Born and Early life: She (Latah. M) was born in a Maharashtra Brahmin family in 1929, the eldest daughter of her father, a Marathi and Korean musician, and his wife Shevat in Indore (in present-day Indore district of Madhya Pradesh and then the capital of the princely state of Indore which was part of the Central India Agency in British India). Her father, Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a classical singer and theater actor. Her mother, Shevat (later renamed), a Gujarati woman from Theiler, Bombay Presidency (now in northwest Maharashtra), was Deenanath's second wife; his first wife Narmada who had died, was Shevat's older sister.
Early career:
In 1942, when Mangeshkar was 13, her father died of heart disease. Master Vinay, the owner of N. C movie company and a close friend of the Mangeshkar family, took care of them. He helped her get started in a career as a singer and actress.
She sang the song "Naachu Yaa, Khelu Mani", which was composed by Sadashivrao Nevrekar for V. Joglekar's Marathi movie (1942), but the song was dropped from the final cut. Vinay gave her a small role in N. C's Marathi movie (1942), in which she sang "Natal Naval" which was composed by Dada Chandekar. Her first Hindi song was "Mate EK Sapient Km Dania Basal De Tu" for the Marathi film (1943).
She moved to Mumbai in 1945 when Master Vinay's company moved its headquarters there. She started taking lessons in Hindustani classical music from Us tad Amen Ali Khan of Guarana. She sang "Pa Lagoon Karl Lori" for V. Joglekar's Hindi-language movie AAP Km Seamen (1946), which was composed by Davjekar. The dance in the film was performed by R. Bate, who later became a famous classical dancer. Latah and her sister Asha played minor roles in Vinay's first Hindi-language movie, Bad Ma (1945). In that movie, Latah also sang a Bajan, "Mate Tere Charon Mein." She was introduced to music director V. Desi during the recording of Vinay's second Hindi-language movie, சுபத்ரா (1946). The Honorable Awards:
Mangeshkar at the D. M Awards announcement in 2013
She won several awards and honors, including the Bharat Award, India's highest civilian award, P. B Award (1969), P. V Award (1999), ZEE Cine Award for Lifetime Achievements (1999), D. P Award (1989), Maharashtra Award (1997), NTR National Award (1999), Bharat Award (2001), Legion of Honor (2007), ANR National Award (2009), three National Film Awards and 15 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. She also won four film fare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Film fare Best Female Playback Award in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded the film fare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993 and film fare Special Awards in 1994 and 2004.
In 1984 the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Latah Award in her honor. The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Latah Award in 1992.
In 2009, she was awarded the title of Officer of the French Legion of Honor, France's highest order.
In 2012, she was ranked number 10 in Outlook India's poll of the Greatest Indian.
Us tad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan said, "[she] is never off-key". Kumar once commented, Latah "Latah Mangeshkar's voice is a miracle from God".
She also received honorary doctorates from the Song drama Academy in 1989, Indira Kale Song Vishwavidyalaya, and SIV University in Kolhapur. Illnesses and Death:
On 8 January 2022, Latah Mangeshkar tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital's intensive care unit in Mumbai. She remained in the ICU with signs of "marginal improvement" in her health. The doctors treating her had taken her off the ventilator on 28 January after her health "improved marginally"; however, she was back on the ventilator on 5 February, after her health deteriorated, and was undergoing "aggressive therapy".
Mangeshkar died from multiple organ dysfunction syndrome on 6 February 2022, at the age of 92. She had undergone 28 days of constant treatment for pneumonia and COVID-19.
The Government of India announced a two-day period of national mourning and that the national flag will fly at half-mast from 6 to 7 February throughout India out of respect for her. The President of India, The Vice President of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union Ministers and Chief Ministers, many members of the Indian Music Industry, Indian film industry, celebrities, fans, and netizens expressed their condolences. Indian Cricket Team players wore black arm band to mourn the loss of Mangeshkar in India vs. West Indies 1st ODI. Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh, Prime Minister of Nepal, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, former President of Afghanistan, and Pakistani Minister expressed their grief on her passing.
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Mangeshkar's last rites (performed by her nephew, Aadinath Mangeshkar) and cremation were held, with full state honors, at Mumbai's SIV Park on the same day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray paid their last respects and placed floral tributes. Mangeshkar's sister Asha, Devendra Fadnavis, Raj Thackeray, Shah Khan, Shraddha Kapoor, Tendulkar, and several dignitaries and family members were also in attendance.
On 10 February 2022, Mangeshkar's ashes were immersed in River, Nashik by her sister Asha and Nephew Adinath Mangeshkar. Guinness Controversy:
In 1974, The Guinness Book of Records listed Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in history, stating that she had reportedly recorded "not less than 25,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in 20 Indian languages" between 1948 and 1974. Her record was contested by Mohammad Rafi, who was claimed to have sung around 28,000 songs. After Rafi's death, in its 1984 edition, the Guinness Book of World Records stated her name for the "Most Recordings", but also stated Rafi's claim. The later editions of Guinness Book stated that she had sung no fewer than 30,000 songs between 1948 and 1987.
The entry was discontinued by Guinness editions in 1991 without explanation, while several sources continued to claim that she recorded thousands of songs, with estimates ranging up to figures as large as 50,000. However, even the earliest Guinness claim of 25,000 songs (between 1948 and 1974) was disputed and claimed to have been exaggerated by several others, stating that the number of songs sung by her in Hindi films till 1991 was found to be, 5025. Mangeshkar stated that she did not keep a record of the number of songs she recorded, and that she did not know from where Guinness Book editors got their information. In 2011, the entry was revived by Guinness crediting the record to her sister Asha as the most recorded artist in music history, "for recording up to 11,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs and in over 20 Indian languages since 1947". Since 2016, current record in this category belongs to P. Susheela, for recording at least 17,695 songs in 6 languages, not counting some lost early recordings.
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