Lata Mangeshkar Biography :
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Lata Mangeshkar is the most popular singer of India. He has decorated the film industry with his melodious voice for six decades. There are a large number of listeners not only in India but all over the world. Lata ji devoted her entire life to music. His fans consider him as an incarnation of Mother Saraswati. Appreciating his excellent work, the Government of India also honored him with the Bharat Ratna. But the whole life of Lata didi, who has created a new record of success, has been full of struggles. Lata Mangeshkar has sung songs in more than thousand Hindi films throughout her career. He has sung about five to six thousand songs in different languages. She has sung songs in more than 36 languages, which is a record in itself. He has sung mainly in Hindi, Marathi and Bengali.
Family Background
Lata Mangeshkar was born on 28 September 1929 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. His father's name was Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and mother's name was Shevanti. Her father was a Marathi musician, classical singer and theater actor while her mother was a Gujarati household lady. Dinanath Mangeshkar's first wife's name was Narmada, after whose death he married her younger sister Shevanti. The surname of Pandit Dinanath was earlier Hardikar which he changed to Mangeshkar. He was a resident of Mangeshi in Goa and on the basis of this he had kept his new surname Mangeshkar.
How Hema became Lata(Hema Mangeshkar)
When Lata was born, she was named Hema. Later, Dinanath liked the name of Latika, a female character of his play, so much that he also named his daughter Lata. Lata was the eldest among five siblings. After them Meena, Asha, Usha and Hridaynath were born. Since childhood, there was an atmosphere of music and art in the house. When Lata was five years old, her father started teaching her music. Along with this, Lata also started acting in father's plays.
Why couldn't I go to school
When Lata grew up a little, she was sent to school like other children. But on the very first day he had a rift with his teacher. In fact, Lata also took her younger sister Asha to school with her. But the teacher did not allow Asha to sit in the class, this angered Lata and she refused to go to school. Her father died in 1942. Then Lata was only 13 years old. Being the eldest daughter, the entire burden of the family had now fallen on her. As a result, he never got a chance to study again.
Started with acting(Lata Mangeshkar Career)
Lata did not like acting. But in the condition of the house, she had agreed to do any work. In such a situation, the owner of Navyug Chitrapat Movie Company, Master Vinayak Mangeshkar and his close people helped a lot in getting Lata work. During this time Lata acted in some Hindi and Marathi films. Lata continued to appear in small roles in films like Mangala Gaur (1942), Majhe Bal (1943), Gajbhau (1944), Badi Maa (1945), Jeevan Yatra (1946). And thus began his career.
First step in singing
Lata was first given the opportunity to sing in a Marathi film in 1942 by Sadashivrao Nevrekar. The song was also recorded but that song was removed in the final cut of the film. People got to hear Lata's voice for the first time in Mangala Gaur, released in 1942. The tune of this song was composed by Dada Chandekar. Lata sang the Hindi song “Mata Ek Saput Ki Duniya Badal De Tu” in the Marathi film Gajabhau released in 1943. Initially, she had to struggle a lot to get work as a singer. Many musicians refused to give him work because of his thin voice. Lata ji was compared with the famous playback singer of that time, Noor Jahan. But gradually on the strength of his passion and talent, he made a different identity for himself.
Travel to mumbai
In 1945, Lata Mangeshkar shifted to Mumbai and started shaping her career in a new way. He started learning Indian classical music from Ustad Aman Ali Khan of Bhindi Bazar Gharana. People liked the hymn “Mata Tere Charan Mein” sung in the film Badi Maa (1945) and the song “Pa Lagoon Kar Jori” sung by Lata in Aapki Seva, released in 1946. Recognizing Lata's talent, Ghulam Haider took her to Shashadhar Mukherjee. Haider recommended him to cast Lata in his film. But he also refused to sing Lata's song citing her thin voice. On this Haider said furiously that in the coming days Lata will dominate the entire film industry and all the producers and directors will fall at Lata's feet and request her to sing in their films. Ghulam Haider made Lata sing a song 'Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhod' in 1948. Which can truly be considered his first hit. Lata also considered Ghulam Haider as her godfather. He was the first to recognize Lata's talent.
Make your identity different
When Lata started singing in films, there was only one rule of singers like Noor Jahan and Shamshad Begum. Lata herself also liked his singing. But she understood that if she wants to move forward, then she will have to make her own identity apart from these singers. For this, he worked hard and learned the correct pronunciation of Urdu and Hindi words. In the year 1948, he sang a song in the film Ziddi "Chanda Re Ja Re Ja Re". When this song came on the radio, the audience was very curious to know who sang it. Hundreds of people wrote characters in the radio and asked the name of the singer of this song. After which Lata Mangeshkar's name was announced for the first time on the radio. In 1949, Khemchand Prakash sang Lata for the song "Aayega Aane Wala" which was picturized on Madhubala. This song became a huge hit. After this, Lata gave many such superhit songs to the film industry.
