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  Lata Mangeshkar
The 'masseuse' of this all-pervading music and the queen empress of India's immensely popular light music industry, is a portly, dark, camera-shy, plain-as-jane, woman, Latabai Mangeshkar, who, as a playback singer, enjoys today, a clout, which even the movie moguls of the country's film industry cannot dream of.
Lata Mangeshkar's songs have captured the hearts and imagination of millions of her admirers around the world.
Lata Mangeshkar has come to symbolise India in a way that no one else has, or ever will for years to come.
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 Lata Mangeshkar
Lata's initial style of singing was reminiscent of Noor Jehan but she soon got over that to evolve her own distinguished style.
Though Lata sang under the baton of all the top composers barring O.P. Nayyar and with all the top playback artistes of the day, special mention must be made of her work for C. Ramchandra who made her sound her sweetest and Madan Mohan who challenged her voice like no other music director.
Lata Mangeshkar sings infrequently now but even today the songs of some of the biggest hits of today Dil To Paagal Hai (1997), Maachis (1997), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994) and Dil Se (1998) are sung by her.
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 rediff.com, Movies: The eternal nightingale Lata Mangeshkar
Lata may have still had traces of her idol Noorjehan in her singing but several composers had spotted the uncut diamond and done their best to burnish it with diction lessons and umpteen rehearsals.
In the seventies and early eighties, Lata's position at the top was unshakeable as the three leading music directors of the period, Laxmikant Pyarelal, R D Burman and Kalyanji Anandji, lavished their best on her.
Lata, who is still single, continues to be devoted to her art.
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 Lata Mangeshkar Profile from Rumela's Web
Dinanath Mangeshkar, her father, owned a theatrical company and was a reputed classical singer, a disciple of the Gwalior school.
Lata is a legend in her lifetime and undeniably the best singer India has ever produced.
Lata's aura, her charisma and her persona make for a fascinating life story - a success story without parallel in the annals of popular music.
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 Lata Mangeshkar,Lata Mangeshkar Songs,Lata Mangeshkar Indian Melody,Lata Mangeshkar Song Lyrics
Dinanath Mangeshkar, her father, owned a theatrical company and was a reputed classical singer, a disciple of the Gwalior school.
Lata Mangeshkar's first cinematic song was for the film Kiti Hasaal (1942), produced by Vasant Joglekar.
Lata didn't like acting very much, but the death of her father and financial need forced her to play cameo roles in many Hindi/Urdu and Marathi films.
www.indianjukebox.com /lata-mangeshkar.asp   (331 words)

  
 GLOBETROTTER:Featured Artist: Lata
If Lata Mangeshkar was a singing machine, as she was described by a leading Indian magazine, then never before had one seen a machine with a soul, mind and charismatic individuality of it's own.
Lata's religious bend of mind is not as well known as her penchant for white sari and fascination for diamonds.
Infact the general feeling that prevailed when this award was bestowed on her was that, Lata symbolised the coming - of - age of India's popular culture, of it's emergence as one of the most powerful counterweights to western domination of the Third World in cultural terms.
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  Lata Mangeshkar
Lata`s father died while she was 13 of heart disease in 1942.
R D Burman and Laxmi-Pyare were fans of Lata and recorded a large number of songs with her and Kishore Kumar.
Lata, Kishore Kumar, R D Burman and lyricist Gulzar came together in the film Aandhi (1975) to produce duets such as Tere bina zindagi se, Tum aa gaye ho and Is mod se jaate hain.
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 Lata Mangeshkar
Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar (born September 28, 1929) is a singer of Indian film music.
Born at Indore[?] to a Maharashtrian family, Lata was forced to sing (by her father's death) at a very tender age.
Lata's sister Asha Bhosle and her brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar are also big names in the world of Indian music.
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 Lata Mangeshkar - The Nightingale   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar, who has charmed the people in India and across the globe with her melodious voice by singing over 50,000 songs as a playback singer in films at least in 14 languages.
Lata sang innumerable songs in her awesome repertoire which cannot be denied either on merit or success and songs that contributed to shaping one of the greatest success stories of the 20th Century.
Lata was even rejected for Shaheed (1948) by producer S. Mukherjee who complained that her voice was too thin, but in 1949 broke with series of hits and particularly the song titled “Aaega Aanewaalaa” from Mahal, really struck home with the nation.
www.gatewayforindia.com /Lata/lata.htm   (875 words)

