Lata Mangeshkar - Wikipedia Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar BR PV PB LH Mangeshkar in 2014 Hema Hardikar Mangeshkar ( 1929 - 09 - 28 ) 28 September 1929 ( age 88 ) Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India ( present - day Madhya Pradesh, India ) Nationality Indian Occupation Playback singer, Music composer, Producer Years active 1942 -- present Parent ( s ) Deenanath Mangeshkar ( father ) Shevanti Mangeshkar ( mother ) Relatives Asha Bhosle ( Sister ) Usha Mangeshkar ( Sister ) Meena Mangeshkar ( Sister ) Hridaynath Mangeshkar ( Brother ) Awards 3 National Film Awards 12 Bengal Film Journalists ' Association Awards 4 Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer Honours Padma Bhushan ( 1969 ) Dadasaheb Phalke Award ( 1989 ) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhawana Award ( 1999 ) Padma Vibhushan ( 1999 ) Bharat Ratna ( 2001 ) Legion of Honor ( K ) ( 2010 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( pronunciation ( help info ) ) ( born 28 September 1929 ) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is one of the best - known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar 's career started in 1942 and has spanned over seven decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty - six regional Indian languages and foreign languages, though primarily in Marathi and Hindi. She is the recipient of three National Film Awards, 12 Bengal Film Journalists ' Association Awards, four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards and many more. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was bestowed on her in 1989 by the Government of India. She is also the second vocalist, after M.S. Subbulakshmi, to have ever been awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001, India 's highest civilian honour. She has four siblings -- Asha Bhosle, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar -- of which she is the eldest. Contents 1 Early life 2 Singing career 2.1 Early career in the 1940s 2.2 1950s 2.3 1960s 2.4 1970s 2.5 1980s 2.6 1990s onwards 3 Overall collaboration 4 Non-singing career 4.1 Music direction 4.2 Production 5 Awards and recognitions 6 Guinness controversy 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links Early life Childhood photo of Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar was born in a Marathi - speaking Gomantak Maratha family, in the princely state of Indore, part of the Central India Agency ( now part of Madhya Pradesh ). Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a classical singer and theatre actor. Her mother Shevanti ( Shudhamati ) who was from Thalner, Maharashtra, was Deenanath 's second wife. The family 's last name used to be Hardikar ; Deenanath changed it to Mangeshkar in order to identify his family with his native town, Mangeshi in Goa. Lata was named `` Hema '' at her birth. Her parents later renamed her Lata after a female character, Latika, in one of her father 's plays, BhaawBandhan. Lata is the eldest child of her parents. Meena, Asha, Usha and Hridaynath are her siblings in sequence. Mangeshkar took her first lesson from her father. At the age of five, she started to work as an actress in her father 's musical plays ( Sangeet Natak in Marathi ). On the first day in school, she started teaching songs to other children. When the teacher stopped her, she was so angry that she stopped going to the school. Other sources cite that she left school because they would not allow her to bring Asha with her, as she would often bring her younger sister with her. Singing career Early career in the 1940s In 1942, when Mangeshkar was 13, her father died of heart disease. Master Vinayak ( Vinayak Damodar Karnataki ), the owner of Navyug Chitrapat movie company and a close friend of the Mangeshkar family, took care of them. He helped Lata get started in a career as a singer and actress. Mangeshkar sang the song `` Naachu Yaa Gade, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhaari '', which was composed by Sadashivrao Nevrekar for Vasant Joglekar 's Marathi movie Kiti Hasaal ( 1942 ), but the song was dropped from the final cut. Vinayak gave her a small role in Navyug Chitrapat 's Marathi movie Pahili Mangalaa - gaur ( 1942 ), in which she sang `` Natali Chaitraachi Navalaai '' which was composed by Dada Chandekar. Her first Hindi song was `` Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu '' for the Marathi film Gajaabhaau ( 1943 ). Mangeshkar moved to Mumbai in 1945 when Master Vinayak 's company moved its headquarters there. She started taking lessons in Hindustani classical music from Ustad Aman Ali Khan of Bhendibazaar Gharana. She sang `` Paa Lagoon Kar Jori '' for Vasant Joglekar 's Hindi - language movie Aap Ki Seva Mein ( 1946 ), which was composed by Datta Davjekar. The dance in the film was performed by Rohini Bhate who later became a famous classical dancer. Mangeshkar and her sister Asha played minor roles in Vinayak 's first Hindi - language movie, Badi Maa ( 1945 ). In that movie, Lata also sang a bhajan, `` Maata Tere Charnon Mein. '' She was introduced to music director Vasant Desai during the recording of Vinayak 's second Hindi - language movie, Subhadra ( 1946 ). After Vinayak 's death in 1948, music director Ghulam Haider mentored her as a singer. He introduced Mangeshkar to producer Sashadhar Mukherjee, who was working then on the movie Shaheed ( 1948 ), but Mukherjee dismissed Mangeshkar 's voice as `` too thin ''. An annoyed Haider responded that in coming years producers and directors would `` fall at Lata 's feet '' and `` beg her '' to sing in their movies. Haider gave Lata her first major break with the song `` Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhora '' -- lyrics by Nazim Panipati -- in the movie Majboor ( 1948 ), which became her first big breakthrough film hit. In an interview on her 84th birthday, in September 2013, Lata herself declared, `` Ghulam Haider is truly my Godfather. He was the first music director who showed complete faith in my talent. '' Initially, Mangeshkar is said to have imitated the acclaimed singer Noor Jehan, but later she developed her own style of singing. Lyrics of songs in Hindi movies are primarily composed by Urdu poets and contain a higher proportion of Urdu words, including the dialogue. Actor Dilip Kumar once made a mildly disapproving remark about Mangeshkar 's Maharashtrian accent while singing Hindi / Urdu songs ; so for a period of time, Lata took lessons in Urdu from an Urdu teacher named Shafi. One of her first major hits was `` Aayega Aanewaala, '' a song in the movie Mahal ( 1949 ), composed by music director Khemchand Prakash and lip - synced on screen by actress Madhubala. 