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{{Short description|Indian singer (1929–2022)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Lata Mangeshkar
| image              = LataMangeshkar10.jpg
| caption            = Mangeshkar in 2013
| birth_name         = Hema Mangeshkar
| birth_date         = {{birth date|df=y|1929|09|28}}
| resting_place      = Ashes scattered in the [[Godavari River]] at Ramkund, [[Nashik]], Maharashtra, India
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2022|02|06|1929|09|28|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Indore]], [[Indore State]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])
| death_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| other_names        = {{plainlist|
* •Queen of Melody
* •Nightingale of India
* •Voice of the Millennium
  }}
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Playback singer
* composer
* film producer
  }}
| years_active       = 1942–2022
| father             = [[Deenanath Mangeshkar]]
| family             = [[Mangeshkar family]]
| relatives          = [[List of Hindi film families#Mangeshkar-Hardikar-Abhisheki-Kolhapure extended family|See list]]
| signature          = Signature of Lata Mangeshkar.svg
| awards             = [[List of awards received by Lata Mangeshkar|See list]]
| honours            = {{plainlist|
* [[Padma Bhushan]] (1969)
* [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (1989)
* [[Maharashtra Bhushan]] (1997)
* [[Padma Vibhushan]] (1999)
* [[Bharat Ratna]] (2001)
* Officer of the [[National Order of the Legion of Honour]] (2006)
  }}
| module             = {{Infobox officeholder
| embed        = yes
| office       = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency = [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Nominated]] (Arts)
| termstart    = 22 November 1999
| termend      = 21 November 2005
  }}
| module2            = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed      = yes
| background = solo_singer
| genre      = {{flatlist|
* [[Filmi]]
* [[Indian classical music|classical]]
* [[ghazal]]s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaana.com/playlist/gaana-dj-ghazals-lata-mangeshkar|title=Playlist Ghazals – Lata Mangeshkar on Gaana.com|website=Gaana}}</ref>
* [[Sufi]]<ref>"Lata releases first Sufi album, credits nephew" https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/entertainment/lata-releases-first-sufi-album-credits-nephew</ref>
* [[bhajan]]s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaana.com/playlist/gaana-dj-bhakti-by-lata-mangeshkar|title=Playlist Bhakti By Lata Mangeshkar on Gaana.com|website=Gaana}}</ref>
* [[Folk music|folk]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaana.com/playlist/gaana-dj-bengali-folk-songs-of-lata|title=Playlist Bengali Folk Songs of Lata on Gaana.com|website=Gaana}}</ref>
* [[Gurbani]]<ref>"Lata Sings Gurbani Songs Download: Lata Sings Gurbani MP3 Punjabi Songs Online Free on Gaana.com" https://gaana.com/album/amp/lata-sings-gurbani.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607135503/https://gaana.com/album/amp/lata-sings-gurbani.html |date=7 June 2022 }}</ref>
* [[Bengali music]]<ref name="thestatesman.com">{{cite news |title=Lata Mangeshkar: The nightingale's tryst with Rabindra Sangeet |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/music/lata-mangeshkar-nightingales-tryst-rabindra-sangeet-1502690352.html |website=The Statesman |access-date=4 December 2018 |date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
* [[dangdut]]<ref name="bangka.sonora.id">{{cite news|title=Perjalanan Karir Lata Mangeshkar Hingga Peremuannya Dengan Rhoma Irama|url=https://bangka.sonora.id/read/503133891/perjalanan-karier-lata-mangeshkar-hingga-pertemuannya-dengan-rhoma-irama?page=all|website=Sonora.id|access-date= 8 July 2022|date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
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| instrument = Vocals
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}}

'''Lata Mangeshkar''' ({{IPA-hi|ləˈt̪aː məŋˈɡeːʃkər||Lata Mageshkar.ogg}}; born '''Hema Mangeshkar'''; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhagat |first=Shalini Venugopal |date=2022-02-06 |title=Lata Mangeshkar, Bollywood's Most Beloved Voice, Dies at 92 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/world/asia/lata-mangeshkar-dead.html |url-access=subscription |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=2022-04-27}}</ref> was an Indian [[playback singer]] and occasional music composer. She is considered to be the most celebrated singer in independent India and one of its most influential artists.<ref>https://www.economist.com/obituary/lata-mangeshkar-was-the-soundtrack-of-the-newly-independent-country/21807600</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lata Mangeshkar|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/30899862.cms|date=10 December 2002|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Yasmeen, Afshan |title=Music show to celebrate birthday of melody queen |url=http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/09/21/stories/2004092114010200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103120451/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/09/21/stories/2004092114010200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2004 |date=21 September 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-07 |title=Lata Mangeshkar: 'Why I loved the Indian singer as much as The Beatles' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60257952 |access-date=2023-03-30}}</ref> Her voice was one of the unifying elements of the [[Desi|peoples]] of [[South Asia]] across borders.<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-mourns-lata-mangeshkar-demise-1909507-2022-02-06</ref><ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/imran-khan-condoles-lata-mangeshkar-s-death-says-loss-for-subcontinent-101644161634609.html</ref> Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody", "Nightingale of India", and "Voice of the Millennium".<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{Cite web|date=14 October 2019|title=Lata Mangeshkar: The Queen of Melody|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/inspiring-lives/lata-mangeshkar-the-queen-of-melody/story-TBN6Pq9c9wktF7ptW0gBmN.html|access-date=5 February 2022|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

Mangeshkar recorded songs in over thirty-six Indian languages and a few foreign languages, though primarily in [[Hindi]] and her [[mother language|mother tongue]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com" /><ref>{{Cite web|title='Nightingale of India' Lata Mangeshkar has died|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/6/obituary-nightingale-of-india-lata-mangeshkar-dies-aged-92|access-date=25 February 2022|publisher=Al Jazeera|language=en}}</ref> She received several accolades and honors throughout her career. In 1989, the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] was bestowed on her by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Lata-Mangeshkar/awards?from=mdr | title=Lata Mangeshkar Awards | work=The Times of India | access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> In 2001, in recognition of her contributions to the nation, she was awarded the [[Bharat Ratna]], one of only three singers to receive India's highest civilian honour.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20100811105225/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/03/22/stories/01220006.htm Lata Mangeshkar given Bharat Ratna]}} ''The Hindu''</ref> In 2007, France made her an Officer of the [[National Order of the Legion of Honour]], the country's highest civilian award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/happy-birthday-lata-mangeshkar-5-songs-by-the-eternal-songstress-one-must-listen-to-2326051.html|title=Happy Birthday Lata Mangeshkar: 5 Timeless Classics By the Singing Legend|date=28 September 2019|website=News18}}</ref>

She was the recipient of three [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|National Film Awards]], 15 [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]], four [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award]]s, before declining further ones, two [[Filmfare Special Award]]s, the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] amongst others. In 1974, she became the first Indian playback singer to perform at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London, England.<ref name="indiatoday.in">{{cite magazine |title=Lata Mangeshkar sings poem Modi recited after Balakot airstrikes, PM says it's inspirational |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pm-modi-poem-lata-mangeshkar-song-saugandh-mujhe-iss-mitti-ki-1490334-2019-03-30 |date=30 March 2019 |magazine=[[India Today]] |access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>

She appeared in the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the most recorded artist in history before being replaced by her sister, [[Asha Bhosle]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title=Lata Mangeshkar obituary|language=en|newspaper=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lata-mangeshkar-obituary-9mb7jxl2h|access-date=10 February 2022|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

== Early life ==
{{See also|Mangeshkar family}}
[[File:LataMangeshkar14.jpg|thumb|left|Childhood photo of Lata Mangeshkar]]
Mangeshkar was born in a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] family on 28 September 1929<ref name="Bhimani">{{cite book |author=Harish Bhimani |url=https://archive.org/details/insearchoflatama00bhim/page/55/mode/2up?q=Yesubai |title=In search of Lata Mangeshkar |publisher=Indus |year=1995 |isbn=978-81-7223-170-5 |page=49 |quote=I may be a Brahmin by Karma, but by birth I am both a Brahmin and a Maratha", he would say, for his mother Yesubai (Rane) was a 'Maratha'}}</ref>{{rp|p=67}}in [[Indore]] (in the present-day [[Indore district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]), then the capital of the [[princely state]] of [[Indore State|Indore]] which was part of the [[Central India Agency]] in [[British Raj|British India]].

Her father, [[Deenanath Mangeshkar]] was a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] and [[Konkani people|Konkani]] classical singer and theatre actor. Deenanath's father was Ganesh Bhatt Bhikoba (Bhikambhatt) Navathe Hardikar (Abhisheki), a [[Karhade Brahmin]]<ref name="Bhimani2">{{cite book |author=Harish Bhimani |url=https://archive.org/details/insearchoflatama00bhim/page/214/mode/2up |title=In search of Lata Mangeshkar |publisher=Indus |year=1995 |isbn=978-81-7223-170-5 |page=214 |quote=My research ... revealed that, her paternal grandmother Yesubai Rane, who lived near the temple in a house called Chandramouli, and Lata's paternal grandfather Ganeshbhatt Bhikoba (Bhikambhatt) Abhisheki who was the head priest of the same temple were united according to the prevailing tradition of the times.}}</ref> who served as a [[Hindu priest|priest]] at the famous [[Mangueshi Temple|Mangeshi Temple]] in Goa.<ref name="Bhimani" /> Deenanath's mother Yesubai Rane was his father's [[Mistress (lover)|mistress]]<ref name="birth">{{cite book |last=Cabral e Sá |first=Mário |title=Wind of fire: the music and musicians of Goa |publisher=Promilla & Co. |year=1997 |isbn=978-81-85002-19-4 |page=166}}</ref> belonging to the [[Devadasi]] community of Goa,<ref name="week">{{Cite web |last=Lukose |first=Matthew |date=28 September 2019 |title=Lata Mangeshkar@90: Tracing the Mangeshkar lineage to the Western Ghats |url=https://www.theweek.in/leisure/society/2019/09/27/lata-mangeshkar-at-90-tracing-mangeshkar-lineage-to-western-ghats.html}}</ref><ref name="Bhimani2" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Ganesh |first=Deepa |date=12 February 2022 |title=How Lata Mangeshkar drew deeply from classical music |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/how-lata-mangeshkar-drew-deeply-from-classical-music/article38407714.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref> a matrilineal community of temple artists now known as [[Gomantak Maratha Samaj]].<ref name="mangesh-mangeshi-and-the-mangeshkars">{{cite web |last=Khandekar |first=Nivedita |date=6 February 2022 |title=Mangesh, Mangeshi and the Mangeshkars |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/other/mangesh-mangeshi-and-the-mangeshkars/ar-AATwjTs |work=IANS |publisher=MSN}}</ref> As a Devadasi, Yesubai was a reputed musician. Deenanath's father's surname was ''Hardikar''.<ref name="Bhimani2"/>{{rp|pages=47–48}} Deenanath had taken the surname Mangeshkar, based on the name of his ancestral village, [[Mangeshi]] in Goa.<ref name="mangesh-mangeshi-and-the-mangeshkars"/><ref name="week" />

Her mother, Shevanti (later renamed Shudhamati), was a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] woman<ref name="toi1">{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|title=Unplugged:Lata Mangeshkar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/Unplugged-Lata-Mangeshkar/articleshow/4625384.cms|date=20 September 2009}}</ref> from [[Thalner]], [[Bombay Presidency]] (now in northwest [[Maharashtra]]). Shevanti was Deenanath's second wife; his first wife Narmada, who had died before his marriage to Shevanti, was Shevanti's older sister.<ref name="toi2">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Meet-Lata-ben-Mangeshkar/articleshow/5066253.cms|location=Ahmedabad|title=Meet Lata-ben Mangeshkar!|first=Ashish|last=Vashi|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 September 2009}}</ref> Her maternal grandfather, Seth Haridas Ramdas Lad, was from [[Gujarat]], a prosperous businessman and landlord of Thalner. She learned [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] folk songs such as [[Garba (dance)|garbas]] of [[Pavagadh]] from her maternal grandmother.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bharatan|first=Raju|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kK00DQAAQBAJ|title=Asha Bhosle: A Musical Biography|date=1 August 2016|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-85827-16-7|pages=5–7|language=en}}</ref>

Lata was named "Hema" at her birth. Her parents later renamed her Lata after a female character, Latika, in one of her father's plays.<ref name="encyclopaedia_of_hindi_cinema">{{cite book | last = Khubchandani | first = Lata |editor=[[Gulzar]] |editor2=[[Govind Nihalani]] |editor3=Saibal Chatterjee | title = Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema | year = 2003 | publisher = Popular Prakashan | isbn = 81-7991-066-0 | pages = 486–487}}</ref>

