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288
Rank
Height (approx.):in feet inches- 5 1
Eye Colour:Black
Hair Colour:Salt Pepper
288
Rank- Lata Didi
- Playback Singer
- Music Composer (occasional)
- Film Producer (occasional)
Black
Salt Pepper
- 'Akash Prodeep Jole' (1956) - composed by Satinath Mukhopadhyay
- 6 songs from the Gujarati film Mehndi Rang Lagyo (1960)
- 2 songs from the Kannada film Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (1967)
- 'Kadhali Chenkadhali' from the Malayalam film Nellu (1974); this is the only song that she recorded in Malayalam.
- 'Nungshiba Magi Ethak Ereida' from the Meitei film Meichak (1999)
- 'Sei chuna chuna tara phula aaji' from the film Surjyamukhi (1963)
- 'Pyar De Bhuleke' from the Hindi film Guddi (1971)
- 2 songs from the Sinhala film Seda Sulang (1955)
- 4 songs from the Tamil film Aan (Murattu Adiyaal) (1953)
- 'Niddurapora Thammuda' from the Telugu film Santhanam (1955)
- 'Hey Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo' from the Bhojpuri film 'Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo' (1963)
- Pahili Mangalgour (1943); she played the heroine's sister
- Ram Ram Pavhana (1960)
- Vaadal (1953)
- Jhaanjhar (1953)
- Best Female Playback Singer for songs from the film Parichay
- Best Female Playback Singer for songs from the film Kora Kagaz
- Best Female Playback Singer for songs from the film Lekin...
- Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Aaja Re Pardesi" from Madhumati
- Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Kahi Deep Jale Kahi Dil" from Bees Saal Baad
- Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Tumhi Mere Mandir Tumhi Meri Pooja" from Khandan
- Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Aap Mujhe Achhe Lagne Lage" from Jeene Ki Raah
- Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- Filmfare Special Award for "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" from Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
- Best Music Director Award for the film Sadhi Manase
- Best Playback Singer for Sadhi Mansa
- Best Playback Singer for Jait Re Jait
- Maharashtra Bhushan Award
- Maharashtra Ratna (First Recipient)
- Padma Bhushan
- Dada Saheb Phalke Award
- Padma Vibhushan
- Bharat Ratna
- "One Time Award for Lifetime Achievement" honour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of India's independence
- 'Officier de la Legion d'honneur' by the French government
- Along with these, she has many other awards, honours, achievements to her name.
Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India
Libra
Indian
Mumbai, India
- She attended a school in Mumbai, only for a single day.
- Did not attend
- Lata Mangeshkar never received formal education. She was taught Marathi alphabet by a maid, she learnt Sanskrit by a local preist, while other tutors and relatives taught her other subjects at home.
Hinduism
Goud Saraswat Brahmin
Non-Vegetarian
Cooking, Photography, Watching Cricket Matches, Playing the Slot Machines in Las Vegas
- - Deenanath Mangeshkar (Marathi theatre actor, musician, and vocalist)
- - Shevanti Mangeshkar (sister of Deenanath Mangeshkar's first wife Narmada)
- - 1
- Hridaynath Mangeshkar (younger; music director)
- - 3
- Usha Mangeshkar (younger, playback singer)
- Asha Bhosle (younger, playback singer)
- Meena Khadikar (younger; playback singer and composer)
- None
Los Angeles, Las Vegas
Zeera Chicken, Methi Chicken, Dal Makhani, Aloo Sabudana Tikki Chaat, Nariayal Makhane ki Kheer, Keema Samosa
The King and I (1956), Kismet (1943), James Bond Films
K. L. Saigal
Coca-Cola
Jalebi with extra saffron
Cricket
Sachin Tendulkar
- She had a great collection of cars at her garage at Prabhu Kunj including Buick, a Chrysler, and a Mercedes.
- She owned her first car at the age of eighteen, a Hillman.
- Her monthly income was around Rs. 40 lakh per month that she used to receive from the royalty from her songs.
- Some sources claim her net worth to be around Rs. 360 crores, while others claim it to be around Rs. 108-115 crores.
Updated: Friday,Aug 01, 2025 21:25 PM GMT-06:00
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