Unknown facts of स्वर कोकिला of India - Lata Mangeshkar

WRITTEN BY Divya Bhati2021-09-28,15:23:38

Birth

She was born to a Goan father and a Gujrati mother and was first named Hema, but her parents later renamed her Lata after a character, Latika, from one of her father’s plays, Bhaw Bandhan.

One day of schooling

Lata Mangeshkar only went to school for a day. Reports say she left school as they would not allow her to bring her younger sister Asha with her as she did that quite often.

First public performance

In the year 1938, she sang publicly for the first time at the age of nine at the Nutan Theatre, Sholapur. She performed on two Marathi songs and Raag Khambawati.

Starting of singing career

In 1942 Lata Mangeshkar’s father Pandit Deenanath died. So to look after her family at the age of 13 she started her career as a singer and actor.

First song

She sang her first song for a Marathi movie Kiti Hasaal in the year 1942. Although the song was later dropped from the film.

Entry in acting

In the year 1945, family friend of Mangeshkar’s, Master Vinayak offered her a minor role in his first Hindi film, Badi Maa.

First Big hit

The song ‘ayega anewala’ from the movie Mahal (1949) was her first big hit and later her career just got a steep rise.

Filmfare Category dedicated to Lata Mangeshkar

There was no Best Female Playback Singer”, in Filmfare awards Sp she refused to sing at the ceremony. In1958 Filmfare awarded the first female playback singer award to her.

Lata Mangeshkar was poisoned

In 1962, She was poisoned and stayed in the hospital for 10 days and recovered after 3 months. The accused was not caught but proof pointed at her cook who suddenly vanished.

Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru got into tears

On 27th Jan 1963, Jawahar Lal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, got into tears after hearing ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo’ which was dedicated to soldiers fighting in the Sino-Indian War.

Performance at Royal

First Indian singer to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1974.

Bharat Ratna

Lata Mangeshkar was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna in the year 2001, India’s highest civilian honor.