished singer who went to the same school as Amir Khan. When Amanat Ali died in 1951, Lata’s apprenticeship in classical music ended abruptly. Lata once wistfully said,

Maybe I’d have become a classical singer if Amanat Ali were alive.” Lata Mangeshkar playing the Veena

Rejected For Her ‘Thin’ Voice

After Vinayak’s death, Lata had no fixed income following which she approached a supplier of film extras who later introduced her to Master Ghulam Haidar, a close friend of Amanat Ali and a leading music director of the times. Haidar, who was awed by her range and sweet voice, took her to Filmistan, the Mecca of Bombay’s show business, owned by Subodh Mukherjee. When Ghulam Haidar (music director) introduced Lata to Mukherjee who was making the film ‘Shaheed’ (1948), Mukherjee dismissed Lata’s voice as “too thin” and said that her voice would not match that of the heroine, Kamini Kaushal, the screen siren of the ’40s, to this Haidar responded,

In the coming years, producers and directors would “fall at Lata’s feet” and “beg her” to sing in their movies.”

In an interview, Lata Mangeshkar declared that Ghulam Haidar was her true Godfather who trusted her talent.

Lata Mangeshkar’s mentor Ghulam Haidar

First Breakthrough

On The same day, when Mukherjee rejected her voice, she accompanied Haidar to the studios of Bombay Talkies at Malad, where she was selected to sing for Majboor (1948), and the song ‘Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhora’ from the film became her first breakthrough hit song. She reportedly recorded the song at the 32nd take. While recalling the success of Majboor’s song, Lata said,

I never looked back since then.”

Early Fame and Hectic Schedule

I recorded two songs in the morning, two in the afternoon, two in the evening and two at night.” Lata Mangeshkar in a recording studio

Dilip Kumar Questioned Her Accent

When Naushad introduced her to Dilip Kumar , he teased her for her Marathified Hindi following which she took lessons in Urdu from an Urdu teacher, Shafi. Dilip Kumar recalled the incident over three decades later and said he got embarrassed hearing Lata to pronounce each Hindi and Urdu word with such eloquence that he could not comprehend. He said,

my ears tingled in shame.” Lata Mangeshkar tying Rakhi to Dilip Kumar

She Monopolized the Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Awards were first introduced in 1954, and at that time, the Best Music award was given to a particular song, not to the whole album; however, from 1956, the award was given to the music director for the whole album. When Shankar-Jaikishan won the award in 1957, Lata was not happy as she wanted the awards to include the category of Best Singer. In an interview, she narrated this story and said,

Jaikishan came to see me and said: ‘We’re getting the award so you must sing Rasik Balma at the awards ceremony.’ I said: ‘I won’t sing.’ Then Jaiskishan said, ‘Why won’t you? We’re getting an award.’ And I said, ”You are getting the award, not me. The award is for Best Music. They aren’t giving the award to the singer or lyricist. So why don’t you let your orchestra play the tune without words and singer?’ We had a big fight and he said: ‘How can you talk to me like this? I’m going.’ I said: ‘Very well. Go!’ Then Shankarji came and said: ‘Lataji, he’s naïve and young. Don’t be upset by what he says.’ I explained to Shankarji why I had refused. ‘I won’t sing unless Filmfare introduces awards for playback singers and songwriters. Then I’ll come. Otherwise I won’t.’ These were the kinds of quarrels we had.” Lata Mangeshkar with Shankar Jaikishan

Lata Mangeshkar posing with her Filmfare Award

Oldest Winner of the National Film Award

She Imitated a Singer

Slow poison.

In 1962, I fell very ill for about three months. One day, I woke up feeling very uneasy in my stomach. And then I started throwing up – it was terrible, the vomit was a greenish colour. The doctor came and even brought an x-ray machine home because I could not move. He x-rayed my stomach and said I was being slowly poisoned.”

Her Song Brought Nehru to Tears

Lata, Tumne Aaj Mujhe Rula Diya” Lata Mangeshkar singing Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon at New Delhi’s National Stadium on 26 January 1963

Composer and Producer

Abroad Tours

Lata Mangeshkar performing at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall in 1974

Details of a concert of Lata Mangeshkar on the display board of Madison Square Garden in New York

Member of Rajya Sabha

Whether it is a fact that the incidents of derailment of trains on various sections have been on the increase; if so, the number of train derailment incidents since the beginning of the year 2000; the estimated loss suffered by the Railways as a consequence thereof; what measures have been taken by government to prevent such incident?” Lata Mangeshkar outside the Parliament of India

The Madhya Pradesh Government and the Maharashtra Government instituted the ‘Lata Mangeshkar Award’ in 1984 and 1992, respectively.

Lata Mangeshkar Award announced by Maharashtra government in 1992

Lata Mangeshkar Award announced by the Maharashtra government in 1992

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award in Mumbai on 24 April 2022

Relevant in Every Generation

Her voice suited to almost every female star, from Madhubala in the 1940s to Kajol in the 1990s, and she sang alongside top male singers, including Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar . She also worked with every leading filmmaker in Bollywood, from Raj Kapoor and Guru Dutt to Mani Ratnam and Karan Johar . Moreover, from roadside vendors to long-distance truckers, and from Army jawans in Ladakh to the glittering elite of Mumbai, Lata Mangeshkar’s voice is considered the one that no Indian can miss.

An auto-rickshaw in Mumbai displaying the versatility of Lata Mangeshkar

In 2012, she again rose her voice to get royalties from recording companies after her songs, owned by recording companies, began appearing on various music albums. She lamented,

What do I get from this? I don’t get any royalty. Now there is internet and the MP3 format.”

Unfulfilled Desires

Daughter of the nation, a different lata.

This may sound strange but when I used to visit America on holiday, I loved spending time in Las Vegas. It’s an exciting city. I really enjoyed playing the slot machines. I never played roulette or cards – but I used to spend the whole night at a slot machine. I was very lucky and won many times.”

Loved Cooking

It was my maternal grandmother and mother who taught me how to cook. I started cooking when I was very young and often made lunch and dinner at home. In later years, Mrs. Bhalji Pendharkar, whom we called Bakula Mausi, taught me how to cook some dishes. She was a dear and close family friend. I called her ‘Ma.’ I was very close to her and often stayed with her. She used to wash my hair and taught me how to make pulao and mutton. And many vegetarian dishes too. Mrs. Majrooh Sultanpuri showed me how to make pasanda and chicken curry.” Lata Mangeshkar (sitting) learning cooking skills from composer Anil Biswas

I cook quickly, and the kitchen is always left neat and tidy after I have finished. The pleasure of cooking isn’t in cooking, but seeing people enjoy the meal and say they have liked what I made for them – that makes me happy. earlier, when I used to spend time in London, I always used to cook there.”

An Outstanding Photographer

My love for photography started in 1946. I was on an outdoor shoot and took a picture of someone who was standing by a river. I became intrigued by photography. I told Madhavrao Shinde, the film editor, about my interest, and he taught me the basics: how to load film and the kind of camera I should buy.” Lata Mangeshkar posing with a camera

I don’t know what I’d have done if I wasn’t a singer. But photography was definitely a feasible option. It’s a pity that the art of clicking pictures has been replaced by digital photography. People now take all their pictures on their phone. The sheer joy of capturing cameras through the lens of an old fashioned camera is lost.”

A Passionate Cricket Fan

Lata Mangeshkar with the 1983 Cricket World Cup-winning Indian team

Lata Mangeshkar with Sachin Tendulkar

Voice insurance

Last birthday.

On 28 September 2021, her 92nd birthday, which also proved to be her last birthday, she recalled her childhood days and said,

That long journey is with me, and that little girl is still with me. She has not gone anywhere. Some people call me ‘Saraswati’ or say that I have her blessings. They say I am this and that. All this is nothing I believe but the blessings of my parents, our deity Mangesh, Sai Baba, and God.”

It is their blessing that people like whatever I sing. Otherwise who am I? I am nothing. There have been better singers than me, and some of them are not even with us. I am grateful to God and to my parents for whatever I have today.”

The End of an Era

On the morning of 6 February 2022, the world of music came to standstill when the news of Lata Mangeshkar’s demise broke on television sets. On the same day, her last rites were performed at Shivaji Park Crematorium, Mumbai with the full state honour, and it was attended by many dignitaries and celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan , Sachin Tendulkar , and PM Narendra Modi who paid their last tributes to the legendary singer at the crematorium. Later, two-day national mourning was observed for the departed soul. On 10 February 2022, her ashes were immersed in the holy Ramkund on the banks of the Godavari river in Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Shah Rukh Khan (right) paying their last tributes to Lata Mangeshkar on 6 February 2022 at Shivaji Park in Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Shah Rukh Khan (right) pay their last tributes to Lata Mangeshkar on 6 February 2022 at Shivaji Park in Mumbai

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Lata Mangeshkar

Date of Birth: 28 September 1929

Place of Birth: Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Parents: Deenanath Mangeshkar (Father) and Shevanti Mangeshkar (Mother)

Siblings: Meena Khadikar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Hridaynath Mangeshkar

Occupation: Playback Singer, Music Director, Producer

Religion: Hinduism

Start of Playback Singing Career: 1942

Total number of songs (approx): 50,000 in 36 languages

Nickname: Nightingale of India

Net Worth (approx.): $10 million

lata mangeshkar biography in sanskrit language

Lata Mangeshkar is one of the best singers of the Hindi film industry. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in the world. She started her started in 1942 and has spanned over seven decades. Lata is said to have recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films. She also has the credit of having sung in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages. Lata Mangeshkar is the elder sister of singers Asha Bhosle, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. She was honoured with India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 1989.

Childhood & Early Life

Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929 in Indore, Central Provinces (now Madhya Pradesh). She was the eldest daughter among the five children of Dinanatha and Shevanti Mangeshkar who belonged to a Maharashtrian Brahmin family. Dinanath hailed from the town of Mangeshi in Goa and he changed his last name from Haridkar to Mangeshkar in identify with his hometown. Her father Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar was an accomplished classical singer and stage actor. Lata was initially named Hema when she was born, but later her father renamed her as Lata, inspired by a character in one of his plays. She had four siblings, three sisters, Meena, Asha and Usha; and one brother, Hridaynath. All five Mangeshkar siblings learned classical music from their father.

Lata started acting in her father’s musical plays since the age of five. She also took lessons in classical music from maestros like Amanat Khan, Pandit Tulsidas Sharma and Aman Ali Khan Saheb later in life. She was inspired by K.L. Saigal’s music when she was young. She did not receive a formal education as she did not attend school. PanditDinanath passed away when Lata was just 13 years old and as the eldest child, the financial responsibility of the family came to rest upon Lata’s shoulders.

Lata Mangeshkar has had an illustrious career in various roles, better at some than others. A God-gifted voice led her to become the most successful and celebrated female playback singer from the 1940s till 1980s. Starting from Vaijayantimala till Preity Zinta, she has lent her voice to all leading ladies of Bollywood. Her songs had touched the hearts of millions throughout the years and across borders. She also did some acting at the start of her career. Her attempts as a music director were not as successful as her singing career.

Playback Singer

Lataji started her career in 1942, right after the death of her father. Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, a family friend helped her get jobs as an actress in Marathi and Hindi Films. Beginning years of her career were quite rocky as young Lata struggled to find her foothold in the industry. Her first song as a playback singer was ‘NaachuYaa Gade, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhaari’ for a Marathi film Kiti Hasaal with composer Sadashivrao Nevrekar. The song was dropped from the film before release. Her first Hindi song happened the next year in 1943, with ‘Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu’ in the movie Gajaabhaau.

