Yash Chopra

Lata Mangeshkar , one of India's most venerated singers who sang tens of thousands of songs in her lifetime, has died at the Age Of 92.

She had been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai city in January after testing positive for Covid-19.

Federal minister Nitin Gadkari confirmed The News on Sunday.

Mangeshkar had an extraordinary career spanning over half a century, singing More Than 30,000 songs across 36 languages.

But it was her work in Bollywood, India's Hindi film industry, that made her a national icon.

As news broke, tributes began pouring in for Mangeshkar, who was often called the " nightingale of Bollywood".

President Ram Nath Kovind said The News was " heart-breaking" and added that her accomplishments would remain " incomparable".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Mangeshkar's death left a " void in our nation that cannot be filled".

Mangeshkar was born in Indore city, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh , on 28 September 1929.

She began learning music at the Age Of five from her father, Deenanath Mangeshkar , who was active in theatre.

After Her father's death, The Family moved to Mumbai (then Bombay), where a teenaged Mangeshkar began singing for Marathi movies.

She also acted in small roles in a few films to support her family, but would say later that her heart wasn't in it. " I was happiest singing. " she.

She got a Big Break in 1949 - it was A Haunting song called for The Movie Mahal.

" Soon every female actor wanted her voice. But she was always busy and only a few fortunate music directors got the chance to make her sing, " Music Director Mohammed Zahur Khayyam later.

Over The Next few decades, Mangeshkar sang thousands of songs lip-synced by Bollywood's biggest heroines across generations.

She was nominated to the upper house of India's parliament in 1999, but said later that she had been " reluctant" to take it up and that her tenure there was " ".

She received India's highest honour for civilians, the Bharat Ratna , in 2001.

In 2004, when she turned 75, one of Bollywood's biggest directors, Yash Chopra , that he saw " God's blessings in her voice".

Mangeshkar, who never married, had a rich life outside her work, with interests ranging from cricket to cars.

Her younger sister Asha Bhosle is also a celebrated Bollywood singer. The two always dismissed any hint of Sibling Rivalry , and even performed together occasionally.

" We're very Close - we have never competed with each other, " Bhosle in 2015.

Source of news: bbc.com