Lata Mangeshkar: Lesser-known facts about the Nightingale of India

Lata Mangeshkar was born in 1949 and has four siblings - Meena, Asha Bhosle, Usha & Hridaynath

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Lata Mangeshkar recorded her first song in 1942 for Marathi film 'Kiti Hasaal' at 13 years of age

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Initially she was named Hema, but was later changed to Lata, inspired by name Latika, a character in one of her father's play

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She was born in Madhya Pradesh's Indore and spent most of her adulthood in Mumbai

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Her song 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon' moved Jawaharlal Nehru to tears in Jan 27, 1963

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She considered music director Ghulam Haider as her Godfather, who had complete faith on her

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She worked with renowned music directors like S.D. Burman, A.R. Rahman & others

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Over 7 decades she gave voice to over 25,000 songs & in 36 languages apart from Hindi & Urdu

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