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Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar was born in Indore in 1929. Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a classical singer who helped shape her early musical training. She...

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Lata Mangeshkar, the voice of Hindi cinema

The playback singer whose recordings defined generations of Indian film music.

For a sense of her range, listen to 'Chunari Sambhal Gori' and then 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham', two different moods, decades apart, but that same unmistakable voice.

For decades, if a Hindi film heroine was singing on screen, chances are it was Lata Mangeshkar's voice you heard. She worked with composers from Naushad to R.D. Burman, and songs like 'Barase Ghana Saari Raat' became part of the soundtrack to everyday life. Her recordings, which number in the hundreds, are simply how film music sounded for a long stretch of time.

She started singing for films at 13, with her first recorded song in the Marathi film 'Kiti Hasaal.' Over the following decades, she became the go-to playback singer for leading actresses, recording songs in multiple languages while working with the era's major composers.

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Lata Mangeshkar was born in Indore in 1929. Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a classical singer who helped shape her early musical training. She started singing for films at 13, with her first recorded song appearing in the Marathi film 'Kiti Hasaal.'

Over the decades, she became the preferred playback singer for many leading actresses in Hindi cinema. She worked with composers like Naushad, Shankar-Jaikishan, and R.D. Burman, recording songs in multiple languages. Some of her well-known tracks include 'Barase Ghana Saari Raat' and 'Aa Gayi Bahaar, Aa Gayi.'

She recorded an enormous number of songs throughout her career, though exact counts vary. Beyond music, she was involved in charitable work, including establishing a hospital and research center in Mumbai. Her younger sister Asha Bhosle also became a prominent playback singer.

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