She was the eldest child in the family. [[Meena Mangeshkar|Meena]], [[Asha Bhosle|Asha]], [[Usha Mangeshkar|Usha]] and [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar|Hridaynath]], in birth order, are her siblings; all are accomplished singers and musicians.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 September 2019|title=Lata, Asha, Usha: Legacy of the sisters|url=https://npnews24.com/2019/09/28/lata-asha-usha-legacy-of-the-sisters/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=NP News24|language=en-GB|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206054442/https://npnews24.com/2019/09/28/lata-asha-usha-legacy-of-the-sisters/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

She received her first music lesson from her father. At the age of five, she started to work as an actress in her father's musical plays (''[[Sangeet Natak]]'' in [[Marathi language|Marathi]]). On her first day of school,<ref name="encyclopaedia_of_hindi_cinema" /> Mangeshkar left because she was not allowed to bring her sister Asha along with her.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Tiasa Bhowal |date=February 6, 2022 |title=Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle: The sibling revelry|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/lata-mangeshkar-and-asha-bhosle-the-sibling-revelry-1909358-2022-02-06|access-date=6 February 2022|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

== Singing career ==
{{Main|List of songs recorded by Lata Mangeshkar}}

=== Early career in the 1940s ===

In 1942, when Mangeshkar was 13, her father died of [[heart disease]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 February 2022|title=Trending news: Lata Mangeshkar did not marry till today, father's death was a big reason!|url=https://hindustannewshub.com/bollywood-movies-news/lata-mangeshkar-did-not-marry-till-today-fathers-death-was-a-big-reason/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Hindustan News Hub|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Master Vinayak]] (Vinayak Damodar Karnataki), the owner of Navyug Chitrapat movie company and a close friend of the Mangeshkar family, took care of them. He helped her get started in a career as a singer and actress.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Suri|first=Ridhi|date=6 February 2022|title=RIP Lata Mangeshkar: Veteran singer sang her first song at the age of 13. Listen to it here|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/lata-mangeshkar-passes-away-veteran-singer-sang-her-first-song-at-the-age-of-13-2022-02-06-758235|access-date=6 February 2022|website=indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref>

She sang the song "Naachu Yaa Gade, Khelu Saari Mani Haus Bhaari", which was composed by Sadashivrao Nevrekar for Vasant Joglekar's [[Marathi language|Marathi]] movie ''Kiti Hasaal'' (1942), but the song was dropped from the final cut.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The life & songs of Lata Mangeshkar 2|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/the-life--songs-of-lata-mangeshkar-imagegallery-bollywood-jjzpF5efjgfsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206054829/https://www.sify.com/movies/the-life--songs-of-lata-mangeshkar-imagegallery-bollywood-jjzpF5efjgfsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 February 2022|access-date=6 February 2022|website=[[Sify]]|language=en}}</ref> Vinayak gave her a small role in Navyug Chitrapat's Marathi movie ''Pahili Mangalaa-gaur'' (1942), in which she sang "Natali Chaitraachi Navalaai" which was composed by Dada Chandekar.<ref name="encyclopaedia_of_hindi_cinema" /> Her first Hindi song was "Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu" for the Marathi film ''Gajaabhaau'' (1943).<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=Lata Mangeshkar: Queen of melody who redefined best of playback singing in Indian Cinema|url=https://english.jagran.com/entertainment/news/lata-mangeshkar-queen-of-melody-who-redefined-best-of-playback-singing-in-indian-cinema-10039020|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Jagran English|language=en}}</ref> The Bollywood industry was yet to find its feet, so Mangeshkar had to first concentrate on acting, which she did not like, as the lights and people ordering her around made her feel uncomfortable.<ref name=":1" />

She moved to [[Mumbai]] in 1945 when Master Vinayak's company moved its headquarters there. She started taking lessons in [[Hindustani classical music]] from Ustad Aman Ali Khan of Bhindibazaar Gharana.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biographies of Maestros |url=http://swaramandakini.com/Biographies_maestros.html |website=Swaramandakini.com |access-date=5 August 2017 |archive-date=21 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721234949/http://swaramandakini.com/biographies_maestros.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=5 unknown facts about Lata Mangeshkar |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/5-unknown-facts-about-Lata-Mangeshkar/5-unknown-facts-about-Lata-Mangeshkar/photostory/32838183.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref> She sang "Paa Lagoon Kar Jori" for Vasant Joglekar's Hindi-language movie ''Aap Ki Seva Mein'' (1946),<ref name="encyclopaedia_of_hindi_cinema" /> which was composed by Datta Davjekar.<ref>{{Citation|title=Aapki Sewa Mein|date=31 December 1947|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0wu5F0gDnrlwO08Tqz1M6g|language=en|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> The dance in the film was performed by [[Rohini Bhate]], who later became a famous classical dancer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhandari|first=Prakash|title=Mahipal, the Unsung Superstar of Indian cinema|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/mahipal-the-unsung-superstar-of-indian-cinema/20201222.htm|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref> Lata and her sister Asha played minor roles in Vinayak's first Hindi-language movie, ''Badi Maa'' (1945). In that movie, Lata also sang a [[bhajan]], "Maata Tere Charnon Mein." She was introduced to music director [[Vasant Desai]] during the recording of Vinayak's second Hindi-language movie, ''Subhadra'' (1946).<ref>{{Citation|title=Subhadra (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|date=31 December 1946|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5KM4dieTcXRQZeopZyghG4|language=en|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Songs from Subhadra (1946)|url=http://www.cinestaan.com/movies/subhadra-1277/songs|access-date=6 February 2022|website=cinestaan.com|language=en-us}}</ref>

After Vinayak's death in 1948, music director [[Ghulam Haider (composer)|Ghulam Haider]] mentored her as a singer. He introduced her to producer [[Sashadhar Mukherjee]], who was then working on the movie ''[[Shaheed (1948 film)|Shaheed]]'' (1948), but Mukherjee dismissed her voice as "too thin".<ref name="encyclopaedia_of_hindi_cinema" /> An annoyed Haider responded that in coming years producers and directors would "fall at Lata's feet" and "beg her" to sing in their movies. Haider gave her her first major break with the song "Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhora"—[https://www.dealstoall.com/2022/10/inthandham-song-lyrics.html lyrics] by [[Nazim Panipati]]—in the movie ''[[Majboor (1948 film)|Majboor]]'' (1948), which became her first big breakthrough film hit. In an interview on her 84th birthday in 2013, she declared "Ghulam Haider is truly my Godfather. He was the first music director who showed complete faith in my talent."<ref name="encyclopaedia_of_hindi_cinema" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Lata Mangeshkar's Godfather? |website=glamsham.com |date=27 September 2013 |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/13/sep/27-news-who-is-lata-mangeshkars-godfather-0913012.asp |last1=Khan |first1=Mansoor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525035016/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/13/sep/27-news-who-is-lata-mangeshkars-godfather-0913012.asp |archive-date=25 May 2015 |location=Wayback Machine }}</ref>

Initially, she is said to have imitated the acclaimed singer [[Noor Jehan]], but she later developed her own style of singing.<ref name="encyclopaedia_of_hindi_cinema" /> She brought a new signature style of singing to Indian film music, moving away from mehfil-style performances to suit both 'modern' and 'traditional' female protagonists. A [[soprano]] range voice with less volume or amplitude, she had enough weight in her voice to give definite shape to the melody of Indian film songs.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Morcom|first=Anna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sCcxDwAAQBAJ&dq=lata+mangeshkar+new+style+of+singing+mehfil+style+singing&pg=PT91|title=Hindi Film Songs and the Cinema|date=5 July 2017|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-56373-4|language=en}}</ref> Although she had limited [[Coloratura soprano|coloratura]] skills in her early career, she developed better tone and pitch as she progressed in her playback career.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dharker|first=A.|title=Icons: Men and Women who Shaped Today's India|publisher=Roli Books|year=2011|isbn=9788174369444|location=India|language=English}}</ref> Lyrics of songs in Hindi movies were, in those days, primarily composed by Urdu poets and contained a higher proportion of [[Urdu language|Urdu]] words, including the dialogue. Actor [[Dilip Kumar]] once made a mildly disapproving remark about her accent while singing Hindi/Urdu songs; so for a period of time, she took lessons in Urdu from an Urdu teacher named Shafi.<ref>{{cite book | last = Bharatan | first = Raju | title = Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography | year = 1995 | publisher = UBS Publishers Distributors | isbn = 978-81-7476-023-4}}</ref> In subsequent interviews she said that Noor Jehan heard her as a child and had told her to practice a lot. The two stayed in touch with each other for many years to come.<ref>{{cite news |title=Interview with Lata Mangeshkar – Irrfan |publisher=Rajya Sabha TV}}</ref>

One of her first major hits was "Aayega Aanewaala," a song in the movie ''[[Mahal (1949 film)|Mahal]]'' (1949), composed by music director [[Khemchand Prakash]] and lip-synced on screen by actress [[Madhubala]].<ref name="dailytimes.com.pk">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/08-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-part-i |title=Lata Mangeshkar&nbsp;— the living legend&nbsp;— Part I |first1=Amjad |last1=Parvez |date= 8 August 2014 |work=Daily Times|location=Pakistan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710052627/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/08-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-part-i |archive-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> This was a defining moment for her, and a catalyst for the recognition of playback singers in India. Before this, playback singers were seen as the vocal equivalent of a stuntman and remained invisible and uncredited. This song was such a big hit, that Radio Goa revealed her identity and she became a star in her own right. This opened the door for other playback singers to achieve the recognition they deserved.<ref name=":1" />

=== 1950s ===
In the 1950s, Mangeshkar sang songs composed by various music directors of the period, including [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] (in films such as ''[[Tarana (1951 film)|Tarana]]'' (1951) and ''Heer'' (1956)),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rahman|first=Mahbubar|title=Lata Mangeshkar : The nightingale of the Ganges {{!}} The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh|url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/241156/?regenerate|access-date=6 February 2022|website=The Asian Age|language=en}}</ref> [[Shankar Jaikishan]], [[Naushad|Naushad Ali]], [[S. D. Burman]], [[Sardul Singh Kwatra]], [[Husnlal Bhagatram|Amarnath, Husanlal, and Bhagatram]] (in films like ''[[Bari Behen]]'' (1949), ''[[Meena Bazaar (film)|Meena Bazaar]]'' (1950), ''[[Aadhi Raat]]'' (1950), ''Chhoti Bhabi'' (1950), ''[[Afsana (1951 film)|Afsana]]'' (1951), ''Aansoo'' (1953), and ''[[Adl-e-Jehangir]]'' (1955)), C. Ramchandra, [[Hemant Kumar]], [[Salil Chowdhury]], [[Datta Naik]], [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]], [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]], [[Sajjad Hussain (composer)|Sajjad Hussain]], Roshan, [[Kalyanji-Anandji]], Vasant Desai, [[Sudhir Phadke]], [[Hansraj Behl]], Madan Mohan, and [[Usha Khanna]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=Lata Mangeshkar: 'Queen of Melody' who redefined music in India|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/lata-mangeshkar-queen-of-melody-who-redefined-music-in-india-1078554.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> She sang "Sri Lanka, Ma Priyadara Jaya Bhumi", a song in [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]], for the 1955 [[Cinema of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan film]] ''[[Seda Sulang]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sri Lanka Maa Priyadara Jaya Bhoomi – Lata Mangeshkar|url=https://audioboom.com/posts/2253198-sri-lanka-maa-priyadara-jaya-bhoomi-lata-mangeshkar|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Audioboom|language=en|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206064137/https://audioboom.com/posts/2253198-sri-lanka-maa-priyadara-jaya-bhoomi-lata-mangeshkar|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lata Didi recorded her first Telugu song ''Nidhurapora Thammudaa'' in 1955 Telugu film [[Santhanam (film)|''Santhanam'']] for music director [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi]]. She made her debut in Tamil playback singing with ''Vanaradham'' in 1956 (''Uran Khotala'' dubbed in Tamil) with the Tamil song ''Enthan Kannalan'' for ''[[Nimmi]]'' in the dubbed version composed by Naushad.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All You Ever Wanted To Know About Lata Mangeshkar!|url=https://www.culturalindia.net/indian-music/indian-singers/lata-mangeshkar.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=culturalindia.net|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Lata Mangeshkar black-and-white.jpg|thumb|left|Mangeshkar in the 1960s]]
She sang many [[raga]]-based songs for [[Naushad Ali|Naushad]] in movies such as ''[[Deedar (1951 film)|Deedar]]'' (1951), ''[[Baiju Bawra (1952 film)|Baiju Bawra]]'' (1952), ''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' (1954), ''[[Uran Khatola (1955 film)|Uran Khatola]]'' (1955) and ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957).<ref name="dailytimes.com.pk" /> ''Ae Chorre Ki Jaat Badi Bewafa'', a duet with G. M. Durrani, was her first song for the composer Naushad. The duo, [[Shankar–Jaikishan]], chose Lata for ''[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]'' (1949), ''[[Aah (film)|Aah]]'' (1953), ''[[Shree 420]]'' (1955) and ''[[Chori Chori (1956 film)|Chori Chori]]'' (1956). Before 1957, composer S. D. Burman chose her as the leading female singer for his musical scores in ''[[Sazaa (1951 film)|Sazaa]]'' (1951), ''[[House No. 44]]'' (1955), and ''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]'' (1955). However a rift developed between her and Burman in 1957, and she did not sing his compositions again until 1962.<ref name="encyclopaedia_of_hindi_cinema" />

