Her Bengali output is substantial, next to the Marathi in volume.

The compositions are of a very high calibre, sample the lilting РІР‚Вbai bai man-moraacha kasa pisaara phulalaaРІР‚в„ў for the 1963 film 'Mohityanchi Manjula'. She composed the music for five Marathi films, four of them under the pseudonym Anandaghan. But standing alone are the compositions that she sang for herself. She also sang for many others, including Srinivas Khale and her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar in later years. Her collaboration with three the Vasants - Prabhu, Pawar, and DesaiР’В - are noteworthy. She was quite prolific in Marathi, and sang outstanding songs both for films and private albums. I cannot resist picking one of Anil BiswasРІР‚в„ў compositions, РІР‚ВIk Pal Ruk Jaanaa, Jaanewale RaahiРІР‚в„ў for Rahi (1953), although he was definitely one of the star composers in those days. The following year, she sang РІР‚ВWoh To Chale Gaye Ai DilРІР‚в„ў for the eccentric genius Sajjad Hussain composing for Sangdil. In 1951, she sang the delectable Yaman-based composition of Jamal Sen for Shokhiyan, РІР‚Вsupna ban saajan aayeРІР‚в„ў, overshadowing the voice of the heroine Suraiya. She was at the peak of her virtuosity, and she worked with some of the greatest composers of the time, not limited to the big commercial names. She had a very long career but one could argue that the 1950s were the best years of her career. The mainstay of her music is her work for Hindi films. This has added to her immense popularity across geographical and linguistic boundaries. While her facility with Urdu talaffuz is legendary, in no small measure aided by her hard work, it is noteworthy that she has sung in a large number of languages, with an enviable degree of success. Her oeuvre is magnificent in its breadth and quality, her voice appeals to people across generations, and the great longevity of her songs is beyond dispute, with songs she sang 7 decades ago still occupying a place in the public imagination.

She is synonymous with Hindi film songsР’В - and then some - so it is futile to greet her with banal superlatives, no doubt all of which she richly deserves. Lata Mangeshkar celebrated her 91st birthday on September 28, 2020.

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