1950s Mangeshkar as a young woman In the 1950s, Mangeshkar sang songs composed by various music directors of the period, including Anil Biswas ( in films such as Tarana and Heer ), Shankar Jaikishan, Naushad Ali, S.D. Burman, Pandit Amarnath Husan Lal Bhagat Ram ( in films like Bari Behan, Meena Bazaar, Afsana, Aadhi Raat, Ansoo, Chhoti Bhabi, Adal - e-Jehangir ), C. Ramchandra, Hemant Kumar, Salil Chowdhury, Khayyam, Ravi, Sajjad Hussain, Roshan, Kalyanji - Anandji, Vasant Desai, Sudhir Phadke, Hansraj Behl, Madan Mohan, and Usha Khanna. She made her debut in Tamil playback singing with Vanaradham in 1956 ( Uran Khotala dubbed in Tamil ) with the Tamil song `` Enthan Kannalan '' picturised on Nimmi in the dubbed version composed by Naushad. Mangeshkar sang many raga - based songs for Naushad in movies such as Deedar ( 1951 ), Baiju Bawra ( 1952 ), Amar ( 1954 ), Uran Khatola ( 1955 ) and Mother India ( 1957 ). Ae Chorre Ki Jaat Badi Bewafa, a duet with G.M. Durrani, was her first song for composer, Naushad. The duo, Shankar - Jaikishan, chose Mangeshkar for Barsaat ( 1949 ), Aah ( 1953 ), Shree 420 ( 1955 ) and Chori Chori ( 1956 ). Before 1957, composer S.D. Burman chose Mangeshkar as the leading female singer for his musical scores in Sazaa ( 1951 ), House No. 44 ( 1955 ), and Devdas ( 1955 ). However a rift developed between Lata and Burman in 1957, and Lata did not sing Burman 's compositions again until 1962. Mangeshkar won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Salil Chowdhury 's composition `` Aaja Re Pardesi '' from Madhumati ( 1958 ). In the early fifties, Lata Mangeshkar 's association with C. Ramchandra produced songs in movies such as Albela ( 1951 ), Shin Shinkai Bublaa Boo ( 1952 ), Anarkali ( 1953 ), Pehli Jhhalak ( 1954 ), Azad ( 1955 ), Asha ( 1957 ) and Amardeep ( 1958 ). For Madan Mohan, she performed for films like Baagi ( 1953 ), Railway Platform ( 1955 ), Pocketmar ( 1956 ), Mr. Lambu ( 1956 ), Dekh Kabira Roya ( 1957 ), Adalat ( 1958 ), Jailor ( 1958 ), Mohar ( 1959 ) and Chacha Zindabad ( 1959 ). 1960s Mangeshkar 's song `` Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya '' from Mughal - e-Azam ( 1960 ), composed by Naushad and pantomimed by Madhubala, still remains famous. The Hawaiian - themed number `` Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh '', from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai ( 1960 ), was composed by Shankar Jaikishan and pantomimed by Meena Kumari. In 1961, Mangeshkar recorded two popular bhajans, `` Allah Tero Naam '' and `` Prabhu Tero Naam '', for Burman 's assistant, Jaidev. In 1962, she was awarded her second Filmfare Award for the song `` Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil '' from Bees Saal Baad, composed by Hemant Kumar. In early 1962, Mangeshkar was given slow poison. A doctor was called. He came with an x-ray machine to examine her, and gave her an injection to render her unconscious, because she was in pain. For three days, she had a close brush with death. After ten days, she began to recover. The doctor told her that somebody had given her slow poison. The slow poison incident rendered her very weak. She was bedridden for nearly 3 months. The most surprising thing was that soon after the incident, the cook who used to work at Lataji 's home, suddenly vanished without taking his wages. The cook had earlier worked with some Bollywood people. Bollywood lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri used to regularly visit Lataji at her home daily at 6 pm. Majrooh used to first taste the food and then allow Lata to eat. He used to recite poems and stories to keep Lata in good humour. On 27 January 1963, against the backdrop of the Sino - Indian War, Mangeshkar sang the patriotic song `` Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo '' ( literally, `` Oh, People of My Country '' ) in the presence of Jawaharlal Nehru, then the Prime Minister of India. The song, composed by C. Ramchandra and written by Kavi Pradeep, is said to have brought the Prime Minister to tears. In 1963, Mangeshkar returned to collaboration with S.D. Burman. She also sang for R.D. Burman 's very first film Chhote Nawaab and later for his films such as Bhoot Bangla ( 1965 ), Pati Patni ( 1966 ), Baharon ke Sapne ( 1967 ) and Abhilasha ( 1969 ). She also recorded several popular songs for S.D. Burman, including `` Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai '', `` Gata Rahe Mera Dil '' ( duet with Kishore Kumar ) and `` Piya Tose '' from Guide ( 1965 ), and `` Hothon Pe Aisi Baat '' from Jewel Thief ( 1967 ). During the 1960s, Lata Mangeshkar continued her association with Madan Mohan, which included the songs `` Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha '' from Anpadh ( 1962 ), `` Lag Ja Gale '' and `` Naina Barse Rim Jhim '' from Woh Kaun Thi ? ( 1964 ), `` Woh Chup Rahen To '' from Jahan Ara ( 1964 ), `` Tu Jahan Jahan Chalega '' from Mera Saaya ( 1966 ) and `` Teri Aankho Ke Siva '' from Chirag ( 1969 ), and she had a continuing association with the maestros Shankar Jaikishan, who got her to sing in various genres in the ' 60s. The 1960s also witnessed the beginning of Mangeshkar 's association with Laxmikant - Pyarelal, the music directors for whom she sang the most popular songs in her career. Starting in 1963, Laxmikant - Pyarelal 's association with Lata Mangeshkar grew stronger over the years. Lata Mangeshkar sang over 700 songs for the composer duo over a period of 35 long years, most of which became huge hits. She sang for Parasmani ( 1963 ), Mr. X in Bombay ( 1964 ), Aaye Din Bahar Ke ( 1966 ), Milan ( 1967 ), Anita ( 1967 ), Shagird ( 1968 ), Mere Hamdam Mere Dost ( 1968 ), Intaquam ( 1969 ), Do Raaste ( 1969 ) and Jeene Ki Raah, for which she got her third Filmfare Award. She also sang several playback songs for Marathi films, composed by