Lata Mangeshkar moved to Bombay in 1945. She faced numerous rejections from contemporary music composers as they found her voice too thin and sharp, as opposed to the preferred style of that time. She would often imitate famous singers like Noor Jahan to satisfy the music directors.

Apart from Master Vinayak, Lata was mentored by music director Ghulam Haider. Under his guidance, Lataji achieved her first recognition in the song ‘Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhora’ in the 1948 movie Majboor. Her first tumultuous hit song came with the song ‘Ayega Anewala’ presented on-screen by actress Madhubala in the film Mahal in 1949.

Her music career took off from there as she started working with all major music directors and playback singers of the time. She did playback singing for celebrated music directors like Sachin Dev Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Sankar Jaikishan, Naushad, Madan Mohan, Kalyanji-Anandji, Khayyam and Pandit Amarnath HusanLal Bhagat Ram. During the 1950s, she worked in successful films like Baiju Bawra (1952), Mother India (1957), Devdas (1955), ChoriChori (1956) and Madhumati (1958). She won her first Filmfare Award for best Female Playback Singer in 1958 for the song ‘Aaja Re Pardesi’ from the film Madhumati with music director Salil Chowdhury.

She easily flitted between different genres for various music directors. She sung raga based song like ‘MoheBhool Gaye Sawariya’ based on Raga Bhairav from the 1952 film BaijuBawra. She sung western theme song like ‘Ajeeb Dastan Hain Yeh’ from Dil Apna aur Preet Parayi (1960) as well as Bhajan like Allah Tero Naam for the movie Hum Dono in 1961. She was the voice behind the most glamorous heroines of the time, from Madubala to Meena Kumari. She moved dignitaries including Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to tears with her rendition of the famous patriotic song ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’.

She started playback singing for regional films in Tamil and Marathi. Her first song in Tamil was ‘Enthan Kannalan’ in the film Vanaradham in 1956. In Marathi films, she sung for her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar who was a celebrated music director, in films like Jait Re Jait. He sang playback for Bengali films for music directors like Salil Chowdhury and Hemant Kumar. She made her debut in the Kannada playback industry with the song Bellane Belagayithu composed by Lakshman Berlekar from the movie Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna in 1967. In 1974, she recorded her only Malayalam song "Kadali Chenkadali" for the film Nellu, composed by Salil Chowdhury, and written by Vayalar Ramavarma.

She collaborated with noted male playback singers like Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Hemant Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor and Manna Dey in many projects. She became the unrivaled queen of the playback industryand enjoyed star status. People could not praise her voice enough and every major producer, music director and actor was vying to work with her. Her duets with Kishore Kumar all through the 1970s and 1980s became legends of the Hindi Film Industry and are celebrated till date. Songs like ‘Kora Kagaz’ from film Aradhana (1969), ‘Tere Bina Zindagi Se’ from the 1971 film Andhi, ‘Tere Mere Milan Ki’ from Abhimaan (1973) and ‘Aap Ki Ankhon Me Kuch’ from the film Ghar (1978), are some examples of unforgettable musical magic that this pair created.

During the 1980s Lataji worked on compositions by Rahul Dev Burman, son of Sachin Dev Burman, and Lataji’s would be brother-in-law. R.D., who was known to prefer Asha Bhosle for his versatile compositions, used Lataji’s voice for his more melodious compositions like ‘Kya Yahi Pyar Hai’ in Rocky (1981), ‘Humein Aur Jeene Ki’ in Agar Tum Na Hote (1983), ‘Tujhse Naraaz Nahin’ in Masoom (1983) and ‘Seeli Hawa Chhoo Gayi’ in Libas (1988).

Her collaboration with music director duo Laxmikant Pyarelal produced some of the most superhit songs of the time that are still hummed with equal enthusiasms by Indians. The duo considered Lataji instrumental in their success. ‘Dil Vil Pyar Vyar’ from Shagird (1968), Sheesha Ho YaDil Ho from Asha (1980), Mere Naseeb Mein from Naseeb (1981) and Ye Galiyan Ye Chaubara from Prem Rog (1982) are some of their most popular collaborations. Other acclaimed scoresin the 1980s with include title track from Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985) with music director Ravindra Jain and Dikhayi Diye Yun in Bazaar (1982) with Khayyam.

1990s onwards, Lataji worked with music directors like Anu Malik, Jatin Lalit and A.R. Rahman. Films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Hum aapke Hain Kaun, Dil Se, Rang De Basanti featured acclaimed songs sung by Lataji. She gradually decreased the volume of her work due to health reasons, singing selective compositions. She launched several albums during her musical career including Chala Vahi Des (1979) with Brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Ram Ratan Dhan Payo (1983) and Shraddanjali-My Tribute to the Immortals (1994).

Music Director

Lata Mangeshkar also assumed the role of music director for several Marathi Films, first of which was Ram Ram Pavhane in 1955. Her other projects were Maratha Tituka Melvava (1963), Mohityanchi Manjula (1963), Sadhi Manase (1965) and Tambadi Mati (1969). She won Maharashtra State Government's Best Music Director Award for the film Sadhi Manase with the song ‘Airanichya Deva receiving the best song award.

As a producer, Lata Mangeshkar made four films - Vaadal, a Marathi language film in 1953, Jhaanjhar with C. Ramchandra as co-producer in 1953, Kanchan in 1955 and Lekin…, the directorial venture of lyricist Gulzar in 1990. She launched her own music label in 2012 called LM Music and released a Devotional album along with younger sister Usha Mangeshkar.

Awards and Honors

Lataji has received numerous awards and honors for her illustrious career as a playback singer. Some of the Awards she won are Padma Bhushan (1969), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Maharashtra Bhushan Award (1997), NTR National Award (1999), and ANR National Award (2009). She was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's Highest Civilian Award in 2001. She won 3 National Film Awards (1972, 1974, 1990), and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (1964, 1967-1973, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991). She has also won the Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer four times (1958, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1993, 1994). She was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.

Controversies

Lataji has had to go through her share of controversies as well. Her relationship with S. D. Burman soured as the two had an altercation and the duo did not work between 1958 and 1962. She also had a difference of opinion with Mohammed Rafi over the issue of royalty. She was constantly pitted against her own sister Asha Bhosle for the number one spot. There was a controversy over the Guinness Record in 1974, where Lataji was named as the most recorded artist in history as she has recorded "not less than 25,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in 20 Indian languages" between 1948 and 1974. Mohammed Rafi contested the statistics, and after 1991 the record was discontinued from the Guinness Book of Records.

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Lata Mangeshkar (born September 28, 1929, Indore , British India—died February 6, 2022, Mumbai , India) was a legendary Indian playback singer noted for her distinctive voice and a vocal range that extended over more than three octaves. Her career spanned eight decades, and she recorded songs for the soundtracks of more than 2,000 Indian films.

Mangeshkar’s father, Dinanath Mangeshkar, was a noted Marathi stage personality popularly known as Master Dinanath. Lata, who was the eldest of five siblings, was introduced to music at an early age. She recorded her first song at age 13 for Vasant Joglekar’s Marathi film Kiti Hasaal , though her song did not make the final edit. Mangeshkar was trained from age five by her father, a disciple of the Gwalior gharana (a community of performers who share a distinctive musical style), and she was also tutored by maestros such as Aman Ali Khan Sahib and Amanat Khan. As a teenager, she struggled to help support her family and to establish herself as a playback singer in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s, at a time when the profession was dominated by such divas as Shamshad Begum and Noor Jehan.

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After Mangeshkar recorded the hit “Uthaye ja unke sitam” in Andaz (1949), her destiny was sealed. From that point on she voiced the musical parts for every major leading lady, representing every generation of Hindi cinema from Nargis and Waheeda Rehman to Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta. Music directors such as Naushad Ali, Madan Mohan, and S.D. Burman composed tunes specifically to exploit the potential of her wide-ranging soprano. Mangeshkar’s singing contributed a great deal to the commercial success of such films as Mahal (1949), Barsaat (1949), Satyam shivam sundaram (1978), and Maine pyar kiya (1989). Notable among her concert performances was her wartime rendition of the poet Pradeep’s patriotic song “ Ae mere watan ke logo,” which moved Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to tears.

In 1991 Mangeshkar was credited with having made 30,000 solo, duet, and chorus-backed song recordings in 14 Indian languages between 1948 and 1987. She won four Filmfare awards ( Filmfare is a noted Indian film magazine) for her song “Aaja re pardesi” from the film Madhumati (1958), for “Kahin deep jale kahin dil” from Bees saal baad (1962), for “Tumhi mere mandir” from the film Khandaan (1965), and for “Aap mujhe acchhe lagne lage” from the film Jeene ki raah (1969). She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honours, in 1999, and two years later she became the second film celebrity (the first was Satyajit Ray in 1992) to receive the Bharat Ratna (2001), India’s highest civilian award for performance of the highest order in any field. Mangeshkar’s sister Asha Bhosle was also a noted playback singer.

Lata Mangeshkar, legendary playback singer and ‘nightingale of India’, 1929 to 2022

A household name across South Asia for her mellifluous tones, Lata Mangeshkar was the singing voice for many of India’s biggest movie stars, recording many thousands of songs from the 1940s to the present.

Lata Mangeshkar, the singer known as the ‘nightingale of India’ for her pure voice, died of complications following COVID -19 on 6 February in Mumbai. She was 92. The singer leaves behind a rich musical legacy of tens of thousands of songs, sung over a six-decade career, which are popular with South Asians around the globe. She was also instrumental in singers of a later generation getting paid their rightful copyright dues, something denied them for decades.

Born on 28 September 1929 in Indore, British India, to musician and theatre actor Deenanath Mangeshkar and his wife Shevanti, she was initially named Hema Mangeshkar but was renamed Lata after a character in her father’s play Bhav Bandhan.

Mangeshkar’s first music guru was her father. When she was 13, Deenanath Mangeshkar died, leaving her as the sole breadwinner of the family. Master Vinayak, a family friend and owner of the Navyug Chitrapat film studio, took her under his wing and gave her a break as an actress and singer in the Marathi-language film Pahili Mangalagaur (1942). However, though she was comfortable in front of the camera, acting wasn’t her forte; she preferred music. Her first song in the Hindi language – in which she would go on to attain her fame – was in the film Gajaabhaau (1943).

In 1945, Vinayak moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) and the Mangeshkars followed. In Bombay, Lata trained in Hindustani classical music under Ustad Aman Ali Khan and was mentored by the composer Ghulam Haider after Vinayak’s death in 1948. She overcame the obstacle of her accent being described as too regional by superstar actor Dilip Kumar and taught herself the nuances of Urdu-language diction. She also rose above her voice being described as “too thin” by producer Sashadhar Mukherjee.

Haider’s ‘Dil Mera Toda O Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhoda’ in Majboor (1948) and composer Khemchand Prakash’s ‘Aayega Aanewala’ from Mahal (1949) were Mangeshkar’s breakthrough hits, and she became a household name across India and, soon, across South Asia. While she had briefly experimented with the modulated singing style popularised by the revered Indo-Pakistani actress and singer Noor Jehan, Mangeshkar evolved a style that was entirely her own. The other popular style among female singers at the time was a nasal rendition of songs; Mangeshkar changed that with a combination of pure, mellifluous notes and clear diction.

As the cliché goes, Mangeshkar’s rise was meteoric. The film singing practice then, and indeed now, with very few exceptions, is called ‘playback singing’ – meaning that a professional singer would sing songs that would be filmed, or ‘picturised’ as it is known in India, featuring a leading lady or man who lip sync to the pre-recorded songs. Mangeshkar thus became the on-screen singing voice of heroines across decades, from the 1950s to the 2000s, including Nargis, Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri and Kajol.

