Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeskar's Journey

Mumbai, Feb 6, 2022: Veteran Indian singer Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the age of 92 on February 6 morning due to the multiple organ failure which made the entire country sad and how!

Lata Mangeshkar's first Hindi song was "Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu" for the Marathi film Gajaabhaau (1943). Her first breakthrough hit was "Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhora"—lyrics by Nazim Panipati—in the movie Majboor (1948).



Lata Mangeshkar entered into the 1950s and all the biggest hit albums belonged to her. Baiju Bawara to Shree420 to Mother India - the music of all these films become hugely popular in that era. The streak which began in the 1950s to give the biggest hit album of every decade remained till the 2000s decade. Mother India in the 1950s, Guide in 1960s, Bobby and Pakeezah in 1970s, Maine Pyar Kiya in 1980s, and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun in 1990s - she was part of all these historic and evergreen albums. Even Veer Zara can be included in the list.

The Biggest musicals of each decade with evergreen classical songs is what Lata Mangeshkar stands for. There was a plethora of awards and recognition that Lata Mangeskar got in her illustrious career spanning over decades. She bagged 7 Filmfare awards and 4 national awards and plenty of other awards which can't be written here.

Lata Mangeshkar became Padma Bhusan in 1969. Then she won the Dadasaheb Phalke award in 1989. She was honoured with Maharashtra Bhusan in 1997 and Padma Vibhusan in 1999. But the biggest award was still missing in her repertoire which she won in 2001 - The Bharat Ratna award.

Pages can be written about the recognition and honour of Lata Mangeshkar but the easiest way to describe her career is - she is the greatest artist of Indian cinema history and will continue to be the one.

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