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Lata Mangeshkar Birth Details –
- Place –Indore
- Date of Birth –28 September 1929
- Zodiac Sign – Libra
- Marital Status – Unmarried
- Nationality – Indian
Lata Mangeshkar Biography in English Pdf
Lata Mangeshkar Biography in English
Physical Appearance –
Height –1.55 m
Eye Color – Black
Hair Color – Salt And Pepper
Family –
Mother – Shevanti
Father – Deenanath Mangeshkar
Sister – Meena, Asha, Usha
Brother – Hridaynath
Education – Lata Mangeshkar never went to school but has six doctorate degrees
Teacher – Master Vinayak ,Ustad Aman Ali Khan,Ghulam Haider
Career –
Singing career
- In 1942, when Lata Mangeshkar was 13 , her father died of heart disease.
- Master Vinayak helped her get started in a career as a singer and actress.
- She sang the song “Naachu Yaa Gade, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhaari”.
- Vinayak gave her a small role in Navyug Chitrapat’s Marathi movie PahiliMangalaa-gaur (1942)
- Her first Hindi song was “Mata EkSapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu” for the Marathi film Gajaabhaau (1943).
- She moved to Mumbai in 1945
- She started taking lessons in Hindustani classical music from Ustad Aman Ali Khan
- She sang “Paa Lagoon Kar Jori” for Vasant Joglekar’s Hindi-language movie Aap Ki Seva Mein (1946)
- Lata and her sister Asha played minor roles in Vinayak’s first Hindi-language movie, Badi Maa (1945).
- After Vinayak’s death in 1948, music director Ghulam Haider mentored her as a singer.
- In an interview on her 84th birthday in 2013, she declared “Ghulam Haider is truly my Godfather.
Bengali career-
Mangeshkar has sung 185 songs in Bengali debut in 1956
In the late 1950s, she recorded a string of hits such as “Jaare Ude Jare Pakhi”
In 1960, she recorded “Akash Pradip Jole”.
Early life –
- Her father, Deenanath Mangeshkar was a Marathi and Konkani classical singer and theatre actor. Shevanti was Deenanath’s second wife and his first wife was Narmada .
- Lata was named “Hema” at her birth. Her parents later renamed her Lata after a female character, Latika
- She was the eldest child in the family. Meena, Asha, Usha and Hridaynath
- She received her first music lesson from her father.
- At the age of five, she started to work as an actress in her father’s musical plays (Sangeet Natak in Marathi).
Collaboration with other singers-
- Asha Bhosle
- Suraiya
- Shamshad Begum
- Usha Mangeshkar
- Kishore Kumar
- Mohammed Rafi
- Mukesh
- Talat Mahmood
- Manna Dey
- Geeta Dutt
- Hemant Kumar
In the 1990s, she began singing duets with
- Roop Kumar Rathod
- Hariharan
- Pankaj Udhas
- Abhijeet
- Udit Narayan
- Kumar Sanu.
Her most notable work of the 90s was
- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
- Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye
- Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To Pyaar Sajna
- Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jana Sanam
- Mehndi Laga KeRakhna
In the 2000s, her duets were performed mainly with Udit Narayan and Sonu Nigam.
2005-06 were the years of her last well-known songs: “Kaise Piya Se” from Bewafa (2005);
“ShayadYehi To Pyaar Hai” from Lucky: No Time for Love (2005) with Adnan Sami
Non singing career –
Music direction-
Lata Mangeshkar composed music for the first time in 1955 for the Marathi movie Ram RamPavhane.
- 1950 – Ram RamPavhana
- 1963 – Maratha TitukaMelvava
- 1963 – Mohityanchi Manjula
- 1965 – Sadhi Manase
- 1969 – Tambadi Mati
Production
Lata Mangeshkar has produced four films.
- 1953 – Vaadal (Marathi)
- 1953 – Jhaanjhar (Hindi), co-produced with C. Ramchandra
- 1955 – Kanchan Ganga (Hindi)
- 1990 – Lekin… (Hindi)
Controversy-
In 1974, The Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in history, stating that she had reportedly recorded “more than 25,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in 20 Indian languages” between 1948 and 1974.
Her record was contested by Mohammad Rafi, who was claimed to have sung around 28,000 songs.
The entry was discontinued by Guinness editions in 1991 without explanation, while several sources continued to claim that she recorded thousands of songs, with estimates ranging up to figures as large as 50,000.
Awards –
| Year | Awards |
| 1969 | Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards |
| 1993 | Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 1994 | Filmfare Special Awards |
| 2007 | Legion of Honour |
| 1999 | NTR National Award |
| 1989 | Dadasaheb Phalke Award |
| 1997 | Maharashtra Bhushan Award |
| National Awards | |
| 1999 | Padma Vibhushan |
| 2001 | Bharat Ratna |
| 1999 | Zee Cine Award |
| 1969 | Padma Bhusan |
Lata Mangeshkar Famous Songs –
- Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo
- Naam Gum Jayega
- Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh
- Wada Na Tod
- Main Tere Ishq Mein
- Nindiya Se Jaagi Bahar
- Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai
- Tum Aa Gaye Ho
- Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai
- Bhai Battur
- Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha
- Tera Jana
- Saagar Kinare
Other Information –
Death – 6 February 2022
Place – Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Question Related Lata Mangeshkar
What is the Date of Birth & Birth Place of Lata Mangeshkar ?
Place –Indore
Date of Birth –28 September 1929
What are the Famous songs of Lata Mangeshkar ?
Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo
Naam Gum Jayega
Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh
Wada Na Tod
Main Tere Ishq Mein
Nindiya Se Jaagi Bahar
Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai
Tum Aa Gaye Ho
Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai
Bhai Battur
Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha
Tera Jana
Saagar Kinare
What is the name of Lata Mangeshkar Mother & Father ?
Mother – Shevanti Father – Deenanath Mangeshkar
What are name of Lata Mangeshkar Sisters & Brother ?
Sister – Meena, Asha, Usha
Brother – Hridaynath
Who is Lata Mangeshkar Husband ?
Lata Mangeshkar was Unmarried .
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