Marathi music directors including Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Vasant Prabhu, Srinivas Khale, Sudhir Phadke and herself ( under the name Anandghan ). During the 1960s and 1970s, she also sang several Bengali songs, composed by music directors like Salil Chowdhury and Hemant Kumar. She also made her Kannada debut in 1967 for the film Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna by recording two songs for the music director Lakshman Berlekar. The song `` Bellane Belagayithu '' was well received and appreciated. In this period Lata Mangeshkar has recorded duets with Mukesh, Manna Dey, Mahendra Kapoor, Mohammed Rafi, and Kishore Kumar. For a brief period during the 1960s, she was not on good terms with Mohammed Rafi over the issue of royalty payments to singers. Mangeshkar wanted Rafi to back her in demanding a half - share from the five percent song royalty that the film 's producer conceded to select composers. But Rafi took a diametrically opposite view, and believed that a playback singer 's claim on the filmmaker ended with the payment of the agreed fee for the song. This led to tensions between the two. After an argument during the recording of the song Tasveer Teri Dil Mein ( Maya, 1961 ), the two refused to sing with each other. The music director Jaikishan later negotiated a reconciliation between the two. 1970s In 1972, Meena Kumari 's last film, Pakeezah, was released. It featured popular songs including `` Chalte Chalte '' and `` Inhi Logon Ne '', sung by Lata Mangeshkar, and composed by Ghulam Mohammed. She recorded many popular songs for S.D. Burman 's last films, including `` Rangeela Re '' from Prem Pujari ( 1970 ), `` Khilte Hain Gul Yahaan '' from Sharmeelee ( 1971 ), and `` Piya Bina '' from Abhimaan ( 1973 ). She recorded many popular songs for Madan Mohan 's last films, including Dastak ( 1970 ), Heer Raanjha ( 1970 ), Dil Ki Rahen ( 1973 ), Hindustan Ki Kasam ( 1973 ), Hanste Zakhm ( 1973 ), Mausam ( 1975 ) and Laila Majnu ( 1976 ). Lata Mangeshkar 's most notable songs in the 1970s were composed by Laxmikant - Pyarelal ( Laxmi - Pyare ) and Rahul Dev Burman. She recorded several songs composed by Laxmi - Pyare in the 1960s and 1970s, many of them written by the lyricist Anand Bakshi. She also recorded many hit songs with Rahul Dev Burman in the films Amar Prem ( 1972 ), Caravan ( 1971 ), Kati Patang ( 1971 ), and Aandhi ( 1975 ). The two are noted for their songs with the lyricists Majrooh Sultanpuri, Anand Bakshi and Gulzar. In 1973, she won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song `` Beeti Na Bitai '' from the film Parichay, composed by R.D. Burman, and written by Gulzar. In 1974, she sang her only Malayalam song `` Kadali Chenkadali '' for the film Nellu, composed by Salil Chowdhury, and written by Vayalar Ramavarma. In 1975, she again won the national award, this time for the song `` Roothe Roothe Piya '' from the film Kora Kagaz, composed by Kalyanji Anandji. From the 1970s onwards, Lata Mangeshkar has also staged many concerts in India and abroad, including several charity concerts. Her first concert overseas was at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in 1974 and was the first Indian to do so. She also released an album of Mirabai 's bhajans, `` Chala Vaahi Des '', composed by her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Some of the bhajans in the album include `` Saanware Rang Raachi '' and `` Ud Jaa Re Kaaga ''. In the early 1970s, she released other non-film albums, such as her collection of Ghalib ghazals, an album of Marathi folk songs ( koli - geete ), an album of Ganesh aartis ( all composed by her brother Hridaynath ) and an album of `` abhangs '' of Sant Tukaram composed by Shrinivas Khale. In the 1978 Raj Kapoor directed Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Lata Mangeshkar lends her voice to the main theme song `` Satyam Shivam Sundaram '', which was among the chart - toppers of the year. The story of being inspired by Lata Mangeshkar is revealed by Raj Kapoor 's daughter Ritu Nanda in her latest book. I visualised the story of a man falling for a woman with an ordinary countenance but a golden voice and wanted to cast Lata Mangeshkar in the role. The book quotes Raj Kapoor as saying. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, she worked with the children of composers she had earlier worked with. Some of these composers included Rahul Dev Burman ( son of Sachin Dev Burman ), Rajesh Roshan ( son of Roshan ), Anu Malik ( son of Sardar Malik ), and Anand - Milind ( sons of Chitragupt ). She also sang many songs in the Assamese language and had a very good relationship with Dadasaheb Phalke award winner singing legend, the Late Bhupen Hazarika. She sang many songs under his guidance, and in Rudaali the song `` Dil hoom hoom kare '' made the highest record sales that year. 1980s From the 1980s onwards, Lata Mangeshkar worked with music directors including Shiv - Hari in Silsila ( 1981 ), Faasle ( 1985 ), Vijay ( 1988 ) and Chandni ( 1989 ) ; and with Ram Laxman in Ustadi Ustad Se ( 1981 ), Bezubaan ( 1982 ), Woh Jo Hasina ( 1983 ), Ye Kesa Farz ( 1985 ) and Maine Pyar Kiya ( 1989 ), which was a musical hit. She sang for various big projects including Ek duuje ke liye, Silsila, Karz, Prem Rog, Pyar Jhukta Nahi, Ram teri ganga maili, Hero, Nagina, Chandni and Ram Lakhan. Her song `` Zu Zu Zu '' from Sanjog was a chartbuster in 1985. In 1988, Mangeshkar made a comeback to Tamil films with two back - to - back renditions `` Aaraaro Aaraaro '' and `` Valai Osai '' for composer Ilayaraja 's compositions for the films Aanand and Sathya respectively. Laxmikant Pyarelal were the kings when it came to churning out hits. In the 1980s, they had Lata croon their biggest hits -- `` Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho '' in Asha ( 1980 ), `` Tu Kitne Baras Ka '' in Karz ( 1980 ), `` Kitna Aasan Hai '' in Dostana ( 1980 ), `` Hum Ko Bhi Gham '' in Aas Paas ( 1980 ), `` Mere Naseeb Mein '' in Naseeb ( 1980 ), `` Zindagi Ki Na Toote '' in Kranti ( 1981 ), `` Solah Baras Ki '' in Ek Duuje Ke Liye ( 1981 ), `` Ye Galiyan Ye Chaubara '' in Prem Rog ( 1982 ), `` Likhnewale Ne Likh Dale '' in Arpan ( 1983 ), which was once extremely popular on Chitrahar on DD, `` Din Maheene Saal '' in