While the exact number isn’t known, it’s estimated that Mangeshkar sang some 25,000 songs across 36 Indian languages. She was fortunate enough to work alongside some of the cream of male Indian singing talent, including Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Manna Dey and Hemant Kumar, among others. And, she worked with all the major Indian composers, including Naushad, Shankar-Jaikishan, Sachin Dev Burman, Rahul Dev Burman, Madan Mohan, Ilaiyaraaja and A.R. Rahman.

It was a disagreement with Rafi that led to Mangeshkar’s greatest gift to Indian singers beyond her music – royalties. The practice in India was that the playback singers would get one-off payments for songs and no royalties would be paid to them thereafter. Rafi was fine with this, but Mangeshkar was not. They disagreed and fell out over the issue, not singing duets together for a few years before eventually making up. In 2012, the Indian Copyright Act of 1957 was amended, and it became a legal requirement to pay royalties to singers, but getting the music companies to pay up was a daunting task. The Indian Singers’ Rights Association was formed in 2013, chaired by Mangeshkar, and, after a lengthy campaign, Indian singers began receiving royalties in 2018.

Mangeshkar was also known for her repertoire of devotional songs and left the raunchier numbers, known as ‘cabaret songs’ to her equally prolific sister Asha Bhosle. In the 1970s, the sisters were accused of creating a monopoly on female songs in Bollywood, a claim that Mangeshkar has dismissed out of hand, claiming it was the composers who used her alleged displeasure as an excuse not to hire new singers.

Mangeshkar has won almost every major award India has to offer, including the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, and she was also a recipient of Officer of the French Legion of Honour. While attempting to list Mangeshkar’s greatest hits would be foolhardy, it’s worth noting that her live rendition from the ramparts of Delhi’s Red Fort of poet Pradeep and composer C. Ramchandra’s ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’, a commemoration of Indian soldiers who died during the Sino-Indian War of 1962, brought tears to the eyes of then Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

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Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022): The singer who consistently struck that divine 'sur'

Lata mangeshkar had become an adjective, an emotion that got so deeply ingrained in the indian consciousness.

Updated - February 08, 2022 01:45 pm IST

Lata Mangeshkar

The nation of more than a billion lost its most popular voice, as Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022) transcended to the heavenly stage on Sunday. More than just a name, over the years, the Bharat Ratna became an adjective, an emotion that got so deeply ingrained in the Indian consciousness that her voice became the benchmark of excellence and purity. Usually, film personalities have fans, Lata has devotees for if the melody is the link that connects man to almighty, Lata consistently struck that divine sur. Ephemeral phrases like singing sensation were not for her. She was always the voice of virtue. No wonder, her voice inspired Raj Kapoor to mount Satyam Shiva m Sundaram . Or the way Gulzar simply put for her in the Kinara song , Meri Awaaz Hi Meri Pehchan Hai (m y voice is my identity).

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She fought for giving playback singers their space under the sun. Before Lata, the line between actor and singer was a blur. The discs featured the name of the character rather than the playback singer. She along with Mohd Rafi gave shape to the culture of playback singing in Hindi cinema. Like Noor Jehan and Suraiya, Lata was also offered acting parts but she wanted only her voice to be heard. And she did become the prima donna of playback singing in no time. From Madhubala to Kajol and Preity Zinta, female actors were considered to have arrived on the scene when they got an opportunity to lip-sync to Lata’s voice.

Post-independence, when Dilip Kumar emerged as the Nehruvian hero, Lata’s voice echoed the soul of India that was exuberant and plaintive at the same time. From the first flush of youth to the twinge of separation, there is no mood, no shade of human psyche that Lata didn’t give voice to and along the way made a legion of followers believe that perfection is not unattainable in creative arts.

Born in a conservative musical Marathi household, her training started early when she eavesdropped on her father Dinanath Mangeshkar’s training sessions. A stern taskmaster, one day the noted classical singer and theatre veteran discovered a young Lata correcting one of his students, telling him how her father renders a particular raga, in his absence. He promptly took her under his wings and a 5-6-year-old Lata would sing alongside her father and sleep on his lap.

But for the fate that reduced her to the sole breadwinner in the family of five siblings at a very young age, Lata would have shone on the firmament of classical music. It was something that she regretted all her life. It also meant that singing became her life. She would starve through the day so that she could save every single penny for the family. The early struggle ingrained in her a sense of discipline and a guarded approach towards the world.

In the recording studio, none could match the purity and clarity of her voice and the control over the pitch. After listening to Ye Zindagi Usi Ki Hai , the poignant number from Anarkali in raga Bhimplasi , Bade Ghulam Ali Khan remarked Kambakth Kabhi Besuri Nahin Hoti (The wretched girl never goes out of tune). It was 1953 and the best of Lata was yet to come.

Her mentor Ghulam Haider instilled in a young Lata the importance of feeling the joys and pain of the character. Anil Biswas taught her the value of breath control and Naushad and Salil Chowdhury tested how high she could go with notes. Her sweet voice quickly displaced the robust nasal voices like Shamshad Begum and Geeta Dutt.

Outside the studio, in white saris and side parting hairstyle, she carefully crafted an image where even the film media, which thrives on gossip, presented her as a sisterly figure who loved to tie rakhis on the industry’s big wigs.

However, beneath that benign half-smile and muted silks, the resilient Lata was all steel. When producer Shashadhar Mukherjee termed her voice too thin, she worked on her timbre. When Dilip Kumar offhandedly remarked that her voice smelt of dal bhaat, she made sure that she got the nuances of Urdu right. Beqas Pe Karam, t he naat in Mughal-e-Azam is a testimony to her command over the language, and Khayyam’s serene Ae Dil e Nadan (Razia Sultan) remained her favourite song.

She didn’t budge an inch over royalty rights even if it meant a cold war with Mohd Rafi. At the peak of her career, when S.D. Burman made an uncharitable remark, she didn’t work with the master composer for five years. She refused to perform in film award functions until a separate category was created for playback singers in 1959. From 1959 to 1970, she won four Filmfare Awards. Out of these three came when there was no separate category for female playback singers. In 1971, in an unusual gesture, she asked the jury not to consider her to promote fresh talent.

Lata emerged unscathed from all the battles as none of it could stop her from becoming a phenomenon and staying on top for over six decades. When she was at the top of her game, her word was enough for a composer to a get prized project. No wonder, she was disparagingly called Maharani or High Command by those who bit the dust in the games of one-upmanship that are discreetly played in the highly competitive industry. Film magazines dubbed it as ‘Mangeshkar Monopoly’ but the march of the diminutive Lata could not be checked.

Her longevity is awe-inspiring. Having started at 13, it was natural that for a long time Lata retained the girlish flavour in her voice. The haunting Aayega Aane Wala ( Mahal, 1948 ) that she sang at the age of 20 continues to be a balm for heartache. Surprisingly, her voice didn’t age and she retained the vocal agility and ability to negotiate complex passages of compositions well. The Lata of Parichay that won her first National Award for Beeti Na Bitai Raina in 1972 was very different from the Lata that sang Aaja Re Pardesi in Madhumati in 1958 . Lata was 66 when she made the youth swoon to Mere Khwabon Main Jo Aaye ( Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge , 1995). Just a few years back she had won her third National Award for Yaara Sili Sili (Lekin 1991) , a composition of her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar that is steeped in classical notes.

The woman who sang in Lata’s voice was invariably a ‘good’ woman. In hindsight, some observers see it as Lata’s limitation but actually, it is a reflection of the kind of protagonists that populated popular cinema in the 1950s and 60s and the style that the composers asked her to adopt. She was invariably called to justify the most intricate compositions.

It is not that Lata was not capable of rendering the flamboyant songs that O.P. Nayyar, the only major name that she didn’t sing for, created for her younger sister Asha but she looked for some substance even in the so-called light stuff. Whenever the heroine ventured into forbidden spaces, Lata also expanded her horizon. From Chadh Gayo Papi Bichhua (Madhumati), Thade Rahiyo (Pakeezah), Mann Kyun Behka (Utsav) to Jiya Jale (Dil Se), there are multiple examples where Lata has given voice to the sensory pleasures of a woman and was absolutely naughty in Kanta Laga . It is another matter that in her voice even a cabaret would sound divine as we experienced in Aa Jaane Ja (Inteqam).

The sound of Kolhapuri chapppals announced her arrival in the recording studios but the golden anklets and fondness for diamonds reflected a royal taste. Quietly ambitious, she bought her first car, a Hillman, when she was just 18. She had a keen interest in cricket and photography and her voice was heard in the higher echelons of government, irrespective of the party in power.

When remixes became a rage and reality shows a mundane reality, she voiced her concern for the diminishing originality in popular music and the culture of instant gratification.

Till the end, she assiduously guarded her private space and made the world feel that it was a Kora Kagaaz but her melodious voice will continue to reside in all of us.

Published - February 06, 2022 10:35 am IST

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Lata Mangeshkar: A Brief Biography

After Dinanath’s untimely death in 1942, a 13 year-old Lata entered the film industry as her family’s sole bread-winner. In the early part of her career, she did bit roles in some Marathi and Hindi films. She recorded her first song ‘Naachu Yaa Gade Kheloo Saaree’ for a Marathi film Kiti Hasaal (1942). In Aap Ki Seva Mein (1947), she made her playback singing debut for Hindi films with the song ‘Paa Laagoo Kar Joree Re’. Even though she has sung approximately 6,500 songs in many different languages, her maximum output and best work is in Hindi, Marathi and Bengali.

As a singer, her main body of work comprises of film songs. The simplicity and easy accessibility of this musical form coupled with Lata’s matchless virtuosity and versatility have made her a national cultural icon who has stood the test of time. It is the class, creativity, critical acclaim and cultural impact, not to mention the consistent commercial success of her musical output that has set her apart from her contemporaries and has given her the status of ‘Melody Queen of India’.

Most of the stalwarts of Indian classical music have praised her role in popularizing their genre among the masses through her semi-classical film songs. The legendary classical singer Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan had once affectionately called Lata ‘Ustaadon ki Ustaad’ (Master of Masters). Commercially speaking, various film soundtracks and non-film albums dominated by her songs have topped the charts for more than six decades and they have sold in the millions. From the time she first made her mark with the haunting rendition of ‘Aayegaa Aanewaalaa’ in the 1949 film Mahal, her songs have occupied pride of place in the music of almost all the top composers of Hindi film music. These songs have been associated with many important milestones in Indian cinema: Barsaat, Anarkali, Nagin, Mother India, Madhumati and Mughal-E-Azam being prime examples of the early ‘Golden era’ of the 1950s and 60s; Pakeezah, Bobby, Ek Duuje Ke Liye, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, Dil To Paagal Hai of the 70s, 80s and 90s, right up to post-millennium era blockbusters such as Lagaan and Veer Zaara.

Her emotional rendition of the patriotic song- ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon’ after the culmination of the Indo-China war had moved the late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to tears. Many of her non-film albums like ‘Meera Bhajan’, ‘Chaala Vaahi Des’, ‘Lata sings Ghalib’, ‘Dnyaneshwar Mauli’, ‘Koli Geete’, ‘Ganpati Aarati’, ‘Abhang Tukayache’, ‘Shiv Kalyan Raja’, ‘Ram Shyam Gungaan’, ‘Sajda’ and ‘Shraddhanjali’ have carved a musical niche of their own.

She composed songs for a few Marathi movies in the 1950s and 60s, mostly under the pseudonym Anandghan . As a composer, her flair for melody and the ability to smoothly blend classical and folk music were apparent. She won the ‘Maharashtra State Award’ as the ‘Best Composer’ for the film ‘Saadhi Maanse’ (1965).

