Her fallouts to last song: 9 interesting facts about Lata Mangeshkar
On the occasion of Lata Mangeshkar’s birth anniversary, here’re 9 lesser known facts about the Melody Queen
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Lata Mangeshkar was named Hema at the time of birth but was later renamed after a female character, Latika, in one of her father's plays, Bhav Bandhan.
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She started her singing career at the age of 13 in 1942.
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Her first song ‘Naachu Yaa Gade, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhaari’ was recorded for a Marathi film in 1942. But unfortunately, the song was removed from the final cut.
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Her last two recorded music include a ‘Gayatri Mantra’ - which she sang for the wedding of Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani wedding - and a song ‘Saugandh Mujhe Is Mitti Ki’ - which was a tribute to the Indian Army.
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Lata Mangeshkar remained unmarried all her life. Several reports say her alleged love story with late BCCI chief and Maharaja Raj Singh of Dungarpur royal state was reason behind her decision.
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Lata Mangeshkar was a die-hard cricket fan and performed at a fundraising concert for free for the 1983 World Cup winning Indian team. As a sign of gratitude, BCCI used to reserve 2 VIP seats in every international match for her.
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Lata Mangeshkar considered Dilip Kumar her elder brother. However, there was a period of 13 years when they didn’t speak as the actor had said “the Urdu of Marathis is like dal and rice”.
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In the late 1950s, Lata Mangeshkar had a temporary fall-out with SD Burman and they didn’t work together for 4-5 years.
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In the beginning of 1960, differences over royalties led to Lata Mangeshkar falling out with Mohammed Rafi and they stopped singing together for nearly three years.