Lata Mangeshkar was born in a Marathi-speaking Gomantak Maratha[4] family, in the princely state of Indore, part of the Central India Agency (now part of Madhya Pradesh). Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar was a classical singer and theater actor. Her mother Shevanti (Shudhamati) who was from Thalner, Maharashtra, was Deenanath's second wife. The family's last name used to be Hardikar; Deenanath changed it to Mangeshkar in order to identify his family with his native town, Mangeshi in Goa. 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.[5] Lata is the eldest child of her parents. Meena, Asha, Usha and Hridaynath are her siblings in sequence.
Mangeshkar took her first lessons 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). On the first day in the school, she started teaching songs to other children. When the teacher stopped her, she was so angry that she stopped going to the school.[5] Other sources cite that she left school because they would not allow her to bring Asha with her, as she would often bring her younger sister with her
Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honours, including Bharat Ratna (India's Highest Civilian Award), Padma Bhushan (1969),[45] Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989), Maharashtra Bhushan Award (1997),[46] NTR National Award (1999), Bharat Ratna (2001), ANR National Award (2009), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.
In 1984, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award in honour of Lata Mangeshkar. The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Lata Mangeshkar Award in 1992
In 1974, The Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in the history, stating that she had reportedly recorded "not less than 25,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in 20 Indian languages" between 1948 and 1974. Her record was contested by Mohammed Rafi, who was claimed to have sung around 28,000 songs.[47][48] After Rafi's death, in its 1984 edition, the Guinness Book of World Records stated Lata Mangeshkar's name for the "Most Recordings", but also stated Rafi's claim. The later editions of Guinness Book stated that Lata Mangeshkar had sung no fewer than 30,000 songs between 1948 and 1987.[49]
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.[50][51] However, even the earliest Guinness claim of 25,000 songs (between 1948–1974) was disputed and claimed to have been exaggerated by several others, stating that the number of songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar in Hindi films till 1991 was found to be 5025.[52][53][54][55] Mangeshkar herself has stated that she does not keep a record of the number of songs recorded by her, and that she did not know from where Guinness Book editors got their information.[56] In 2011, the entry was revived by Guinness crediting the record to Asha Bhosle as the most recorded artist in music history, "for recording up to 11,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs and in over 20 Indian languages since 1947
References:
^ "Lata Mangeshkar". The Times of India. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
^ Yasmeen, Afshan (21 September 2004). "Music show to celebrate birthday of melody queen". Chennai, Tamil Nadu India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
^ Lata Mangeshkar given Bharat Ratna The Hindu
^ Ania Loomba; Ritty A. Lukose (5 March 2012). South Asian Feminisms. Duke University Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-8223-5179-5. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ : a b c d e f g h i Khubchandani, Lata (2003). Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee, ed. Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 486–487. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
^ Who is Lata Mangeshkar's Godfather ? glamsham.com website 27 September 2013 http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/13/sep/27-news-who-is-lata-mangeshkars-godfather-0913012.asp
^ Bharatan, Raju (1995). Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography. UBS Publishers Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7476-023-4.
^ to: a b "Lata Mangeshkar — the living legend — Part I". DailyTimes.
^ "Lata Mangeshkar — the living legend — Part X". DailyTimes.
^ "Lata Mangeshkar — the living legend — XXIII". DailyTimes.
^ "Unknown facts about Lata Mangeshkar: When the singer was given slow poison!". India TV News
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Aaj Ka Arjun Na Ja Re
Betaab Jab Hum Jawan Honge
Caravan-Dilbar_Dil_Se_Pyare
Yeh_Raat_Bheegi_Bheegi
DDLJ-Ho_Gaya_Hai_Tujhko
DR-Bindiya_Chamkegi
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Mangeshkar took her first lessons 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). On the first day in the school, she started teaching songs to other children. When the teacher stopped her, she was so angry that she stopped going to the school.[5] Other sources cite that she left school because they would not allow her to bring Asha with her, as she would often bring her younger sister with her
Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honours, including Bharat Ratna (India's Highest Civilian Award), Padma Bhushan (1969),[45] Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989), Maharashtra Bhushan Award (1997),[46] NTR National Award (1999), Bharat Ratna (2001), ANR National Award (2009), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.
In 1984, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award in honour of Lata Mangeshkar. The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Lata Mangeshkar Award in 1992
In 1974, The Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in the history, stating that she had reportedly recorded "not less than 25,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in 20 Indian languages" between 1948 and 1974. Her record was contested by Mohammed Rafi, who was claimed to have sung around 28,000 songs.[47][48] After Rafi's death, in its 1984 edition, the Guinness Book of World Records stated Lata Mangeshkar's name for the "Most Recordings", but also stated Rafi's claim. The later editions of Guinness Book stated that Lata Mangeshkar had sung no fewer than 30,000 songs between 1948 and 1987.[49]
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.[50][51] However, even the earliest Guinness claim of 25,000 songs (between 1948–1974) was disputed and claimed to have been exaggerated by several others, stating that the number of songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar in Hindi films till 1991 was found to be 5025.[52][53][54][55] Mangeshkar herself has stated that she does not keep a record of the number of songs recorded by her, and that she did not know from where Guinness Book editors got their information.[56] In 2011, the entry was revived by Guinness crediting the record to Asha Bhosle as the most recorded artist in music history, "for recording up to 11,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs and in over 20 Indian languages since 1947
References:
^ "Lata Mangeshkar". The Times of India. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
^ Yasmeen, Afshan (21 September 2004). "Music show to celebrate birthday of melody queen". Chennai, Tamil Nadu India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
^ Lata Mangeshkar given Bharat Ratna The Hindu
^ Ania Loomba; Ritty A. Lukose (5 March 2012). South Asian Feminisms. Duke University Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-8223-5179-5. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ : a b c d e f g h i Khubchandani, Lata (2003). Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee, ed. Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 486–487. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
^ Who is Lata Mangeshkar's Godfather ? glamsham.com website 27 September 2013 http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/13/sep/27-news-who-is-lata-mangeshkars-godfather-0913012.asp
^ Bharatan, Raju (1995). Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography. UBS Publishers Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7476-023-4.
^ to: a b "Lata Mangeshkar — the living legend — Part I". DailyTimes.
^ "Lata Mangeshkar — the living legend — Part X". DailyTimes.
^ "Lata Mangeshkar — the living legend — XXIII". DailyTimes.
^ "Unknown facts about Lata Mangeshkar: When the singer was given slow poison!". India TV News
And these some of her song that you can download and hear.........
Aaj Ka Arjun Na Ja Re
Betaab Jab Hum Jawan Honge
Caravan-Dilbar_Dil_Se_Pyare
Yeh_Raat_Bheegi_Bheegi
DDLJ-Ho_Gaya_Hai_Tujhko
DR-Bindiya_Chamkegi
thanks for your visiting....
