Lata Mangeshkar is one of the most renowned and celebrated playback singers in India. With a career spanning over seven decades, Lata Mangeshkar is a living legend in the Indian music industry. Born on September 28, 1929, in Indore, India, Lata Mangeshkar began her career in music in the 1940s, and since then, she has been a household name in India and abroad.
Early Life
Lata Mangeshkar was born into a family of musicians. Her father, Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a renowned classical singer and theater actor, and her mother, Shevanti Mangeshkar, was also a classical singer. Lata Mangeshkar was the eldest child in the family, and she had four siblings, all of whom were also musically inclined.
Lata Mangeshkar was exposed to music from a very young age, and she began training in classical music at the age of five. Her father was her first guru, and he trained her in classical music for several years. Lata Mangeshkar was a gifted child, and she showed a lot of promise as a singer from a very young age.
Career
Lata Mangeshkar began her career in music in the 1940s, and she started off by singing for Marathi films. Her first song was “Natali Chaitraachi Navalaai” for the Marathi film Kiti Hasaal (1942). She went on to sing for several Marathi films, and her popularity grew with each song she sang.
In the 1940s, Lata Mangeshkar also began singing for Hindi films. Her first Hindi film song was “Aayega Aanewaala” for the film Mahal (1949). The song was a huge hit, and it established Lata Mangeshkar as one of the most promising singers in the Hindi film industry.
Lata Mangeshkar went on to sing for several Hindi films in the 1950s and 1960s. Her songs became extremely popular, and she became known as the “Nightingale of India”. She worked with some of the most talented music composers in the Indian film industry, including S.D. Burman, Shankar-Jaikishan, and R.D. Burman.
Some of her most popular songs from this era include “Lag Ja Gale” (Woh Kaun Thi, 1964), “Tere Bina Zindagi Se” (Aandhi, 1975), “Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya” (Mughal-E-Azam, 1960), “Aaja Re Pardesi” (Madhumati, 1958), and “Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh” (Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai, 1960).
Lata Mangeshkar also sang for several regional films in India, including Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has sung in several languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada etc.
