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the undisputed
melody queen of India... pint-sized bundle of musical genius...
a singer with
moonlight in her throat... a legend in her lifetime...
1958 : FILMFARE award for the song aaja re pardesi... from MADHUMATI
1962 : FILMFARE award for the song kahin deep jale kahin dil... from BEES SAAL BAAD
1965 : FILMFARE award for the song tumhin mere mandir... from KHANDAAN
1969 : FILMFARE award for the song aap mujhe achchhe lagne lage... from JEENE KI RAAH
(After 1969, she made the unprecedented gesture of renouncing FILMFARE awards in favour of fresh talent, except for a Lifetime Achievement award)
1980 : Was presented key of the city of Georgetown, Guyana, South America
1980 : Honorary Citizenship. The Republic of Suriname, South America
1985 : 9th June declared as Asia Day in honour of her arrival in Toronto, Canada
1987 : Honorary Citizenship of the U.S.A, Houston, Texas, U.S.A
1994 : Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
1998 : Lux Zee Cine Lifetime Achievement Award
1999 : Padma Vibhushan
Doctor of Literature from Shivaji University, Kolhapur and Hyderabad University
Swar Bharati award given by Shankaracharya of Sankeshwar
Lata says : "Maan
sammaan has never meant much to me. The one time I felt fulifilled
was in Tirupati, when I was given the title of Asthaan Sangeet Vidwaan
Sarloo(Court Musician of the Shrine). The whole atmosphere and the
way it was conducted, made me feel so good that I remember, I sang for
one and half hour at that function."
Lata
Mangeshkar : A living legend...