She won a [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for Salil Chowdhury's composition "Aaja Re Pardesi" from ''[[Madhumati]]'' (1958). Her association with C. Ramchandra produced songs in movies such as [[Albela (1951 film)|Albela]] (1951), Shin Shinkai Bublaa Boo (1952), [[Anarkali (1953 film)|Anarkali]] (1953), ''Pehli Jhhalak'' (1954), [[Azaad (1955 film)|''Azad'']] (1955), ''[[Aasha (1957 film)|Aasha]]'' (1957), and [[Amardeep (1958 film)|Amardeep]] (1958).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/27-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-part-xx |first1=Amjad |last1=Parvez |date=27 August 2014 |title=Lata Mangeshkar&nbsp;— the living legend&nbsp;— Part XX |work=Daily Times|location=Pakistan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828070736/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/27-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-part-xx |archive-date=28 August 2014}}</ref> For Madan Mohan, she performed for films like ''Baagi'' (1953), ''[[Railway Platform (film)|Railway Platform]]'' (1955), ''[[Pocket Maar (1956 film)|Pocketmaar]]'' (1956), ''[[Mr. Lambu]]'' (1956), ''[[Dekh Kabira Roya]]'' (1957), ''[[Adalat (1958 film)|Adalat]]'' (1958), ''[[Jailor (1958 film)|Jailor]]'' (1958), ''Mohar'' (1959), and ''Chacha Zindabad'' (1959).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/30-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-xxiii |first1=Amjad |last1=Parvez |date=30 August 2014 |title=Lata Mangeshkar&nbsp;— the living legend&nbsp;— XXIII |work=Daily Times|location=Pakistan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017130707/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/30-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-xxiii |archive-date=17 October 2014}}</ref>

Her song ''Aye Maalik Tere Bande Hum'' which was the original composition of Vasant Desai and used in the film ''[[Do Aankhen Barah Haath]]'' on 1957, was adapted by a Pakistani school as the school anthem.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pakistan school adopts Lata Mangeshkar's song |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/pakistan-school-adopts-lata-mangeshkars-song/articleshow/3506014.cms |access-date=26 February 2022 |website=The Times of India |date=15 September 2011 |language=en}}</ref>

=== 1960s ===
Mangeshkar's song "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya" from ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960), composed by Naushad and lip-synced by Madhubala, still remains famous.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=5 August 2021|title=61 Years of Mughal-e-Azam: 5 Unknown facts about the film : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/61-years-mughal-e-azam-5-unknown-facts-film/|access-date=6 February 2022|language=en}}</ref> The [[music of Hawaii|Hawaiian]]-themed number "Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh", from ''[[Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai]]'' (1960), was composed by [[Shankar–Jaikishan]] and lip-synced by [[Meena Kumari]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Life And Times Of Lata Mangeshkar: A Look Back At The Singing Legend's Illustrious Career – Pride Of The Nation No More|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/the-life-and-times-of-lata-mangeshkar-a-look-back-at-the-singing-legends-illustrious-career/pride-of-the-nation-no-more/slideshow/72008637.cms|access-date=6 February 2022|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>

In 1961, she recorded two popular [[bhajans]], "Allah Tero Naam" and "Prabhu Tero Naam", for Burman's assistant, [[Jaidev]].<ref name="auto1" /> In 1962, she was awarded her second Filmfare Award for the song "Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil" from ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'', composed by Hemant Kumar.<ref name="auto1" />

On 27 January 1963, against the backdrop of the [[Sino-Indian War]], she sang the patriotic song "[[Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo]]" (literally, "Oh, People of My Country") in the presence of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], then the [[Prime Minister of India]]. The song, composed by C. Ramchandra and written by [[Kavi Pradeep]], is said to have brought the Prime Minister to tears.<ref name="encyclopaedia_of_hindi_cinema" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/dec/11kavi.htm|title=Kavi Pradeep, master of the patriotic song, dies at 84|date=11 December 1998|access-date=4 November 2010|work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

In 1963, she returned to collaborate with S. D. Burman.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 September 2013|title=Lata Mangeshkar's best songs by SD Burman {{!}} Songs Of Yore|url=https://www.songsofyore.com/lata-mangeshkars-best-songs-by-sd-burman/,%20https://www.songsofyore.com/lata-mangeshkars-best-songs-by-sd-burman/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=songsofyore.com|language=en-GB}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She had sung in [[R. D. Burman]]'s first film, ''Chhote Nawab'' (1961), and later in his films such as ''[[Bhoot Bungla]]'' (1965), ''Pati Patni'' (1966), ''Baharon ke Sapne'' (1967), and ''Abhilasha'' (1969).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Songs from Chhote Nawab (1961)|url=http://www.cinestaan.com/movies/chhote-nawab-2902/songs|access-date=6 February 2022|website=cinestaan.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=Lata Mangeshkar Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education, Singing Career, Net Worth, Awards and Honours, and more|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/lata-mangeshkar-biography-1641988326-1|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref> She also recorded several popular songs for S. D. Burman, including "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai", "Gata Rahe Mera Dil" (duet with [[Kishore Kumar]]) and "Piya Tose" from ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'' (1965), "Hothon Pe Aisi Baat" from ''[[Jewel Thief]]'' (1967), and "Kitni Akeli Kitni Tanhaa" from ''[[Talash (1969 film)|Talash]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai, Waheeda Rehman Speaks (From "Guide") (Full Song & Lyrics) – Legends – Lata Mangeshkar – Vol 02 – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn|date=30 April 2013|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/aaj-phir-jeene-ki-tamanna-hai-waheeda-rehman-speaks-from-guide/KQk8QBh1dH0|language=en-US|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Gaata Rahe Mera Dil (From "Guide")|date=28 February 2018|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/3lckSqgPVQsds7BpITo3eA|language=en|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Piya Tose Naina Laage Re|date=1 December 1965|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/167vjUqFTFeSamxeZytBKn|language=en|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Shazam|url=https://www.shazam.com/track/54974202/kitni-akeli-kitni-tanha-from-talash|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Shazam}}</ref>

During the 1960s, she continued her association with Madan Mohan, which included the songs "Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha" from ''[[Anpadh]]'' (1962), "[[Lag Jaa Gale]]" and "Naina Barse Rim Jhim" from ''[[Woh Kaun Thi?]]'' (1964), "Woh Chup Rahen To" from ''Jahan Ara'' (1964), "Tu Jahan Jahan Chalega" from ''[[Mera Saaya]]'' (1966) and "Teri Aankho Ke Siva" from ''[[Chirag]]'' (1969),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theistimes.com/madan-mohan-lata-made-each-other-famous/ |title=Madan Mohan & Lata made each other famous &#124; The Indian Sub-continent Times |publisher=Theistimes.com |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> and she had a continuing association with the maestros Shankar Jaikishan, who got her to sing in various genres in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 September 2021|title=The enduring legacy of Shankar-Jaikishan|url=https://scheduler.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/the-enduring-legacy-of-shankar-jaikishan-1031579.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=9 November 2016|title=Some great songs of Lata Mangeshkar by Shankar-Jaikishan {{!}} Songs Of Yore|url=https://www.songsofyore.com/best-lata-mangeshkar-songs-by-shankar-jaikishan/,%20https://www.songsofyore.com/best-lata-mangeshkar-songs-by-shankar-jaikishan/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=songsofyore.com|language=en-GB}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The 1960s also witnessed the beginning of her association with [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]], the music directors for whom she sang the most popular songs in her career. Starting in 1963, [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]'s association with Lata Mangeshkar grew stronger over the years. She sang over 700 songs for the composer duo over a period of 35 years, many of which became huge hits. She sang for ''[[Parasmani]]'' (1963), ''[[Mr. X in Bombay]]'' (1964), ''[[Aaye Din Bahar Ke]]'' (1966), ''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]'' (1967), ''[[Anita (1967 film)|Anita]]'' (1967), ''[[Shagird (1967 film)|Shagird]]'' (1968), ''[[Mere Hamdam Mere Dost]]'' (1968), ''[[Intaquam]]'' (1969), ''[[Do Raaste]]'' (1969) and ''[[Jeene Ki Raah]]'', for which she got her third [[Filmfare Award]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-28/news-interviews/30212136_1_laxmikant-pyarelal-laxmikant-pyarelal-mangeshkar-family | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130818202105/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-28/news-interviews/30212136_1_laxmikant-pyarelal-laxmikant-pyarelal-mangeshkar-family | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 August 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Lata Mangeshkar...twenty years ago}}</ref>

She also sang several playback songs for [[Marathi cinema|Marathi films]], composed by Marathi music directors including [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]], [[Vasant Prabhu]], [[Srinivas Khale]], [[Sudhir Phadke]] and herself, under the pseudonym ''Anandghan''. During the 1960s and 1970s, she also sang several [[Bengali language|Bengali]] songs composed by music directors like Salil Chowdhury and Hemant Kumar.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bharatan|first=Raju|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YE-9AAAACAAJ|title=Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography|date=1995|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|isbn=978-81-7476-023-4|pages=52|language=en}}</ref>

She made her [[Kannada]] debut in 1967 for the film ''[[Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna]]'' by recording two songs for the music director Lakshman Berlekar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chiloka.com/movie/kranthiveera-sangolli-rayanna-1967|title=Lata's Kannada songs|website=Chiloka.com}}</ref> The song "Bellane Belagayithu" was well received and appreciated.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rendering-a-historical-historic/article19154275.ece|title=Mangeshkars' Kannada songs|work=The Hindu|date=27 June 2017|last1=Ganesh|first1=Deepa}}</ref>

In the 1960s, she recorded duets with [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]] and [[Mohammed Rafi]]. For a brief period during the 1960s, she was not on good terms with Mohammed Rafi over the issue of royalty payments to singers. She wanted Rafi to back her in demanding a half-share from the five percent song royalty that the film's producer conceded to select composers.<ref name="how_fair_raju3">{{cite web
 | url = http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/23sld3.htm
 | title = How fair were they to Mohammed Rafi?: Page 3
 | author = Raju Bharatan
 | work = [[Rediff.com]]
 | date = 23 August 2006
| access-date = 28 April 2007
}}</ref> But Rafi took a diametrically opposite view, and believed that a playback singer's claim on the filmmaker ended with the payment of the agreed fee for the song, leading to tensions between the two. After an argument during the recording of the song ''"''Tasveer Teri Dil Mein''"'', from Maya (1961), the two refused to sing with each other.<ref name="how_fair_raju4">{{cite web | url = http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/23sld4.htm | title = How fair were they to Mohammed Rafi?: Page 4 | author = Raju Bharatan | work = [[Rediff.com]] | date = 21 August 2006 | access-date = 28 April 2007 }}</ref> The music director Shankar Jaikishan later negotiated a reconciliation between the two.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Voice-from-the-past/articleshow/17857477.cms |title=Voice from the past (interview with Yasmin Rafi) |author=Dhamini Ratnam |newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=22 November 2012 |access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>

