Lata Mangeshkar birthday special: Her five mesmerizing melodies
Queen of Melody , Voice of the Nation, Voice of the Millennium and Nightingale of India, so many names and only person comes to mind- Lata Mangeshkar. Indians have drawn comfort and wept their hearts out in equal measure for over six decades in her golden voice. She may be a singer of the 90’s but her songs are such that even the millenials can’t stop humming them.She is the only popular Indian singer to be awarded the highest civilian honour of the land, the Bharat Ratna. She has also received Dadasaheb Phalke Award, France’s highest civilian award (Officer of the Legion of Honour), three National Awards and several Filmfare awards.
Short listing 5 best tracks from her innumerable songs is like asking a girl to choose one lehenga from a huge collection of lehengas by Sabyasachi Mukherjee or Manish Malhotra! It’s so difficult!
Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Ye
Her voice is as blissful and soulful as the composition by the dynamic duo Shankar-Jaikishan.
Tujhse Naraz Nahi Zindagi
Even as millenials, we know every word and every line of this song.
Lagg Jaa Gale
The only words which can describe this song are ‘mesmerizingly beautiful’
Baahon Mein Chale Aao
It is Lata Mangeshkar’s voice which has added intimacy to this song and made it a favourite of the masses.
Yaara Seeli Seeli
Lata Mangeshkar bagged that year’s National Award for Best Female Playback Singer for this song.
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