Avtaar ( 1983 ), which revived Rajesh Khanna 's career after an endless series of flops, `` Pyar Karnewale '' and `` Nindiya Se Jagi '' in Hero ( 1983 ), `` Zu Zu Zu '' in Sanjog ( 1985 ), `` Zindagi Har Qadam '' in Meri Jung ( 1985 ), `` Baith Mere Paas '' in Yaadon Ki Kasam ( 1985 ), `` Ungli Mein Anghoti '' in Ram Avtar ( 1988 ) and `` O Ramji Tere Lakhan Ne '' in Ram Lakhan ( 1989 ). Rahul Dev Burman continued to use Lata for melodious compositions. Some of the best Rahul Dev Burman compositions for Lata in these years include `` Aaja Sar - e-Bazaar '' in Alibaba Aur Chalis Chor ( 1980 ), `` Bindiya Tarase '' in Phir Wohi Raat ( 1981 ), `` Thodi Si Zameen '' in Sitara ( 1981 ), `` Kya Yahi Pyar Hai '' in Rocky ( 1981 ), `` Dekho Maine Dekha '' in Love Story ( 1981 ), `` Tune O Rangeele '' in Kudrat ( 1981 ), `` Jaane Kaise Kab '' in Shakti ( 1982 ), `` Jab Hum Jawan Honge '' in Betaab ( 1983 ), which became instantly popular, `` Humein Aur Jeene '' in Agar Tum Na Hote ( 1983 ), `` Tujhse Naraaz Nahin '' in Masoom ( 1983 ), `` Kahin Na Ja '' and `` Jeevan Ke Din '' in Bade Dil Wala ( 1983 ), `` Jaane Kya Baat '' in Sunny ( 1984 ), `` Bhuri Bhuri Aankhon '' in Arjun ( 1985 ), `` Sagar Kinare '' in Sagar ( 1985 ), `` Din Pyar Ke Aayenge '' in Savere Wali Gaadi ( 1986 ). `` Kya Bhala Hai Kya '', `` Khamosh Sa Afsana '' and `` Seeli Hawa Chhoo '' in Libas ( 1988 ). Rajesh Roshan 's collaboration with Dev Anand in Lootmaar and Man Pasand resulted in songs such as `` Paas Ho Tum Magar Qareeb '' and `` Sumansudha Rajni Chandha '' respectively. Lata had duets with Rafi such as `` Mujhe Chhoo Rahi Hain '' in Swayamwar ( 1980 ), `` Kabhi Kabhi Bezubaan '' in Johnny I Love You ( 1982 ), `` Tujh Sang Preet '' in Kaamchor ( 1982 ), `` Angrezi Mein Khete Hai '' in Khud - Daar ( 1982 ), `` Ankhiyo Hi Ankhiyo Mein '' in Nishaan ( 1983 ), `` Dushman Na Kare '' in Aakhir Kyun ? ( 1985 ) and `` Wada Na Tod '' in Dil Tujhko Diya ( 1987 ), later featured in the soundtrack of the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Bappi Lahiri was yet to launch a full - fledged assault on the ears of the listeners with his bizarre compositions for Jitendra - Sridevi - Jaya Prada films from the south and the disco - influenced songs, and composed some really good songs for Lata such as `` Dooriyan Sab Mita Do '' in Saboot ( 1980 ), `` Baithe Baithe Aaj Aayi '' in Patita ( 1980 ), `` Jaane Kyun Mujhe '' in Agreement ( 1980 ), `` Thoda Resham Lagta Hai '' in Jyoti ( 1981 ), `` Dard Ki Ragini '' in Pyaas ( 1982 ), and `` Naino Mein Sapna '' ( duet with Kishore Kumar ) in Himmatwala ( 1983 ). Khayyam also continues work with Lata Mangeshkar during the 80s and gave some big hits such as `` Hazaar Rahein Mud '' ( duet with Kishore Kumar ) in Thodisi Bewafai ( 1980 ), `` Simti Huyi '' from Chambal Ki Kasam ( 1980 ), `` Na Jane Kya Hua '' in Dard ( 1981 ), Nakhuda ( 1981 ) some above average Lata - Nitin Mukesh duets such as `` Tumhari Palkon Ki '', `` Chandni Raat Mein '' in `` Dil - e-Nadaan ( 1982 ), `` Dikhayi Diye '' in Bazaar ( 1982 ), `` Chaand Ke Paas '' in Aye Dil - e-Nadaan ( 1982 ), `` Bhar Lein Tumhe '' and `` Aaja Nindiya Aaja '' from Lorie ( 1984 ) and `` Kiran Kiran Mein Shokhiyan '' in Ek Naya Rishta ( 1988 ). In June 1985, the United Way of Greater Toronto invited Lata Mangeshkar to perform at Maple Leaf Gardens. She filled 12,000 seats, raising $150,000 for the charity. On the request of Anne murray Lata sings her song You Needed Me in the concert. During the 80s, Lata gave some big hits such as `` Sun Sahiba Sun '' in Ram Teri Ganga Meli Hogayi ( 1985 ), ( for Ravindra Jain ), `` Chand Apna Safar '' in Shama ( 1981 ), `` Shayad Meri Shaadi '' and `` Zindagi Pyar Ka '' in Souten ( 1983 ), `` Hum Bhool Gaye Re '' in Souten Ki Beti ( 1989 ) for Usha Khanna, which was probably the biggest hit of her career. Hridaynath Mangeshkar had `` Kale Kale Gehre Saye '' in Chakra ( 1981 ), `` Ye Ankhen Dekh Kar '', which had a slight Khaiyyam touch and `` Kuchh Log Mohabbat Ko '' in Dhanwan ( 1981 ), `` Mujhe Tum Yaad Karna '' in Mashaal ( 1984 ), `` Jaane Do Mujhe '' in Shahenshah ( 1989 ) for Amar - Utpal, `` Sajan Mera Us Paar '' in Ganga Jamuna Saraswati ( 1988 ) and `` Mere Pyar Ki Umar '' in Waaris ( 1989 ) for Uttam Jagdish. 1990s onwards During the 1990s, she recorded with music directors including Anand - Milind, Nadeem - Shravan, Jatin Lalit, Dilip Sen - Sameer Sen, Uttam Singh, Anu Malik, Aadesh Shrivastava and A.R. Rahman. She recorded some non-film songs, including ghazals with Jagjit Singh. She has also sung with S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Udit Narayan, Hariharan, Kumar Sanu, Suresh Wadkar, Mohammed Aziz, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Roop Kumar Rathod, Vinod Rathod, Gurdas Maan and Sonu Nigam. In 1990, Mangeshkar launched her own production house for Hindi movies which produced the Gulzar - directed movie Lekin... She won her third National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her rendition of the song `` Yaara Sili Sili '' from the film, which was composed by her brother Hridaynath. Mangeshkar has sung for almost all the Yash Chopra films and films from his production house Yash Raj Films at that time, including Chandni ( 1989 ), Lamhe ( 1991 ), Darr ( 1993 ), Yeh Dillagi ( 1994 ), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ( 1995 ), Dil To Pagal Hai ( 1997 ) and later on Mohabbatein ( 2000 ), Mujhse Dosti Karoge ! ( 2002 ) and Veer - Zaara ( 2004 ). During 1990, Mangeshkar records with Ram Laxman in Patthar Ke Phool ( 1991 ), 100 Days ( 1991 ), Mehboob Mere Mehboob ( 1992 ), Saatwan Aasman ( 1992 ), I Love You ( 1992 film ) ( 1992 ), Dil Ki Baazi ( 1993 ), Antim Nyay ( 1993 ), The Melody of Love ( 1993 ), The Law ( 1994 ), Hum Aapke Hain Koun... ! ( 1994 ), Megha ( 1996 ), Lav Kush ( 1997 ), Manchala ( 1999 ), and Dulhan Banoo Main Teri ( 1999 ). A.R. Rahman recorded a few songs with Mangeshkar during this period, including `` Jiya Jale '' in ( Dil Se... ), `` Khamoshiyan Gungunane Lagin '' in ( One 2 Ka 4 ), `` Ek Tu Hi Bharosa '' in ( Pukar ), `` Pyaara Sa Gaon '' in ( Zubeidaa ), `` So Gaye Hain '' in ( Zubeidaa ), `` Lukka chuppi '' in ( Rang De Basanti ), `` O Paalanhaare '' in ( Lagaan ) and Laadli in ( Raunaq : Conversation of Music and