=== 1970s ===
In 1972, [[Meena Kumari]]'s last film, ''[[Pakeezah]]'', was released. It featured popular songs including "Chalte Chalte" and "Inhi Logon Ne", sung by Mangeshkar, and composed by Ghulam Mohammed. She recorded many popular songs for S. D. Burman's last films, including "Rangeela Re" from ''[[Prem Pujari]]'' (1970), "Khilte Hain Gul Yahaan" from ''[[Sharmeelee]]'' (1971) and "Piya Bina" from ''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]'' (1973) and for Madan Mohan's last films, including ''[[Dastak (1970 film)|Dastak]]'' (1970), ''[[Heer Raanjha]]'' (1970), ''[[Dil Ki Rahen]]'' (1973), ''[[Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973 film)|Hindustan Ki Kasam]]'' (1973), ''[[Hanste Zakhm]]'' (1973), ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'' (1975) and ''[[Laila Majnu (1976 film)|Laila Majnu]]'' (1976).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madanmohan.in/html/the_legend/his_journey/his_journey.html |title=Madan Mohan... The Musical Legend &#124; The Official Website of Madan Mohan |publisher=Madanmohan.in |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref>

Many of her notable songs in the 1970s were composed by [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] and [[Rahul Dev Burman]]. Many of her songs composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal in the 1970s were written by the lyricist [[Anand Bakshi]]. She also recorded many hit songs with [[Rahul Dev Burman]] in the films ''[[Amar Prem]]'' (1972), ''[[Caravan (1971 film)|Caravan]]'' (1971), ''[[Kati Patang]]'' (1971), and ''[[Aandhi]]'' (1975). The two are noted for their songs with the lyricists [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], [[Anand Bakshi]], and [[Gulzar]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bharatan|first=Raju|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RaafAAAAMAAJ|title=Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography|date=1995|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|isbn=978-81-7476-023-4|pages=45–47|language=en}}</ref>

In 1973, she won the [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for the song "Beeti Na Bitai" from the film ''[[Parichay (film)|Parichay]]'', composed by R. D. Burman, and written by Gulzar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=10 facts you should know about Lata Mangeshkar|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/10-facts-you-should-know-about-lata-mangeshkar/20160928.htm|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref> In 1974, she sang her only [[Malayalam]] song "Kadali Chenkadali" for the film ''[[Nellu (1974 film)|Nellu]]'', composed by Salil Chowdhury, and written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Did you know THIS is the only song sung by Lata Mangeshkar in Malayalam?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-this-is-the-only-song-sung-by-lata-mangeshkar-in-malayalam/articleshow/89381387.cms|access-date=6 February 2022|website=The Times of India|date=6 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lataji's only Malayalam song 'Kadali Chenkadali' is a sweet reminiscence for Malayalis|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/lataji-s-only-malayalam-song-kadali-chenkadali-is-a-sweet-reminiscence-for-malayalis-lata-mangeshkar-1.6423687|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206052423/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/lataji-s-only-malayalam-song-kadali-chenkadali-is-a-sweet-reminiscence-for-malayalis-lata-mangeshkar-1.6423687|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1975, she again won the National Award, this time for the song "Roothe Roothe Piya" from the film ''[[Kora Kagaz]]'', composed by [[Kalyanji Anandji]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Deora|first1=Mohan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SyCwDgAAQBAJ|title=On Stage with Lata|last2=Shah|first2=Rachana|date=10 February 2017|publisher=Harper Collins|isbn=978-93-5264-317-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=Voice of India: A tribute to the legendary Lata Mangeshkar|url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/culture/entertainment/voice-of-india-a-tribute-to-the-legendary-lata-mangeshkar/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Lifestyle Asia India|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Kora Kagaz – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn|date=4 May 1974|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kora-kagaz/dR43oIEWUgs_|language=en-US|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>

From the 1970s onward, she also staged many concerts in India and abroad, including several charity concerts. She transformed the way Indian music concerts were perceived in the West.<ref name="phenomenon">{{cite web |date=10 February 2022 |title=Explained: The Lata phenomenon |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-lata-mangeshkar-phenomenon-7760289/ |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Her first concert overseas was at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], [[London]], in 1974. (Despite some sources claiming that she was the first Indian to do so,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/5-unknown-facts-about-lata-mangeshkar/Lata-Mangeshkar-death-rumours-unknown-facts-about-Lata-Mangeshkars-life/photostory/32838183.cms|title=5 unknown facts about Lata Mangeshkar|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="highbeammilestones">{{cite news |title=Milestones in the life of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1562587031.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208011559/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1562587031.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 February 2016 |date=27 September 2008 |newspaper=Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India) |via=[[HighBeam Research]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> according to the Hall's own records, the first Indian to perform there was the late [[Ravi Shankar]], on 21 October 1969.<ref name="firstIndianatRAH">{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Griffin |title=A tribute to Indian classical music maestro Ravi Shankar |work=The Royal Albert Hall |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2012/december/a-tribute-to-ravi-shankar/ |date=12 December 2012 |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>) Until that time, film music concerts were song-and-dance affairs held in community halls and colleges, rarely taken seriously. Mangeshkar demanded to sing in mainstream halls only, which was an honour that until then was bestowed only upon classical musicians.<ref name="phenomenon" />

She also released an album of [[Mirabai]]'s [[bhajan]]s, "Chala Vaahi Des", composed by her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Some of the bhajans in the album include "Saanware Rang Ranchi" and "Ud Jaa Re Kaaga".<ref>{{Citation |title=Lata Mangeshkar – 'Chala Vahi Des' & Meera Bhajans |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11293304-Lata-Mangeshkar-Chala-Vahi-Des-Meera-Bhajans |publisher=Discogs |language=en |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> In the early 1970s, she released other non-film albums, such as her collection of Ghalib ghazals, an album of Marathi folk songs ([[Koli people|Koli]]-geete), an album of Ganesh aartis (all composed by her brother Hridaynath) and an album of "abhangs" of Sant Tukaram composed by [[Shrinivas Khale]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India TV News|date=2 September 2011|title=Marathi Music Director Shrinivas Khale Dead|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/marathi-music-director-shrinivas-khale-dead-2859.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Lata Mangeshkar – Aajolchi Gaani Koli Geete – Samagra – Vol- 03 – Lata Mangeshkar, Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn|date=31 December 1991|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/lata-mangeshkar---aajolchi-gaani-koli-geete---samagra---vol--03/8OpxcShb6Hk_|language=en-US|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>

In the 1978 [[Raj Kapoor]]-directed ''[[Satyam Shivam Sundaram]]'', she sang the main theme song "Satyam Shivam Sundaram," among the chart-toppers of the year. The film's story is inspired by her, according to Kapoor's daughter Ritu Nanda in her book ''Raj Kapoor''. The book quotes Kapoor as saying, "I visualised the story of a man falling for a woman with an ordinary countenance but a golden voice and wanted to cast Lata Mangeshkar in the role."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Books/Raj-Kapoor-The-face-behind-the-star/Article1-254712.aspx |title=Raj Kapoor: The face behind the star |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=6 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917085823/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Books/Raj-Kapoor-The-face-behind-the-star/Article1-254712.aspx |archive-date=17 September 2013 }}</ref>

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, she worked with the children of composers she had earlier worked with. Some of these composers included [[R. D. Burman|Rahul Dev Burman]], son of [[Sachin Dev Burman]], [[Rajesh Roshan]], son of [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]], [[Anu Malik]], son of Sardar Malik, and [[Anand–Milind]], sons of [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Islam|first=Tariqul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qHrwjwEACAAJ|title=Influence of Lata Mangeshkar's Songs in My Songs & Life|date=21 February 2016|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn=978-1-5301-3643-8|language=en}}</ref> She also sang many songs in the Assamese language and developed a very good relationship with the Assamese musician [[Bhupen Hazarika]]. She sang many songs under his direction; the song "Dil Hoom Hoom Kare" from ''[[Rudaali]]'' (1993) made the highest record sales that year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sen|first=Zinia|date=11 November 2020|title=Bhupen loved Lataji: Kalpana Lajmi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Bhupen-loved-Lataji-Kalpana-Lajmi/articleshow/17169835.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Zretxyfq8EIJ:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Bhupen-loved-Lataji-Kalpana-Lajmi/articleshow/17169835.cms+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in|archive-date=26 October 2020|access-date=31 October 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Usha |first=R. P. |date=9 November 2011 |title=A genius |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/a-genius/article2609882.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:3ckpL9Pjmc4J:https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/a-genius/article2609882.ece+&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in |archive-date=22 October 2020 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |language=en-IN |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bhupen Hazarika inspired millions across generations |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bhupen-hazarika-inspired-millions-across-generations/articleshow/67693241.cms |date=25 January 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:E97nxihRd4YJ:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bhupen-hazarika-inspired-millions-across-generations/articleshow/67693241.cms+&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in |archive-date=27 October 2020 |newspaper=The Times of India |department=India News |agency=Press Trust of India (PTI) |language=en |access-date=5 February 2022 }}</ref>

=== 1980s ===
From the 1980s onward, Mangeshkar worked with music directors such as [[Shiv-Hari]] in ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila]]'' (1981), ''[[Faasle]]'' (1985), ''[[Vijay (1988 film)|Vijay]]'' (1988), and ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) and [[Raamlaxman|Ram Laxman]] in'' Ustadi Ustad Se'' (1981), ''[[Bezubaan]]'' (1982), ''[[Woh Jo Hasina]]'' (1983), ''Ye Kesa Farz'' (1985), and ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]'' (1989). She sang in other movies, such as ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'' (1980), ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981), ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila]]'' (1981), ''[[Prem Rog]]'' (1982), ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]'' (1983), ''[[Pyar Jhukta Nahin]]'' (1985), ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' (1985), ''[[Nagina (1986 film)|Nagina]]'' (1986), and ''Ram Lakhan'' (1989).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Lata Mangeshkar|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/342906-Lata-Mangeshkar|access-date=6 February 2022|publisher=Discogs|language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto1" /> Her song "Zu Zu Zu Yashoda" from ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1985) was a chartbuster.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lata Mangeshkar and Ram-Laxman are back together |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0634155/ |publisher=IMDb |access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In the late 1980s, she made a comeback to [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films with two back-to-back renditions of composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]]'s songs "Aaraaro Aaraaro" and "Valai Osai", for the films ''[[Anand (1987 film)|Anand]]'' (1987) and ''[[Sathya (1988 film)|Sathya]]'' (1988), respectively.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bharatan|first=Raju|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YE-9AAAACAAJ|title=Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography|date=1995|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|isbn=978-81-7476-023-4|pages=58–63|language=en}}</ref>
Lata Didi Recorded her second Telugu Song "Thella Cheeraku" for Director [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] 1988 film [[Aakhari Poratam]] .

In the 1980s, the composer duo [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] had Lata sing their biggest hits—"Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho" in ''[[Aasha (1980 film)|Asha]]'' (1980), "Tu Kitne Baras Ka" in ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'' (1980), "Kitna Aasan Hai" in ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]'' (1980), "Hum Ko Bhi Gham" in ''[[Aas Paas]]'' (1980), "Mere Naseeb Mein" in ''[[Naseeb (1981 film)|Naseeb]]'' (1980), "Zindagi Ki Na Toote" in ''[[Kranti]]'' (1981), "Solah Baras Ki" in ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981), "Ye Galiyan Ye Chaubara" in ''[[Prem Rog]]'' (1982), "Likhnewale Ne Likh Dale" in ''[[Arpan]]'' (1983), "Din Maheene Saal" in ''[[Avtaar]]'' (1983), "Pyar Karnewale" and "Nindiya Se Jagi" in ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]'' (1983), "Zu Zu Zu Yashoda" in ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1985), "Zindagi Har Qadam" in ''[[Meri Jung]]'' (1985), "Baith Mere Paas" in ''[[Yaadon Ki Kasam]]'' (1985), "Ungli Mein Anghoti" in ''[[Ram Avtar]]'' (1988) and "O Ramji Tere Lakhan Ne" in ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/17-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-part-x |title=Lata Mangeshkar&nbsp;— the living legend&nbsp;— Part X |first1=Amjad |last1=Parvez |date=17 August 2014 |work=Daily Times|location=Pakistan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722141942/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/17-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-part-x |archive-date=22 July 2015}}</ref>

Some [[R. D. Burman|Rahul Dev Burman]] compositions for Lata in these years include "Aaja Sar-e-Bazaar" in ''[[Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980 film)|Alibaba Aur 40 Chor]]'' (1980), "Bindiya Tarase" in ''[[Phir Wohi Raat]]'' (1981), "Thodi Si Zameen" in ''[[Sitara (1980 film)|Sitara]]'' (1981), "Kya Yahi Pyar Hai" in ''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]'' (1981), "Dekho Maine Dekha" in ''[[Love Story (1981 film)|Love Story]]'' (1981), "Tune O Rangeele" in ''[[Kudrat]]'' (1981), "Jaane Kaise Kab" in ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]'' (1982), "Jab Hum Jawan Honge" in ''[[Betaab]]'' (1983), which became instantly popular, "Humein Aur Jeene" in ''[[Agar Tum Na Hote]]'' (1983), "Tujhse Naraaz Nahin" in ''[[Masoom (1983 film)|Masoom]]'' (1983), "Kahin Na Ja" and "Jeevan Ke Din" in ''[[Bade Dil Wala]]'' (1983), "Jaane Kya Baat" in ''[[Sunny (1984 film)|Sunny]]'' (1984), "Bhuri Bhuri Aankhon" in ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' (1985), "Sagar Kinare" in ''[[Saagar (1985 film)|Sagar]]'' (1985), "Din Pyar Ke Aayenge" in ''[[Savere Wali Gaadi]]'' (1986). "Kya Bhala Hai Kya", "Khamosh Sa Afsana" and "Seeli Hawa Chhoo" in ''[[Libaas]]'' (1988).

