forced acting
Lata Mangeshkar was inclined towards music since childhood. He inherited music. But due to family compulsions, Lata Mangeshkar had to get into acting. At the age when children play with toys, Lata Mangeshkar started learning music by sitting with her father. At the age of 5, she started acting in her father’s musical plays. In this way, along with singing, Lata Mangeshkar’s acting also started. Due to the poor financial condition of the family, Lata was compelled to enter acting and then she started doing small roles , and Marathi films.
Lata said this on acting under compulsion
In an interview, Lata Mangeshkar said about acting, ‘I started acting because my father had died in 1942. I was 13 years old then. I used to sing at that time. She used to program on stage. I learned singing from my father. My name was on stage. But after my father left, I was the only one to support the house. I am the eldest in the house. So I had to join films again. I did the role of heroine’s sister. After that I worked in 5-6 films. But all those roles were like this – hero’s sister or heroine’s sister.
Lata Mangeshkar Death: Found this comment at the age of 14, Lata did not forget it throughout her life
honored with these awards
Lata Mangeshkar was honored with many awards in a career spanning 6 decades. These are:
Awarded Filmfare Award in 1958, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1993 and 1994
Padma Bhushan in 1969
Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989
Filmfare Life Time Achievement Award in 1993
Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996
1997 – Rajiv Gandhi Award.
Padma Vibhushan in 1999
2000 – Lifetime Achievement Award of IIAF (IIFA)
Bharat Ratna and Noor Jahan Award in 2001
One Time Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008
Awarded the National Film Award in 1972, 1975 and 1990
Awarded Maharashtra Government Award in 1966 and 1967
Maharashtra Bhushan in 1997
Awarded Maharashtra Ratna in 2001
Lata Mangeshkar (file photo)