Poetry ) ). She made an appearance in the film Pukar singing this song. In 1994, Lata Mangeshkar released Shraddanjali - My Tribute To The Immortals. The special feature of the album is that Lata offer her tributes to immortal singers of the time by rendering a few of their songs in her own voice. There are songs of K.L. Saigal, Rafi, Hemant Kumar, Mukesh, Punkaj Mallick, Kishore Kumar, Geeta dutt, Zohrabai, Amirbai, Parul Ghosh and Kanan Devi. Mangeshkar sang both Rahul Dev Burman 's first and last songs. In 1994, she sang the last song ; `` Kuch Na Kaho '' for Rahul Dev Burman in 1942 : A Love Story. In 1999, Lata Eau de Parfum, a perfume brand named after her, was launched. In 1999, Mangeshkar was nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha. However, she did not attend the Rajya Sabha sessions regularly, inviting criticism from several members of the House, including the Deputy Chairperson Najma Heptullah, Pranab Mukherjee and Shabana Azmi. She stated the reason for her absence as ill - health ; it was also reported that she had not taken a salary, allowance or a house in Delhi for being a Member of Parliament. In 2001, Lata Mangeshkar was awarded Bharat Ratna, India 's highest civilian honor. In the same year, she established the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune, managed by the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation ( founded by the Mangeshkar family in October 1989 ). In 2005, she designed a jewellery collection called Swaranjali, which was crafted by Adora, an Indian diamond export company. Five pieces from the collection raised £ 105,000 at a Christie 's auction, and a part of the money was donated for the 2005 Kashmir earthquake relief. Also in 2001, she recorded her first Hindi song with the composer Ilaiyaraaja, for the film Lajja ; she had earlier recorded Tamil and Telugu songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Lata Mangeshkar 's song `` Wada Na Tod '' is in the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ( 2004 ), and on the film 's soundtrack. On 21 June 2007, she released the album Saadgi, featuring eight ghazal - like songs written by Javed Akhtar and composed by Mayuresh Pai. On 12 April 2011, she released another album Sarhadein : Music Beyond Boundaries. The album has a rare duet ; `` Tera Milna Bara Acha Lage '' by Lata Mangeshkar and Mehdi Hasan ( written by Pakistan 's Farhat Shahzad ). The album features Usha Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar, Hariharan, Sonu Nigam, Rekha Bhardwaj and another Pakistani singer, Ghulam Ali. After 14 years, Lata Mangeshkar recorded a song for composer Nadeem - Shravan ; `` Kese Piya Sai Mein Kaho '' for Bewafaa ( 2005 ). After `` Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahan Par '' for Page 3 ( 2005 ) and `` Daata Sun Le '' for Jail ( 2009 ), Shamir Tandon once again recorded a song with Lata Mangeshkar ; `` Tere Hasne Sai Mujheko '' for the film Satrangee Parachute ( 2011 ). After a hiatus, Lata Mangeshkar is back in playback singing and recorded a song `` Jeena kya hai, jaana maine '' for the sequel of Kapil Sharma 's queer love story Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyun at her own studio. On 28 November 2012, Lata Mangeshkar launched her own music label, LM Music, with an album of bhajans, Swami Samarth Maha Mantra, composed by Mayuresh Pai. She sang with younger sister Usha on the album. In 2014, she recorded Shurodhwani ( Bengali songs, including poetry by Salil Chowdhury ), also composed by Pai. Overall collaboration From the 1940s to the 1970s, Mangeshkar sang duets with Asha Bhosle, Suraiya, Usha Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, and Mahendra Kapoor. In 1964, she sang `` Chanda Se Hoga '' with P.B. Sreenivas from Main Bhi Ladki Hoon. Mukesh died in 1976. The 1980s saw the deaths of Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar. Mangeshkar 's last duets with Kishore Kumar were during the 1980s ; she continued to sing with Shabbir Kumar, Shailendra Singh, Nitin Mukesh ( Mukesh 's son ), Manhar Udhas, Amit Kumar ( Kishore Kumar 's son ), Mohammed Aziz, Vinod Rathod, and S.P. Balasubrahmanyam. In the 1990s, Mangeshkar began singing duets with Pankaj Udhas, Mohammed Aziz, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, and Suresh Wadkar. Her most notable work of the 90s was Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge with songs such as `` Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye '', `` Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To Pyaar Sajna '', `` Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Janam Sanam '', and `` Mehdni Laga Ke Rakhna ''. In the 2000s, Mangeshkar 's duets were mainly with Udit Narayan and Sonu Nigam. 2005 - 06 were the years of her last well - known songs : `` Kaise Piya Se '' from Bewafa and `` Shayad Yehi To Pyaar Hai '' from Lucky : No Time For Love, with Adnan Sami and `` Lukka Chhupi '' in Rang De Basanti ( 2006 film ) with A.R. Rahman. She sang `` Ek Tu Hi Bharosa '' from Pukar. Other notable songs of this decade were from Veer - Zaara, sung with Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Jagjit Singh, Roop Kumar Rathod, and Gurdas Mann. One of her latest songs was `` Jeena Hai Kya '' from Dunno Y2 ( 2014 ). Non-singing career Music direction Lata Mangeshkar composed music for the first time in 1955 for the Marathi movie Ram Ram Pavhane. Later in the 1960s, she composed music for following Marathi movies under the pseudonym of Anand Ghan. 1960 - Ram Ram Pavhana 1963 - Maratha Tituka Melvava 1963 - Mohityanchi Manjula 1965 - Sadhi Manase 1969 - Tambadi Mati She won Maharashtra State Government 's Best Music Director Award for the film Sadhi Manase. The song `` Airanichya Deva Tula '' from the same film received best song award. Production Lata Mangeshkar has produced four films : 1953 - Vaadal ( Marathi ) 1953 - Jhaanjhar ( Hindi ), co-produced with C. Ramchandra 1955 - Kanchan ( Hindi ) 1990 - Lekin... ( Hindi ) Awards and recognitions Main article : List of awards received by Lata Mangeshkar Mangeshkar at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards announcement in 2013 Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honours, including Bharat Ratna ( India 's Highest Civilian Award ), Padma Bhushan ( 1969 ), Padma Vibhushan ( 1999 ), Dadasaheb Phalke Award ( 1989 ), Maharashtra Bhushan Award ( 1997 ), NTR National Award ( 1999 ), Bharat Ratna ( 2001 ), ANR National Award ( 2009 ), three National Film Awards and 12 Bengal Film Journalists ' Association Awards. She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. In 1984, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award in honour of Lata Mangeshkar. The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Lata Mangeshkar Award in 1992. Guinness controversy In 1974, The Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in the 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 Lata Mangeshkar 's name for the `` Most Recordings '', but also stated Rafi 's claim. The later editions of Guinness Book stated that Lata Mangeshkar 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 -- 1974 ) was disputed and claimed to have been exaggerated by several others, stating that the number of songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar in Hindi films till 1991 was found to be 5025. Mangeshkar herself has stated that she does not keep a record of the number of songs recorded by her, 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 Bhosle 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 ''. 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Harper Collins / Indus. ISBN 978 - 81 - 7223 - 170 - 5... A collection of articles written by Lata Mangeshkar since 1952. Nerurkar, Vishwas. Lata Mangeshkar Gandhar Swaryatra ( 1945 - 1989 ) ( in Hindi ). Mumbai : Vasanti P. Nerukar... Bichhu, Mandar V. ( 1996 ). Gaaye Lata, Gaaye Lata ( in Hindi ). Sharjah : Pallavi Prakashan. ISBN 978 - 81 - 7223 - 170 - 5... A collection of articles written by Lata Mangeshkar since 1952. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lata Mangeshkar. Lata Mangeshkar on IMDb Lata Mangeshkar Singles `` Aa Jaane Jaan '' ( 1969 ) `` Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo '' ( 1963 ) `` Buddha Mil Gaya '' ( 1964 ) `` Chadti Jawani Meri Chaal Mastani '' ( 1971 ) `` Didi Tera Devar Deewana '' ( 1994 ) `` Dil To Hai Dil '' ( 1978 ) `` Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein '' ( 1976 ) `` Kesariya Balam '' `` Kuchh Na Kaho '' `` Main Naahin Maakhan Khaayo '' `` Mile Sur Mera Tumhara '' `` Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya '' ( 1960 ) `` Saagara Pran Talamalala '' People Deenanath Mangeshkar ( father ) Hridaynath Mangeshkar ( brother ) Meena Khadikar ( sister ) Asha Bhosle ( sister ) Usha Mangeshkar ( sister ) Other List of songs by Lata Mangeshkar Mangeshkar Family 1st generation Deenanath Mangeshkar 2nd generation Lata Mangeshkar Asha Bhosle Usha Mangeshkar Meena Khadikar Hridaynath Mangeshkar 3rd generation Hemant Bhosle Varsha Bhosle Anand Bhosle Aadinath Mangeshkar Vaijnath Mangeshkar Radha Mangeshkar Yogesh Khadikar 4th generation Chaitanya Bhosle Awards for Lata Mangeshkar Bharat Ratna laureates 1954 -- 1960 C. 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Venkatakrishna Iyer Sumitranandan Pant Svetoslav Roerich Bhagwan Sahay Bindeshwari Prasad Verma Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia 1962 Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar Prem Chandra Dhanda Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Daulat Singh Kothari Mithan Jamshed Lam Sisir Kumar Mitra Tarabai Modak Niaz Fatehpuri Narayan Sitaram Phadke V. Raghavan Dukhan Ram T.S. Soundram Mahankali Seetharama Rao Moturi Satyanarayana Sitaram Seksaria Tarlok Singh 1963 Makhanlal Chaturvedi Omeo Kumar Das Nitish Chandra Laharry Badri Nath Prasad Kanuri Lakshmana Rao Rahul Sankrityayan T.R. Seshadri Sardar Harnarain Singh Ramkumar Verma 1964 Sheikh Abdullah Nuruddin Ahmed Rafiuddin Ahmed Jacob Chandy Kunji Lal Dubey Tushar Kanti Ghosh Dara Nusserwanji Khurody Anukul Chandra Mukherjee Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee R.K. Narayan Chintaman Govind Pandit Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel Bal Gandharva T.N. Ramachandran Khushwant Lal Wig 1965 Joginder Singh Dhillon Bhalchandra Babaji Dikshit Narasinh Narayan Godbole Nawang Gombu Sonam Gyatso Kashmir Singh Katoch Akbar Ali Khan S.L. Kirloskar Mohan Singh Kohli Pratap Chandra Lal Mohammad Mujeeb Jayant Narlikar Ramaswamy Rajaram K.R. Ramanathan Satyajit Ray Triguna Sen Harbaksh Singh Vrindavan Lal Verma Manikya Lal Verma 1966 Puliyur Krishnaswamy Duraiswami Verghese Kurien Zubin Mehta K.P. Kesava Menon Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai K. Shankar Pillai Vikram Sarabhai Vinayak Sitaram Sarwate Homi Sethna Jodh Singh Haribhau Upadhyaya 1967 Mulk Raj Anand Tara Cherian Krishna Kanta Handique Akshay Kumar Jain Pupul Jayakar Ali Akbar Khan D.P. Kohli Ramanathan Krishnan C.K. Lakshmanan S.I. Padmavati D.C. Pavate Datto Vaman Potdar B. Shiva Rao Khwaja Ghulam Saiyidain Mihir Sen Ravi Shankar M.L. Vasanthakumari 1968 Acharya Vishva Bandhu Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar Mary Clubwala Jadhav K. Shivaram Karanth Bismillah Khan Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar Sam Manekshaw Mansukhlal Atmaram Master M.G.K. Menon Waman Bapuji Metre Gujarmal Modi Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi Benjamin Peary Pal Brahm Prakash Manikonda Chalapathi Rau C.R. Rao Radhanath Rath Mariadas Ruthnaswamy Firaq Gorakhpuri Shripad Damodar Satwalekar G. Sankara Kurup Periyasaamy Thooran Mamidipudi Venkatarangayya 1969 Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay Rahim - ud - in Khan Dagar Mohanlal Lallubhai Dantwala Keshavrao Krishnarao Datey Keshav Prasad Goenka Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Vithalbhai Jhaveri Prithviraj Kapoor Kesarbai Kerkar Krishna Kripalani Adinath Lahiri Gobind Behari Lal Kasturbhai Lalbhai Lata Mangeshkar V.K. Narayana Menon Saghar Nizami Nanasaheb Parulekar Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar Vitthal Laxman Phadke Raja Rao Niharranjan Ray Prafulla Kumar Sen Haroon Khan Sherwani Naval Tata S.S. Vasan # Posthumous conferral 1954 -- 1959 1960 -- 1969 1970 -- 1979 1980 -- 1989 1990 -- 1999 2000 -- 2009 2010 -- 2019 Dadasaheb Phalke Award 1969 -- 1980 Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich ( 1969 ) B.N. Sircar ( 1970 ) Prithviraj Kapoor ( 1971 ) Pankaj Mullick ( 1972 ) Ruby Myers ( 