Rajesh Roshan's collaboration with Dev Anand in ''[[Lootmaar]]'' and ''[[Man Pasand]]'' resulted in songs such as "Paas Ho Tum Magar Qareeb" and "Sumansudha Rajni Chandha" respectively. Lata had duets with Rafi such as "Mujhe Chhoo Rahi Hain" in ''[[Swayamwar]]'' (1980), "Kabhi Kabhi Bezubaan" in ''[[Johny I Love You]]'' (1982), "Tujh Sang Preet" in ''[[Kaamchor]]'' (1982), "Angrezi Mein Khete Hai" in ''[[Khud-Daar]]'' (1982), "Ankhiyo Hi Ankhiyo Mein" in ''[[Nishaan]]'' (1983), "Dushman Na Kare" in ''[[Aakhir Kyon?]]'' (1985) and "Wada Na Tod" in ''[[Dil Tujhko Diya]]'' (1987), later featured in the soundtrack of the 2004 film ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/23-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-part-xvi |title=Lata Mangeshkar&nbsp;— the living legend&nbsp;— Part XVI |first1=Amjad |last1=Parvez |date=23 August 2014 |work=Daily Times|location=Pakistan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522112720/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/23-Aug-2014/lata-mangeshkar-the-living-legend-part-xvi |archive-date=22 May 2015}}</ref>

[[Bappi Lahiri]] composed some songs for Lata, such as "Dooriyan Sab Mita Do" in ''[[Saboot]]'' (1980), "Baithe Baithe Aaj Aayi" in ''[[Patita (1980 film)|Patita]]'' (1980), "Jaane Kyun Mujhe" in ''[[Agreement (film)|Agreement]]'' (1980), "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" in ''[[Jyothi (1981 film)|Jyoti]]'' (1981), "Dard Ki Ragini" in ''[[Pyaas]]'' (1982), and "Naino Mein Sapna" (duet with Kishore Kumar) in ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (1983).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnaorg.com/articles/lata-3/index.shtml |title=Lata Mangeshkar&nbsp;— the living legend Part IX to XII |first1=Amjad |last1=Parvez |date= 16–19 August 2014 |website=apnaorg.com}}</ref>

Mohammed Zahur Khayyam continued to work with her during the 80s and composed songs such as "Hazaar Rahein Mud" (duet with Kishore Kumar) in ''[[Thodisi Bewafai]]'' (1980), "Simti Huyi" from ''[[Chambal Ki Kasam]]'' (1980), "Na Jane Kya Hua" in ''[[Dard (1981 film)|Dard]]'' (1981), "Chandni Raat Mein" in ''[[Dil-e-Nadaan]]'' (1982), "Dikhayi Diye" in ''[[Bazaar (1982 film)|Bazaar]]'' (1982), "Chand Ke Paas" in ''[[Dil-e-Nadaan]]'' (1982), "Bhar Lein Tumhe" and "Aaja Nindiya Aaja" from ''[[Lorie (film)|Lorie]]'' (1984) and "Kiran Kiran Mein Shokhiyan" in ''[[Ek Naya Rishta]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemasangeet.com/lata-mangeshkar/interviews/khayyam-speaks-on-lata.html|title=Khayyam Speaks on Lata|publisher=cinemasangeet.com}}</ref>

During the 80s, Lata sang hits such as "Sun Sahiba Sun" in ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' (1985) for Ravindra Jain, "Chand Apna Safar" in ''[[Shama (1981 film)|Shama]]'' (1981), "Shayad Meri Shaadi" and "Zindagi Pyar Ka" in ''[[Souten]]'' (1983), "Hum Bhool Gaye Re" in ''[[Souten Ki Beti]]'' (1989) for Usha Khanna. Hridaynath Mangeshkar had "Kale Kale Gehre Saye" in ''[[Chakra (1981 film)|Chakra]]'' (1981), "Ye Ankhen Dekh Kar", and "Kuchh Log Mohabbat Ko" in ''[[Dhanwan (1981 film)|Dhanwan]]'' (1981), "Mujhe Tum Yaad Karna" in ''[[Mashaal]]'' (1984), Assamese song "Jonakore Rati" (1986) with music and lyrics by [[Bhupen Hazarika|Dr. Bhupen Hazarika]], "Jaane Do Mujhe" in ''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]'' (1989) for Amar-Utpal, "Sajan Mera Us Paar" in ''[[Ganga Jamuna Saraswati]]'' (1988) and "Mere Pyar Ki Umar" in ''[[Waaris (1988 film)|Waaris]]'' (1989) for Uttam Jagdish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://urgetofly.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-favourite-lata-mangeshkar-songs-1980s.html|title=Khwaahish-e-Parwaaz|author=Aditya Pant|date=27 April 2008}}</ref>

In June 1985, the [[United Way of Canada|United Way of Greater Toronto]] invited her to perform at [[Maple Leaf Gardens]]. At the request of [[Anne Murray]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Many Languages Has Lataji Sung In? |url=https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/how-many-languages-has-lataji-sung-in/20220206.htm|access-date=6 February 2022|work=Rediff.com}}</ref> Lata sang her song "[[You Needed Me]]". 12,000 attended the concert, which raised $150,000 for the charity.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top Indian songstress sings for United Way |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19850611&id=1n0xAAAAIBAJ&pg=5832,123310 |work=Montreal Gazette |agency=CP, Google News Archive|date=11 June 1985|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/12/world/no-headline-074141.html | work=The New York Times | first=Douglas | last=Martin | title=No Headline | date=12 October 1985}}</ref>

=== 1990s ===
During the 1990s, Mangeshkar recorded with music directors including [[Anand–Milind]], [[Nadeem-Shravan]], [[Jatin–Lalit]], Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen, [[Uttam Singh]], [[Anu Malik]], [[Aadesh Shrivastava]] and [[A. R. Rahman]]. She recorded some non-film songs, including [[ghazal]]s with [[Jagjit Singh (singer)|Jagjit Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lata Mangeshkar, Thank You For The Music|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/lata-mangeshkar-thank-you-for-the-music-2751845|access-date=6 February 2022|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 October 2011|title=Lata Mangeshkar reacts to Jagjit Singh's death|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/lata-mangeshkar-reacts-to-jagjit-singh-s-death/story-8ngbpnEGro4WzIv7FApbFK.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen – Aaina |year=1993 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1322215-Dilip-Sen-Sameer-Sen-Aaina |publisher=Discogs |language=en |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=RIPDidi: Uttam Singh remembers Lata Mangeshkar, 'Poore raaste hum log hansi-mazak karte jaate the'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/ripdidiuttam-singh-remembers-lata-mangeshkar-poore-raaste-hum-log-hansi-mazak-karte-jaate-the-101644155979382.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Das |first1=Sheela |title=Aadesh Shrivastava: 10 memorable tracks of the talented composer|url=https://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/aadesh-srivastava-10-memorable-tracks-of-the-talented-composer/19077/ |date=5 September 2015 |website=Bollywood Mantra |language=en-US |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> She has also sung with [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Mohammed Aziz]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Gurdas Maan]] and [[Sonu Nigam]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Desai|first=Malay Ashokkumar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5co7EAAAQBAJ&dq=lata+mangeshkar+Kumar+Sanu,+Amit+Kumar,+S.+P.+Balasubrahmanyam,+Udit+Narayan,&pg=PA6|title=Trend Setters of Playback Singing|publisher=Sankalp Publication|isbn=978-93-90636-35-8|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 February 2022|title=Lata Mangeshkar: 'Queen of Melody' who redefined music in India|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/lata-mangeshkar-queen-of-melody-who-redefined-music-in-india-1078554.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> She also collaborated to [[Bahasa]] song with [[Rhoma Irama]], the genre is called [[Dangdut]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=antvklik.com |date=2021-08-24 |title=Antvklik |url=https://www.antvklik.com/dangdut/rhoma-irama-sebut-kehidupan-ratu-dangdut-lata-mangeshkar-memprihatinkan |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=ANTV |language=id-ID}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=antvklik.com |date=2019-10-06 |title=Antvklik |url=https://www.antvklik.com/hiburan/lata-mangeshkar-penyanyi-bollywood-ratu-dangdut-dunia-yang-fenomenal |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=ANTV |language=id-ID}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Kompas Cyber |date=2022-02-07 |title=Perjalanan Karier Lata Mangeshkar hingga Pertemuannya dengan Rhoma Irama Halaman all |url=https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2022/02/07/090146566/perjalanan-karier-lata-mangeshkar-hingga-pertemuannya-dengan-rhoma-irama |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Citation |title=DUET LEGENDARIS RHOMA IRAMA & LATA MANGESHKAR [FULL ALBUM] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J-aPYXWAn0 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-08}}</ref>

In 1990 she launched her own production house for [[Hindi]] movies which produced the [[Gulzar]]-directed movie ''[[Lekin...]]''. She won her third [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for her rendition of the song "Yaara Sili Sili" from the film, which was composed by her brother [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar|Hridaynath]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=Gulzar calls Lata Mangeshkar 'voice of our culture' says she is 'beyond words'|url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/gulzar-calls-lata-mangeshkar-voice-of-our-culture-says-she-is-beyond-words-2434071.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Lata Mangeshkar is beyond words: Gulzar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/lata-mangeshkar-is-beyond-words-gulzar/articleshow/89384992.cms|access-date=6 February 2022|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

In 1991, [[Indonesia]]n [[Dangdut|dangdut singer]], [[Rhoma Irama]] invited Mangeshkar to collaborate on several of his songs, album title "''Album Khusus Soneta Volume 1 - Ratu Dangdut Dunia Lata Mangeshkar''" the songs are entitled ''Mawar Merah'', ''Orang Asing'', ''Datang Untuk Pergi,'' ''Di Tepi Pantai'', ''Musim Cinta'' and ''Wahai Pesona''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /> Irama also called Mangeshkar as Ratu Dangdut Dunia (World Dangdut Queen).<ref name=":3" />

She has sung for almost all the [[Yash Chopra]] films and films from his production house [[Yash Raj Films]] at that time, including ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989), ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991), ''[[Darr]]'' (1993), ''[[Yeh Dillagi]]'' (1994), ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995), ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' (1997) and later in ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' (2000), ''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge!]]'' (2002) and ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 October 2020|title=Lata Mangeshkar remembers Yash Chopra on his death anniversary: I can't forget the love and respect he gave me|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/lata-mangeshkar-remembers-yash-chopra-his-death-anniversary-i-can-t-forget-love-and-respect-he-gave-me-569678|access-date=6 February 2022|website=PINKVILLA|language=en|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206142639/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/lata-mangeshkar-remembers-yash-chopra-his-death-anniversary-i-can-t-forget-love-and-respect-he-gave-me-569678|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=14 September 2012|title=Yash Chopra's muse Lata Mangeshkar missing from his next|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/yash-chopra-s-muse-lata-mangeshkar-missing-from-his-next/story-G8aGYE9QITR8SCvbkWIGeO.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chaudhury|first=Bodrul|date=16 September 2012|title=Lata Mangeshkar will not be singing for Yash Chopra's Jab Tak Hai Jaan|url=https://bollyspice.com/lata-mangeshkar-will-not-be-singing-for-yash-chopras-jab-tak-hai-jaan/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=BollySpice.com – The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood|language=en-US}}</ref>

