Mumbai: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar died of Covid-19 related complications at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. She was 92 years old.
She was undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. Lata Mangeshkar was suffering from pneumonia. She showed a slight improvement in her health but was again shifted to a ventilator and ICU as her condition deteriorated. She breathed her last on Sunday morning.
Lata Mangeshkar’s musical gems need no introduction. She has sung in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and other regional languages. She has been honoured with the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award as well as several National and Filmfare Awards. Lata Mangeshkar’s last complete album was for the 2004 Bollywood release Veer-Zaara.
Lata Mangeshkar began singing to support her family after the death of her father Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar 1942. He was a classical singer and theatre actor. In Bollywood, Lata Mangeshkar got her first major break with the song Dil Mera Toda from the 1948 film Majboor. However, her song Aayega Aanewaala from the movie Mahal (1949) became her first major hit.She has started her career in 1942 and in 1974 Lata made her way to the Guinness World Records List who was listed as the most recorded artiste in the history of playback singing. Lata ji has also been awarded the highest civilian award, The Bharat Ratna.
From Lag Jaa Gale, Ajeeb Dastan, Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya to Kabhi Kabhi, these songs are not only sheer magic to your ears but can be listened on loop. No matter how old we grow, the essence of these songs will never fade away from the hearts of her fans, be it our grandfather and parents generation or the gen-next audience, Lata Mangeskar’s songs will never grow old.