Every possible major musical and lifetime achievement award at the regional and national level has been bestowed on her at some time or the other. In 1989, she received the Dadasaheb Phalke award for her path-breaking contribution to Indian cinema. After earlier giving her the prestigious ‘Padma Bhushan’ (1969) and ‘Padma Vibhushan’ (1999) awards, the Indian government ultimately conferred upon her the highest civilian honour – the ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 2001. Later, she also went on to receive the prestigious ‘Legion of Honour’ award from the Government of France. Such is the cultural impact of her monumental musical contribution that three state governments – Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa – have each separately instituted an annual ‘Lata Mangeshkar award’ for honouring senior artistes in popular music for lifetime achievement.

While choosing her as one of the four ‘Indians of the Twentieth Century’ along with Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekanand and Dhirubhai Ambani, ‘The Times of India’ said: “All of them are self-made individuals; they did not have the advantage of wealth, aristocracy or caste; they fought adversity and believed in action - karmayogis in a true sense. They made India proud and gave the world new ideas, dreams and hopes.”

Nothing can describe Lata Mangeshkar, the legend, any better!

(*Source: Lata-Voice of the golden era by Dr. Mandar V. Bichu, Popular Prakashan )

लता मंगेशकर जीवन परिचय

स्वर कोकिला लता मंगेशकर भारत की ही नहीं, बल्कि पूरी दुनिया की सबसे मशहूर और अनमोल गायिका हैं, उन्होंने अपनी सुरीली आवाज का जादू न सिर्फ भारत में बल्कि विदेशों में भी चलाया है। सुर साम्राज्ञी लता मंगेशकर जी को संगीत का पर्यायवाची कहना भी गलत नहीं होगा, क्योंकि उन्होंने अपनी मधुर और मंत्रमुग्ध कर देने वाली आवाज से संगीत में जो मानक स्थापित कर दिया है, वहां तक शायद ही कोई पहुंच सकता है।

लगा मंगेशकर जी की अद्भुत आवाज को लेकर रिसर्च तक की जा चुकी है, उनकी मधुर आवाज को लेकर अमेरिकी वैज्ञानिकों ने यह तक कह डाला है कि लता जी की तरह इतनी सुरीली आवाज न कभी थी और न ही संभवत: कभी होगी। कई सदियों की महागायिका कहलाने वाली लता जी भारत की एक सबसे प्रसिद्ध, बेहतरीन और सम्मानित प्लेबैक सिंगर प्रसिद्ध भारतीय प्लेबैक सिंगर और म्यूजिक कंपोजर के रुप में जानी जाती हैं।

भारत रत्न लता मंगेशकर जी कई दशकों से भारतीय सिनेमा को अपनी मधुर आवाज दे रही हैं। लता मंगेशकर जी के आगे आज पूरी संगीत की दुनिया नतमस्तक है। साल 1942 में जब लता जी महज 13 साल की थी, तब से ही वे भारतीय सिनेमा को अपनी सुरीली आवाज दे रही हैं।

उन्होंने अब तक करियर में 1000 से भी ज्यादा हिंदी फिल्मों और तक़रीबन 36 से भी ज्यादा भाषाओं में गाने गाए हैं। इसके साथ ही लता जी ने कई विदेशी भाषाओं में भी गीत गा चुकीं हैं। आपको बता दें कि संगीत का महानायिका Lata Mangeshkar जी ने सबसे ज्यादा गाना मराठी और हिंदी भाषा में गाए है।

लता जी सबसे ज्यादा गाने रिकॉर्ड करने वाली म्यूजिक आर्टिस्ट के रुप में भी पहचानी जाती है। वहीं एक कार्यक्रम में जब लता जी ने “ए मेरे वतन के लोगो को,जरा आँख में भर लो पानी” गाया तो भारत के पहले प्रधानमंत्री पंडित जवाहर लाल नेहरूजी के आँखों में भी आंसू आ गए थे। महागायिका लता जी के द्धारा संगीत के क्षेत्र में दिए गए अभूतपूर्व योगदान के लिए उन्हें कई पुरस्कार से सम्मानित भी किया जा चुका है।

साल 1989 में उन्हें भारत सरकार द्वारा भारतीय सिनेमा का सर्वोच्च सम्मान दादासाहेब फालके पुरस्कार से भी नवाजा जा चुका है। लता जी एम. एस. सुब्बुलक्ष्मी के बाद दूसरी ऐसी गायिका है जिन्हें भारत के सर्वोच्च सम्मन भारत रत्न से भी सम्मानित किया जा चुका है।

लता जी ने अपने जीवन में कई उतार-चढ़ाव और संघर्षों को झेला है, लेकिन उन्होंने कभी हार नहीं मानी और वे लगातार अपने लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने के लिए आगे बढ़ती रहीं,और जीवन की अनंत ऊंचाइयों को छूआ। आज आज लता जी सभी के लिए आदर्श हैं और उनका जीवन कई लोगों के लिए प्रेरणादायक हैं – तो आइए जानते हैं लता मंगेशकर जी के जीवन, संगीत करियर और उनकी जिंदगी से जुड़ी कुछ खास बातों के बारे में –

	लता दीनानाथ मंगेशकर
	28 सितंबर, 1929, इन्दौर
	पंडित दीनानाथ मंगेशकर
	शेवंती मंगेशकर
	आशा भोंसले, उषा मंगेशकर, मीना मंगेशकर
	ह्रदयनाथ मंगेशकर
	अविवाहित
	भारतीय
	प्लेबैक सिंगर, म्यूजिक कंपोजर

जन्म, परिवार एवं प्रारंभिक जीवन –

भारत की स्वर कोकिला लता मंगेशकर जी 28 सितंबर साल 1929 में मध्यप्रदेश के इंदौर में एक मराठी बोलने वाले गोमंतक मराठा परिवार में जन्मीं थी। उनके पिता पंडित दीनानाथ मंगेशकर एक क्लासिकल सिंगर और थिएटर एक्टर थे, इसलिए यह कह सकते हैं कि लता जी को संगीत विरासत में मिला है।

लता जी के माता का नाम शेवंती (शुधामती) था जो कि महाराष्ट्र के थालनेर से थी और वह दीनानाथ की दूसरी पत्नी थी। सुर साम्राज्ञी लता मंगेशकर जी के परिवार का उपनाम (सरनेम) हर्डीकर था, लेकिन उनके पिता ने इसे बदलकर अपने गृहनगर के नाम पर मंगेशकर रखा, ताकि उनका नाम उनके पारिवारिक गांव मंगेशी, गोवा का प्रतिनिधित्व करे। हालांकि, लता जी के जन्म के कुछ समय बाद ही उनका परिवार महाराष्ट्र में जाकर रहने लगा था।

लता मंगेशकर को बचपन में उन्हें “हेमा” नाम से बुलाया जाता था, लेकिन बाद में उनके पिता ने एक प्ले ”भाव बंधन’ से प्रेरित होकर उनका नाम बदलकर लता रख दिया था और बाद में संगीत के क्षेत्र में इसी लता नाम ने एक नया कीर्तिमान स्थापित किया। लता अपने माता-पिता की सबसे बड़ी औऱ पहली संतान है। इनसे छोटे चार भाई-बहन हैं जिनके नाम मीना, आशा भोसले , उषा और हृदयनाथ हैं।

बचपन से ही संगीत में रुचि होने की वजह से सुरों की जादूगर लता मंगेशकर ने अपना पहला पाठ अपने पिता से सीखा था। वे अपने पिता से अपना सभी भाई-बहनों के साथ क्लासिकल संगीत सीखतीं थी। आपको बता दें कि जब लता जी महज 5 साल की थी, तब से उन्होंने अपने पिता के म्यूजिकल प्ले के लिए एक्ट्रेस के तौर पर काम करना शुरू कर दिया था। लता मंगेशकर जी संगीत के क्षेत्र का चमत्कार है, इसका अहसास उनके पिता दीनानाथ मंगेशकर को लता के बचपन में ही हो गया था।

9 साल की उम्र में इस स्वरासम्राज्ञानिने शास्त्रीय संगीत की मैफिल सजाई थी। शुरु से ही संगीत में रुचि होने की वजह से लता जी ने क्लासिकल म्यूजिक की ट्रेनिंग उस्ताद अमानत खान, बड़े गुलाम अली खान, एवं पंडित तुलसीदास शर्मा एवं अमानत खान देवसल्ले से ली थी। उस समय लता जी के.एल. सहगल के म्यूजिक से काफी प्रभावित थीं।

पिता के मौत के बाद घर की आर्थिक उन्होंने अपने कंधों पर उठाई:

साल 1942 में संगीत के चमत्कार कही जाने वाले लता मंगेशकर जी पर उस वक्त दुखों का पहाड़ टूट पड़ा, जब उनके पिता को ह्रदय संबंधी बीमारी हो गई और वे अपने विशाल युवा परिवार को बीच में छोड़ कर चल बसे। उस दौरान लता जी सिर्फ 13 साल की थी, वहीं परिवार में सबसे बड़ी होने के नाते लता जी पर अपने भाई-बहनों की आर्थिक जिम्मेदारी आ गई। जिसके बाद से लता जी ने कम उम्र में ही अपने परिवार के पालन-पोषण के लिये काम करना शुरू कर दिया था।

करियर –

13 साल की उम्र में लता जी ने अपने करियर की शुरुआत की थी और तब से वे अपनी भारतीय सिनेमा को अपनी मधुर आवाज दे रही हैं। लता ने अपना पहला गाना 1942 में मराठी फिल्म ‘किती हसाल’ के लिये “‘नाचू या ना गड़े खेडू सारी, मानी हौस भारी’ गाया था, इस गाने को सदाशिवराव नेवरेकर ने कंपोज किया था, लेकिन इस फिल्म की एडिटिंग करते समय इस गाने को फिल्म से निकाल दिया गया था।

इसके बाद नवयुग चित्रपट फिल्‍म कंपनी के मालिक और लता जी के पिता के दोस्त मास्टर विनायक ने इनके परिवार की मौत के बाद इनके परिवार को संभालने में मद्द की और लता मंगेशकर जी को एक सिंगर और अभिनेत्री बनाने में भी मद्द की। मास्टर विनायक ने साल 1942 में लता जी को मराठी फिल्म ‘पहिली मंगला-गौर’ में एक छोटा सा किरदार भी दिया था जिसमे लता ने एक गाना भी गाया था।

भले ही लता ने अपना करियर मराठी गायिका और अभिनेत्री के रूप में शुरू किया था, लेकिन उस समय यह कोई नही जानता था की यह छोटी लड़की एक दिन हिंदी सिनेमा की सबसे प्रसिद्ध और मधुर गायिका बनेगी।

देखा जाये तो, उनका पहला हिंदी गाना भी 1943 में आई मराठी फिल्म का ही था। वह गाना “माता एक सपूत की दुनियाँ बदल दे तू” था जो मराठी फिल्म “गजाभाऊ” का गाना था। इसके बाद लता जी साल 1945 में मास्टर विनायक कंपनी के साथ मुंबई चली गईं थी। और यहां से ही उन्होंने अपनी संगीत प्रतिभा को निखारने के लिए उस्ताद अमानत अली खान से हिंदुस्तानी क्लासिकल संगीत सीखना शुरू कर दिया था।

वहीं इस दौरान उन्हें बहुत सारे म्यूजिक कंपोजर ने उनकी पतली और तीखी आवाज बताकर रिजेक्ट कर दिया था, क्योंकि उनकी आवाज उस दौर के पसंद किए जाने वाले गानों से एकदम अलग थी। वहीं उस दौरन लता जी से उस दौर की मशहूर सिंगर नूरजहां के लिए भी गाने के लिए कहा जाता था।

1948 में दुर्भाग्यवश विनायक की मृत्यु हो गयी थी और लता के जीवन में एक और तूफ़ान आया था, इस तरह हिंदी फिल्म जगत में उनके शुरुआती साल काफी संघर्ष से भरे हुए थे। हालांकि विनायक जी की मौत के बाद गुलाम हैदर जी ने लता जी के करियर में काफी मद्द की थी।

साल 1948 में मजदूर फिल्म का गाना “दिल मेरा तोड़ा,मुझे कहीं का ना छोड़ा” से लता मंगेशकर जी को पहचान मिली थी। वहीं इसके बाद साल 1949 में आई फिल्म ‘महल’ में उन्होंने अपना पहला सुपर हिट गाना “आएगा आनेवाला” गाया।

इस गाने के बाद लता जी, संगीत की दुनिया के कई बड़े म्यूजिक डायरेक्टर और प्लेबैक सिंगर की नजरों में चढ़ गईं थी, जिसके बाद उन्हें एक के बाद एक कई गानों के लिए ऑफर मिलते चले गए।

साल 1950 में लता जी को कई बड़े म्यूजिक डायरेक्टर जैसे अनिल बिस्वास, शंकर जयकिशन, एस.डी. बर्मन, खय्याम, सलिल चौधरी, मदन मोहन, कल्यानजी-आनंदजी, इत्यादि के साथ काम करने का मौका मिला।

वहीं उनके जीवन का टर्निंग पॉइंट तब आया जब उन्हें 1958 में म्यूजिक डायरेक्टर सलिल चौधरी द्धारा फिल्म “मधुमती” का गाना “आजा रे परदेसी” के लिए बेस्ट फीमेल प्लेबैक सिंगर का सबसे पहला फिल्मफेयर अवार्ड मिला।

इस दौरान स्वर कोकिला लता मंगेशकर जी ने कुछ राग आधारित गाने जैसे बैजू बावरा के लिए राग भैरव पर “मोहे भूल गए सावरिया” कुछ भजन जैसे हम दोनों मूवी में “अल्लाह तेरो नाम” साथ ही कुछ पश्चिमी थीम के गाने जैसे “अजीब दास्ता भी गाए थे।

उस दौरान अपनी आवाज से सभी के दिलों में राज करने वाली लता जी ने मराठी और तमिल से लोकल भाषाओं में भी गीत गाना शुरु किया था, तमिल ने उन्होंने ”वानराधम” के लिए “ एंथन कन्नालन” गाया था।

इसके बाद लता जी ने अपने छोटे भाई ह्दयनाथ मंगेशकर के लिए गाना गाया था, जो कि जैत के जैत जैसी फिल्म के म्यूजिक डायरेक्टर थे। इसके अलावा लता जी ने बंगाली भाषा के म्यूजिक को अपनी मधुर आवाज से एक नई पहचान दी है। साल 1967 में लता जी ने “क्रान्तिवीरा सांगोली” फिल्म में लक्ष्मण वेर्लेकर के द्धारा कम्पोज किए गए गाने “बेल्लाने बेलागयिथू” से कन्नड़ भाषा में अपना डेब्यू किया था।

इसके बाद स्वर कोकिला लता जी ने मलयालयम में नेल्लू फिल्म के लिए सलिल चौधरी द्धारा कंपोज किया गया गाना ”कदली चेंकाडाली” गाना गाया था। फिर बाद में कई अलग-अलग भाषाओं में गाने गाकर उन्होंने अपनी आवाज से संगीत को एक नई पहचान दी।

इस दौरान लता जी ने कई बड़े म्यूजिक कंपोजर जैसे हेमंत कुमार, महेन्द्र कपूर, मोहम्मद रफी, मत्रा डे के साथ कई बड़े प्रोजक्ट्स किए थे। उस दौर में लता जी का करियर सातवें आसमान पर था, उनकी सुरीली और मधुर आवाज की बदौलत वे एक सिंगिंग स्टार बन गईं थी, यह वो दौर था जब बड़े से बड़ा प्रोड्यूसर, म्यूजिक कंपोजर, एक्टर और डायरेक्टर लता जी के साथ काम करना चाहता था।

1960 का समय लता जी के लिये सफलताओ से भरा हुआ था, इस समय में उन्होंने “प्यार किया तो डरना क्या”, “अजीब दासता है ये” जैसे कई सुपरहिट गाने गाए। 1960 के साल को सिंगर और म्यूजिक डायरेक्टर लक्ष्मीकांत-प्यारेलाल और लता जी के संबंध के लिये भी जाना जाता था जिसके बाद लता जी ने तक़रीबन 35 साल के अपने लंबे करियर में 700 से भी ज्यादा गाने गाए।

इसके बाद मंगेशकर की सफलता और आवाज़ का जादू 1970 और 1980 के दशक में भी चलता गया। इस दौर में उनके किशोर कुमार के साथ गाए ड्यूएट बहुत पसंद किए गए। कुछ गाने जैसे कि “कोरा कागज़” (1969), ”आंधी” फिल्म का तेरे बिना जिंदगी से (1971), अभिमान फिल्म का “तेरे मेरे मिलन की” (1973), घर का आप की आँखों में कुछ” (1978) ये वो गाने हैं, जिन्हें सुनकर आज भी मन को सुकून मिलता है।

ये लता जी के एवरग्रीन गाने हैं। इसके अलावा लता जी ने कुछ धार्मिक गीत भी गाए थे। इस समय उन्होंने अपनी सुरमयी आवाज़ की बदौलत अपनी पहचान पुरे विश्व में बना ली थी। साल 1980 में महानगायिका लता जी ने सचिन बर्मन के बेटे राहुल देव बर्मन के साथ और आर.डी.बर्मन के साथ काम किया था।

आपको बता दें कि आर.डी.बर्मन, लता जी की छोटी बहन और हिन्दी फ़िल्मों की मशहूर पार्श्वगायिका आशा भोंसले जी के पति हैं। उन्होंने लता जी के साथ अगर तुम ना होते का “हमें और जीने की, रॉकी का “क्या यही प्यार हैं”,मासूम में “तुझसे नाराज नहीं जिंदगी” आदि गाने गए।

इसके कुछ सालों बाद धीरे-धीरे लता जी का स्वास्थ्य खराब होता गया और फिर उन्होंने कुछ चुंनिदा गानों में ही अपनी आवाज देनी शुरु कर दी, लता जी ने अपने करियर में न सिर्फ फिल्मों के लिए गीत गाए बल्कि कई म्यूजिक एल्बम भी लॉन्च किए थे। साल 1990 में बॉलीवुड में बहुत से नये महिला गायकों ने प्रवेश किया लेकिन जिनके कंठ में स्वयं सरस्वती विराजमान है उन्हें भला कौन पीछे छोड़ सकता है।

इस समय भी लता की सफलता का दीया जलता रहा। और आज के समय में भी लोग लता जी से उतना ही प्यार करते है जितना 70, 80 और 90 के दशक में करते थे।

लता जी के गाये यादगार गीतों में कुछ फिल्मों के नाम विशेष उल्लेखनीय है – अनारकली, मुगले आजम अमर प्रेम, गाइड, आशा, प्रेमरोग, सत्यम् शिवम् सुन्दरम्आ दी. वहीं नए फिल्मों में भी उनकी आवाज पहले की तरह न केवल सुरीली है, बल्कि उसमे और भी निखार आ गया है, जैसे हिना, रामलखन, आदी में।

एक समय उनके गीत ‘बरसात’, ‘नागिन’, एवं ‘पाकीजा’ जैसी फिल्मों में भी काफी चले थे। उन्होंने 30,000 से अधिक गाने गाये है तथा सभी भारतीय भाषाओ में गाने का उनका एक कीर्तिमान भी है।

पुरस्कार –

लता मंगेशकर ने न केवल कई गीतकारो एवं संगीतकारों को सफल बनाया है, बल्कि उनके सुरीले गायन कारण ही कई फिल्में लोकप्रिय सिद्ध हुई है। लता मंगेशकर जी को अपने करियर में कई बहुत से बड़े औऱ राष्ट्रीय सम्मान भी प्राप्त कर चुकी हैं, जिनमें भारत के सर्वोच्च पुरस्कारों में शामिल पद्मश्री और भारत रत्न भी शुमार है।

इसके अलावा लता जी को गायन के लिए 1958, 1960, 1965,एवं 1969 में फिल्म फेयर अवॉर्ड भी प्राप्त हुए हैं। ‘गिनीज बुक ऑफ़ वर्ल्ड रिकार्ड्स’ की तरफ से भी उनका विशेष सम्मान किया जा चुका है। मध्यप्रदेश शासन की तरफ से उनके नाम हर साल 1 लाख रूपये का पारितोषिक दिया जाता है। 1989 में लताजी को ‘दादा साहब फालके पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया।

लता जी को मिले पुरस्कार इस प्रकार हैं –

फिल्म फेयर अवॉर्ड – पुरस्कार (1958, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1993 and 1994)
नेशनल फिल्म अवॉर्ड (1972, 1974 और 1990)
महाराष्ट्र सरकार पुरस्कार (1966 और1967)
1969 – पद्म भूषण
1974 – दुनिया मे सबसे अधिक गीत गाने का गिनीज़ बुक रिकॉर्ड
1989 – दादा साहब फाल्के पुरस्कार
1993 – फिल्म फेयर का लाइफ टाइम अचीवमेंट पुरस्कार
1996 – स्क्रीन का लाइफटाइम अचीवमेंट पुरस्कार
1997 – राजीव गांधी पुरस्कार
1999 – एन.टी.आर. पुरस्कार
1999 – पद्म विभूषण
1999 – ज़ी सिने का का लाइफटाइम अचीवमेंट पुरस्कार
2000 – आई. आई. ए. एफ. का लाइफटाइम अचीवमेंट पुरस्कार
2001 – स्टारडस्ट का लाइफटाइम अचीवमेंट पुरस्कार
2001 – भारत का सर्वोच्च नागरिक सम्मान “भारत रत्न”
2001 – नूरजहाँ पुरस्कार
2001 – महाराष्ट्र भूषण
2008 _ लता जी को भारत के 60वें स्वतंत्रता दिवस के मौके पर ”वन टाइम अवॉर्ड फॉर लाइफटाइम अचीवमेंट” से भी नवाजा गया था।

मृत्यू –

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भारत रत्न लता मंगेशकर भारत की सबसे लोकप्रिय और सम्माननीय महागायिका है जिनका दशको का करियर कई उपलब्धियों से भरा हुआ है। लता जी ने अपनी आवाज़ से 7 दशकों से भी ज्यादा समय तक संगीत की दुनिया को अपने मधुर सुरों से नवाजा है। भारत की ‘स्वर कोकिला’ लता मंगेशकर ने बहुत सी भाषाओ में हजारो गाने गाए है।

उनकी आवाज़ सुनकर कभी किसी की आँखों में आँसू आये तो कभी सीमा पर खड़े जवानों को सहारा मिला। लता जी ने आज भी स्वयं को पूरी तरह संगीत के लिये समर्पित करके रखा है। लता जी एक लीजेंड है, जिन पर हर भारतवासी गर्व करता है।

लता जी के और नये गाने सुनने के लिये हम सभी बेकरार है और उम्मीद करते है की जल्द ही हमें उनका कोई नया गाना सुनने को मिलेंगा। लता मंगेशकर दुनिया की एक ऐसी कलाकार है, जिनके जैसा न कोई पहले हुआ है और न संभवतः हो सकेगा।

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Life History Of Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography

Updated on
Jul 13, 2024

Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and music composer in the Bollywood industry and is considered one of the greatest in the Indian music industry. Mangeshkar recorded songs in more than 36 Indian languages and a few international ones, although her native tongues are Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, and Nepali. Throughout her career, she was recognized with numerous awards and distinctions. Read this blog to learn more about the life history of Lata Mangeshkar.

