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മലയാളത്തിലെ നിത്യരോമാഞ്ചമായ സിനിമ ചെമ്മീനി(1965)ന്റെ സംഗീതം അന്നു ഹിന്ദിയിലും ബംഗാളിയിലും പ്രഗൽഭനായിരുന്ന സലിൽ ചൗധരിയാണ് നിർവഹിച്ചത്. മലയാളത്തിൽ അതുവരെ ഇറങ്ങിയ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച ചിത്രമായിരിക്കണം ‘ചെമ്മീൻ’ എന്നു നിർമാതാവായ കൺമണി ബാബുവിനു നിർബന്ധമുണ്ടായിരുന്നു. അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ചിത്രത്തിൽ സഹകരിക്കേണ്ടത് ഏറ്റവും മിടുക്കരായിരിക്കണമെന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം നിർദേശം വച്ചു. ആ നിർബന്ധത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമായാണ് സലിൽ ചൗധരി ആദ്യമായി മലയാളത്തിൽ എത്തിയത്. പണം പ്രശ്നമല്ല, ഏറ്റവും നല്ല പാട്ടുകളായിരിക്കണം എന്നായിരുന്നു നിർമാതാവിന്റെ വ്യവസ്ഥ.

എങ്കിൽ ഒട്ടും കുറയ്ക്കേണ്ട മന്നാഡേയും ലതാ മങ്കേഷ്‌കറും പാടട്ടെ എന്നായി സലിൽ ചൗധരി. ചിത്രത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും നിർണായക സന്ദർഭത്തിലെ ഗാനമായ ‘മാനസ മൈനേ വരൂ... ’ മന്നാഡേക്കു നൽകി. അദ്ദേഹം വളരെ കഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടാണ് ആ ഗാനം പഠിച്ചത്. ആദ്യം റിക്കോർഡ് ചെയ്ത ഗാനത്തിന്റെ ഉച്ചാരണം മുഴുവൻ തെറ്റായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ വികൃതമായ പാട്ട് കേട്ട് മലയാളിയായ ഭാര്യ സുലോചന പൊട്ടിച്ചിരിച്ചുപോയി. പിന്മാറാൻ ഒരുങ്ങിയ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സുലോചന ക്ഷമാപൂർവം ആ പാട്ടിലെ ഓരോ വരിയുടെയും അർഥവും ഉച്ചാരണവും പഠിപ്പിച്ചു. അർധമനസ്സോടെയാണ് അദ്ദേഹം ഭാര്യയ്ക്കു മുന്നിൽ പഠിക്കാനിരുന്നത്. തനിക്ക് ഈ ഭാഷ വഴങ്ങുമെന്ന ഒരു വിശ്വാസ‌വും അദ്ദേഹത്തിനില്ലായിരുന്നു. സുലോചനയ്ക്കാവട്ടെ തന്റെ മാതൃഭാഷയിൽ ഭർത്താവിനെക്കൊണ്ട് ഒരു പാട്ട് പാടിക്കാൻ കിട്ടിയ അവസരം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്തരുത് എന്ന നിർബന്ധവും. പാട്ട് പഠിപ്പിച്ചു വരുന്നതിനിടയിൽ ‘കടലിലെ ഓളവും കരളിലെ മോഹവും അടങ്ങുകില്ലോമനോ അടങ്ങുകില്ല’ എന്ന വരിയുടെ അർഥം സുലോചന പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ മന്നാഡേയുടെ മട്ടുമാറി. ആ വരി അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ഹഠാദാകർഷിച്ചു. ‘എത്രയോ അർഥസമ്പുഷ്ടമായ വരി. ഈ പാട്ട് ഞാൻതന്നെ പാടും’ എന്നുപറഞ്ഞു പാട്ട് ഉത്സാഹത്തോടെ പഠിച്ചു, പാടി, ചരിത്രമായി.

ചെമ്മീനിലെ മറ്റൊരു ഹിറ്റ് ഗാനം ‘കടലിനക്കരെ പോണേരേ...’ യാണ് ലതാ മങ്കേഷ്കറെക്കൊണ്ടു പാടിക്കാൻ തീരുമാനിച്ചിരുന്നത്. സലിൽ ചൗധരി ആവശ്യം പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ആദ്യം മടിപറഞ്ഞെങ്കിലും സ്നേഹപൂർണമായ നിർബന്ധത്തിനുമുന്നിൽ അവർ സമ്മതം മൂളി. അവരുടെ മലയാളം ഉച്ചാരണം തെറ്റാതിരിക്കാനുള്ള തയാറെടുപ്പുകൾ ഉണ്ടായി. 