  
 Biography of Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar was born in on September 28, 1929 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh into a Maharashtrian Brahmin household.
Lata was only 13 years old when her father died, but as the oldest child, responsibility fell upon her to help take care of her families financial needs.
The result of all of this was that Lata Mangeshkar gradually moved from the peak of her career into today’s state of semiretirement.
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 It is melody queen Lata Mangeshkar's birthday
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, who turned 77 Thursday, is still going strong and continues to lend her voice to the latest crop of actresses, some young enough to be her granddaughters.
Lata brought in many constructive changes in Bollywood which proved to be extremely beneficial for singers in the long run.
Lata being the eldest among the siblings, had to take the responsibility of her mother, three younger sisters and a brother.
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 Lata Mangeshkar at AllExperts
Lata's father died while she was 13 of heart disease in 1942.
Lata didn't like acting very much, but the death of her father and financial need forced her to play cameo roles in many Hindi/Urdu and Marathi films.
Lata, Kishore Kumar, R D Burman and lyricist Gulzar came together in the film Aandhi (1975) to produce duets such as Tere bina zindagi se, Tum aa gaye ho and Is mod se jaate hain.
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 LATA MANGESHKAR
Lata says that she is disgusted with the quality of present-day lyrics.
Lata's latest hits include the youthful enthusiastic title song for the film Dil to pagal hai a major blockbuster, and her super hit song Jiya jale from the film, Dil Se.
Lata says that at present, she would like to work on traditional and classical pieces, as they interest her more.
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 IndianAstrology.com - Stars - Lata Mangeshkar   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lata Mangeskar who has been decorated with country's highest award 'Bharat Ratna' has dominated the world of Indian music for half century.
The ascendant lord Venus is situated in 4th, the house of luxuries and is responsible for magnificent house of Lata at peaddar Road, Mumbai.
Lata Mangeskar will be known her as image of saraswati.
www.indianastrology.com /Stars/lata.asp   (362 words)

  
 Lata Mangeshkar News
Music composer Bappi Lahiri is on cloud nine as singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, who has worked with his father and him, will record a song for his son Bappa.
Lata Mangeshkar's fans are in for a rare treat.
The Indian Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar did not seem to be comfortable with the notes of politics and hence remained absent from the 205th session of Rajya...
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Lata's father was a singer and in the employ of a music-theatre outfit, Kirloskar Sangeet Mandali, that would move from place to place to stage its shows.
Although, the family surname was Hardikar, it was Lata's father who adopted Lata's paternal ancestors belonged to the priestly caste of the Karhadi Brahmin, and many of them fought fiercely against the Portuguese colonizers to maintain the dignity and sanctity of their temples.
Lata, whose voice quality retains the freshness and innocence of a 16-year-old girl, says that in a way it has been good that she did not get married.
www.hindilyrix.com /singers/singer-lata-mangeshkar.html   (561 words)

  
 Lata Mangeshkar Summary
Lata's father died while she was 13 of heart disease in 1942.
Lata didn't like acting very much, but the death of her father and financial need forced her to play cameo roles in many Hindi/Urdu and Marathi films.
Lata, Kishore Kumar, R D Burman and lyricist Gulzar came together in the film Aandhi (1975) to produce duets such as Tere bina zindagi se, Tum aa gaye ho and Is mod se jaate hain.
www.bookrags.com /Lata_Mangeshkar   (3244 words)

  
 Lata Mangeshkar turns 77- Entertainment-Sections-TIMES NOW.tv   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A talent so prodigious and a body of work astounding his fabled voice could have made an incandescent debut, but it was a hard struggle for a 13 year old looking to support a family of six with her only qualification - her voice.
But with her dazzling vocal range and stead fast perseverance, at a tender age of 20, Lata Mangeshkar had already become a legend with top line composers waiting to sign her and independently she had shaken up the playback singing ranks.
Lata Mangeshkar along with her sister Asha Bhonsle ruled Bollywood right from the 50's to the 90's over five decades she has recorded more than 30,000 songs recorded in 20 Indian languages and the legend still endures.
www.timesnow.tv /articleshow/2033508.cms   (213 words)

