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Lata Mangeshkar: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born September 28, 1929 • Indore • India
Died February 6, 2022 (aged 92) • Mumbai • India
Awards And Honors Bharat Ratna (2001)
Notable Family Members sister Asha Bhosle

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Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar smiling, wearing a red and white sari with a bindi on her forehead, at her 75th birthday celebration in Bombay, India.
Asha Bhosle, wearing a white and blue sari, sits smiling beside her sister Lata Mangeshkar, who is draped in a white and gold sari, at an awards event in Mumbai.
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