Bollywood’s legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar celebrates her 87th birthday today.
Born on September 28th, 1929; Lata started her career in singing at an early age and scored her first big hit in 1948 in which her she lent her voice to the song “Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhora” from the movie ‘Majboor’.
Elder sister of Asha Bhosle, Lata has recorded songs for over a thousand films and has sung songs in 36 regional languages. Some of her hit songs include: “Lag Ja Gale”, “Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi”, “Yeh Galiyan Yeh Chaubara” and “Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna” amongst others.
Her talent has earned her many awards amongst which include ‘The Dadasaheb Phalke Award’ which is considered to be the most prestigious awards in India, was bestowed on her in 1989 by the Government of India. She is also the second vocalist to have been awarded the Bharat Ratna which is India’s highest civilian honour.