  
 Music before and after Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar remains an ongoing fascination for the music film buff — not only because of her incomparable and oft-imitated voice but, because, in any comparative study on Lata Mangeshkar it is often forgotten that not only did she introduce grace into film music she contributed to it in many more ways.
This contribution came in the form of a refinement of film music; from the loud and indecipherable to the soft and audible, from the theatrical to the realistic, and from the limited to the creative.
That Lata influenced composers to progress with their compositions and move on to a higher realm of creativity can be seen if one traces the journey of every composer’s career.
www.mid-day.com /smd/play/2007/January/149697.htm   (974 words)

  
 Lata Mangeshkar - Hindi - India - World/Reggae - Music - www.real.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lata Mangeshkar is the first voice of Indian film and the most recorded singing artist in history.
He began teaching Lata music when she was five years old; when he died, she went into film to support her mothers and sisters, singing and acting in any bit part to make money.
There is no question Lata wielded incredible influence in Bollywood: in the '60s she refused to sing with Mohammed Rafi and for director R.D. Burman over certain disputes, and eventually got her way.
uk.real.com /music/artist/Lata_Mangeshkar   (325 words)

  
 CMT.com : Lata Mangeshkar : Biography
Born September 28, 1929 in Indore, India, Lata Mangeshkar has been active in all walks of Indian popular and light classical music having sung ghazals, bhajans and pop.
Dinanath Mangeshkar, her father, owned a theatrical company and was a classical singer, a disciple of the Gwalior school, and gave her singing lessons from around the age of five.
Lata Mangeshkar began work as playback singer in the 1940s and grew to become the most famous playback singer of the century.
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 Lata Mangeshkar | Old Hindi and regional songs | Lata Mangeshkar - Filmography, Awards, Biography, Agent, Discussions, ...
Information based on the life, career, achievements and awards won by hindi song singer Lata Mangeshkar, along with his filmography and biography.
Lata Mangeshkar is a name that needs absolutely no introduction in the field of popular Indian music.
Born September 28, 1929 in Indore, Lata Mangeshkar has been active in all walks of Indian popular and light classical music.
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 Indiantelevision.com > News Headlines > Alpha Marathi to premiere Lata Mangeshkar documentary
Maithra Jeevache is produced by Lata Mangeshkar's sister Usha Mangeskhar under the banner of Mahalakshmi Chitra.
The two and a half hours film is shot at various places close to Mangeshkar's heart including her farmhouse at Kolapur.
Lata Mangeshkar has also sung many of her unique songs in the film.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k5/feb/feb240.htm   (237 words)

  
 Lata Mangeshkar information - Search.com
Lata Mangeshkar (born September 28, 1929) is a singer from India with a career that has spanned more than six decades.
Lata recorded some of her most memorable songs with Salil Chowdhury, including Raaton ke saaye, Chhoti si baat, O Sajna barkha bahaar aayee (Parakh), Aaja re pardesi (Madhumati), and Itna tu mujhse na pyaar badhaa (Chhaya, duet with Hemant Kumar, penned by Rajendra Krishna).
Lata was also known for creating controversy between who she worked with during the period of India and Pakistan separation.
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 Lata Mangeshkar - Lata Mangeshkar Singer - Lata Mangeshkar Hindi Film Industry - Lata Mangeshkar Indian Cinema
Lata Mangeshkar, also called the "Nightingale of India" was born on September 28, 1929 in Indore.
Lata Mangeshkar is one of the best playback singers of the Indian music industry till date.
Lata made an entry in the arena of music at a very young age.
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 Lata recounts her musical journey in Bollywood : Lata Mangeshkar, music, Bollywood, gazals from
Lata Mangeshkar: When RD came to me he said that I want you to sing this song, which is a background number and the heroine will not sing it.
Lata Mangeshkar: No, I wasn't tired but I felt that the music that was being offered was not the kind that should be coming.
Lata Mangeshkar: I have told you my views on it, it is good but it is not like it used to be.
www.ibnlive.com /news/lata-recounts-her-musical-journey-in-bollywood/45091-8-p4.html   (1063 words)

  
 french award for lata mangeshkar | Savvy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Over the next six decades Lata Mangeshkar has been the first choice when it came to giving voice to a female actor’s joy or pathos.
Lata’s voice has created onscreen romance for Vyjayantimala in the 50s, Madhuri Dixit in the turn of the century and now even Preity Zinta in the 2005 film Veer Zaara.
In the career spanning 6 decades, Lata Mangeshkar has been conferred with the Padma Bhushan in 1969 and the Bharat Ratna in 2001, among several other honours.
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