Birthday Special: All time favourite Lata Mangeshkar songs

Mumbai: The voice of India just got a year older, wiser and profound. The most popular playback singer in Bollywood’s history has her birthday today. DC wishes Lata Mangeshkar a very happy 85th birthday!

The Nightingale of India was born on September 28, 1929. Throughout her career, which spanned around 7 decades, Lata Mangeshkar has gifted her voice to thousands of songs.

Her duets with Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi , Kishore Kumar and Mukhesh are the one we still listen to, it never goes out of fashion. Also Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Rahul Dev Burman composed her most notable songs.

Recently she has been dubbed India’s Most Admired Woman in a poll. In the survey, conducted by Bharat Matrimony on 8179 men to mark International Women’s Day, 35 percent of respondents voted for Lata as India’s most iconic woman.

Listen to Lata Mangeshkar's evergreen songs: 

Lata Mangeshkar and Mohd. Rafi 

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Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar duets: 

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Lata Mangeshkar and R.D. Burman: 

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All time favourite classics sung by Lata Mangeshkar: 

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