അടുത്ത ദിവസം ഗായകൻ യേശുദാസിനെ വിളിച്ചു ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ സംവിധായകൻ രാമു കാര്യാട്ട് പറഞ്ഞു ‘കടലിനക്കരെ പോണോരേ... ലതാ മങ്കേഷ്‌കറെക്കൊണ്ടു പാടിക്കണമെന്നാണു വിചാരിക്കുന്നത്. അവർ സലിൽദായ്‌ക്കു സമ്മതം നൽകിക്കഴിഞ്ഞു. ചിത്രത്തിൽ ഷീലയുടെ റോളിനു പിന്നണിയായി വരും. ഇക്കാര്യത്തിൽ ദാസിന്റെ സഹായം വേണം. ലതാജിയെ മലയാളം ഉച്ചാരണം പഠിപ്പിക്കണം.

യേശുദാസ് അന്തിച്ചിരുന്നുപോയി. രാമു തുടർന്നു: ‘ഹിന്ദിക്കാരിയായതുകൊണ്ടു മലയാളവുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടാൻ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുണ്ടാവും. പക്ഷേ, അങ്ങനെ വിട്ടുകൊടുക്കാൻ പറ്റില്ല. പാട്ട് ഒന്നാന്തരമാക്കണം. ഏതായാലും അടുത്തയാഴ്‌ച നമുക്കു ബോംബെയിൽ പോയി ലതയെ കണ്ടു പാടിച്ചുനോക്കണം.’’

താൻ ബാല്യം മുതൽ ആരാധിച്ചിരുന്ന ഗായികയെ പാട്ടു പഠിപ്പിക്കുകയോ? യേശുദാസിന് ഇതു സ്വപ്‌നസദൃശമായ അനുഭവമായിരുന്നു. അവരെല്ലാം ഒന്നിച്ചു ബോംബെയിൽ പോയി.

പക്ഷേ, യേശുദാസ് എത്ര ശ്രമിച്ചിട്ടും മലയാള ഉച്ചാരണം പഠിക്കാൻ ലതയ്‌ക്കു കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. തനിക്കു വഴങ്ങാത്ത ഭാഷയിൽ പാടാൻ അവർ സമ്മതിച്ചില്ല. അങ്ങനെയാണു ‘കടലിനക്കരെ പോണോരേ...’ യേശുദാസ് പാടുന്നത്. രംഗങ്ങളിലും ചില മാറ്റങ്ങൾ വരുത്തി.

പക്ഷേ, ലതയെ മലയാളത്തിൽ പാടിക്കണം എന്ന ആഗ്രഹം സലിൽദായ്‌ക്ക് ഉപേക്ഷിക്കാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല. അങ്ങനെ ഒടുവിൽ രാമു കാര്യാട്ട് സംവിധാനം ചെയ്‌ത നെല്ല് (1974) എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിൽ സലിലിന്റെ കടുത്ത നിർബന്ധത്തിനു വഴങ്ങി അവർ ഒരു പാട്ടു പാടി. ‘കദളീ കൺകദളി ...’(രചന–വയലാർ). ചിത്രത്തിൽ ജയഭാരതി വേഷമിടുന്ന ആദിവാസിപ്പെണ്ണ് പാടുന്ന ഗാനം. തേൻപോലൊരു പാട്ട്. ആയിരംതവണ കേട്ടാലും മടുക്കാത്ത സൗന്ദര്യവും ആലാപന മാധുര്യവും. ഒരു പെണ്ണിന്റെ ഒതുക്കിവച്ച പ്രണയവിചാരങ്ങളുടെ ആവിഷ്ക്കാരമെങ്കിലും ഒരേസമയം പ്രണയമായും വാത്സല്യമായും അനുഭവിക്കാവുന്ന ഗാനം.

