The legendary singer was born to a classical singer & theatre artist Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar

At the age of five, she acted in plays written by her father

Her father’s untimely death pushed Lata Mangeshkar into earn for her family

She also acted in the 1949 film ‘Badi Maa’

The singer was trained by Ustad Aman Ali Khan in Hindustani music

In her 80-year-long career, she lent her voice to 50,000 songs in over 14 languages

She was the first Indian to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London

The singer was bestowed with India’s highest civilian honor – Bharat Ratna

Indian Government honored her with ‘Daughter of the Nation’ award on her 90th birthday

Lata Mangeshkar holds a Guinness Record for being the ‘most recorded artist in the history of Indian music’