Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar was born on 28th September 1929 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Her parents were Dinanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti Mangeshkar.
Her siblings are Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Hridaynath Mangeshkar and Meena Khadikar. Asha Bhosle is also a great singer like Lata Mangeshkar.
As an actress, her first Marathi film was 'Pahli Mangala Gaur' [1942] and her first Hindi film was 'Badi Maa' released in 1945.
Lataji's favourite colour is the soothing white, her favourite season is winter , her favourite time of the day is dawn and she is passionate about diamonds.
She loves to rejoice Diwali with her family and friends. Mumbai, Paris and London are home to Lataji.
She is an ardent fan of Cricket, football and tennis. Photography and cooking are close to her heart as favourite hobbies.
Madan Mohan, S D Burman, Shankar-Jiakishan and Lakshmikant- Pyarelal were her favourite music directors. She made an excellent pair while singing duets with the greats like Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey and Mukesh.
In 1969, she was conferred upon with the 'Padma Bhushan', subsequently with the ,Padma Vibhushan, in 1999. In 1969, she had refused to accept the Film Fare Award , for the noble reason that henceforth new talents should be considered for these honours. In 1974, Lataji's name was included in the Guinness Book Of World Records.
In 1989, she was honoured with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and on 21st March 2001, she achieved the highest civilian award of the nation, the Bharath Ratna.
Some of my favourite songs of Lata Mangeshkar are:
1. Aye zindagi usiki hai [ Anarkali ]
2. Rasika Baluma [ Chori Chori ]
3. Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha [ Unpad ]
4. Aye Mere Wathan Ke Logon [ Patriotic song ]
4. Dil hum hum kare [Rudali]
Lataji is a legend and a big source of inspiration for millions of youngsters like me.
Good Gowri... Informative blog post
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A very good tribute to Lata ji. Nice photos chosen and used. Appreciate your efforts in writing a blog immediately.
ReplyDeleteFantastic tribute to the great Lady Lata Ji. Difficult to believe that this article is written by 13 year old girl. All events in Lata's life has not been brought in the article but also chronologically. Great article, enjoyed reading
ReplyDeleteGreat tribute to Legendary singer by little genius very well compled blog. Congratulations Gowri keep it up. Really enjoyed readinh
ReplyDeleteVery e nice information about the the singing legend. Seems to be a very good and hard work. Keep doing such things in your life. That will take you to new heights in in due course
ReplyDeleteBefitting tribute to Lata Mangeshkar.
ReplyDeleteThe songs listed in the end are my favorite too.
Good information about our favorite legendary singer. Keep up the good work Gowri. 2nd song is also my favourite .
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