Kajol, Hema Malini, Asha Parekh, and Raveena Tandon reunite to remember Lata Mangeshkar on her first death anniversary
Lata Mangeshkar was born on 28th September 1929. She was an Indian playback
singer. She is one of the greatest singers in India. Lata recorded songs in over thirty-
six Indian languages and a few foreign languages. She recorded songs
in Marathi, Hindi, and Bengali. Her foreign languages included English, Indonesian,
Russian, Dutch, Nepali, and Swahili. She is also known as the “Queen of Melody”
“Nightingale of India”, and “Voice of the Millennium”. Lata Mangeshkar won the National
Film Awards. BFJA Awards. Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. She was also honored with 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)
Mangeshkar died from multiple organ dysfunction syndrome on 6 February 2022, at
the age of 92.
It was legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s first death anniversary on Monday. A
host of industry people came together to remember the Bharat Ratna awardee on
the day. Raveena Tandon has shared pictures from the gathering on Instagram as
she joined Hema Malini, Asha Parekh, and Kajol to remember Lata. Sharing two
pictures of them posing for a group portrait, Raveena wrote, “All about tonight!
Legends in honor of Lata Mangeshkar ji, Asha Parekh ji, Hema ji.” Hema wore a
green and silk saree, and Asha looked beautiful in a black saree. Kajol was in a
green silk kurta, while Raveena was in an ivory outfit. Lata’s younger sister Usha
Mangeshkar, who was also the chief guest at the event. Meanwhile, Lata’s sister
Usha Mangeshkar said the family is still trying to come to terms with the music icon’s
demise. “People are just coming home in her memory, remembering her. We are
very sad even today. It’s all beyond sadness,” Usha Mangeshkar told PTI in a recent
interview.
Staff Reporter