During 1990 she recorded with [[Raamlaxman]] in ''[[Patthar Ke Phool]]'' (1991), ''[[100 Days (1991 film)|100 Days]]'' (1991), ''Mehboob Mere Mehboob'' (1992), ''Saatwan Aasman'' (1992), ''[[I Love You (1992 film)|I Love You]]'' (1992), ''[[Dil Ki Baazi]]'' (1993), ''Antim Nyay'' (1993), ''The Melody of Love'' (1993), ''[[The Law (1994 film)|The Law]] ''(1994), ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'' (1994), ''[[Megha (1996 film)|Megha]]'' (1996), ''[[Lav Kush]]'' (1997), ''Manchala'' (1999), and ''[[Dulhan Banoo Main Teri]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lata Mangeshkar|url=http://m.zeesangam.com/entertainment/celebrity-profile/Lata-Mangeshkar.htm|access-date=6 February 2022|website=m.zeesangam.com}}</ref>

From 1998 to 2014, [[A. R. Rahman]] recorded a few songs with her, including "Jiya Jale" in ''[[Dil Se..]]'' (1998), "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa" in ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]'' (2000), "Pyaara Sa Gaon" in ''[[Zubeidaa]]'' (2000), "So Gaye Hain" in ''[[Zubeidaa]]'', "Khamoshiyan Gungunane Lagin" in ''[[One 2 Ka 4]]'' (2001), "O Paalanhaare" in ''[[Lagaan]]'' (2001), "Lukka Chuppi" in ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006) and ''Laadli'' in ''[[Raunaq (album)|Raunaq]]'' (2014).<ref name="indiatoday.intoday.in">{{cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lata-mangeshkar-ar-rahman-music-raunaq/1/393368.html|title=When Lata Mangeshkar took 3-and-a-half months to record for AR Rahman|magazine=India Today}}</ref> She made an on-screen appearance in the film ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]'' singing "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa."<ref>{{Cite web|title=A rediff.com Special --- Pukar|url=https://www.rediff.com/broadband/2000/jan/24pukar.htm|access-date=6 February 2022|work=Rediff.com}}</ref>

In 1994, she released ''Shraddanjali – My Tribute to the Immortals''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lata Mangeshkar – Shraddhanjali – My Tribute To The Immortals (Cassette, India, 1992) For Sale {{!}} Discogs|url=https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/13679994|access-date=6 February 2022|publisher=Discogs}}</ref> The special feature of the album is that Lata offers her tributes to immortal singers of the time by rendering a few of their songs in her own voice. There are songs of [[K. L. Saigal]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Hemanta Mukherjee|Hemant Kumar]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[Pankaj Mullick|Punkaj Mallick]], [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Zohrabai Ambalewali|Zohrabai]], Amirbai, Parul Ghosh and Kanan Devi.<ref>{{Citation |title=Lata Mangeshkar – Shraddhanjali Vol. 2. My Tribute To The Immortals |year=1994 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11328400-Lata-Mangeshkar-Shraddhanjali-Vol-2-My-Tribute-To-The-Immortals |publisher=Discogs |language=en |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>

She sang both [[R. D. Burman|Rahul Dev Burman]]'s first and last songs. In 1994, she sang "Kuch Na Kaho" for Rahul Dev Burman in ''[[1942: A Love Story]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jha |first=Subhash K |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/jun/270610-lata-mangeshkar-rd-burman-71st-birthday.htm |title=I knew him from the time he ran around in shorts |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=27 June 2010 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref>

In 1999, Lata Eau de Parfum, a [[perfume]] brand named after her, was launched.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/nov/03lata.htm
 | title = A perfume called Lata
 | author = Suparn Verma
 | work = [[Rediff.com]]
 | date = 3 November 1999
| access-date = 13 August 2007
}}</ref>
She was also awarded [[Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement]] the same year<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zeecinema.com/events/zca/videos/lifetime-achievement-award-lata-mangeshkar|title=Lifetime Achievement Award: Lata Mangeshkar|date=24 August 2015|website=Zee Cinema}}</ref>
In 1999, she was nominated as a member of [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://rajyasabha.gov.in/publ/pandp/book2.htm
 |title=Nominated Members of the Rajya Sabha
 |publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Government of India
 |access-date=13 August 2007
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182238/http://rajyasabha.gov.in/publ/pandp/book2.htm
 |archive-date=27 September 2007
|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, she did not attend Rajya Sabha sessions regularly, inviting criticism from several members of the House, including the Deputy Chairperson [[Najma Heptullah]], [[Pranab Mukherjee]] and [[Shabana Azmi]].<ref name="toi_unequal_music">{{cite news
 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/29780945.cms
 | title = Unequal music
 | author = Viral Bhayani
 | newspaper = The Times of India
 | date = 29 November 2002
| access-date = 13 August 2007
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/39009721.cms
 | title = Straight Answers
 | newspaper = The Times of India
 | date = 2 March 2003
| access-date = 13 August 2007
}}</ref> She stated the reason for her absence as ill-health; it was also reported that she had not taken a salary, allowance or a house in Delhi for being a Member of Parliament.<ref name="toi_unequal_music" /><ref>{{cite news
 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/39305376.cms
 | title = Leave me alone, says Lata
 | newspaper = The Times of India
 | date = 5 March 2003
| access-date = 13 August 2007
}}</ref>

=== 2000s ===
In 2001, Mangeshkar was awarded the [[Bharat Ratna]], India's highest civilian honour.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Lata Mangeshkar: Awards and recognitions received by the legendary singer|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/lata-mangeshkar-awards-and-recognitions-received-by-the-legendary-singer-8045151.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Moneycontrol|date=6 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

In the same year, she established the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in [[Pune]], managed by the Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation (founded by the Mangeshkar family in October 1989). In 2005, she designed a jewellery collection called Swaranjali, which was crafted by Adora, an Indian diamond export company. Five pieces from the collection raised £105,000 at a [[Christie's]] auction, and a part of the money was donated for the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]] relief.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 November 2005 |title=Lata Mangeshkar's jewellery collection raises quake relief funds |work=Indiaglitz |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/18569.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165013/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/18569.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=13 August 2007}}</ref> Also in 2001, she recorded her first Hindi song with the composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]], for the film ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]''; she had earlier recorded [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja.<ref>{{Cite web|last=jha|first=subhash k|date=28 January 2018|title=Showbiz world welcomes Ilayaraja's Padma|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/280118/showbiz-world-welcomes-ilayarajas-padma.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>

Her song "Wada Na Tod" was included in the film ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' (2004) and in its soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eternal Sunshine News|url=https://www.beingcharliekaufman.com/index.php/recent-news-105|access-date=6 February 2022|website=BeingCharlieKaufman.com|language=en-gb}}</ref>

Her other notable songs of this decade were from ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham]]'' (2001) and ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' (2004).

After 14 years, she recorded a song for composer [[Nadeem-Shravan]]; "Kaise Piya Se" for [[Bewafaa (2005 film)|Bewafaa]] (2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/lata/20030103.htm |title=Lata records song with Nadeem&nbsp;— Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=3 January 2003 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> She recorded with Shamir Tandon "Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahan Pe" for ''[[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]'' (2005) and "Daata Sun Le" for ''[[Jail (2009 film)|Jail]]'' (2009).

On 21 June 2007, she released the album ''Saadgi'', featuring eight [[ghazal]]-like songs written by [[Javed Akhtar]] and composed by Mayuresh Pai.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1105020
 | title = Lata Mangeshkar launches new album 'Saadgi'
 | work = [[Daily News & Analysis]]
 | date = 21 June 2007
| access-date = 13 August 2007
}}</ref>

=== 2010s ===
On 12 April 2011, Mangeshkar released the album ''Sarhadein: Music Beyond Boundaries'', which contains the duet "Tera Milna Bahut Acha Lage" by her and [[Mehdi Hassan]] (written by Pakistan's Farhad Shahzad). The album features [[Usha Mangeshkar]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Rekha Bhardwaj]] and another Pakistani singer, [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan|Ghulam Ali]], with compositions by Mayuresh Pai and others.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lata-mangeshkar-nevaan-nigam-steal-sarhadein--show/779445/2 |title=Lata Mangeshkar, Nevaan Nigam steal Sarhadein show |newspaper=The Indian Express|date=22 April 2011 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jha |first=Pawan |title=सरहदें- एक अच्छी कोशिश
 |trans-title='Border' – A good try |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/entertainment/2011/04/110420_sarhaden_music_review_pkp |date=21 April 2011 |publisher=BBC |language=hi |access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref>

Shamir Tandon recorded a song with her ("Tere Hasne Sai Mujheko") for the film ''[[Satrangee Parachute]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lata-records-for-satrangee-parachute/725710/ |title=Lata records for Satrangee Parachute |newspaper=The Indian Express|date=17 December 2010 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> After a hiatus she came back to playback singing and recorded at her own studio the song "Jeena kya hai, jaana maine" for ''[[Dunno Y2... Life Is a Moment]]'' (2015), the sequel to Kapil Sharma's queer love story ''[[Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyun]]'' (2010) for which also she had lent her voice to one song.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Lata-is-back-in-playback/articleshow/35332103.cms |title=Lata is back in playback |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |date=19 May 2014 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref>

On 28 November 2012, she launched her own music label, LM Music, with an album of [[bhajan]]s, ''Swami Samarth Maha Mantra'', composed by Mayuresh Pai. She sang with her younger sister Usha on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_lata-mangeshkar-launches-music-label-with-bhajan-album_1770588 |title=Lata Mangeshkar launches music label with 'bhajan 'album & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |work=Daily News and Analysis|date=28 November 2012 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, she recorded a Bengali album, ''Shurodhwani'', including poetry by Salil Chowdhury, also composed by Pai.<ref>{{Citation|title=Shurodhwani (Full Song & Lyrics) – Lata Mangeshkar – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn|date=25 September 2014|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/shurodhwani/MgopeydoDkY|language=en-US|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> Lata Mangeshkar also recorded "Laadli" song with A.R.
Rahman for his music album [[Raunaq (Album)]] (2014).<ref name="indiatoday.intoday.in" />

On 30 March 2019, Mangeshkar released the song "Saugandh Mujhe Is Mitti Ki", composed by Mayuresh Pai, as a tribute to the Indian army and nation.<ref name="indiatoday.in" />

=== Bengali career ===

Mangeshkar has sung 185 songs in Bengali,<ref name="thestatesman.com" /> making her debut in 1956 with the hit song "Aakash Prodeep Jwole", composed by Satinath Mukhopadhyay.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cinemaazi – Lata Mangeshkar|url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/lata-mangeshkar}}</ref> The same year, she recorded "Rongila Banshite", composed by [[Bhupen Hazarika]], which was also a hit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rangila Banshite Ke Dake Lyrics (রঙ্গিলা বাঁশিতে কে ডাকে) Lata Mangeshkar |url=https://www.gdn8.com/2020/08/rangila-banshite-ke-dake-lyrics-lata.html |access-date=6 February 2022 |website=Gdn8}}</ref> In the late 1950s, she recorded a string of hits such as "Jaare Ude Jare Pakhi", "Na Jeona", and "Ogo Aar Kichu To Noy", all composed by Salil Chowdhury, and which were respectively adapted into Hindi as "Ja Re Ud Ja Re Panchi" and "Tasveer Tere Dil Mein" in ''[[Maya (1961 film)|Maya]]'', and "O Sajna" in ''[[Parakh (1960 film)|Parakh]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Admin|first=Kotha R. Sur|date=2 April 2018|title=Jare Ure Jare Pakhi {{!}} যারে উড়ে যারে পাখি|url=http://kotharsur.com/bangla-lyrics/lata-mangeshkar/jare-ure-jare-pakhi/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Kotha R Sur {{!}} কথা আর সুর|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1960, she recorded "Akash Pradip Jole".<ref>{{Citation|title=Akash Pradeep Jole|date=1 June 2004|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5bnLqhrMO4ECYsHYBxjMym|language=en|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> Later in the 1960s, she sang hits like "Ekbar Biday De Ma Ghure Ashi," "[[Saat Bhai Champa]]," "Ke Pratham Kache Esechi," "Nijhum Sandhyay," "Chanchal Mon Anmona," "Asharh Srabon," "Bolchi Tomar Kaney," and "Aaj Mon Cheyeche" by composers like [[Sudhin Dasgupta]], Hemant Kumar and Salil Chowdhury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ekbar Biday De Maa Ghure Ashi – Lyrics and Music by Lata Mangeshkar arranged by Abhi_12|url=https://www.smule.com/song/lata-mangeshkar-ekbar-biday-de-maa-ghure-ashi-karaoke-lyrics/4133286_4133286/arrangement|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Smule|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Saat Bhai Champa Jagore|date=1 December 1957|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1ov5jYphT1rISaljks7EAo|language=en|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Listen to Ke Pratham Kachhe Esechhi Song by Lata Mangeshkar on Gaana.com|url=https://gaana.com/song/ke-pratham-kachhe-esechhi|language=en|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Nijhum Sandhaye Pantha|date=1 December 1965|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1f2QBKK5jWfHm1VrXfPtqo|language=en|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Chanchal Mon Anmona Hoy (Full Song) – Bengali Hit Duets – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn|date=31 December 2002|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/chanchal-mon-anmona-hoy/LyQDaAxkDlA|language=en-US|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Lata Mangeshkar |title=Aaj Mon Cheyeche Ami Hariye Jabo |url=https://www.amazon.com/Aaj-Mon-Cheyeche-Hariye-Jabo/dp/B09N3SHPTF |publisher=Amazon |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Bolchi Tomar Kane Kane – Female Version|date=25 April 2016|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/0njnVq4hp089kCdyOI3U7R|language=en|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>