Table of Contents

1 Biography Of Lata Mangeshkar
2 Early Life Of Lata Mangeshkar
3 Early Career Of Lata Mangeshkar
5 Lata Mangeshkar Awards and Honors


	September 28, 1929
	Indore, India
	Nightingale of India and Queen of Melody
	Deenanath Mangeshkar (father)Shevanti Mangeshkar (mother)
	Meena, Asha, Usha, and Hridaynath
	Playback singer, music director, producer
	Padma Bhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Maharashtra Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Bharat Ratna, Legion of Honour.
	National Film Awards, BFJA Awards, Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, etc
	February 6, 2022, aged 92

Biography Of Lata Mangeshkar


	Born: September 28, 1929, Indore Father: Deenanath Mangeshkar Marathi, classical singer Introduced to music at a young age Began acting in Marathi films
	First Hindi film song: “Paa Lagoon Kar Jori” (1946) Established herself as a prominent playback singer Sang in multiple languages, including Marathi and Bengali
	Renowned for her distinctive voice and versatility Recorded songs for over 2,000 films Collaborated with legendary music directors Received Padma Bhushan (1969)
	Continued to record and perform Received highest civilian honours: Bharat Ratna (2001) Established Lata Mangeshkar Award Died: February 6, 2022

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Early Life Of Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929, in a Brahmin family in Indore.

Deenanath Mangeshkar, her father, was a Marathi classical singer and theatre artist who was popularly known as ‘Master Deenanath’
At the age of 13, her family introduced her to music, and she recorded her first song for Vasant Joglekar’s Marathi film, Kiti Hasaal.
“Hema” was Lata Mangeshkar’s birth name. Later on, in honour of a female character named Latika from one of her father’s plays, BhaawBandhan, her parents changed her name to Lata.
Her siblings, Meena, Asha, Usha and Hridaynath, are all accomplished singers and musicians.
Over the course of her more than 60-year career, she provided the singing voice for numerous Bollywood leading ladies.

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Early Career Of Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar’s career had a huge impact on the Indian music scene and film industry.


	1942	Sang her first Marathi song, “Naachu Yaa Gade, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhaari” (though ultimately cut from the film).
	1943	She recorded her first Hindi song, “Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu,” for the Marathi film “Gzhabhau.”
	1945	Followed Master Vinayak’s company to Mumbai and began training in Hindustani classical music under Ustad Aman Ali Khan.
	1946	Sang “Paa Lagoon Kar Jori” for the Hindi film “Aap Ki Seva Mein”.
	1940s	Played minor roles in some Marathi and Hindi films while pursuing a singing career.
	1940s	Faced challenges due to her young age and the need to support her family.
Early Success	Late 1940s	Gained recognition with hit songs in films like “Andaz” (1949).

Lata Mangeshkar Awards and Honors

Lata Mangeshkar, throughout her lifetime, won a number of awards for her contributions to the Indian art scene, some of which are as follows.


2009	ANR National Award
2007	Legion Of Honor
2001	Bharat Ratna
1999	Padma Vibushan
1999	Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
1999	NTR National Award
1997	Maharashtra Bhushan Award
1989	Dadasaheb Phalke Award
1972, 1974, and 1990	National Film Award
1959, 1963, 1966, and 1970	Female Best Female Playback
1993	Filmfare Lifetime Achievement
1994 and 2004	Filmfare Special Award
1984	State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award of Lata Mangeshkar
1992	State Government of Maharashtra also instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award
1969	Padma Bhushan
2009	She was awarded the title of Officer of the French Legion of Honor, France’s highest order
2012	She was ranked number 10 in Outlook India’s poll of the Greatest Indian

Lata Mangeshkar was a prominent Indian playback singer and music composer known for her extensive contributions to Bollywood and Indian music, with a career spanning over six decades.

She recorded songs in over 36 languages, received the Bharat Ratna (2001), and is remembered for her versatility and distinctive voice, contributing to over 2,000 films.

Lata Mangeshkar, a legendary figure in Indian music, passed away on February 6, 2022, leaving behind a rich legacy in the world of music and culture.

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Lata Mangeshkar Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education, Singing Career, Net Worth, Awards and Honours, and more

Lata mangeshkar biography: legendary singer lata mangeshkar breathed her last in mumbai's breach candy hospital on 6 february 2022 (sunday) morning. she was 92. she was an indian playback singer and music director. she was one of the most respected playback singers in india. let us have a look at her biography including age, family, education, singing career, awards, honours, etc..

Lata Mangeshkar Biography: Lata Mangeshkar is a big name for music enthusiasts all over the world, and the day marks her 94th birth anniversary. Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has recorded songs in over a thousand Hindi films and was one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. She had a sweet and captivating voice which is the main reason for her popularity.

At the age of 13, Lata Mangeshkar started her career in 1942 and has sung over 30,000 songs in various Indian languages. She is considered one of the greatest singers of Indian cinema and received Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 2001.

Lata Mangeshkar Biography

Birth Date	28th September 1929
Place of Birth	Indore, India
Current Residence	Mumbai, India
Other names	Queen of Melody, Nightingale of India
Parent(s)	Deenanath Mangeshkar (father) Shevanti Mangeshkar (mother)
Siblings	Meena, Asha, Usha, and Hridaynath
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Occupation	Playback singer, music director, producer
Marital Status	Unmarried
Awards	National Film Awards BFJA Awards Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer Filmfare Special Awards Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Honours	Padma Bhushan (1969) Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989) Maharashtra Bhushan (1997) Padma Vibhushan (1999) Bharat Ratna (2001) Legion of Honour (2007)
Died	6 February 2022
Place of Death	Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital

Lata Mangeshkar Biography: Age, Family, Early Life, and Education

Legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar was noted for her distinctive voice and vocal range that extended over more than three octaves.

She was born on 28 September 1929 in Indore, India. She was the eldest of five siblings. Her father was Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and her mother was Shevanti. His father was a noted Marathi stage personality popularly known as Master Dinanath.

She was introduced to music at an early age. At the age of 13, she recorded her first song for Vasant Joglekar’s Marathi film Kiti Hasaal.

Lata Mangeshkar's birth name was "Hema". Later, her parents renamed her name and kept it, Lata, after a female character, Latika, in one of her father's plays, BhaawBandhan. Her siblings' names in birth order are Meena, Asha, Usha, and Hridaynath. All are accomplished singers and musicians. Her educational career is not much known but she proved that a degree is not the only way to earn. She received her first music lesson from her father. When she was five years old, she started to work as an actress in her father's musical plays.

Lata Mangeshkar Biography: Singing Career and her Musical Journey

Early career of lata mangeshkar in the 1940s and 50s.

When Lata Mangeshkar was 13 years old, her father died due to a heart attack in 1942 . The owner of Navyug Chitrapat movie company named Master Vinayak or Vinayak Damodar Karnataki took care of them. He was a close friend of the Mangeshkar family. He helped Lata to get started in a career as a singer and actress.

In 1942 , Lata Mangeshkar sang the song "Naachu Yaa Gade, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhaari". It was composed by Sadashivrao Nevrekar for Vasant Joglekar's Marathi movie Kiti Hasaal. The song dropped from the final cut. A small role was also provided by Vinayak in Navyug Chitrapat's Marathi movie Pahli Mangalaa-gaur, she sang "Natali Chaitraachi Navalaai". It was composed by Dada Chandekar. "Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu" was her first song in Hindi.

As a teenager, she struggled and support her family. She established herself as a playback singer in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s. She moved to Mumbai in 1945. She started taking lessons from Ustad Aman Ali Khan of Bhindibazaar Gharana in Hindustani classical music. For the movie Aap Ki Seva Mein (1946), she sang the song "Paa Lagoon Kar Jori" which was composed by Datta Davjekar. Also, in Badi Maa (1945) movie, Lata and her sister Asha played minor roles. In this movie, she also sang a Bhajan "Mata Tere Charnon Mein."

In 1948, Vinayak died and music director Ghulam Haider mentored her as a singer. He introduced Lata to producer Sashadhar Mukherjee. She recorded the hit “Uthaye ja unke sitam” in Andaz (1949), and her destiny was sealed. From this point, she gave her musical voice to every major leading lady, representing every generation of Hindi cinema from Nargis and Waheeda Rehman to Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta.

Her singing contributed a great deal to the commercial films like Mahal (1949), Barsaat (1949), Meena Bazaar (1950), Aadhi Raat (1950), Chhoti Bhabhi (1950), Afsana (1951), Aansoo (1953), and Adl-e-Jehangir (1955).

She also sang various Raag-based songs for Naushad in films like Deedar (1951), Baiju Bawra (1952), Amar (1954), Uran Khatola (1955), and Mother India (1957). Her first song for the composer Naushad was Ae Chorre Ki Jaat Badi Bewafa, a duet with G. M. Durrani. The duo, Shankar–Jaikishan, chose Lata for Barsaat (1949), Aah (1953), Shree 420 (1955), and Chori Chori (1956).

Composer S.D Burman before 1957 chose Lata as the leading female singer for his musical scores in Sazaa (1951), House No. 44 (1955), and Devdas (1955). In 1957, a rift developed between Lata Mangeshkar and Burman and she did not sing his compositions again until 1962.

Singing Career of Lata Mangeshkar in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s

How can we forget the song "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya" from Mughal-e-Azam (1960). Lata Ji sang this song very beautifully and still, it remains in everyone's heart. It was composed by Naushad and lip-synced by Madhubala. Also, one of my favourite songs "Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh" from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960) was also sung by Lata Ji very beautifully. It was composed by Shankar–Jaikishan and lip-synced by Meena Kumari.

Two popular bhajans were recorded by Lata Mangeshkar in 1961 namely "Allah Tero Naam" and "Prabhu Tero Naam", for Burman's assistant, Jaidev. She was awarded her second Filmfare Award in 1962 for the song "Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil" from Bees Saal Baad, composed by Hemant Kumar.

Lata Ji sang a patriotic song against the backdrop of the Sino-Indian War in January 1963. The song was "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo" in the presence of Jawaharlal Nehru, then the Prime Minister of India. It is said that the song brought tears to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The song was composed by C. Ramchandra and written by Kavi Pradeep.

Lata Ji returned to collaborate with S. D Burman in 1963. She then sang in R.D Burman's first film Chhote Nawab (1961), and later in his films such as Bhoot Bungla (1965), Pati Patni (1966), Baharon Ke Sapne (1967), and Abhilasha (1969).

Various popular songs were also recorded by her namely "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai", "Gata Rahe Mera Dil" (duet with Kishore Kumar) and "Piya Tose" from Guide (1965), "Hothon Pe Aisi Baat" from Jewel Thief (1967), and "Kitni Akeli Kitni Tanhaa" from Talash.

She also continued her association with Madan Mohan and sang beautiful songs including "Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha" from Anpadh (1962), "Lag Jaa Gale" and "Naina Barse Rim Jhim" from Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), "Woh Chup Rahen To" from Jahan Ara (1964), "Tu Jahan Jahan Chalega" from Mera Saaya (1966), and "Teri Aankho Ke Siva" from Chirag (1969).

The 1960s also witnessed the beginning of the association of Lata Ji with Laxmikant-Pyarelal, the music director for whom she sang the most popular songs.

