THE INDIAN NIGHTINGALE

LATA MANGESHKAR

This name is so popular world wide that once

Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh perhaps spoke for millions when he said that only three things in the 20th century would be remembered: "Lata's birth, man's conquest of the moon and the breaking of the Berlin Wall"

Lata was born on September 28, 1929 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh as the daughter of Dinanath Mangeshkar, who was a classical singer as well as a theater artist. She was the first child of the Mangeshkar family. She was born in Indore, but brought up in Maharashtra. When she was five years old, she began working as a theater artist in sangeet nataks. She also started taking singing lessons from her father.

Lata sang her maiden cinematic song for the Marathi film Kiti Hasaal (1942). In the year 1945, she happened to meet the film producer S. Mukherji through Ghulam Haider. Haider personally wanted her to be given an opportunity to show her singing talent. However, S. Mukherji did not like her voice and said no for giving her a chance to sing for his film. At that point of time, Haider promised himself to establish her singing career in Bollywood. He even said to the producer that, one day will come when all the producers and directors will fall on her feet and beg her to sing in their films. Lata got her biggest break, when she was given the chance to sing the song "Aayega Aanewaala" for the movie Mahal. The song was a super duper hit. The period of 1950s witnessed tremendous growth in her career. The period of 1960s made her the queen of Bollywood playback singing. She sang for almost all the prominent composers of the industry and set her foothold in Bollywood.

In late 1970s and early 1980s, Lata Mangeshkar worked with the children of the music composers, with whom she had worked in the past.

In the year 1990, Lata established her own production house. Their first and last film "Lekin" was a total flop.

Mangeshkar has also sung some non film songs including ghazals with Jagjit Singh. Lata Mangeshkar has also sung for Yash Chopra`s films including Lamhe, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Darr, Yeh Dillagi, and Dil To Pagal Hai. She sang quite a number of Bengali songs with renowned music directors like Salil Chowdhury and Hemant Kumar.

Government of India Awards

1 .1969 - Padma Bhushan

2 .1989 - Dada Saheb Phalke Award

3 .1999 - Padma Vibhushan

4 .2001 - Bharat Ratna

5 .2008 - "One Time Award for Lifetime Achievement" honour to

commemorate the 60th anniversary of India's

independence

Maharashtra State Awards

1 .1966 - Best Playback Singer for Sadhi Mansa (Marathi)

2 .1967 - Best Playback Singer for Jait Re Jait

3 .2001 - Maharashtra Ratna (First Recipient)

National Film Awards

1. • 1972 - National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Parichay
2. • 1975 - National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Kora

Kagaz

3. • 1990 - National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Lekin

Filmfare Awards

Lata Mangeshkar monopolized the best female playback singer award from 1958 to 1966. In 1969, Lata made the unusual gesture of giving up Filmfare awards in order to promote fresh talent.

1. • 1958 - Aaja Re Pardesi from Madhumati
2. • 1962 - Kahi Deep Jale Kahi Dil from Bees Saal Baad
3. • 1965 - Tumhi Mere Mandir Tumhi Meri Pooja from Khandan
4. • 1969 - Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne Lage from Jeene Ki Raah
5. • 1993 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
6. • 1993 - Filmfare felicitated by the Maharashra Government for completion

of 50 years.

7. • 1994 - Filmfare Special Award for Didi Tera Devar Deewana from Hum

Aapke Hain Kaun

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards

1. • 1964 - for Woh Kaun Thi

2. • 1967 - for Milan

3. • 1968 - for Raja Aur Rank

4. • 1969 - for Saraswati Chandra

5. • 1970 - for Do Raaste

6. • 1971 - for Tere Mere Sapne

7. • 1973 - for Marjina Abdulla (Bengali)

8. • 1973 - for Abhimaan

9. • 1975 - for Kora Kagaz.

10. • 1981 - for Ek Duje Ke Liye

11. • 1983 - A Portrait Of Lataji

12. • 1985 - for Ram Teri Ganga Maili.

Other awards and honours

• 1980 - Presented key of the city of Georgetown, Guyana, South America

• 1980 - Honorary Citizenship of The Republic of Surinam, South America

• 1985 - June 9, declared as Asia Day in honour of her arrival in Toronto, Canada

• 1987 - Honorary Citizenship of USA in Houston, Texas

• 1990 - Raja-Lakshmi Award by Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai

• 1996 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award

• 1997 - Rajiv Gandhi Award [3]

• 1998 - Lifetime Achievement Award by the South Indian Educational Society

• 1999 - NTR Award

• 1999 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

• 2000 - IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award

• 2000 - Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar by the Chaturang Pratishthan

• 2001 - Best Playback Singer of the Millennium (female) by Hero Honda and file

magazine "Stardust".

• 2001 - Noorjehan Award (First Recipient)

• 2002 - Felicitation By CII (For Contribution to Music & the Film Industry)

• 2002 - Hakim Khan Sur Award (For National Integration by Maharana Mewar

Foundation)

• 2002 - Asha Bhosle Award (First Recipient)

• 2004 - Living Legend Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce

and Industry (FICCI).

• 2005 - Legend Honour by Sahara One Sangeet Awards

• 2006 - Life Achievement Award by Merrill Lynch investment managers and

Adora (India's second largest diamond exporter)

• 2007 - Legion of Honour (French highest civilian award)

• 2007 - Forever Indian Award

• 2007 - Uttam Vaggayekar Jialal Vasant Award

• "Avadh Samman" by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

• "Swar Bharati" award given by Shankaracharya of Sankeshwar

• The only Asian to have received the Platinum Disc of EMI London

• Conferred the title of Asthaan Sangeet Vidwaan Sarloo ("Court Musician of the

Shrine"), Tirupathi.

Apart from the above, Lata has received about 250 trophies and 150 gold discs.

Lata Mangeshkar Award

The Lata Mangeshkar Award is a national-level award was instituted by the state Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1984. The award consists of a certificate of merit and a cash award of 1,000,000 Rupees. Award winners include:

• Naushad (1984)

• Kishore Kumar (1985)

• Jaidev (1986)

• Manna Dey (1987)

• Khayyam (1988)

• Asha Bhosle (1989)

• Bhupen Hazarika (2000)

• Mahendra Kapoor (2002)

• Sandhya Mukherjee (2003)

• Snehal Bhatkar (2004)

• Manna Dey (2005)

• Jayamala Shiledar (2006)

• Hridaynath Mangeshkar (2007)

There is also a Lata Mangeshkar Award in issued by the Maharashtra Government starting in 1992.

THIS IS NOT THE END OF HER JOURNEY.......

SHE IS STILL POPULAR AMONG THE NEW GENERATION KID'S....

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