Why Lata Mangeshkar did not celebrate after winning ‘Bharat Ratna’, brother Hridaynath revealed

Lata Mangeshkar was close to her family and shared a loving bond with each and every member of the family. Talking about it, Usha Mangeshkar said, ‘Meena Tai was always with Lata didi during the recordings. After recording in the studio, Lata used to ask Di Meena Tai for her thoughts on the song. She would let the song go ahead only when she got Meena’s approval. He trusted her a lot.

Her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar says, “She always wanted me to win an award, that was her dream. When he won the Bharat Ratna he didn’t celebrate it, but when I got the Padma Shri he celebrated it like a celebration.

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Lata Mangeshkar was not only a great singer but she believed in working for the society. She used to do a lot of charity work. Usha Mangeshkar said, ‘Lata di has done a lot of work for charity. That too during the times when she was not working much. He has built Asia’s largest and most affordable hospital in Pune. It was his dream to start an old age home for Veteran Musicians of Bollywood.

18 of India’s most popular singers have come together to pay a special tribute to the legend Lata Mangeshkar through StarPlus’ 8 episode series ‘Naam Reh Jayega’. Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Nitin Mukesh, Neeti Mohan, Alka Yagnik, Sadhna Sargam, Udit Narayan, Shaan, Kumar Sanu, Amit Kumar, Jatin Pandit, Javed Ali, Aishwarya Majumdar, Sneha Pant, Pyarelal ji, Palak Muchhal And Anvesha’s name is included. Its every episode airs every Sunday at 7 pm on Star Plus. The show is conceived and directed by Gajendra Singh of Saibaba Studios.