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Lata Mangeshkar was laid to rest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park with full state honours on Sunday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his respects along with Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Shankar Mahadevan and others.

New DelhiUpdated: Feb 6, 2022 09:50 AM IST

Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday morning. (Photo: Express Archive)

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar was laid to rest with full state honours on Sunday in the presence of her family at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, actors Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Vidya Balan and Ranbir Kapoor were among those who paid homage to the veteran singer. She died at Breach Candy hospital on Sunday of multi-organ failure at the age of 92.

Daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti Mangeshkar, Lata belonged to a musical family. Her father was a well-known Marathi musician and theatre artiste. She was first tutored by her father and later appeared as a child artiste in several of his plays.

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In her career that spanned for several decades, she lent her voice for over 30,000 songs. She sung popular tracks in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and other regional languages.

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For her contribution to cinema and the field of arts, Lata was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1969, the Padma Vibhushan in 1999 and the Bharat Ratna in 2001. She was also conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989 by the government of India and France's highest civilian award, the Legion of Honour, in 2007.

Apart from these honours, Lata also won four Filmfare Awards in the category of Best Playback Singing. She was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. The singer had once made news when she refused to take her award in order to promote fresh talent in the industry.

Some of the most popular tracks of Lata Mangeshkar are "Tujhe Dekha Toh Ye Jana Sanam," "Gori Hai Kalaiyan," "Lag Jaa Gale," "Sawan Ka Mahina," "Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya," "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon" among more.

Lata was one of those rare singers who not only sang in Hindi, but in a wide variety of languages, including a few foreign ones too.

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