Lata Mangeshkar was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. She is better known as Queen of Melody.” She has sung songs in many different languages. She received her first music lesson from Marathi singer, ...

The Punjabi duet is the most famous part of “Ek thi ladki” about a girl (Meena Shorey) running away from a blackmailer and working as a secretary. Mangeshkar lent her voice to top star Meena Kumari in ...

For over 70 years, Lata Mangeshkar’s voice was inescapable in the world of Bollywood film, an industry that continues to expand beyond its native India, attracting sizable audiences in the U.S., China ...

Madhuri devoted an entire issue to playback singers in 1971, giving text and photographs equal space, while Filmfare carried cover page stories on Lata Mangeshkar in March 1971 and June 1987. Both ...

The Impact of Playback Singers in Indian Cinema Madhuri dedicated an entire issue in 1971 to playback singers, balancing text and images, while Filmfare featured Lata Mangeshkar on its cover in March ...

Indian singer and Bollywood icon Lata Mangeshkar died Feb. 6 in Mumbai, India. She was 92 and was suffering from multiple post-COVID complications. She was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital ...

Lata Mangeshkar, the “nightingale of India” who gave her voice to Indian movies for more than 70 years, was honored at a state funeral Sunday, after she passed away at the age of 92. “Lata Di died at ...

The year 2012 is when I was constantly in touch with her. Lataji and I would have long conversations because that year, I was judging Indian Idol, a show that she would keenly follow. We would discuss ...

Legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar, “the Nightingale of India,” died Sunday at the age of 92. The prolific voice behind Indian film and devotional songs had been battling a Covid-19 infection ...

Lata Mangeshkar’s voice continues to resonate within the shared spirit of India, reflecting themes of love, sorrow, and yearning. Beyond being merely a vocalist, the nightingale of India represented a ...

Ms. Mangeshkar, a revered figure in India, recorded songs for countless films — not appearing onscreen herself, but providing characters’ singing voices. By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat Lata Mangeshkar, ...