Lata Mangeshkar was one of India's most well-known and acclaimed playback singers with a career spanning seven decades. She recorded more than a thousand Hindi film songs and has performed in 36 Indian and foreign languages, with a focus on Marathi and Hindi.
As a tribute to the Nightingale of India, we have compiled a list of her most soulful songs.
'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon' is a heart-wrenching song that has stood the test of time and continues to inspire the same sense of love for the country. Lata Mangeshkar had sung the song in front of then PM Jawaharlal Nehru in 1963 as a tribute for Indian soldiers who died in the Sino-India War.
'Lag Jaa Gale' from the suspense-thriller 'Woh Kaun Thi' is a masterpiece featuring Manoj Kumar and Sadhana. In an interview in 2016, Lata Mangeshkar listed it as one of her top six favourite songs.
'Piya Tose Naina Lage' from the movie ‘Guide’ is one for the romantic hearts. Filmed on the ever elegant Waheeda Rahman, this song is as timeless as her.
'Hothon Mein Aisi Baat’ is a duet featuring Bhupinder Singh and Lata Mangeshkar. The song was a remarkable achievement at the time because of the way it was recorded and shot. The movie 'Jewel Thief' was one of the finest thrillers in Bollywood.
Sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, ‘Kora Kaagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera’ from the Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna starrer ‘Aaradhana’, perfectly encapsulates the emptiness of a lonely heart.
Lata Mangeshkar’s beautiful voice and Meena Kumari’s graceful dance in this song from ‘Pakeezah’ captured hearts across the country.
Lata Mangeshkar has enriched our music, our films, and our lives and even though she has passed on, her voice will continue to fill our hearts.
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