Beginning her career as a teenager in the 1940s, Lata Mangeshkar was the voice of the Subcontinent for the better part of a century.
By the end of her career as a playback singer and music composer, the ‘Nightingale of India’ had lent her voice to anywhere between 25,000 and 30,000 songs.
The golden voice that awed generations of Indians, Mangeshkar recorded songs in more than 36 Indian languages, besides Russian and Malay. In 2023, Rolling Stone featured her on its list of “200 Best Singers of All Time”. She was the only Indian artist on the list.
On her birth anniversary, take this quiz by ThePrint to see how much you know about Lata Mangeshkar.
(Quiz compiled by Saksham Thakur)