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Nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar turns 90!

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Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar on Saturday turned 90. The legendary playback singer has been the voice behind many actresses across decades. Her soulful voice has been part of the Hindi film industry for over 70 years.

As the melody queen celebrates her 90th birthday, Bollywood celebrities wished her best of health and happiness.

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Mangeshkar, who started her career in 1942, has recorded songs for more than 1,000 films in 36 languages.

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The singer is known for her hit numbers ‘Dil wil pyar wyar’, ‘Bindiya chamkegi’, ‘Tune o rangeele kaisa jaadu kiya’, ‘Mere haathon mein’. Her last film song was in 2010 movie ‘Dunno Y… Na Jaane Kyun’.

Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929, in a Marathi-speaking family in Indore. Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a classical singer and theatre actor, while her mother Shevanti was a homemaker.

The eldest child in the family, Lataji has three younger sisters – Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar – and a brother, Hridaynath Mangeshkar.

Lata Mangeshkar has received many accolades and honours including the Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989), NTR National Award (1999), Bharat Ratna (2001) and Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (1993).

(With inputs from PTI)

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