Lata Mangeshkar - 1970s: Lata is ageless diva - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Lata Mangeshkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Lata Mangeshkar - 1970s: Lata Is Ageless Diva
In her 40s, Lata was still the first choice of composers to sing for damsels in their 20s. 1971 saw release of much delayed movie Pakeeza...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lata Mangeshkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Lata Mangeshkar - 1960s: Lata Is The Playback Queen
Lata's playback songs for Madhubala - Mohe panghat and Jab pyaar kiya to darna kya from the movie Mughal-e-Azam (1960) -- became huge hit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lata Mangeshkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Lata Mangeshkar - Singing Style
Lata's mastery over pitch and scale is considered amazing. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan once said about Lata that "she never sings off-key." Lyri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lata Mangeshkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Lata Mangeshkar - Lata The Person
More than her magical voice, it was Lata's humility that made her a favorite singer of all the composers, lyricists, actors and producers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lata Mangeshkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Lata Mangeshkar - 1990s
By 1990, many of Lata's fans saw her as a living legend. She was the idol of many Indian girls, who were inspired to become singers thems...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lata Mangeshkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Lata Mangeshkar - 1980s: Lata Gets Selective
In 1980s, Lata voluntarily cut down on her singing to allow new younger talent to come up. In 1982, Lata once again worked with Khayyam f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lata Mangeshkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Lata Mangeshkar - 1940s: Early Years In Bollywood
Lata Mangeshkar's first cinematic song was for the film Kiti Hasaal (1942), produced by Vasant Joglekar. However, her father disliked the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lata Mangeshkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Lata Mangeshkar - 1950s: Popularity On The Rise
The 1950s saw Lata become the favorite singer of composers like Shankar Jaikishan, Sachin Dev Burman, C. Ramchandra, Madan Mohan, Hemant ...   » Read the article