Lata Mangeshkar Songs List with their Lyrics. In this post, you will get all the Best and Hit songs of Lata Mangeshkar. This post also gives you information about Lata Mangeshkar (Biography) and her family.
Lata Mangeshkar was the greatest and most influential Indian playback singer in India. She was one of the world’s greatest singers according to BBC. Her massive contributions to the Indian music industry gained her the titles such as Queen of Melody, Nightingale of India, and Voice of the Millennium.
Lata Mangeshkar recorded numerous chart-topping songs and is known for her unique voice. She sang thousands of songs in more than 36 Indian languages, mainly Marathi and Hindi. She also sang songs in a few foreign languages that include English, Indonesian, Russian, Dutch, Nepali, and Swahili.
Lata Mangeshkar Ji reached such great heights in singing that she became a source of inspiration for many people across the world. She has given every song such justice that her songs have become immortal.
Lata Mangeshkar Biography
Introduction
| Name | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Profession | Indian Playback Singer, Composer & Film producer |
| Years Active | 1942-2022 |
| Birth Date | 28 September 1929 |
| Died | 6 February 2022 (Aged 92) |
| Birth Place | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Father Name | Deenanath Mangeshkar |
| Mother Name | Shevanti Mangeshkar |
| Spouse/Husband Name | Never Married |
| Sisters Name | Meena, Asha, Usha Mangeshkar |
| Brothers Name | Hridaynath Mangeshkar |
Career
Lata Mangeshkar’s Father Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar was well well-known Marathi theatre actor, Natya Sangeet musician, and vocalist. Lata Mangeshkar got her first chance to perform in public at the age of nine with her father in some ‘Theatre Show’.
After the Death of Lata’s father, Mageshkar’s family friend Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Owner of Navyug Chitrapat movie company) helped her to get started in a career. In 1942 she played a small role in the Marathi film ‘Pahili Mangalaa Gaur (1942)’ in which she sang her First Marathi Song ‘Natali Chaitraachi Navalaai‘.
Lata Mangeshkar’s First Hindi Song was ‘Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu‘ for the Marathi film Gajaabhaau (1943).
In 1945 Lata Didi moved to Mumbai. She started taking lessons in Classical Music from Ustad Aman Ali Khan of Bhindibazaar Gharana.
She started getting singing opportunities in Marathi and Hindi Languages, however, her First Major Hit Song was ‘Aayega Aanewaala‘ from the movie Mahal (1949). After this, she never looked back and sang thousands of songs in various regional languages of India. She has the ‘Guinness World Record‘ for singing over 30,000 songs between 1948 to 1987.
Awards & Honors
Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and Civil honors, a few major awards as listed below,
- Padma Bhushan (1969)
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989)
- Honorary doctorate from the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1989
- Maharashtra Bhushan Award (1997)
- Padma Vibhushan (1999)
- NTR National Award (1999)
- Bharat Ratna (2001)
- Legion of Honour (2007)
- ANR National Award (2009)
- 3 National Film Awards For Films
- Parichay (1972)
- Kora Kagaz (1974)
- Lekin (1991)
- 4 Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards
- Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993
- Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievements (1999)