Lata Mangeshkar

Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar (??? ???????) (born September 28, 1929) is a popular Indian singer, whose career has spanned over six decades. Although she has worked on non-film songs and has sung in many languages, she is chiefly known as a Bollywood Hindi playback singer.

Childhood

Lata was born as Hema Hardikar at Sikh Mohalla, Indore in a middle-class Maharashtrian family. She was born as the eldest daughter of Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar and his second wife Shevanti Mangeshkar. Her father was a theatre-artist and singer. Her siblings, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar, Meena Mangeshkar, and Asha Bhosle, also chose music as their careers.

Related Topics:
Sikh Mohalla - Indore - Middle-class - Maharashtrian - Dinanath Mangeshkar - Asha Bhosle

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Although she was born at Indore, Lata was raised in Maharashtra. When she was 5 years old, Lata started working as a child-artist in several of her father's performances. Once when her father was playing Arjun at a play at Solapur, she insisted on playing elder Narad, although she was only a 7-year old child then. Despite her father's protest, she played the role and impressed the audience with her great acting and singing skills.

Related Topics:
Maharashtra - Arjun - Solapur - Narad

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