INFORMATION
| Artist Birtday : | 28/09/1929(Age 92) |
| Born In : | Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
| Occupation(s) : | Playback singer, music director, producer |
| Genres : | Classical, Melody, Folk, Bhajan, |
| Web Site : | lataonline.com/ |
Lata Mangeshkar is the most famous Indian Playback Singer. She was born on 28 September 1929 in Marathi Speaking Family in Indore, Indore State Central India Agency, India as Hema Mangeshkar. She is the Daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar (Actor, Musician, and Vocalist) and Shevanti Mangeshkar. Her 3 Younger sisters Usha Mangeshkar (Playback Singer), Asha Bhosle (Playback Singer), Meena Khadikar (Playback Singer) and his brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar (Music Director).
Lata’s favorite actors are Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, and Amitabh Bachchan and his favorite actress are Nargis and Meena Kumaria and his favorite music director is A.R. Rehman, Madan Mohan, Gulam Haider, and Laxmikant Pyarelal. Lata’s favorite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar and her favorite politician is Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Lata started working as an actress at the age of 5 in her father’s musical plays in Marathi. In 1938, She made her first “Sastriya Sangeet” performance when she accompanied her father to a program at Nutan Sangeet Theatre in Solapur Maharastra.
In 1989, Lata has Awarded the “Dada Sahib Falke Award” by The Government of India. she was awarded the “Bharat Ratna” for India’s highest civilian honor and is only the second vocalist, after M. S. Subbulakshmi, to receive this honor. She is the recipient of three National Film Awards, 15 Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards, four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards, two Filmfare Special Awards, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Awards, and many more.