So far, that number may have reached 40,000, or even 50,000! Till then, she had been listed as the most-recorded artist in the world with not less than 30,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs recorded in 20 Indian languages between 19. The Guinness Book kept her entries till the 1991 edition. That apart, she also sang ghazals, pop songs, etc. In Bollywood, top actresses, such as Nargis to Preity Zinta soared on her voice. Lata lent her voice to the world of music and films for over 50 years. Their brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar is a music director. Lata’s sisters Asha, Meena and Usha are also singers. She also got talim from renowned singers Aman Ali Khan Sahib and Amanat Khan, and even at that age, her singing prowess and her ability to master vocal exercises impressed everybody. It was from him that Lata first got singing lessons at age five. Her father, Dinanath Mangeshkar, was the owner of a theatre company and was a reputed classical singer in his own right. Lata was born in Indore on September 28, 1929. She titled it: ‘Wo Bachpan ke din…’ It was a photo featuring the two toddlers, probably the earliest of their pictures.Īsha wrote : “Bachpan ke din bhi kya din the. On Instagram, she put up a beautiful childhood picture, of her and Lata. That’s what makes the discography difficult. They are still in discs, dear to collectors’ hearts. She sang non-filmy songs in several other languages, such as Puja songs in Bengali, ghazals etc. It was not just Bollywood that made Lata what she was. It was more pertinent, because Lata supposedly did not belong to the Millennial age, it has been said. Even in these Covid pandemic times, hundreds lined up to pay their last respects to Lata. There is hardly any person in the world’s music scenario who has not been, even if a little, influenced by Lata. Lata has recorded more songs than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined.

There are people who have had biases towards Asha Bhosle, her sister, but the legend of Lata remains uncompromised. It is said that every single person in this country, of all ages, has a Lata song as his or her favourite. Her songs will still be played at weddings, at national events, her legacy will still be held close to our hearts, within our families. That was Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on February 6 in Mumbai, ending a career spanning over seven decades. But how important is that, before a voice that thrilled fans through at least three generations, across several genres of films and music? How important are statistics, before a genius whose immortality was ensured in our minds? The Guinness Book of World Records kept count, but then gave up.

There is a debate as to how many songs she has sung – 25,000 or 50,000. Lata Mangeshkar wasn’t just a Bollywood playback singer, providing joy to millions of her fans in India and abroad, she was a giant in the field, whose strides measured way beyond the normal.

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