1973 ) Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy ( 1974 ) Dhirendranath Ganguly ( 1975 ) Kanan Devi ( 1976 ) Nitin Bose ( 1977 ) Rai Chand Boral ( 1978 ) Sohrab Modi ( 1979 ) Paidi Jairaj ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 2000 Naushad ( 1981 ) L.V. Prasad ( 1982 ) Durga Khote ( 1983 ) Satyajit Ray ( 1984 ) V. Shantaram ( 1985 ) B. Nagi Reddy ( 1986 ) Raj Kapoor ( 1987 ) Ashok Kumar ( 1988 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( 1989 ) Akkineni Nageswara Rao ( 1990 ) Bhalji Pendharkar ( 1991 ) Bhupen Hazarika ( 1992 ) Majrooh Sultanpuri ( 1993 ) Dilip Kumar ( 1994 ) Rajkumar ( 1995 ) Sivaji Ganesan ( 1996 ) Pradeep ( 1997 ) B.R. Chopra ( 1998 ) Hrishikesh Mukherjee ( 1999 ) Asha Bhosle ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Yash Chopra ( 2001 ) Dev Anand ( 2002 ) Mrinal Sen ( 2003 ) Adoor Gopalakrishnan ( 2004 ) Shyam Benegal ( 2005 ) Tapan Sinha ( 2006 ) Manna Dey ( 2007 ) V.K. Murthy ( 2008 ) D. Ramanaidu ( 2009 ) K. Balachander ( 2010 ) Soumitra Chatterjee ( 2011 ) Pran ( 2012 ) Gulzar ( 2013 ) Shashi Kapoor ( 2014 ) Manoj Kumar ( 2015 ) Kasinathuni Viswanath ( 2016 ) National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer 1968 -- 1980 P. Susheela ( 1968 ) K.B. Sundarambal ( 1969 ) Sandhya Mukherjee ( 1970 ) P. Susheela ( 1971 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( 1972 ) No Award ( 1973 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( 1974 ) Vani Jairam ( 1975 ) P. Susheela ( 1976 ) S. Janaki ( 1977 ) Chhaya Ganguly ( 1978 ) Vani Jairam ( 1979 ) S. Janaki ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 2000 Asha Bhosle ( 1981 ) P. Susheela ( 1982 ) P. Susheela ( 1983 ) S. Janaki ( 1984 ) K.S. Chithra ( 1985 ) K.S. Chithra ( 1986 ) Asha Bhosle ( 1987 ) K.S. Chithra ( 1988 ) Anuradha Paudwal ( 1989 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( 1990 ) Vani Jairam ( 1991 ) S. Janaki ( 1992 ) Alka Yagnik ( 1993 ) Swarnalatha ( 1994 ) Anjali Marathe ( 1995 ) K.S. Chithra ( 1996 ) K.S. Chithra ( 1997 ) Alka Yagnik ( 1998 ) Jayshree Dasgupta ( 1999 ) Bhavatharini Ilaiyaraaja ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Sadhana Sargam ( 2001 ) Shreya Ghoshal ( 2002 ) Tarali Sarma ( 2003 ) K.S. Chithra ( 2004 ) Shreya Ghoshal ( 2005 ) Arati Ankalikar - Tikekar ( 2006 ) Shreya Ghoshal ( 2007 ) Shreya Ghoshal ( 2008 ) Nilanjana Sarkar ( 2009 ) Rekha Bhardwaj ( 2010 ) Roopa Ganguly ( 2011 ) Arati Ankalikar - Tikekar ( 2012 ) Bela Shende ( 2013 ) Uthara Unnikrishnan ( 2014 ) Monali Thakur ( 2015 ) Iman Chakraborty ( 2016 ) Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer 1959 -- 1980 Lata Mangeshkar ( 1959 ) No Award ( 1960, 1961, 1962 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( 1963 ) No Award ( 1964, 1965 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( 1966 ) No Award ( 1967 ) Asha Bhosle ( 1968 ) Asha Bhosle ( 1969 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( 1970 ) Sharda ( 1971 ) Asha Bhosle ( 1972 ) Asha Bhosle ( 1973 ) Asha Bhosle ( 1974 ) Asha Bhosle ( 1975 ) Sulakshana Pandit ( 1976 ) Hemlata ( 1977 ) Preeti Sagar ( 1978 ) Asha Bhosle ( 1979 ) Vani Jairam ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 2000 Nazia Hassan ( 1981 ) Parveen Sultana ( 1982 ) Salma Agha ( 1983 ) Aarti Mukherji ( 1984 ) Anupama Deshpande ( 1985 ) Anuradha Paudwal ( 1986 ) No Award ( 1987, 1988 ) Alka Yagnik ( 1989 ) Sapna Mukherjee ( 1990 ) Anuradha Paudwal ( 1991 ) Anuradha Paudwal ( 1992 ) Anuradha Paudwal ( 1993 ) Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun ( 1994 ) Kavita Krishnamurthy ( 1995 ) Kavita Krishnamurthy ( 1996 ) Kavita Krishnamurthy ( 1997 ) Alka Yagnik ( 1998 ) Jaspinder Narula ( 1999 ) Alka Yagnik ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Alka Yagnik ( 2001 ) Alka Yagnik ( 2002 ) Kavita Krishnamurthy and Shreya Ghoshal ( 2003 ) Shreya Ghoshal ( 2004 ) Alka Yagnik ( 2005 ) Alisha Chinai ( 2006 ) Sunidhi Chauhan ( 2007 ) Shreya Ghoshal ( 2008 ) Shreya Ghoshal ( 2009 ) Kavita Seth and Rekha Bhardwaj ( 2010 ) Mamta Sharma and Sunidhi Chauhan ( 2011 ) Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup ( 2012 ) Shalmali Kholgade ( 2013 ) Monali Thakur ( 2014 ) Kanika Kapoor ( 2015 ) Shreya Ghoshal ( 2016 ) Neha Bhasin ( 2017 ) Filmfare Award for Lifetime Achievement Amitabh Bachchan ( 1991 ) Dev Anand ( 1992 ) Dilip Kumar ( 1993 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( 1994 ) Shammi Kapoor & Waheeda Rehman ( 1995 ) Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt & Vyjayanthimala ( 1996 ) Dharmendra, Mumtaz & Pran ( 1997 ) Sharmila Tagore ( 1998 ) Manoj Kumar & Helen ( 1999 ) Vinod Khanna & Hema Malini ( 2000 ) Feroz Khan & Asha Bhosle ( 2001 ) Gulzar & Asha Parekh ( 2002 ) Jeetendra ( 2003 ) Sulochana Latkar, Nirupa Roy & B.R. Chopra ( 2004 ) Rajesh Khanna ( 2005 ) Shabana Azmi ( 2006 ) Javed Akhtar & Jaya Bachchan ( 2007 ) Rishi Kapoor ( 2008 ) Bhanu Athaiya & Om Puri ( 2009 ) Shashi Kapoor & Khayyam ( 2010 ) Manna Dey ( 2011 ) Pyarelal & Aruna Irani ( 2012 ) Yash Chopra ( 2013 ) Tanuja ( 2014 ) Kamini Kaushal ( 2015 ) Moushumi Chatterjee ( 2016 ) Shatrughan Sinha ( 2017 ) Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows 1954 -- 1960 Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar ( 1954 ) Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer ( 1954 ) Prithviraj Kapoor ( 1954 ) Anjanibai Malpekar ( 1958 ) 1961 -- 1980 Gopeshwar Banerjee ( 1962 ) D. Annaswami Bhagavathar ( 1962 ) Uday Shankar ( 1962 ) Papanasam Sivan ( 1962 ) Swami Prajnanananda ( 1963 ) Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar ( 1963 ) Pichu Sambamoorthi ( 1963 ) Mama Warerkar ( 1963 ) T.L. Venkatarama Aiyar ( 1964 ) C. Saraswathi Bai ( 1964 ) Birendra Kishore Roy Choudhury ( 1964 ) B.R. Deodhar ( 1964 ) V. Raghavan ( 1964 ) P.V. Rajamannar ( 1964 ) Vinayak Narayan Patwardhan ( 1965 ) Ganesh Hari Ranade ( 1965 ) Dilipkumar Roy ( 1965 ) Jaideva Singh ( 1965 ) D.G. Vyas ( 1965 ) Ashutosh Bhattacharya ( 1966 ) E. Krishna Iyer ( 1966 ) Sombhu Mitra ( 1966 ) Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar ( 1966 ) Ebrahim Alkazi ( 1967 ) Rukmini Devi Arundale ( 1967 ) Musiri Subramania Iyer ( 1967 ) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan ( 1967 ) P.K. Kunju Kurup ( 1967 ) Shambhu Maharaj ( 1967 ) V. Satyanarayana