Digital Desk: Lata Mangeshkar Ji began taking singing lessons from her father, her father, Pt Deenanath Mangeshkar, at age five.
Pt Deenanath Mangeshkar was a renowned
Marathi theatre actor and Hindustani classical vocalist. Lata even acted in his plays. However, life had other plans for Lata Mangeshkar Ji.
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When she was 13, just as she was about to begin her music career, her father died. As the eldest of her five siblings, she was made responsible for the family, so she started singing in films and became the family's sole breadwinner.
As a caring sister, she also supported her siblings Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Meena Mangeshkar, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar. All five siblings are renowned artists and have even collaborated on several projects together.
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