Usha Mangeshkar

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Usha Mangeshkar
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Usha Mangeshkar in 2007
Background information
Born Indore, Indore State, British India (present day Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Origin Indian
Genres Indian classical music, playback singing
OccupationsSinger
Instrumentsvocal
Years active1954–present

Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese songs. She is the youngest among four Mangeshkar sisters, after Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Khadikar and Asha Bhosle as well as only elder from brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar.

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Career

She came into the spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the movie Jai Santoshi Maa (1975), which became an all-time blockbuster. [1] She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer award for her song "Main to Aarti" in that film. She sang the same songs for that movie's remake in 2006.[ citation needed ]

She is known for her famous song "Mungda" and songs for the Marathi movie Pinjara .[ citation needed ] She is famous also for her song Chupi Chupi Gori Kane in Odia Film "Abhiman"(1977). She had also produced musical drama Phoolwanti for Doordarshan.[ citation needed ]

Awards and nominations

Discography

Also did scores of Marathi songs for Dada Kondke, including the most famous "Dhagala Lagali Kala" and "Tumhawar Keli Me Marji Bahar" from Pinjara. In 2008, Usha collaborated with Shaukat (Sam) Kassam for the CD Noorani Chehra, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Agha Khan.

Marathi songs

YearFilmSongComposer(s)Co-artist(s)
1972 Pinjra "Mala lagli kunachi" "disla ga bai" "Mala ishqachi ingali dasali" "Naka todu pawhn jara thamba" "kashi nashiban thatta aaj mandli" "Tumhavar keli mi marji" "Chabidar chabi mi" Ram Kadam Sudhir Phadke Solo
1977 Bhingri "Sajni ga bhulalo mi" "Bhingari Title Track" "Naar nakhryachi mi tarni" "Gorya gorya tachat" "Gobinda re" "Lagnaat gondhal ghalte"Bal PalsuleSolo Mahendra Kapoor
1978Kalavantin"Mee ek roop vhave" "Kaapad purena cholila" "Raat jhurtiya chandrasathi"Ram KadamSolo Suresh Wadkar
1982Bhannat Bhanu"Majha hoshil" "Adakitta supari" "Tijori Choran phodli "Ram KadamSolo Suresh Wadkar

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References

  1. ↑ Khubchandani, Lata (19 July 2002). "Movies: Will Kavi Pradeep get his due?". rediff.com.
  2. ↑ "69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007". Bengal Film Journalists' Association. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010.
  3. ↑ FILMFARE NOMINEES AND WINNER, deep750.googlepages.com


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