ആലാപനം ആതീവ ഹൃദ്യമെങ്കിലും ഉച്ചാരണവൈകല്യത്തിൽനിന്ന് പാട്ട് വിമുക്തമായില്ല. അതിന്റെ പേരിൽ വിമർശനം ഉയർന്നു. ഇതു മനസ്സിലാക്കിയാവണം പിന്നീടൊരിക്കലും ഒരു മലയാളം പാട്ടു പാടാൻ ലതാ മങ്കേഷ്‌കർ തയാറാവാതിരുന്നത്.

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Lata Mangeshkar Age, Death, Husband, Family, Biography

Some lesser known facts about lata mangeshkar, who is lata mangeshkar.

Lata Mangeshkar was a legendary Indian playback singer, who is considered one of the greatest singers in India. 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, the legendary singer 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 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) pay their last tributes to Lata Mangeshkar on 6 February 2022 at Shivaji Park in Mumbai

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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

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: 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!

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Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar is one of the best playback singer in India . She was born in 28 September 1929 at Indore part of Madhya Pradesh, India . Lata was named “Hema” at her birth. Her parents later renamed her Lata after a female character, Latika , in one of her father’s plays, BhaawBandhan . She was born as the first of five children. Her parents were Pt. Dinanath Mangeshkar ,a classical singer and theater actor and Shudhhamati , Deenanath’s second wife. Lata Mangeshkar always sings barefoot. She began her career in 1942 with Kiti Hasaal . Lata has performed in more than 1000 films in 20 languages. Lata’s name is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for having sung the maximum number of songs in the world. She has sung for over 50 years for actresses from Nargis to Priyanka Chopra , as well as having recorded albums of all kinds (ghazals, pop, etc). Famous Indian singer Asha Bhosle is her sister. And brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar has also big names in the world of Indian music.

Name: Lata Mangeshkar Other Names: Didi, Nightingale of India Born: September 28, 1929 Star Sign: Libra Birth Place: Indore, Madhya Pradesh Height: 5 feet 6 inches Eye Color: Black Hair Color: Black Favorite Colour: White Education: Profession: Singer Years Active: 1942 to present Citizenship: Indian Language: Hindi

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• Parents: Pt. Dinanath Mangeshkar, Shudhhamati
• Sister: Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar
• Brother: Hridayanath Mangeshkar

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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.”

As a teenager, in the 1940s, Ms. Mangeshkar played minor roles onscreen. “I never liked it — the makeup, the lights,” she said in an interview for a book published in 2009 . “People ordering you about, say this dialogue, say that dialogue. I felt so uncomfortable.

“The day I started working as a playback singer, I prayed to God: ‘No more acting in films,’” she said. “He listened to me and I got a fairly good position in playback singing.”

She would become the singing voice for generations of actresses in the Hindi-language films of Bollywood, from Madhubala and Meena Kumari in the 1950s and 1960s to Kajol and Preity Zinta in the 1990s and 2000s. But she also worked on many films in other Indian languages, including Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati.

“If we play her songs one by one, we could hear her for a month and never hear the same song again,” Kajol said Sunday on Twitter . “Prolific and profound.”

Ms. Mangeshkar also had a career as a live performer, usually appearing onstage in an understated white or cream-colored sari. India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was said to have been moved to tears by her rendering of a patriotic Hindi song, “ Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon ,” after India’s war with China in 1962.

“She leaves a void in our nation that cannot be filled,” Mr. Modi said on Twitter. Ms. Mangeshkar was an early supporter of Mr. Modi.

Lata Mangeshkar was born on Sept. 28, 1929, in the city of Indore, in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh. She was the oldest of five children born to Shuddhamati Mangeshkar and her husband, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, a well-known classical musician active in Marathi-language theater. Her sisters Meena, Asha and Usha and her brother, Hridaynath, all of whom survive her, are also musicians.

The family was prosperous, living in a large house in the city of Sangli, in what is now the state of Maharashtra. Her father was her first music teacher, and she acted in plays as a child, though her father was reluctant to let his daughters appear onstage. Ms. Mangeshkar spent much of her childhood on the road, as the family accompanied her father’s theater company on tour across the region.

In the 2009 book, “Lata Mangeshkar … in Her Own Voice,” written by Nasreen Munni Kabir, Ms. Mangeshkar said she gave up formal education on her first day of school. She had brought her 10-month-old sister, Asha, with her, and the teacher refused to allow the baby into the classroom, she said.

