Lata Mangeshkar Reveals What Her Father Said When She Made Her Debut On Radio 79 Years Ago
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Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 16:32 [IST]
If there is one playback singer who has defined Bollywood music for decades, it is Lata Mangeshkar. The Nightingale of India sang on radio for the first time 79 years ago on this day- December 16, 1941. She took to her Twitter handle to share an anecdote about that day, and it about how her father reacted when he heard her sing.
Lata revealed that she made her debut on radio by singing two songs. When her father, renowned classical singer and theatre actor Deenanath Mangeshkar, heard the songs, he told Lata s mother that he was very pleased and that he wasn t worried about his daughter s future anymore.