It is said that she sang over 700 songs for the composer duo over a period of 35 years, many of which become hits. She sang for several movies including Parasmani (1963), Mr. X in Bombay (1964), Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1966), Milan (1967), Anita (1967), Shagird (1968), Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968), Intaquam (1969), Do Raaste (1969) and Jeene Ki Raah. For this, she got her third Filmfare Award.

She sang several playback songs for Marathi films. And during the 1960s and 1970s, she also sang various Bengali songs. She recorded duets with Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Manna Dey, Mahendra Kapoor, and Mohammed Rafi in the 1960s.

Meena Kumari's last film was released in 1972 which featured popular songs like "Chalte Chalte" and Inhi Logon Ne", sung by Lata Ji and composed by Ghulam Mohammed.

She also recorded various popular songs for S.D Burman's last films like "Rangeela Re" from Prem Pujari (1970), "Khilte Hain Gul Yahaan" from Sharmeelee (1971), and "Piya Bina" from Abhimaan (1973) and for Madan Mohan's last films, including Dastak (1970), Heer Raanjha (1970), Dil Ki Rahen (1973), Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973), Hanste Zakhm (1973), Mausam (1975) and Laila Majnu (1976).

Various songs by Lata Mangeshkar were composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Rahul Dev Burman in the 1970s. Various hit songs are also sung by her with Rahul Dev Burman in the films including Amar Prem (1972), Caravan (1971), Kati Patang (1971), and Aandhi (1975). The two are noted for their songs with the lyricists Majrooh Sultanpuri, Anand Bakshi, and Gulzar.

She won National Film Award in 1973 for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Beeti Na Bitai" from the film Parichay. It was composed by R.D Burman and written by Gulzar. She also sang Malayalam song in 1974 ""Kadali Chenkadali" for the film Nellu. It was composed by Salil Chowdhury, and written by Vayalar Ramavarma.

She again won National Award in 1975 for the song "Roothe Roothe Piya" from Kora Kagaz, composed by Kalyanji Anandji. She also staged several concerts from the 1970s onwards including various charity concerts. In 1974, her first concert was at the Royal Albert Hall, London and she was the first Indian to do so.

An album was also released by her of Mirabai's Bhajans, "Chala Vaahi Des". Composed by her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar.

Satyam Shivan Sundaram in 1978 was directed by Rak Kapoor in which lata Ji sang the main theme song "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" which become the hit of the year.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s , she worked with composers namely Rahul Dev Burman, son of Sachin Dev Burman, Rajesh Roshan, son of Roshan, Anu Malik, son of Sardar Malik, and Anand–Milind, sons of Chitragupta. In the Assamese language also sung several songs. The song "Dil Hoom Hoom Kare" from Rudaali (1993) made the highest record sales that year.

From the 1980s, she sang for various movies including Karz (1980), Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), Silsila (1981), Prem Rog (1982), Hero (1983), Pyar Jhukta Nahin (1985), Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), Nagina (1986), and Ram Lakhan (1989). Her song "Zu Zu Zu Yashoda" from Sanjog (1985) was a hit at that time.

In the late 1980s, she also sang for Tamil movies. The biggest hits of Lata ji in 1980s were "Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho" in Asha (1980), "Tu Kitne Baras Ka" in Karz (1980), "Kitna Aasan Hai" in Dostana (1980), "Hum Ko Bhi Gham" in Aas Paas (1980), "Mere Naseeb Mein" in Naseeb (1980), "Zindagi Ki Na Toote" in Kranti (1981), "Solah Baras Ki" in Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), "Ye Galiyan Ye Chaubara" in Prem Rog (1982), "Likhnewale Ne Likh Dale" in Arpan (1983), "Din Maheene Saal" in Avtaar (1983), "Pyar Karnewale" and "Nindiya Se Jagi" in Hero (1983), "Zu Zu Zu Yashoda" in Sanjog (1985), "Zindagi Har Qadam" in Meri Jung (1985), "Baith Mere Paas" in Yaadon Ki Kasam (1985), "Ungli Mein Anghoti" in Ram Avtar (1988) and "O Ramji Tere Lakhan Ne" in Ram Lakhan (1989).

Some songs were also composed by Bappi Lehri for Lata Ji like "Dooriyan Sab Mita Do" in Saboot (1980), "Baithe Baithe Aaj Aayi" in Patita (1980), "Jaane Kyun Mujhe" in Agreement (1980), "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" in Jyoti (1981), "Dard Ki Ragini" in Pyaas (1982), and "Naino Mein Sapna" (duet with Kishore Kumar) in Himmatwala (1983).

She also sang hits during the 1980s like "Sun Sahiba Sun" in Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985) for Ravindra Jain, "Chand Apna Safar" in Shama (1981), "Shayad Meri Shaadi" and "Zindagi Pyar Ka" in Souten (1983), "Hum Bhool Gaye Re" in Souten Ki Beti (1989) for Usha Khanna. Hridaynath Mangeshkar had "Kale Kale Gehre Saye" in Chakra (1981), "Ye Ankhen Dekh Kar", and "Kuchh Log Mohabbat Ko" in Dhanwan (1981), "Mujhe Tum Yaad Karna" in Mashaal (1984), Assamese song "Jonakore Rati" (1986) with music and lyrics by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, "Jaane Do Mujhe" in Shahenshah (1989) for Amar-Utpal, "Sajan Mera Us Paar" in Ganga Jamuna Saraswati (1988) and "Mere Pyar Ki Umar" in Waaris (1989) for Uttam Jagdish.

Lata Mangeshkar's Career in 1990s and 2000s

During the 1990s she recorded with various music directors like Anand-Milind, Nadeem-Shravan, Jatin-Lalit, etc. She also launched her own production house in 1990 for Hindi movies which produced the Gulzar-directed movie Lekin..... She won her third National FIlm Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Yaara Sili Sili". It was composed by her brother Hridaynath.

She also sung for almost all the Yash Chopra films. Even A. R Rahman had recorded a few songs with her during this period like "Jiya Jale" in Dil Se.., "Khamoshiyan Gungunane Lagin" in One 2 Ka 4, "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa" in Pukar, "Pyaara Sa Gaon" in Zubeidaa, "So Gaye Hain" in Zubeidaa, etc.

She also released Shraddanjali - My Tribute to the Immortals in 1994. The main feature of the film is that Lata Ji offers her tribute to immortal singers of the time by rendering a few songs in her voice. She sang "Kuch Na Kaho" for Rahul Dev Burman the last song in 1994 in 1942: A Love Story.

A perfume brand name was also launched named Lata Eau de Parfum in 1999. She was also awarded Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement the same year. She was also nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1999.

She was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 2001. She also established the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune in the same year. It was managed by the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation.

Lata Mangeshkar's Career in the 2010s

She released the album Sarhadein: Music Beyond Boundaries on 12 April 2011. It contains duet Tera Milna Bahut Acha Lage" by Mangeshkar and Mehdi Hassan. She also recorded a song for composer Nadeem-Shravan "Kaise Piya Se" for Bewafaa (2005). Shamir Tandon also recorded a song with her "Tere Hasne Sai Mujheko" for the movie Satrangee Parachute (2011).

She also recorded a song in her own studio. The song was "Jeena kya hai, jaana maine" for Dunno Y2-Life Is A Moment (2015).

Lata Mangeshkar Biography: Production

She has produced four films:

1953 - Vaadal in Marathi

1953 - Jhaanjhar in Hindi and, co-produced with C. Ramchandra

1955 - Kanchan Ganga in Hindi

Lata Mangeshkar Biography: Awards and Honours

She won several awards and honours and some of them are listed below:

2009 - ANR National Award

2007 - Legion of Honour

2001 - Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award

1999 - Padma Vibhushan

1999 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievements

1999 - NTR National Award

1997 - Maharashtra Bhushan Award

1989 - Dadasaheb Phalke Award

1972, 1974, and 1990 - Three National Film Awards

15 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards

1959, 1963, 1966, and 1970 - Four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards.

1993 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

1994 and 2004 - Filmfare Special Awards

1984 - State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award of Lata Mangeshkar

1992 - the State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Lata Mangeshkar Award

1969 - Padma Bhushan

2009 - She was awarded the title of Officer of the French Legion of Honour, France's highest order

2012 - She was ranked number 10 in Outlook India's poll of the Greatest Indian.

Remembering Lata Didi on her birth anniversary. Her contribution to Indian music spans decades, creating an everlasting impact. Her soulful renditions evoked deep emotions and will forever hold a special place in our culture. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 28, 2023

She is also a recipient of honorary doctorates from Sangeet Natak Akademi (1989), Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh, and Shivaji University in Kolhapur.