== Collaboration with other singers ==
From the 1940s to the 1970s, Mangeshkar sang duets with [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Suraiya]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[Talat Mahmood]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Hemant Kumar]], [[G. M. Durrani]], and [[Mahendra Kapoor]]. In 1964, she sang "Chanda Se Hoga" with [[P. B. Sreenivas]] from ''[[Main Bhi Ladki Hoon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arunachalam|first=Param|date=26 September 2015|title=Bollywood Retrospect: Lata Mangeshkar's 10 best duets|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/column-bollywood-retrospect-lata-mangeshkar-s-10-best-duets-2128589|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vUaW5IVni9YJ:https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/column-bollywood-retrospect-lata-mangeshkar-s-10-best-duets-2128589+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in|archive-date=30 October 2020|access-date=31 October 2020|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>

Mukesh died in 1976. The 1980s saw the deaths of [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Kishore Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ganesh|first=Raj|date=2 May 2020|title=Lata Mangeshkar To Dedicate 100 Singers' Unique Tribute To Corona Warriors on 3 May|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-lata-mangeshkar-to-dedicate-100-singers-unique-tribute-to-corona-warriors-on-may-3/351925|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:etQlDEM4gBQJ:https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-lata-mangeshkar-to-dedicate-100-singers-unique-tribute-to-corona-warriors-on-may-3/351925+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in|archive-date=13 October 2020|access-date=31 October 2020|website=Outlookindia}}</ref> After their demise, she continued to sing with [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]], [[Shabbir Kumar]], [[Nitin Mukesh]] (Mukesh's son), [[Manhar Udhas]], [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]] (Kishore Kumar's son), [[Mohammed Aziz]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], and [[Vinod Rathod]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bhimani|first=Harish|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vaafAAAAMAAJ|title=In Search of Lata Mangeshkar|date=1995|publisher=Indus|isbn=978-81-7223-170-5|pages=56–59|language=en}}</ref>

In the 1990s, she began singing duets with [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Pankaj Udhas]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], [[Udit Narayan]], and [[Kumar Sanu]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gupta|first=Vinita|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=coJtCwAAQBAJ|title=Swarkokila Lata Mangeshkar|isbn=978-93-82901-88-4|pages=76–81|language=hi}}</ref> Her most notable work of the 90s was ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]],'' with songs such as "Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye", "Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To Pyaar Sajna", "Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jana Sanam", and "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bharatan|first=Raju|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YE-9AAAACAAJ|title=Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography|date=1995|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|isbn=978-81-7476-023-4|pages=78–83|language=en}}</ref>

In the 2000s, her duets were performed mainly with [[Udit Narayan]] and [[Sonu Nigam]]. 2005-06 were the years of her last well-known songs: "Kaise Piya Se" from ''[[Bewafaa (2005 film)|Bewafa]]'' (2005); "Shayad Yehi To Pyaar Hai" from ''[[Lucky: No Time for Love]]'' (2005) with [[Adnan Sami]]; and "Lukka Chhupi" in ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006 film) with [[A. R. Rahman]]. She sang "Ek Tu Hi Bharosa" from ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]'' (2000). Other notable songs of this decade were from ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' (2004), sung with Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, [[Jagjit Singh]], [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], and [[Gurdas Mann]]. One of her latest songs was "Jeena Hai Kya" from ''Dunno Y2'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mangeshkar|first=Lata|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyfIDAAAQBAJ|title=Lata Mangeshkar|date=January 0101|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|isbn=978-81-8430-461-9|language=en}}</ref>

== Non-singing career ==

=== Music direction ===
Lata Mangeshkar composed music for the first time in 1955 for the Marathi movie ''Ram Ram Pavhane''. Later in the 1960s, she composed music for following [[Marathi language|Marathi]] movies under the pseudonym of Anand Ghan.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/83243 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070226201544/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/83243 |url-status = dead |archive-date = 26 February 2007 |title=BFI, Lata Mangeshkar}}</ref><ref name="Bhimani1995">{{cite book|author=Harish Bhimani|title=In Search of Lata Mangeshkar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vaafAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1995|publisher=Indus|isbn=978-81-7223-170-5|page=322}}</ref><ref name="Bharatan1995">{{cite book|author=Raju Bharatan|title=Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RaafAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1995|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|isbn=978-81-7476-023-4|page=382}}</ref>
* 1950 – ''Ram Ram Pavhana''
* 1963 – ''Maratha Tituka Melvava''
* 1963 – ''Mohityanchi Manjula''
* 1965 – ''Sadhi Manase''
* 1969 – ''Tambadi Mati''

She won Maharashtra State Government's Best Music Director Award for the film ''Sadhi Manase''. The song "Airanichya Deva Tula" from the same film received best song award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/did-you-know/Music-director-Lata-Mangeshkar/articleshow/12248652.cms|title=Music director, Lata Mangeshkar|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref>

=== Production ===
Lata Mangeshkar has produced four films:<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dawar|first=Ramesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TO6Fmi8FraUC&dq=lata+mangeshkar+produced+Vaadal+(Marathi)&pg=PA72|title=Bollywood: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow|date=2006|publisher=Star Publications|isbn=978-1-905863-01-3|language=en}}</ref>
* 1953 – ''Vaadal'' (Marathi)
* 1953 – ''Jhaanjhar'' (Hindi), co-produced with [[C. Ramchandra]]
* 1955 – ''Kanchan Ganga'' (Hindi)
* 1990 – ''[[Lekin...]]'' (Hindi)

== Illness and death ==
On 8 January 2022, Mangeshkar tested positive for [[COVID-19]] with mild symptoms and was admitted to [[Breach Candy Hospital]]'s intensive care unit in [[Mumbai]]. She remained in the ICU with signs of "marginal improvement" in her health. The doctors treating her had taken her off the [[ventilator]] on 28 January after her health "improved marginally";<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 February 2022|title=Lata Mangeshkar is stable now, says Asha Bhosle|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/lata-mangeshkar-health-critical-condition-deteriorated-7758174/|access-date=6 February 2022|work=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> however, she was back on the ventilator on 5 February, after her health deteriorated, and was undergoing "aggressive therapy".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/lata-mangeshkar-is-undergoing-aggressive-therapy-and-tolerating-procedures-doctor-pratit-samdani/articleshow/89367774.cms|title= Lata Mangeshkar is undergoing aggressive therapy and tolerating procedures: Doctor Pratit Samdani |website= The Times of India}}</ref>

[[File:Photos-Celebs-attend-Lata-Mangeshkars-state-funeral-3 (1).jpg|thumb|left|Mangeshkar's funeral in 2022]]
Mangeshkar died from [[multiple organ dysfunction syndrome]] on 6 February 2022, at the age of 92. She had undergone 28 days of constant treatment for [[pneumonia]] and COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 February 2022|title=Lata Mangeshkar: India singing legend dies at 92|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60094193|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |title='Nightingale' Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lata-mangeshkar-legendary-singer-dies-at-92/article38387404.ece |date=6 February 2022 |work=The Hindu |agency=Press Trust of India |issn=0971-751X |language=en-IN |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>

[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi consoles family members of ‘Bharat Ratna’ Lata Mangeshkar, in Mumbai on February 06, 2022 (1).jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] meets Mangeshkar Family and [[Asha Bhosle]] after paying tribute to Lata Mangeshkar in [[Mumbai]].]]

The [[Government of India]] announced a two-day period of national mourning and that the [[Flag of India|national flag]] would fly at [[half-mast]] from 6 to 7 February throughout India out of respect for her.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2day-national-mourning-in-lata-mangeshkar-s-memory-tricolour-at-halfmast-101644122238434.html |title= Lata Mangeshkar's last rites at Mumbai's Shivaji Park with full state honours |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> President [[Ram Nath Kovind]], Vice President [[Venkaiah Naidu]], Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], several Union Ministers and Chief Ministers,<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 February 2022|title=West Bengal pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar by announcing half-day holiday|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/west-bengal-tribute-lata-mangeshkar-half-day-holiday-7759315/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lata Mangeshkar LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Government has declared a public holiday for tomorrow to mourn the demise of Lata Mangeshkar|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/newsblogs/daily-news-and-latest-updates-live-february-6/liveblog/89376327.cms|access-date=6 February 2022|website=The Economic Times|language=en}}</ref> many members of the [[Indian Music Industry]], [[Indian film industry]], celebrities, fans, and [[netizens]] expressed their condolences. [[Indian Cricket Team]] players wore black arm band to mourn the loss of Mangeshkar in [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2021–22#1st ODI|India vs. West Indies first ODI]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Acharya|first=Shayan|title=IND v WI: Indian team wears black arm bands to mourn death of Lata Mangeshkar|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/indian/indian-team-to-wear-black-arm-bands-west-indies-lata-mangeshkar/article38387619.ece|access-date=6 February 2022|work=[[Sportstar]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/breaking-news-live-updates-feb-6/liveblog/89376395.cms|title=Lata Mangeshkar news live updates: PM Modi 'anguished' over demise of Lata Mangeshkar|website=The Times of India}}</ref>  President  Of France Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of Pakistan, [[Imran Khan]], Prime Minister of Bangladesh, [[Sheikh Hasina]], Prime Minister of Nepal, [[Sher Bahadur Deuba]], Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]], former President of Afghanistan, [[Hamid Karzai]], and Pakistani Minister [[Fawad Chaudhry]] expressed their grief on her death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/pm-mourns-death-legendary-indian-singer-lata-mangeshkar-367036|title=PM Hasina mourns death of legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar|date=6 February 2022|website=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lata-mangeshkar-passes-away-after-pakistan-bangladesh-pays-tribute-to-legendary-singer-101644134978514.html|title=Lata Mangeshkar passes away: After Pakistan, Bangladesh pays tribute to legendary singer|date=6 February 2022|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theprint.in/go-to-pakistan/pakistanis-mourn-lata-mangeshkar-too-say-even-1000-pakistan-cannot-compensate-this-loss/822862/|title=Pakistanis mourn Lata Mangeshkar too, say 'even 1,000 Pakistan cannot compensate this loss'|newspaper=Theprint|date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/melodies-of-lata-mangeshkar-are-universal-forever-says-former-afghan-president20220206201949/|title=Melodies of Lata Mangeshkar are universal, forever, says former Afghan President|newspaper=ANI News|date=6 February 2022}}</ref> Mangeshkar's last rites (performed by her brother, [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]) and cremation were held, with full state honours, at Mumbai's [[Shivaji Park]] on the same day. Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], Governor [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]], Chief Minister [[Uddhav Thackeray]] paid their last respects and placed floral tributes. Mangeshkar's sisters [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Usha Mangeshkar]], [[Devendra Fadnavis]], [[Raj Thackeray]], [[Sharad Pawar]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Aamir Khan]], [[Ranbir Kapoor]], [[Vidya Balan]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]], and several dignitaries and family members were also in attendance.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.news18.com/news/movies/lata-mangeshkar-passes-away-live-updates-legendary-singer-dies-at-92-mortal-remains-to-be-taken-to-shivaji-park-for-last-respects-livenews-4738040.html |title= Legendary Singer Laid to Rest With Full State Honours; PM Modi, Shah Rukh Khan Attend Funeral |website= News18}}</ref> In February 2022, an [[digital billboard|electronic billboard]] in [[Times Square]], [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan area#Culture|Manhattan]], sponsored by the Binder Indian Cultural Center, featured a tribute to Mangeshkar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/lata-mangeshkar-tribute-makes-it-to-times-square-billboard-in-new-york/articleshow/89467942.cms|work=[[The Economic Times]]|title=A Tribute to Lata Mangeshkar at New York's Times Square|date=10 February 2022}}</ref> Another tribute to Mangeshkar by popular singers ([[Arnab Chakrabarty]], Niharika Nath and Mandira Karmakar) was published in an Arizona US newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kar |first=Dr. Kohinoor |date=March 2022 |title=A Humble Tribute to the Nightingale of India |url=http://azindiatimes.com/epaper/epaper/edition/91/march/page/22 |website=AZ Indiatimes}}</ref> Lata Mangeshkar died the next day after [[Vasant Panchami]] (a festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati who represents music, knowledge, and the rest of the arts). "This is special as many considered her to be an avatar of Saraswati and the personification of music," according to actress [[Rani Mukerji]].<ref>{{cite web |title=People would say that Goddess Saraswati resides in her voice: Rani Mukerji on Lata Mangeshkar |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/people-would-say-that-goddess-saraswati-resides-in-her-voice-rani-mukerji-on-lata-mangeshkar-52249.html|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref>

