Lata Mangeshkar's 91st birthday on September 28, gave the world thousands of songs, but at one point Lata was afraid to sing against her father.
Lata was called 'Hema' in her childhood
He became a Rajya Sabha MP in 1999. A perfume in his name has also been launched this year.
Lata also produced a film called 'Lekin', the music of which is still remembered today.
"If my father was alive, maybe I would not be a singer ..." She then sang so many songs to support her family that she was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most popular singer from 1974 to 1991.
Lata believes that she is a singer today because of her father because he taught her music. You would be surprised to know that Lata's father Dinanath Mangeshkar did not know for a long time that his daughter could also sing. Lata was also scared to sing in front of them. He helped his mother with the cooking and sang songs to the women of the house. At that time, even the mother would chase them away because the women were distracted by the vines.
Once Lata was practicing with her father's disciple Chandrakant Gokhale and Dinanath went out for some work. Five-year-old Lata was playing. Since there was no father, she went inside and told Gokhale that they were singing wrong. Lata then showed Gokhale singing properly. When the father returned, he sang to Lata again. Lata sang and ran away from there. "I learned to sing by listening, but I did not have the courage to sing in front of my father or with him," says Lata. "Then Lata and her sister Meena started learning music from Dinanath." Meanwhile, Lata's younger brother Hridaynath was four years old when his father died. Her father did not see his daughter becoming a singer, but he had an idea of Lata's success. He was also a good astrologer. According to Lata, her father had said that she would be so successful that no one could touch her heights. Lata also believes that if my father was alive, I would not be able to become a singer because he would not allow me to sing in films!
After the death of her father, Lata took charge of the family and came to Mumbai with her sister Meena to work for Master Vinayak. At the age of 13, he acted in the film 'Pahili Mangalagaur' in 1942. In some films, she played the role of the sister of the hero-heroine, but she was not interested in acting. He later made his first recording for 'Love Is Blind', but the film stalled. Meanwhile, musician Ghulam Haider listened to 18-year-old Lata and introduced her to Shashadhar Mukherjee, a successful filmmaker of the time. Mukherjee made it clear that Lata's voice was too loud and would not work. Then it was Ghulam Haider who gave Lata a chance to sing 'Angreji Chhora Chala Gaya' with Mukesh in the film 'Majboor'. This was Lata's first break. After that, Lata got a lot of work. Shashadhar Mukherjee also realized his mistake and gave Lata work in films like 'Anarkali' and 'Jiddu'.
Lata also ate ice cream before recording songs in the golden age of her career. He also ate pickles and chilies, but his voice was melodious. In 1974, Lata became the first Indian to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. “I still remember the recording nights in the early days,” says Lata about her trip. At that time, shooting was done during the day and recording was done on the studio floor at night till morning. Also, in those days there were noisy fans instead of AC, so there was trouble. ‘Bharat Ratna’ Lata Mangeshkar has sung more than 50,000 songs in 36 languages. Lata has been in the film industry for over 75 years.
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