Sarma ( 1967 ) Adya Rangacharya ' Shriranga ' ( 1967 ) Kali Charan Patnaik ( 1968 ) K.C.D. Brahaspati ( 1970 ) Kapila Vatsyayan ( 1970 ) Dilip Chandra Vedi ( 1970 ) Tarapada Chakraborty ( 1972 ) Krishnarao Phulambrikar ( 1972 ) Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma ( 1972 ) K. Shivaram Karanth ( 1973 ) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay ( 1974 ) Jnan Prakash Ghosh ( 1974 ) M.S. Subbulakshmi ( 1974 ) T. Balasaraswati ( 1975 ) Zubin Mehta ( 1975 ) Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh ( 1975 ) Ravi Shankar ( 1975 ) Embar S. Vijayaraghavachariar ( 1975 ) Santidev Ghosh ( 1976 ) Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer ( 1976 ) Hirjibhai Rustomji Doctor ( 1977 ) Tinuvengadu Subramania Pillai ( 1978 ) B. Puttaswamayya ( 1978 ) P.L. Deshpande ( 1979 ) D.T. Joshi ( 1979 ) Sumati Mutatkar ( 1979 ) T.P. Kuppiah Pillai ( 1979 ) V.K. Narayana Menon ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 2000 Mani Madhava Chakyar ( 1982 ) Mallikarjun Mansur ( 1982 ) M. Kirupanandawari ( 1984 ) Chandravadan Mehta ( 1984 ) Siyaram Tiwari ( 1984 ) V.V. Swarna Venkatesa Deekshithar ( 1986 ) Komal Kothari ( 1986 ) S. Ramanathan ( 1986 ) Satyajit Ray ( 1986 ) Lata Mangeshkar ( 1989 ) Utpal Dutt ( 1990 ) Ram Gopal ( 1990 ) Alain Daniélou ( 1991 ) Kelucharan Mohapatra ( 1991 ) T.S. Parthasarathy ( 1991 ) Ali Akbar Khan ( 1992 ) D.K. Pattammal ( 1992 ) Prem Lata Sharma ( 1992 ) Girish Karnad ( 1993 ) Mrinalini Sarabhai ( 1993 ) Bismillah Khan ( 1994 ) Yehudi Menuhin ( 1994 ) Maheswar Neog ( 1994 ) Vilayat Khan ( 1995 ) Ammannur Madhava Chakyar ( 1996 ) Gangubai Hangal ( 1996 ) Habib Tanvir ( 1996 ) Badal Sarkar ( 1997 ) Bhimsen Joshi ( 1998 ) Birju Maharaj ( 1998 ) K.P. Kittappa Pillai ( 1998 ) Vijay Tendulkar ( 1998 ) 2001 -- present M. Balamuralikrishna ( 2001 ) B.V. Karanth ( 2001 ) Vempati Chinna Satyam ( 2001 ) Shanno Khurana ( 2002 ) Kavalam Narayana Panicker ( 2002 ) Chandralekha ( 2004 ) Annapurna Devi ( 2004 ) Bindhyabasini Devi ( 2004 ) Ramankutty Nair ( 2004 ) Zohra Sehgal ( 2004 ) Tapas Sen ( 2004 ) Rohini Bhate ( 2006 ) T.N. Krishnan ( 2006 ) Kishan Maharaj ( 2006 ) Gursharan Singh ( 2006 ) N. Khelchandra Singh ( 2006 ) Sushil Kumar Saxena ( 2007 ) Khaled Choudhury ( 2008 ) Sitara Devi ( 2008 ) Bhupen Hazarika ( 2008 ) R.C. Mehta ( 2008 ) Kishori Amonkar ( 2009 ) Jasraj ( 2009 ) Lalgudi Jayaraman ( 2009 ) Yamini Krishnamurthy ( 2009 ) Shriram Lagoo ( 2009 ) Kamlesh Dutt Tripathi ( 2009 ) Girija Devi ( 2010 ) T.K. Murthy ( 2010 ) Nataraja Ramakrishna ( 2010 ) M. Chandrasekaran ( 2011 ) Hariprasad Chaurasia ( 2011 ) Kalamandalam Gopi ( 2011 ) Chandrashekhara Kambara ( 2011 ) Heisnam Kanhailal ( 2011 ) Mukund Lath ( 2011 ) Shivkumar Sharma ( 2011 ) Rajkumar Singhajit Singh ( 2011 ) Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman ( 2011 ) Padma Subrahmanyam ( 2011 ) N. Rajam ( 2012 ) Ratan Thiyam ( 2012 ) T.H. Vinayakram ( 2012 ) Mahesh Elkunchwar ( 2013 ) Kanak Rele ( 2013 ) R. Sathyanarayana ( 2013 ) Tulsidas Borkar ( 2014 ) S.R. Janakiraman ( 2014 ) Vijay Kumar Kichlu ( 2014 ) M.S. Sathyu ( 2014 ) C.V. Chandrasekhar ( 2015 ) Naat Khawans Shamshad Begum Mubarak Begum Muhammad Rafi Lata Mangeshkar Junaid Jamshed Muhammad Farooq Mushtaq Qadri Naeem Hashmi Mehdi Hassan Siddiq Ismail Zubaida Khanum Saleem Raza ( Pakistani singer ) Muzaffar Warsi Iqbal Bahu Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi Abdul Rauf Rufi Syed Fasihuddin Soharwardy Khurshid Ahmad Tasleem Ahmed Sabri Portal : Islam VIAF : 15578255 LCCN : n89204009 ISNI : 0000 0000 8095 5165 GND : 119348632 SUDOC : 080879896 BNF : cb139215454 ( data ) MusicBrainz : aeb71bd8 - 447d - 4415 - 8ea1 - 2b7d664f67e1 NLA : 41120438 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lata_Mangeshkar&oldid=814595727 '' Categories : 1929 births Indian female singers Indian female film singers Recipients of the Bharat Ratna Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in arts Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts Légion d'honneur recipients Living people Bollywood playback singers Marathi people People of Goan descent Tamil playback singers Musicians from Indore Marathi playback singers Telugu playback singers Kannada playback singers Hindi - language singers Marathi - language singers Nepali - language singers Bengali - language singers Gujarati - language singers Tamil - language singers Punjabi - language singers English - language singers of India Naat Khawans Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipients Recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award Malayalam playback singers Bhojpuri cinema Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship 20th - century Indian singers Indian female classical singers 20th - century Indian women artists Women artists from Madhya Pradesh Singers from Madhya Pradesh Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Uses editors parameter All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from February 2016 Subscription required using via Pages containing links to subscription - only content Articles with dead external links from November 2016 Articles with dead external links from January 2016 CS1 Hindi - language sources ( hi ) Use Indian English from June 2015 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Use dmy dates from March 2013 Articles with hCards Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2014 Articles with unsourced statements from August 2016 CS1 Marathi - language sources ( mr ) Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with NLA identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Afrikaans অসমীয়া বাংলা भोजपुरी Català Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français ગુજરાતી Հայերեն हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Italiano ಕನ್ನಡ ქართული Lietuvių मैथिली Malagasy മലയാളം मराठी Nederlands नेपाली 日本 語 Norsk ଓଡ଼ିଆ Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پنجابی پښتو Polski Português Русский संस्कृतम् සිංහල Suomi Svenska தமிழ் తెలుగు ไทย Українська اردو Vepsän kel ' 中文 डोटेली Edit links This page was last edited on 9 December 2017, at 19 : 52. 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Question: famous indian playback singer. one of the best known and respected playback singers
Answer: Lata Mangeshkar