On 10 February 2022, Mangeshkar's ashes were immersed in the [[Godavari River]] at Ramkund, [[Nashik]] by her sister Usha and nephew Adinath Mangeshkar.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/article/legendary-singer-lata-mangeshkars-ashes-immersed-in-nashiks-ramkund-family-and-fans-gather-at-the-site/857552 |title= Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's ashes immersed in Nashik's Ramkund; family and fans gather at the site |website= Times Now News}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
{{Main|List of awards received by Lata Mangeshkar}}
[[File:Lata Mangeshkar.jpg|thumb|right|Mangeshkar at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards announcement in 2013|200px]]
[[File:Narendra Modi marks 51 years of 'Ae Mere Vatan Ke Logon' at Mumbai.jpg|thumb|Mangeshkar and [[Narendra Modi]] at the 51st anniversary of "[[Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon]]" in 2014]]
Mangeshkar won several awards and honours, including the [[Bharat Ratna]] (2001), India's highest civilian award, [[Padma Bhushan]] (1969),<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |year=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015}}</ref> [[Padma Vibhushan]] (1999), [[Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Award]] for Lifetime Achievements (1999),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/zee-cine-lifetime-achievement-458.html|title=Zee Cine Lifetime Achievement Award (ZCA) – Zee Cine Lifetime Achievement Award Winners|website=awardsandshows.com}}</ref> [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (1989), [[Maharashtra Bhushan Award]] (1997),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/stage-set-for-felicitation-of-lata-with-maharashtra-bhushan-award/ |title=Stage set for felicitation of Lata with Maharashtra Bhushan award |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=19 November 1997 |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> [[NTR National Award]] (1999), [[Legion of Honour]] (2007), [[ANR National Award]] (2009), three [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|National Film Awards]] and 15 [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]. She also won four [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award]]s. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 1993 and Filmfare Special Awards in 1994 and 2004.<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lata Mangeshkar lesser-known facts: Did you know she once gave up her Filmfare Award? – Bharat Times English News|date=6 February 2022 |url=https://eng.bharattimes.co.in/lata-mangeshkar-lesser-known-facts-did-you-know-she-once-gave-up-her-filmfare-award/|access-date=6 February 2022|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1984, the State Government of [[Madhya Pradesh]] instituted the [[Lata Mangeshkar Award]] in her honour. The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a similar award in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|title=State award for music announced – Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/state-award-for-music-announced/1161740/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

In 2009, she was awarded the title of Officer of the French [[Legion of Honour]], France's highest order.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/arts/Lata-Mangeshkar-conferred-highest-French-honour/article16894851.ece |title=Lata Mangeshkar conferred highest French honour |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 November 2009 |access-date= 31 January 2021}}</ref>

In 2012, she was ranked number 10 in [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India's]] poll of [[the Greatest Indian]] since independence.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/a-measure-of-the-man/281949 |title=A Measure of the Man – Outlook India Magazine |website=magazine.outlookindia.com/|date=5 February 2022 }}</ref>

[[Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] said "''kambakht, kabhi besuri na hoti''" ("[she] is never off-key").<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramnarayan |first=Gowri |title=Flight of the golden oriole |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/flight-of-the-golden-oriole/article28525321.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221032404/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/flight-of-the-golden-oriole/article28525321.ece |archive-date=21 February 2022 |date=4 January 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> Actor [[Dilip Kumar]] once commented, "''Lata Mangeshkar ki awaaz kudrat ki takhleek ka ek karishma hain''", meaning "Lata Mangeshkar's voice is a miracle from God".<ref>{{cite web |title=4 Things You Didn't Know About Lata Mangeshkar |url=http://agoraflux.com/4-things-you-didnt-know-about-lata-mangeshkar/ |year=2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118122449/http://agoraflux.com/4-things-you-didnt-know-about-lata-mangeshkar/ |archive-date=18 January 2018 |website=Agora Daily Flux |department=Celebrity News |access-date=3 February 2021}} Tribute to Lata</ref>

Lata Mangeshkar was included in the 'In Memoriam' segment at the 2022 British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTA).<ref>{{cite web |title=Lata Mangeshkar |date=15 February 2022 |url=https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/lata-mangeshkar}}</ref>

Lata was 84th on [[Rolling Stone]]'s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, published on January 1, 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-01-01 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

She also received honorary doctorates from the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] in 1989, [[Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Khairagarh]], and [[Shivaji University]] in [[Kolhapur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=340&at=1 |title=Lata Mangeshkar |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in |access-date=31 January 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810221908/https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=340&at=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=af&awtype=&page=6 |title=SNA – List of Awardees |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in |access-date=31 January 2021 |archive-date=5 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205145610/https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=af&awtype=&page=6 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Controversy ==
In 1974, ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in history, stating that she had reportedly recorded "more than 25,000 solo, [[duet]] and chorus backed songs in 20 Indian languages" between 1948 and 1974. Her record was contested by [[Mohammed Rafi]], who was claimed to have sung around 28,000 songs.<ref name="howfair">{{cite web
 | url = http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/23sld7.htm
 | title = How fair were they to Mohammad Rafi?: Page 7
 | author = Raju Bharatan
 | work = [[Rediff.com]]
 | date = 23 August 2006
| access-date = 28 April 2007
}}</ref><ref name="how_fair_raju6">{{cite web
 | url = http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/23sld6.htm
 | title = How fair were they to Mohammed Rafi?: Page 6
 | author = Raju Bharatan
 | work = [[Rediff.com]]
 | date = 23 August 2006
| access-date = 28 April 2007
}}</ref> After Rafi's death, in its 1984 edition, the Guinness Book of World Records stated her name for the "Most Recordings", but also stated Rafi's claim. The later editions of Guinness Book stated that she had sung no fewer than 30,000 songs between 1948 and 1987.<ref>{{cite news|author=Puri, Amit|title = Dedicated to Queen of Melody
| url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030224/login/music.htm| newspaper = [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], Chandigarh| date = 24 February 2003
| access-date = 18 August 2009}}</ref>

The entry was discontinued by Guinness editions in 1991 without explanation, while several sources continued to claim that she recorded thousands of songs, with estimates ranging up to figures as large as 50,000.<ref>{{cite news
 | title = The nightingale of India turns 75
 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3696042.stm
 | author = Chopra, Yash
 | work = BBC News
 | date = 28 September 2004
| access-date = 13 August 2007
| author-link = Yash Chopra
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 | title = Melody Queen Lata rings in 75th birthday quietly
 | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040929/nation.htm#12
 | newspaper = [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], Chandigarh
 | date = 29 September 2004
| access-date = 13 August 2007
}}</ref> However, even the earliest Guinness claim of 25,000 songs (between 1948 and 1974) was disputed and claimed to have been exaggerated by several others, stating that the number of songs sung by her in [[Hindi]] films to 1991 was found to be 5025.<ref>{{cite book
 | last = Nerurkar
 | first = Vishwas
 | title = Lata Mangeshkar Gandhar Swaryatra (1945–1989)
 | language = hi
 | publisher = Vasanti P. Nerukar
 | location = Mumbai
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
 | last =Broughton
 | first =Simon
 | author2=Mark Ellingham |author3=Richard Trillo
 | title=World music: The Rough Guide
 | year =2000
 | publisher =Rough Guides
 | isbn =978-1-85828-636-5
 | page =106
}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine
 |magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]
 |title = Bollywood: Frequently Questioned answers
 |author = Richard Corliss
 |date = 12 August 2003
|url = http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,475407,00.html}}</ref><ref name="Majumdar2009">{{cite book|author=Neepa Majumdar|title=Wanted cultured ladies only!: female stardom and cinema in India, 1930s–1950s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TdM2Ben3alIC&pg=PA232|access-date=6 October 2011|date=25 September 2009|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-07628-2|pages=232–}}</ref> Mangeshkar stated that she did not keep a record of the number of songs she recorded, and that she did not know from where Guinness Book editors got their information.<ref>Bhatt, Punita. "A controversy in the making". ''[[Filmfare|Filmfare magazine]]''. 1–15 June 1987.</ref> In 2011, the entry was revived by ''Guinness'' crediting the record to her sister [[Asha Bhosle]] as the most recorded artist in music history, "for recording up to 11,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs and in over 20 Indian languages since 1947".<ref name="newrec">{{cite news|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|title=It's a world record for Asha Bhosle|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_its-a-world-record-for-asha-bhosle_1601969|date=22 October 2011|access-date=23 October 2011|author=Banerjee, Soumyadipta}}</ref> Since 2016, current record in this category belongs to
[[P. Susheela]], for recording at least 17,695 songs in 6 languages, not counting some lost early recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/11000/most-studio-recordings-singles-and-albums-combined|title=Most studio recordings – singles and albums combined|publisher=GuinnessWorldRecords.com|language=en|access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=All Hits Playlist of 80's and 90's - Lata Mangeshkar hungama.com |url=https://www.hungama.com/album/diamonds-forever-lata-mangeshkar/30039444/ |publisher=Hungama Music |access-date=27 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book
 | last = Bichu
 | first = Dr. Mandar
 | title = Lata&nbsp;— Voice of the Golden Era
 | year = 2011
 | publisher = Popular Prakashan
 | isbn = 978-81-7991-625-4
}}
* {{cite book
 | last = Bhimani
 | first = Harish
 | title = In search of Lata Mangeshkar
 | year = 1995
 | publisher = Indus
 | isbn = 978-81-7223-170-5
}}
* {{cite book
 | last = Bharatan
 | first = Raju
 | title = Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography
 | year = 1995
 | publisher = UBS Publishers Distributors
 | isbn = 978-81-7476-023-4
}}
* {{cite book |last=Kabir|first=Nasreen Munni |author-link=Nasreen Munni Kabir |title=[[Lata Mangeshkar ...in Her Own Voice|Lata Mangeshkar: In Her Own Voice]] |year=2009 |publisher=Niyogi Books |isbn=978-81-89738-41-9}}
* {{cite book
 | last = Lata
 | first = Mangeshkar
 | editor = Madhuvanti Sapre |editor2=Dinkar Gangal
 | title = In search of Lata Mangeshkar
 | language = mr
 | year = 1995
 | publisher = HarperCollins/Indus
 | isbn = 978-81-7223-170-5
}} A collection of articles written by Lata Mangeshkar since 1952.
* {{cite book
 | last = Nerurkar
 | first = Vishwas
 | title = Lata Mangeshkar Gandhar Swaryatra (1945–1989)
 | language = hi
 | publisher = Vasanti P. Nerukar
 | location = Mumbai
}}
* {{cite book
 | last = Bichhu
 | first = Mandar V.
 | title = Gaaye Lata, Gaaye Lata
 | language = hi
 | year = 1996
 | publisher = Pallavi Prakashan
 | location = Sharjah
 | isbn = 978-81-7223-170-5
}} A collection of articles written by Lata Mangeshkar since 1952.
* {{cite book
 | last = Verma
 | first = Sunanda
 | title = Namaste, Lata Mangeshkar! Her voice touches at least a billion hearts
 | year = 2018
 | publisher = The Indologist
 | location = Singapore
 | isbn = 978-9814782111
}}
* {{cite book |author=Bhawana Somaaya |editor=Malvika Singh |title=Freeing the Spirit: The Iconic Women of Modern India |chapter=Lata Mangeshkar |year=2006 |publisher=New York |isbn=978-0-14-310082-9}}
{{refend}}

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