Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar (1929–2022) was an Indian playback singer whose recordings include Aayega Aanewala, Lag Ja Gale and Tere Liye, alongside a rich body of devotional music.
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Overview
- Born
- 28 September 1929 · Indore, India
- Remembered
- Died 6 February 2022, aged 92
- Work
- Playback singer, composer and film producer
- Breakout
- Aayega Aanewala from Mahal (1949)
- Family
- Eldest of five musical siblings, including Asha Bhosle
Mini bio
How it started.
Lata learned music from her father, singer and theatre actor Deenanath Mangeshkar. In her conversations with Nasreen Munni Kabir, she recalled beginning lessons around age five and giving her first public performance at nine. Her early professional work included acting and singing in Marathi films in 1942.
Finding her voice.
She credited composer Ghulam Haider with teaching her to understand a song’s words, the character and the situation before singing. In a 2017 interview, she named Aayega Aane Wala from Mahal as the song that changed her career, while also remembering the success of Barsaat in 1949.
Songs across generations.
Her work joined Hindi film songs with Marathi and devotional recordings. Lag Ja Gale paired her voice with Madan Mohan’s melody, and decades later she sang Tere Liye with Roop Kumar Rathod for Veer-Zaara. That 2004 soundtrack drew on Madan Mohan’s unused compositions, revised by his son Sanjeev Kohli.
Remembering Lata Didi.
She received the Bharat Ratna in 2001 and died in Mumbai on 6 February 2022. The recent updates here follow her recordings, tributes and memorial honours, which continue to bring listeners back to her music.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon (Sky Force version)Original vocalist; music produced by Tanishk Bagchi
- 2004Veer-ZaaraPlayback singer, including Tere Liye with Roop Kumar Rathod
- 1964Lag Ja Gale Se Phir · Woh Kaun ThiPlayback singer; music by Madan Mohan
- 1963Ae Mere Watan Ke LogonSinger; music by C. Ramchandra, lyrics by Pradeep
- 1949Aayega Aanewala · MahalPlayback singer; music by Khemchand Prakash
Awards
Quotes
I’ve been a student all my life.Lata Mangeshkar, interview with Subhash K Jha in The Quint
In a 2017 birthday interview, she was reflecting on her classical training and a compliment from Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.
Trivia
- Her first public performance, as she remembered it, included Raag Khambavati and two Marathi theatre songs.
- Her label LM Music was created to release music she believed in and encourage young talent.
- She recalled that Chunri Sambhal Gori, composed by R. D. Burman, was harder for her to sing than some of her semi-classical songs.
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