Whenever we talk about the best singer ever produced in our country, there’s only 1 name that comes to our mind and that is Lata Mangeshkar, fondly called Lata Didi. Lata Mangeshkar was born on 28th September 1929 in Indore, India. She breathed her last at Breach Candy Hospital situated in Mumbai on 6th February 2022 at the age of 92.
Lata didi has recorded more than 25,000 songs in over 36 Indian Languages, primarily in Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali over 7 decades. She has also recorded songs in Foreign Languages. She gained titles such as ‘Nightingale Of India’, ‘Queen Of Melody’ & ‘Voice Of The Millennium’.
In 2001, in recognition of her contributions to the nation, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor. She is only the second female singer, after M. S. Subbulakshmi, to receive this honor. She has also been honored with Padma Bhushan (1969) & Padma Vibhushan (1999). She has also been bestowed with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1989 by the Government of India. She has been the recipient of 3 National Film Awards, 4 Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer, and Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. At one point, she appeared in the Guinness World Records, which listed her as the most-recorded artist in history between 1948 and 1987.
Some of the notable songs of Lata Didi are – Lag Jaa Gale (Woh Kaun Thi), Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai (Shor), Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon, Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya (Mughal-E-Azam), Chanda Hai Tu (Aradhana), Sheesha Ho Yaa Dil Ho (Aasha), Tu Kitni Acchi Hai (Raja Aur Runk), Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi (Aandhi), Tuje Dekha Toh Ye Jaana Sanam (DDLJ), Dholna (Dil To Pagal Hai), Jiya Jale (Dil Se), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham), Humko Humise Chura Lo (Mohabbatein), Tere Liye (Veer Zaara), Luka Chuppi (Rang De Basanti), etc.