In the late 1930s, she said, the family fell on hard times after Mr. Mangeshkar produced several films that did badly. The theater company closed in 1940, and the Mangeshkars were forced to sell their house and move to Pune. Lata began singing regularly, alongside her father, at classical music concerts, which became the family’s main source of income.

In 1942, when she was 13, her father died. To support the family, she joined the Navyug Chitrapat Film Company and began acting in Marathi- and Hindi-language films, playing minor roles. In 1945, the company moved its operations to what was then Bombay, and Ms. Mangeshkar’s family moved into a one-bedroom apartment.

Her fortunes began to change in 1947. In India, the era of the singing film star was coming to an end, and filmmakers had begun hiring professional singers to record the vocal parts. After Ms. Mangeshkar’s voice caught the attention of several film composers and directors, she began working as a playback singer.

In 1949 came her first hit: “ Aayega Aanewala ” (The One Who Is Meant to Return Will Come Back), from the movie “Mahal,” a ghost story that was also a breakthrough for the actress Madhubala .

When “Aayega Aanewala” was first released as a record, Ms. Mangeshkar’s name was nowhere to be seen on the label. But as it got radio airplay, listeners began calling to ask who the singer was. All India Radio, a public broadcaster, contacted the record company and announced Ms. Mangeshkar’s name on air, making her a star overnight.

Still, she said she spent the next few years working long hours under difficult conditions, recording after the day’s shoot had finished. Playback singers would make their recordings first, with the actors later lip-syncing to them on camera. Eventually, singers like Ms. Mangeshkar worked in studios, but in the early years they recorded on the film sets, which were usually dusty and hot. Fans couldn’t be turned on because of the noise they made.

“I recorded two songs in the morning, two in the afternoon, two in the evening and two at night,” she said in Ms. Kabir’s book. “I left home in the morning and got back at 3 a.m. the next day and that’s when I ate. After a few hours of sleep, I would wake up at six, get dressed, catch the train and travel from one recording studio to another.”

Ms. Mangeshkar never married. For years, she supported her mother as well as her siblings, until they began their own careers. Her sister Asha Bhosle, 88, is also a well-known playback singer.

“Music is my life and God,” Ms. Mangeshkar said in Ms. Kabir’s book. “My prayer is music — it is like a father and mother to me.”

Mujib Mashal contributed reporting.

Shalini Venugopal Bhagat joined the South Asia bureau of The New York Times in 2014. Prior to this, she was a writer and producer for news features and documentaries for over ten years. More about Shalini Venugopal Bhagat

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Lata Mangeshkar Biography: A Symphony of Success and Struggles

Lata Mangeshkar was like a timeless song in the world of Indian music. She was born on September 28, 1929, in Indore, British India. Her journey from a small town to becoming the “Nightingale of India” is a fascinating story of incredible talent, strong determination, and a deep love for music. Lata Mangeshkar started singing in movies in 1942 with the song “Pahili Mangalagaur,” and from there, her melodious voice became famous worldwide.  In this article “Lata Mangeshkar Biography: A Symphony of Success and Struggles”, we will try to collect everything about her.

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1. Personal Information

• Full Name:           Lata Mangeshkar
• Date of Birth:      September 28, 1929
• Place of Birth:     Indore, British India
• Nationality:         Indian
• Occupation:         Playback Singer
• Genres:                 Playback, Bhajan, Classical
• Active Years:       1942 – 2021
• Age:                       92 Year
• Death:                   06 February, 2022
• School:         B. B. Girls High School, Mumbai
• Training:     Trained in classical music under Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and Amanat Ali Khan
• Total Songs Recorded:     Over 30,000
• Awards:                               Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award
• Guinness World Record: Most recorded artist in music history
• Filmfare Awards:              Multiple awards for Best Female Playback Singer
• Father:       Dinanath Mangeshkar
• Mother:      Shevanti Mangeshkar
• Siblings:    Asha Bhosle (Sister), Hridaynath Mangeshkar (Brother), Usha Mangeshkar (Sister), Meena                              Khadikar
• Debut Song:    “Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu” (1942)
• Iconic Songs:  “Lag Jaa Gale,” “Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo,” “Tere Bina                                                                                                  Zindagi Se,” “Tere Liye”
• Contribution:   Known as the “Nightingale of India” for her soulful and                                                                                                melodious voice

