Reviewron [Ronak Kotecha]'s video: Bet You Didn t Know These Rarest of Rare Facts about Life Times of Lata Mangeshkar Till Her Death

In many ways, Lata Mangeshkar was the voice of India. Generations have grown up listening to her melodious voice through the years and many of her songs have become timeless memories, etched in our minds, forever. As a journalist, I have often wondered, how overwhelming it will be for the Indian media to report on the day she passes, how will the high and mighty of the country, and perhaps, even the world pay their tributes, besides ofcourse, being an extremely sad day for her family. Today, is that day. Watch this video till the end for some really, really unknown facts from the life and times of Lata Mangeshkar. Lata Mangeshkar has died in Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. She was 92. She was taken to the intensive care unit last Tuesday, after testing positive for COVID-19. She had been put on a ventilator, but ultimately lost the battle to death and breathed her last this morning. Lata Mangeshkar, a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Awards, was an icon of Indian cinema, having sung playback for countless Hindi films; she also sang in several regional languages including Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali. Lata Mangeshkar, who belonged to a prominent musical family, also composed music and produced a handful of films. She was popularly known as the 'Nightingale of India.' Lata Mangeshkar, born in 1929, was the eldest of five siblings. Their father was classical musician Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, who gave the young Lata Mangeshkar her first music lesson. In 1942, when her father died, 13-year-old Lata Mangeshkar began her career in music, juggling singing with acting parts in Marathi films. In 1945, Lata Mangeshkar had an early hit in the song 'Aayega Aanewala' from the film Mahal, starring Madhubala. From there, Lata Mangeshkar's voice and career soared to the greatest of heights. She sang rag-based compositions by Naushad in films like Baiju Bawra, Mother India and Mughal-E-Azam, Shankar-Jaikishan's melodious hits in Barsaat and Shree 420. Salil Chowdhury's haunting melodies in Madhumati won her a Filmfare Award and three more Filmfare Awards came by from Bees Saal Baad, Khandan and Jeene Ki Raah. After a point, Lata Mangeshkar refused to accept anymore popular awards to promote fresh talent in the industry. She also won three National Awards for Parichay, Kora Kagaz and Lekin. Other memorable films in her credits include Pakeezah, Abhimaan, Amar Prem, Aandhi, Silsila, Chandni, Sagar, Rudali, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Veer Zara that became her last Bollywood film in 2004.