Became everyone's favorite singer
In the period from 1950 to 1970, there has been more than one singer, composer, lyricist and filmmaker. At that time everyone's first choice used to be Lata Mangeshkar. Lata also worked with all the famous musicians of that era. Lata sang many memorable songs with these musicians which are equally popular even today. Many films became successful only because songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar were present in it. He made each of his songs very special with his hard work and dedication. He sang all kinds of songs romantic, classical, devotional or patriotic and left his indelible mark in all. The eyes of the then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru also filled with tears after listening to the song "Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon" sung by him. Musicians used to bring the most difficult songs to Lata and Lata used to sing them very easily.
Also worked with new musicians
Many new musicians emerged in the eighties. Musicians like Anu Malik, Shivhari, Anand-Milind and Ram-Lakshman also liked Lata to sing songs. Once again the popularity of the songs sung by him was skyrocketing. Lata always kept saying that she has no problem in singing a song if new musicians offer her a good song. For almost seventy years, Indian cinema resonated with the songs sung by Lata. He gave his voice to Madhubala to Madhuri Dixit. The special thing is that her Lata voice never seemed to be a misfit on any actress. Shahrukh Khan once joked in front of Lata that I wish a song on her too was filmed in Lata didi's voice.
Controversy has also been associated with
Lata, often seen in a white sari, always tried to keep her career spotless but still some controversies are also in her account. She once had a rift with Sachin Dev Burman and the two did not work together for five years. Similarly, Mohammed Rafi and Lata could not agree on the royalty of the songs and they also stopped working together. He also had minor disputes with C. Ramachandra and OP Nayyar.
When trying to kill
Somebody even tried to kill everyone's favorite singer Lata Mangeshkar once. One day in the year 1962, when he woke up in the morning, he had severe pain in his stomach. His condition was such that he started having trouble even in moving from his place. After getting a checkup from the doctor, it was found that he was given slow poison. Although who tried to kill him, it has not been disclosed till date.
Decide to live alone
Lata Mangeshkar had to bear the burden of the family since childhood. She was so entangled in handling the whole family that she did not get time to think about her marriage. Music composer C. Ramachandra had said in an interview that Lata wanted to marry him, but he refused as he was already married. It is a different matter that after this incident, C. Ramchandra had married another of his female friend Shanta. Lata never spoke openly about this, but her close ones believe that Lata was very impressed by the personality of C. Ramachandra and also liked him. In 1958, he also stopped working with C. Ramachandra. Lata later said in an interview that a recordist was spreading false things about me in the industry and I asked C. Ramachandra to remove him. But he didn't do that. So I decided not to work with him.
Refused to accept the award for best singer
The list of songs sung by Lata is very long. Even Lata herself does not know how many songs she sang as she did not keep any record of it. His name was also included in the Guinness Book, but there was a lot of controversy about it too. Lata Mangeshkar has received countless honors and awards throughout her career. He also refused to accept many awards. After 1970, she told Filmfare that she would not take the Best Singer Award and that new singers should be given this award instead.
Important Awards:
1969 – Padma Bhushan
1989 - Dadasaheb Phalke Award
1999 – Padma Vibhushan
2001 - Bharat Ratna
National Film Award
1972 – National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Film Pari)
1974 - National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (film Kora Kagaz)
1990 – National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (film but)
Filmfare Awards
1959 - Aaja Re Pardesi (Madhumati)
1963 - Kahe Deep Jale Kahi Dil (Bis Sal Bad)
1966 - Tum Mere Mandir Tum Meri Puja (Khandan)
1970 - Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne Lage ( Jine Ki Rah Se )
1993 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
1994 - Didi Tera Devar Deewana (Hum Aapke Hain Koun)
2004 – Filmfare Special Award: A Golden Trophy presented on the occasion of the Filmfare Awards completing 50 years
Maharashtra State Film Awards
1966 - Sarwsest Paschvgayika
1966 – Sarwset Sangit Nirdeshak Aandhgan Naam Se
1977 – Jait Re Jait Ke Liye Sravsest Pasrv Gayika
1997 - Maharashtra Bhushan Award
2001 - Maharashtra Ratna
Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards
Lata Mangeshkar got the Best Female Playback Singer award for these films-
1964 - Vah kon thi
1967 - Milan
1968 - Raja or runk
1969 - Saraswatichandra
1970 - Do raaste
1971 - Tere Mere Sapne
1972 - Pakeezah
1973 – Bon Palashir Padabali (Bengali film)
1973 - Abhiman
1975 - Kora kagaj
1981 - Ak duje ke liye
1983 - A Portrait Of Lataji
1985 - Ram Teri Ganga Maili
1987 - Amarsangi (Bengali film)
1991 – Lekin
