Lata Mangeshkar Bharat ki sabse mahaan playback singers me se ek mani jati hain. Unhe “Swar Kokila” aur “Nightingale of India” ke naam se bhi jana jata tha. Apni surili awaaz aur behtareen singing talent ki wajah se unhone lagbhag 7 dashakon tak Indian music industry par apni alag pehchan banaye rakhi. Unhone Hindi ke alawa Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bhojpuri aur kai anya bhashao me bhi hazaron gaane gaaye.
Lata Mangeshkar ka janm 28 September 1929 ko Indore, Madhya Pradesh me hua tha. Unke pita Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar ek prasiddh classical singer aur theatre artist the, jabki unki mata ka naam Shevanti (Shudhamati) Mangeshkar tha. Bachpan se hi Lata ji ka rujhan music ki taraf tha aur unhone apne pita se hi classical music ki training leni shuru kar di thi.
Aaj bhi unki awaaz croreon music lovers ke dilon me zinda hai aur unke gaane har generation ke log pasand karte hain.
Bachpan, Education aur Career ki Shuruaat
Jab Lata Mangeshkar sirf 13 saal ki thi tab unke pita ka dehant ho gaya. Iske baad poore parivaar ki zimmedari unke kandhon par aa gayi. Apne bhai-behno ki dekhbhal ke liye unhone filmon me acting aur singing dono shuru ki.
Career ke shuruaati dino me unhe kaafi sangharsh karna pada. Kai music directors ka maanna tha ki unki awaaz bahut patli hai aur us daur ki heroines ke liye suitable nahi hai. Lekin Lata ji ne kabhi himmat nahi haari aur lagataar mehnat karti rahi.
Unki zindagi ka sabse bada turning point 1949 me aaya jab film “Mahal” ka gaana “Aayega Aanewala” release hua. Ye gaana superhit sabit hua aur iske baad Lata Mangeshkar Bollywood ki sabse demand wali singer ban gayin.
Is safalta ke baad unhone peeche mudkar kabhi nahi dekha aur ek ke baad ek superhit gaane diye.
Bollywood Career aur Superhit Songs
Lata Mangeshkar ne apne career me 30,000 se adhik gaane record kiye. Unhone Bollywood ke lagbhag har bade music director ke saath kaam kiya.
Unhone Naushad, S.D. Burman, R.D. Burman, Madan Mohan, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Shankar-Jaikishan, Kalyanji-Anandji aur A.R. Rahman jaise legendary composers ke liye apni awaaz di.
Unke kuch evergreen songs aaj bhi logon ki playlist ka hissa hain:
- Aayega Aanewala
- Lag Ja Gale
- Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh
- Tere Bina Zindagi Se
- Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya
- Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon
- Luka Chuppi
- Naam Gum Jayega
- Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Title Track)
Unhone Madhubala, Nargis, Meena Kumari, Hema Malini, Rekha, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit aur Kajol jaise kai bade stars ke liye playback singing ki.
Awards aur Achievements
Lata Mangeshkar ko Indian music industry me unke extraordinary contribution ke liye kai bade awards aur national honours diye gaye.
Unhe Padma Bhushan (1969), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989), Padma Vibhushan (1999) aur Bharat ka sabse bada civilian award Bharat Ratna (2001) mila.
Iske alawa unhone kai National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards aur Lifetime Achievement Awards bhi jeete.
Lata ji ka naam Guinness World Records me bhi record singing ke liye charcha me raha, halanki baad me is category me records update hue.
Deshbhakti, Samaj Seva aur Personal Life
Lata Mangeshkar sirf ek singer hi nahi balki ek deshbhakt kalakar bhi thi. Unka deshbhakti geet “Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon” Bharat ke sabse iconic songs me se ek mana jata hai. Is gaane ne 1963 me deshvasiyon ko emotional kar diya tha.
Lata ji ne apni zindagi me kabhi shaadi nahi ki. Unhone apna adhikansh samay music aur parivaar ko diya. Iske alawa unhone kai charitable activities aur social causes me bhi yogdan diya.
Music ke alawa unhe photography aur cricket dekhna bhi bahut pasand tha. Wo Indian cricket team ki badi supporter mani jati thi.
Nidhan aur Amar Virasat
Lata Mangeshkar ka nidhan 6 February 2022 ko Mumbai me hua. Unke dehant ki khabar se poora desh shok me doob gaya. Bharat Sarkar ne unke samman me rashtriya shok ka elan bhi kiya tha.
Aaj bhi unke gaane radio, TV, YouTube aur music streaming platforms par lakhon-croreon baar sune jate hain. Unki awaaz har generation ke singers aur music lovers ke liye inspiration bani hui hai.
Lata Mangeshkar ne sirf gaane hi nahi gaaye, balki Bharatiya sangeet ko duniya bhar me ek alag pehchan dilayi. Unka yogdan Indian cinema aur music industry ke itihaas me hamesha amar rahega.
Conclusion
Lata Mangeshkar Bharat ki sabse mahaan singers me se ek thi. Unhone apni mehnat, dedication aur surili awaaz ke dam par duniya bhar me karodon logon ka dil jeeta. Unke gaane aaj bhi utne hi popular hain jitne kai dashak pehle the.
Agar Indian music ki baat hogi to Lata Mangeshkar ka naam hamesha sabse upar liya jayega. Unki awaaz aur unki legacy aane wali kai peedhiyon ko inspire karti rahegi.
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