Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer. She is the younger sister of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. She gained popularity for her song ‘Mai To Arti Utaroon Re’ in the 1975 film ‘Jai Santoshi Maa.’
Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer. She was born on 14 December 1935 in Bombay, British India. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Her father Deenanath Mangeshkar was an actor, and her mother, Shevanti Mangeshkar was a homemaker.
She is the younger sister of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar.
Interesting facts about Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar has sung songs in various languages including Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Kannada, and Assamese.
Usha Mangeshkar is the youngest among her three sisters, Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Khadikar, and Asha Bhosle. The sisters have a younger brother named Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
She received her training in music at a young age just like her older sisters.
Usha Mangeshkar’s musical journey
In the year 1953, Usha Mangeshkar started working as a playback singer.
She gained popularity for her song ‘Mai To Arti Utaroon Re’ in the 1975 film ‘Jai Santoshi Maa.’
Usha Mangeshkar is also a prolific painter.
She has worked in the music industry for more than 60 years as a playback singer.
Usha Mangeshkar’s fame
Usha Mangeshkar’s song ‘O Mungada Mungada’ from filmmaker Raj Sippy’s suspense thriller film ‘Inkaar’ earned her immense praise for her singing abilities.
In the year 1992, she produced as musical drama ‘Phoolwanti’ for the Doordarshan channel, which was based on a story by Baba Sahib Purandare.
In 2017, after a gap of 27 years in her music career, she returned with her elder sister Lata Mangeshkar with the song ‘Ek Baar Bidai De Do Maan’ for the Bengali biopic film ‘Main Khudiram Bose Hoon.’
Awards and Honours
The Education Minister of Maharashtra honoured Usha Mangeshkar with a doctorate degree in Philosophy in the year 2019.
The Chief Minister of Assam awarded Usha Mangeshkar at the 7th Youth Festival. It was a five-day festival held in March 2020 in Jengrimukh, Assam.
In the year 1975, she won the BFJA Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her song in the film ‘Jai Santoshi Maa.’ She was also nominated for the Filmfare Award for the same song.
In 2020, Usha Mangeshkar was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Mirch Awards.
The same year, she received the Gana Samriddhi Lata Mangeshkar Award by the Cultural Department for Maharashtra Government.
Usha Mangeshkar’s famous songs
Usha Mangeshkar’s popular songs are Hiron Se Moti Se (1987), Rang Jamake Jayenge (1981), O Mungada Mungada (1977), Main to Arti Utaroon Re (1975), Chandamama Se Pyaara (1976), Mil Gaya (1980), Ganesh Vandana (2014), Sainath Tere Hazaron Haath (1993), Chabidar Chabi (1971), Duniya Mein Hum Aaye Hai to Jeena (1957), Janu Meri Jaan (1980), and Aaya Mausam Dosti Ka (1989).
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