SUSHMITA PATHAK, BYLINE: Lata Mangeshkar was a hugely popular star, even though she never actually appeared on screen. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WOH KAUN THI SONG") LATA MANGESHKAR: (Singing in Hindi).

Singer Lata Mangeshkar, dubbed Nightingale of India, turns 90 on Sept. 28 and in honor of the woman who recorded thousands of songs we at Variety chose 25 of our favorite tunes from Bollywood ...

Lata Mangeshkar's first English song While her Hindi, Marathi and other Indian regional songs were highly popular, there was a time when Lata Mangeshkar had to sing an English melody.

Watch the song 'Na Milta Gham Toh Barbadi' from Hindi movie 'Amar' starring Dilip Kumar, Madhubala & Nimmi. 'Na Milta Gham Toh Barbadi' is sung by Lata Mangeshkar and music of the song is given by ...

Though she was at the age of late 70s then, Lata Mangeshkar was keen to do her best for the song. Instead of asking Rahman to come to Mumbai to record the song, Lata insisted on traveling all the ...

On Republic Day 2025, we reflect on Jaidev Varma's 1971 composition ‘Jo Samar Mein Ho Gaye Amar,’ sung by Lata Mangeshkar, which rivals ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’ in its patriotic fervor.