Happy Birthday Lata Mangeshkar: The Queen of Melody

The Queen of Melody, Lata Mangeshkar was 13 when she made her singing debut in a Marathi movie, Kiti Hasaal back in 1942. Rewarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the voice of the nation has recorded over thousands of Hindi and sung in around thirty-six regional Indian language and foreign language songs. Born and brought up in Indore, Mangeshkar is one of best known singers of India in the world. 

Her last recorded song was in 2015, in an Indo-Pak gay love story. From 1942 to 2015, that’s a record-shattering 73 years of continuous playback and only Mangeshkar, the high priestess of Bollywood singing, could have managed that momentous feat.As the voice of the millennium turns 88 today, here’s the list of best songs!

#1. Yeh Galiyan Yeh Chaubarea Yaha Aana Naa Dobara: Prem Rog

#2. Naino Mein Sapna: Himmatvala

#3. Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo

#4. Dafli Wale Dafli Baja: Sargam

#5. Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya: Mughal-E-Azam

#6. Chanda Hai Tu Mera Suraj Hai Tu: Aradhana

#7. Solah Baras Ki Baali Umar: Ek Duje Ke Liye

#8. O Palan Hare Nirgun Avatare: Lagaan

#9. Didi Tera Devar Deewana: Hum Aapke Hain Koun!

Lata Mangeshkar