Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar (92) passes away
Mumbai: Bollywood legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar (92) passes away on Sunday morning at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. She was admitted in the hospital on January 8th after testing +ve for Covid – 19 and shifter her to ICU and also treated for pneumonia.
"Aye mere Watan Ke Logo" song commemorates Indian soldiers who died during the china – India War in 1962.
"Those who don't feel inspired by this song, don't deserve to be called a Hindustani"
Then PM – Nehru.#LathaMangeshkarpic.twitter.com/YvYYcQ4vdu— 💞🇮🇳 (@VoiceOfAndhraa) February 6, 2022
Her health condition was improved over the next few weeks, however on Saturday, hospital authorities said that her health deteriorated once again and she had been put back on the ventilator. Lata Mangeshkar, a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Awards, was an icon of Indian cinema, having sung playback for an extensive list of Hindi films; she also sang in several regional languages including Marathi and Bengali. Ms Mangeshkar, who belonged to a prominent musical family, also composed music as well as produced a handful of films.
Lata Mangeshkar, born in 1929, was the eldest of five siblings; her father was classical musician Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, who gave the young Lata Mangeshkar her first music lesson. After her father’s death, 13 year old Lata Mangeshkar began her career in music, juggling singing with acting parts in Marathi films. In 1945, she had an early hit in the song Aayega Aanewala from the film Mahal, starring Madhubala.
From there, Lata Mangeshkar’s voice and career soared to the greatest of heights. She sang raga-based compositions by Naushad in films like Baiju Bawra, Mother India and Mughal-E-Azam, Shankar-Jaikishan’s melodic hits in Barsaat and Shree 420; Salil Chowdhury’s lilting tracks in Madhumati won her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer; three more Filmfare Awards came by way of Bees Saal Baad, Khandan and Jeene Ki Raah.
Lata Mangeshkar won three National Awards for Best Female Playback Singer for the films Parichay, Kora Kagaz and Lekin. Other memorable films in her credits include Pakeezah, Abhimaan, Amar Prem, Aandhi, SIlsila, Chandni, Sagar, Rudali and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Lata Mangeshkar’s most iconic songs is the patriotic composition Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo; the song, commemorating Indian soldiers who died in the 1962 war with China, was performed on Republic Day in 1963 at the National Stadium in New Delhi. Lata Mangeshkar sang it live in the presence of President S Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Lata Mangeshkar composed music for a handful of Marathi films, winning the Maharashtra State Government’s award for Best Music Director in 1965 for the film Sadhi Manase. She also produced some films, among them 1990’s Lekin.