The legendary Indian nightingale Lata Mangeshkar took her last breath in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital on Sunday morning, February 6, 2022. She was admitted to the hospital after testing COVID positive earlier in January this year, while the singer was diagnosed with post-COVID-19 induced pneumonia.
According to the doctors, Lata Mangeshkar’s health condition had deteriorated again on Saturday, and she was put on a ventilator and kept under observation.
Many celebrities, politicians, and people from the music industry tweeted and expressed their grief on Lata Mangeshkar’s demise.
MNS Chief Raj Thackeray rushed to Breach Candy hospital to meet the veteran singer. CM Uddhav Thackeray showed his great sadness on the death of Lata Mangeshkar and said that he is ‘heartbroken’. A.R Rahman tweeted and expressed his sadness at the singer’s demise. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted “Lata Didi’s songs brought out a variety of emotions.
An ode to Nightingale of India : All time favourite songs by Lata Mangeshkar
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She closely witnessed the transitions of the Indian film world for decades. Beyond films, she was always passionate about India’s growth. She always wanted to see a strong and developed India.”
Bollywood celebrities like Jenielia, Kajal Aggarwal, Karan Kundra showed their sadness on Twitter, whereas, Kangana Ranaut posted a series of stories remembering legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar Ji, says, can’t hold back my tears, such is the essence of a true artist. She has crooned for all the top actresses across generations in the Hindi film industry.
The Melody Queen of India was awarded numerous awards and honors including the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan and the DadaSaheb Phalke Award, and multiple National Film Awards. She is also a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor. She began her singing career at the age of 13 in 1942 and has over 30,000 songs to her credit in several Indian languages.
Here we are providing you with her top 5 gems from her all-time legendary songs:
1) Lag Jaa Gale
https://youtu.be/TFr6G5zveS8
2) Kora Kagaz Tha Ye Man Mera
3) Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh
4) Dekha Ek Khwaab To Ye Silsile Hue
5) Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai
