Lata Mangeshkar was born on 28 September 1929 (age 89 years; as in 2018) in Indore, Indore City, Central India Agency, British India. Her father was a very well known stage actor and a classical singer and he people knew him with the name Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar. At the age of 16, Asha eloped with 31 years old Ganpatrao Bhosle and married him against her family’s wishes. With the support of O.P Nayyar she started getting many offers giving many hits. She has sung many songs with her sisters. During those days, Helen would visit Asha in order to analyze the theme and feel of the song and so as to choreograph it accordingly. Her son Yogesh Khadikar has recorded a few songs.
She made a name for herself and established her own identity by singing beautifully in the genres including western-influence, ghazals, classical, cabaret, pop and many more. Mother India is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and Raaj Kumar.A remake of Khan's earlier film Aurat (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village woman named Radha (Nargis), who in the absence of her husband, struggles to raise her sons and survive against a cunning money-lender amidst many troubles.
She is the elder sister of singer Asha Bhosle, Hridayanath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. In 2002, she composed tunes for a private album Aapki Asha, the lyrics for which were written by the famous Majrooh Sultanpoori. Some of the hits that she gave for Helen were 'O Haseena Zulfon Wali' from Teesri Manzil (1966), Yeh Mera Dil' from Don (1978), 'Piya Tu Ab To Aaja' from the film Caravan (1971) etc. Most songs she sang during these times were for those who played the sidelined roles like cabaret. Merely at the age of 10 Asha Bhosle got the chance to sing in a Marathi movie (song - 'Chala Chala Nav Bala' for the film 'Majha BAL') in the year 1943.
She is the elder sister of singers Asha Bhosle, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. This peculiarly versatile can sing any type of song with every bit of effervescence and her voice has the power the grab the attention of her audience. They had three children and five grandchildren. Meena Khadikar has sung songs for many Marathi and Hindi movies. 1. He died at the age of 41 because of excessive drinking and financial issues. Meena Khadikar is an Indian Marathi and Hindi language playback singer and composer.She is the second eldest daughter of Pt. During the year 1987 under collaboration with Gulzar and R. D Burman she made her appearance in an album called Dil Padosi Hai. In 1973 she composed a Marathi song “Asawa sunder chocolatecha bangle” which become most popular in kids and later recorded in Bengali and Gujarati. She was conferred India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 2001. She was honoured with India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 1989.