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Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar
• Born : 28th September, 1929
• Birth Place : Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
- Silver Lotus Awardee - Best Female Playback Singer - Beeti Na Bitai - Parichay - 1973, Roothe Roothe Piya - Kora Kagaz - 1975, Yaara Sili Sili - Lekin - 1991 (all in Hindi).
- Has sung more than 50,000 songs in Hindi, Marathi and many other languages.
- Has made it to the Guinness Book of Records as the most recorded artist in the world.
- Is considered and called as 'Nightingale of India'.
- After the India-China war in 1962, she sung a song 'Aye Mere Vatan Ke Logo' and it moved the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to tears.
- Also composed music for some films under the adopted name Anandghan.
- Also produced some Marathi & Hindi films.
- Has established Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune and now a days remains busy with its activities.
- Has received Dada Saheb Falke Award in 1989.
- Has received 4 Filmfare Awards, The Platinum Disc of EMI London and many other awards. She also got the Filmfare Life Time Achievement Award-1993.
- Has received Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999) & Bharat Ratna (2001).
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