Early Life of Lata Mangeshkar:

• Lata Mangeshkar, a famous singer in Indian movies, was born on September 28, 1929, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
• Her father, Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a singer and actor, and her mother, Shevanti, was also a singer.
• Lata was exposed to music from a young age because of her family’s musical background.
• When Lata was 13, her father passed away, and she had to take on the responsibility of supporting her family.
• To make a living, Lata and her family moved to Mumbai, where the Bollywood film industry was growing.
• Initially, Lata faced challenges and rejections because of her unique voice.
• Her breakthrough came with the song “Aayega Aanewaala” from the movie “Mahal” in 1949.
• This success marked the start of Lata’s successful career, and she became a popular playback singer for leading actresses.
• Lata Mangeshkar had sung thousands of songs in different languages and received many awards for her contribution to Indian music.

Qualification of Lata Mangeshkar:

• Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929, in Indore, India.
• She went to school in Indore.
• Her dad, Deenanath Mangeshkar, was into music and acting. He taught her music when she was little.
• Lata liked music from the start.
• Her dad taught her classical music.
• She learned from other famous music teachers too.
• Lata began singing for movies in the 1940s.
• It was tough at first, but she became one of the best playback singers in Indian movies.
• Though she didn’t go to college, Lata got special degrees and awards for her amazing music work.
• These honors celebrated her outstanding singing in the Indian film industry.

Story Behind Lata Mangeshkar’s Struggle as Career in Singing

How she got the name “nightingale of india”, lata mangeshkar was married or not , lata mangeshkar songs top 50:.

• Lag Jaa Gale – Woh Kaun Thi (1964)
• Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha – Anpadh (1962)
• Tere Bina Zindagi Se – Aandhi (1975)
• Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon – Non-film patriotic song (1963)
• Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya – Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
• Tere Liye – Veer-Zaara (2004)
• Tum Jo Aaye – Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
• Dil To Pagal Hai – Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)
• Yeh Galiyan Yeh Chaubara – Prem Rog (1982)
• Mera Saaya Saath Hoga – Mera Saaya (1966)
• Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein – Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
• Chalte Chalte Yun Hi Koi – Pakeezah (1972)
• Aapke Haseen Rukh Pe – Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966)
• Ae Dil E Nadan – Razia Sultan (1983)
• Tum Aa Gaye Ho Noor Aa Gaya Hai – Aandhi (1975)
• Bindiya Chamkegi – Do Raaste (1969)
• Bekhudi Mein Sanam – Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968)
• Mere Haathon Mein Nau Nau Chudiyan – Chandni (1989)
• O Mere Sona Re Sona Re – Teesri Manzil (1966)
• Aaja Piya Tohe Pyar Doon – Baharon Ke Sapne (1967)
• Zindagi Ke Safar Mein – Aap Ki Kasam (1974)
• Rangeela Re – Rangeela (1995)
• Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na – Ghar (1978)
• Jaane Kya Baat Hai – Sunny (1984)
• Tum Mile – Tum Mile (2009)
• Tumhi Meri Mandir – Khandan (1965)
• Tere Mere Beech Mein – Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981)
• Mera Kuch Samaan – Ijaazat (1987)
• Naino Mein Badra Chhaye – Mera Saaya (1966)
• Aapki Ankhon Mein Kuch – Ghar (1978)
• Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
• Satyam Shivam Sundaram – Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)
• Tera Ban Jaunga – Kabir Singh (2019)
• Ae Mere Humsafar – Baazigar (1992)
• Jai Jai Shiv Shankar – Aap Ki Kasam (1974)
• Dil Deewana – Maine Pyar Kiya (1989)
• Tera Mera Pyar Amar – Asli Naqli (1962)
• Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai – Dil Tera Diwana (1962)
• Do Pal – Veer-Zaara (2004)
• Main Tenu Samjhawan Ki – Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)
• Dil Cheez Kya Hai – Umrao Jaan (1981)
• Mere Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayegi Tu – Aradhana (1969)
• Chandni Raat Mein – Dil-e-Nadaan (1982)
• Mujhse Juda Hokar – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994)
• Maine Kaha Phoolon Se – Mili (1975)
• Bahon Mein Chale Aao – Anamika (1973)
• Woh Tere Pyar Ka Gham” – My Name is Joker (1970)
• Jiya Jale” – Dil Se (1998)
• Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

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