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Lata Mangeshkar

Born September 28 , 1929 · Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India
Died February 6 , 2022 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (complications from COVID-19)
Birth name Hema Mangeshkar
The Nightingale of Bollywood
Nightingale of India
Queen Of Melody
Lata Mangeshkar was born in Indore on September 28, 1929, and became, quite simply, the most popular playback singer in Bollywood's history. She sung for over 50 years for actresses from Nargis to Preity G Zinta , as well as recorded albums of all kinds (ghazals, pop, etc). Until the 1991 edition, when her entry disappeared, the Guinness Book of World Records listed her as the most-recorded artist in the world with not less than 30,000 solo, duet,and chorus-backed songs recorded in 20 Indian languages between 948 and 1987. Today that number may have reached 40,000! She was born the daughter of Dinanath Mangeshkar , the owner of a theater company and a reputed classical singer in his own right. He started giving Lata singing lessons from the age of five, and she also studied with renowned singers Aman Ali Khan Sahib and Amanat Khan. Even at a young age she displayed a God-given musical gift and could master vocal exercises the first time. Ironically, for someone of her stature, she made her entry into Bollywood at the wrong time - around the 1940s, when bass singers with heavily nasal voices, such as Noor Jehan and Shamshad Begum were in style. She was rejected from many projects because it was believed that her voice was too high-pitched and thin. The circumstances of her entry into the industry were no less inauspicious - her father died in 1942, the responsibility of earning income to support her family fell upon her, and between 1942 and 1948 she acted in as many as eight films in Hindi and Marathi to take care of economic hardships. She made her debut as a playback singer in the Marathi film Kiti Hasaal (1942) but, ironically, the song was edited out! However, in 1948, she got her big break with Ghulam Haider in the film Majboor (1948) , and 1949 saw the release of four of her films: Mahal (1949) , Dulari (1949) , Barsaat (1949) , and Andaz (1949) ; all four of them became runaway hits, with their songs reaching to heights of what was until then unseen popularity. Her unusually high-pitched singing rendered the trend of heavily nasal voices of the day totally obsolete and, within a year, she had changed the face of playback singing forever. The only two lower-pitched singers to survive her treble onslaught to a certain extent were Geeta Dutt and Shamshad Begum . Her singing style was initially reminiscent of Noor Jehan , but she soon overcame that and evolved her own distinctive style. Her sister, Asha Bhosle , too, came up in the late 1950s and the two of them were the queens of Indian playback singing right through to the 1990s. Her voice had a special versatile quality, which meant that finally music composers could stretch their creative experiments to the fullest. Although all her songs were immediate hits under any composer, it was the composers C. Ramchandra and Madan Mohan who made her sound her sweetest and challenged her voice like no other music director. The 1960s and 1970s saw her go from strength to strength, even as there were accusations that she was monopolizing the playback-singing industry. However, in the 1980s, she cut down her workload to concentrate on her shows abroad. Today, Lata sings infrequently despite a sudden resurgence in her popularity, but even today some of Hindi Cinema's biggest hits, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) , Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) , and Veer-Zaara (2004) feature her legendary voice. No matter which female playback singer breaks through in any generation, she cannot replace the timeless voice of Lata Mangeshkar. She was an icon beyond icons.... - IMDb Mini Biography By: Q. Leo Rahman
Parents Dinanath Mangeshkar Shevanti Mangeshkar
Relatives Asha Bhosle (Sibling) Usha Mangeshkar (Sibling) Meena Khadikar (Sibling) Hridaynath Mangeshkar (Sibling) nm13294690 (Niece or Nephew)
A legendary playback singer in Indian movies, she recorded over 30,000 songs in 14 Indian languages, making her the most recorded voice in history.
Mentioned in the song "Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop. (The title refers to her sister, Asha Bhosle , who is also mentioned in the song.).
In an interview,Lata Mangeshkar herself disclosed on her 84th birthday in September,2013," Ghulam Haider is truly my Godfather.It was his confidence in me that he fought for me to tuck me into the Hindi Film Industry which otherwise had initially rejected me.Remembering her early rejection,Lata once said," Ghulam Haider was the first music director who showed complete faith in my talent.He introduced me to many film producers including S. Mukherji,a big name in film production,but when he said my voice was "too thin" to use in his film,Ghulam Haider was furious.Hence,finally he convinced Bombay Talkies,a banner bigger than S. Mukherji and introduced me through their movie Majboor (1948) .Lata's first big breakthrough film song,was "Dil mera tora,mujhe kaheen ka na chhora teray pyaar ne" lyrics by Nazim Panipati ,composed by Ghulam Haider.
Was awarded the Bharatha Rathna, the highest civilian honor by the Government of India.
Her contribution to Indian music industry in a career spanning seven decades gained her honorific titles such as the Nightingale of India, Voice of the Millennium and Queen of Melody.
About singing for Veer-Zaara (2004) : "Madan Mohan was like my brother. Yashji's like my brother. I felt I had gone back in time."
About her love of diamonds: "I've been fond of diamonds from childhood. As a child, my father used to design jewelry. But we couldn't afford them. He had a keen eye for jewelry and was fond of wearing precious stones. We kids were equally fascinated by jewels. But until I became a professional playback singer, I refused to wear jewelry. I had decided I'd wear only diamonds."
About the number of her songs being remixed in music videos: "I don't like it. I don't like remix albums as a concept. On top of that, these girls dancing in itsy-bitsy clothes suggestively! From childhood we've been told that a woman's dignity is in the way she conducts herself in public. The less you reveal, the more attractive you appear. I must say that the songs that I considered vulgar in those days seem like bhajans [devotional music] compared with what's being sung these days! Yes, I've sung naughty songs, but "Kaanta Lagaa," for instance, had another context when I sang it. I feel sorry for the girl who was seen in the music video of "Kaanta Lagaa." I've heard she's from a decent family. Why wasn't she stopped by her family? Ambition? If she did it with their consent, then God help them. I struggled hard to get where I am - that's why I am still here."
About music composition: "It doesn't suit me. Although I've done it in the past, now I don't feel like it. I don't think I've the patience."
About the December 2004 tsunami: "This sort of calamity shakes our faith in every law of nature. Little children, women, and entire families have perished. We must help...yes we must."

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Lata Mangeshkar, Bollywood’s Most Beloved Voice, Dies at 92

Ms. Mangeshkar, a revered figure in India, recorded songs for countless films — not appearing onscreen herself, but providing characters’ singing voices.

By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat

Lata Mangeshkar, who enthralled generations of Bollywood audiences as the singing voice behind many actresses’ performances, died on Sunday at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, India. She was 92.

The cause was complications of Covid-19, said Pratit Samdani, a doctor at the hospital, according to Indian news outlets . Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter that he was “anguished beyond words.”

Ms. Mangeshkar leaves a legacy of tens of thousands of songs, mostly in Hindi but also in several other Indian languages. Most of her work was as a playback singer — a vocalist who does not appear onscreen, but records a character’s songs, which are later dubbed in.

In India, though, she was far from anonymous. She received the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest honor, in 2001. The Ministry of Home Affairs said that she would be given a state funeral and that flags at government buildings would be flown at half-staff for two days.

Ms. Mangeshkar was known for her range — she could sing in four octaves — and her gift for singing in character, tailoring her voice and emotions to the actress she was voicing onscreen. She recorded some of Bollywood’s biggest hits, including “ Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya ” (Why Fear to Be in Love) from the 1960 film “Mughal-e-Azam.”

In that scene, a courtesan challenges an emperor in court by declaring her love for a prince. Dilip Kumar , who played the prince, called Ms. Mangeshkar’s voice “a miracle of nature’s creativity.”

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लता मंगेशकर
लता मंगेशकर (28 सितंबर 1929 - 6 फ़रवरी 2022) भारत की सबसे लोकप्रिय और आदरणीय गायिका थी, जिनका छः दशकों का कार्यकाल उपलब्धियों से भरा पड़ा है। हालाँकि लता ने लगभग ...
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar (Hindi pronunciation: [ləˈtaː məŋˈɡeːʃkər] ⓘ; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 - 6 February 2022) [8] was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. [9][10][11][12] Her voice was one of the ...
लता मंगेशकर
In search of Lata Mangeshkar. (इंग्रजी - हरीश भिमाणी) Lata in her own voice (नसरीन मुन्नी कबीर) लता मंगेशकर (चरित्र)- राजू भारतन
Lata Mangeshkar Age, Death, Husband, Family, Biography
Lata started working as an actress at the age of five in her father's musical plays (Sangeet Natak) in Marathi. On 9 September 1938, she made her first 'Shastriya Sangeet' performance when she accompanied her father to a program at Nutan Sangeet Theatre in Solapur, Maharashtra, where she sang Raag Khambavati.
Lata Mangeshkar Biography
Lata Mangeshkar is the elder sister of singers Asha Bhosle, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. She was honoured with India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 1989. Childhood & Early Life. Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929 in Indore, Central Provinces (now Madhya Pradesh).
Lata Mangeshkar
Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Lata Mangeshkar (born September 28, 1929, Indore, British India—died February 6, 2022, Mumbai, India) was a legendary Indian playback singer noted for her distinctive voice and a vocal range that extended over more than three octaves.Her career spanned eight decades, and she recorded songs for the soundtracks of more than 2,000 Indian films.
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar meant several things to people. To composers she was a singer whose unblemished voice could not strike an off-key note even if she willed it to. To young girls her voice was the ...
Lata Mangeshkar
Javed Akhtar and Gulzar come to rescue. "When you are talking about Michael Angelo, Beethoven or Shakespeare, the name says it all. Lata Mangeshkar's greatness is her name itself. There is no ...
Lata Mangeshkar, legendary playback singer and 'nightingale of ...
Lata Mangeshkar, legendary playback singer and 'nightingale of India', 1929 to 2022. A household name across South Asia for her mellifluous tones, Lata Mangeshkar was the singing voice for many of India's biggest movie stars, recording many thousands of songs from the 1940s to the present. ... Her first song in the Hindi language - in ...
Lata Mangeshkar Biography
FILE. लता मंगेशकर भारतीय संगीत में महत्‍वपूर्ण योगदान देने के लिए 1969 में पद्मभूषण, 1999 में पद्मविभूषण, 1989 में दादा साहेब फाल्के अवॉर्ड, 1999 ...
Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022): The singer who consistently ...
The nation of more than a billion lost its most popular voice, as Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022) transcended to the heavenly stage on Sunday. More than just a name, over the years, the Bharat Ratna ...
Lata Mangeshkar: Biography
After Dinanath's untimely death in 1942, a 13 year-old Lata entered the film industry as her family's sole bread-winner. In the early part of her career, she did bit roles in some Marathi and Hindi films. She recorded her first song 'Naachu Yaa Gade Kheloo Saaree' for a Marathi film Kiti Hasaal (1942). In Aap Ki Seva Mein (1947), she ...
लता मंगेशकर जीवन परिचय
it is brilliant article on lata mangeshkar 1 it is all information of lata mangeshkar. Reply. Anil Kumar Sahu. October 19, 2018 at 22:20. The great singer on the earth. The real swar Kokila . The real gem of Bharat. Reply. MAYANK KUMAR SHARMA. December 25, 2017 at 18:27.
Life History Of Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography
Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929, in a Brahmin family in Indore. Deenanath Mangeshkar, her father, was a Marathi classical singer and theatre artist who was popularly known as 'Master Deenanath'. At the age of 13, her family introduced her to music, and she recorded her first song for Vasant Joglekar's Marathi film, Kiti Hasaal.
Lata Mangeshkar: A singing career that spanned half a century
Mangeshkar's extraordinary work spanned half a century - she sang more than 30,000 songs across 36 languages. But it was her work in India's Hindi language film industry, Bollywood, that made her ...
Lata Mangeshkar Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education, Singing
Lata Mangeshkar Biography: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar was born on 28 September 1929 in Indore, India. ... In the Assamese language also sung several songs. The song "Dil Hoom Hoom Kare" from ...
Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography
Lata Mangeshkar. : Raju Bharatan. UBS Publishers' Distributors, 1995 - Biography & Autobiography - 385 pages. This Biography Of Lata Mageshkar Covers Her Illustrious Singing Career Spanning 52 Years. Dusjacket Missing, Illustrations In Colour And B&W, Condition Good.
Lata Mangeshkar: 'Why I loved the Indian singer as much as The ...
As Lata Mangeshkar's voice echoed out across the field, tears fell down my mother's cheeks. I imagined her listening to Lata Mangeshkar on the radio with her mum, when she was a small child in India.
Obituary: Lata Mangeshkar, 'nightingale of Bollywood' dies at 92
5 February 2022. Getty Images. Lata Mangeshkar sang some 30,000 songs in 36 languages. Lata Mangeshkar, who has died in Mumbai at the age of 92, was an Indian cultural icon and national treasure ...
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar. Music Department: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.... Lata Mangeshkar was born in Indore on September 28, 1929, and became, quite simply, the most popular playback singer in Bollywood's history. She sung for over 50 years for actresses from Nargis to Preity G Zinta, as well as recorded albums of all kinds (ghazals, pop, etc). Until the 1991 edition, when her entry disappeared, the ...
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar (Indore, Indija, 28. rujna 1929.- Mumbai, Indija, 6. veljače 2022.) bila je indijska glazbena pjevačica i glazbena redateljica.Ona je jedna od najpoznatijih i najcjenjenijih pjevačica u Indiji. [1] Snimila je pjesme u više od tisuću hindskih filmova i pjevala na više od trideset i šest regionalnih indijskih i stranih jezika, iako prvenstveno na marathiju, hindskom i ...
Lata Mangeshkar, Bollywood's Most Beloved Voice, Dies at 92
Feb. 5, 2022. Lata Mangeshkar, who enthralled generations of Bollywood audiences as the singing voice behind many actresses' performances, died on Sunday at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai ...

Lata Mangeshkar Age, Death, Husband, Family, Biography

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Named After a Character from Her Father’s Play

A Huge Fan of K. L. Saigal

Nomadic Childhood

Sole Breadwinner

Attended School For Only One Day!

First Public Performance

Initial Career

Arrived in Bombay

She Would Have Become a Classical Singer

Rejected For Her ‘Thin’ Voice

First Breakthrough

Early Fame and Hectic Schedule

Dilip Kumar Questioned Her Accent

She Monopolized the Filmfare Awards

Oldest Winner of the National Film Award

She Imitated a Singer

Her Song Brought Nehru to Tears

Composer and Producer

Abroad Tours

Member of Rajya Sabha

Relevant in Every Generation

Unfulfilled Desires

Loved Cooking

An Outstanding Photographer

A Passionate Cricket Fan

Voice insurance

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