Even after spreading the magic of her voice for seven decades, she is still singing with the same enthusiasm.Today, she has become an institution in herself and a guiding force not just for budding artists, but also for the established ones.She started her career in 1943 at the age of 13 and went on to record songs for more than 1,000 films in 36 languages. From classical to romantic numbers to ghazals to bhajans, she made her mark in a variety of genres.
Born-September 28, 1929
Indore, Central India Agency, British India
Genres-Film music (playback singing)
Occupations-Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active-1942–present
Lata proud of brother Hridaynath
Lata Mangeshkar says she is proud of her younger brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar in whose name a lifetime achievement award has been instituted to mark his 75th year in the industry.
"Namaskar... On my birthday, an award has been instituted on my brother's name Hridaynath and it is called 'Hridaynath Award'. This award will be given to all those people who have done commendable job in their respective field. I am congratulating him and giving all my blessings to Hridaynath that an award is named after him. I am very happy for him," Lata posted on Twitter.
The 82-year-old Lata will receive this award on Wednesday from Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan in the presence of special guest and filmmaker Yash Chopra at Matunga's Shanmukhananda Hall, in Mumbai.
Awards
Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honors, including Padma Bhushan (1969),
Padma Vibhushan (1999),
Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989),
Maharashtra Bhushan Award (1997),
NTR National Award (1999),
Bharat Ratna (2001), ANR National Award (2009),
three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards.
She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards.
In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent.
She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.
In 1984, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award in honuor of Lata Mangeshkar.
The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Lata Mangeshkar Award in 1992.
In 1974,
The Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in the history, stating that she had reportedly recorded "not less than 25,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in 20 Indian languages" between 1948 and 1974.
Her record was contested by Mohammed Rafi, who was claimed to have sung around 28,000 songs.
After Rafi's death, in its 1984 edition, the Guinness Book of World Records stated Lata Mangeshkar's name for the "Most Recordings", but also stated Rafi's claim.
The later editions of Guinness Book stated that Lata Mangeshkar had sung no fewer than 30,000 songs between 1948 and 1987.
Although the entry has not been printed in Guinness editions since 1991, reputable sources claim that she has recorded thousands of songs, with estimates ranging up to figures as large as 50,000. However, even the earliest Guinness claim of 25,000 songs (between 1948–1974) was claimed to be exaggerated by other sources, who stated that the number of songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar in Hindi films till 1991 was found to be 5250.