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Usha Mangeshkar | |
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 Usha Mangeshkar in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Indore,Indore State,British India (present dayIndore,Madhya Pradesh,India) |
| Origin | Indian |
| Genres | Indian classical music,playback singing |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | vocal |
| Years active | 1954–present |
Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded manyMarathi,Manipuri,Hindi,Bengali,Kannada,Nepali,Bhojpuri,Gujarati,Odia andAssamese songs. She is the youngest among four Mangeshkar sisters, afterLata Mangeshkar,Meena Khadikar andAsha Bhosle as well as only elder from brotherHridaynath Mangeshkar.
She came into the spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the movieJai Santoshi Maa (1975), which became an all-time blockbuster.[1] She was nominated for theFilmfare 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 theMarathi moviePinjara.[citation needed]She is famous also for her songChupi Chupi Gori Kane inOdia Film "Abhiman"(1977).She had also produced musical dramaPhoolwanti for Doordarshan.[citation needed]
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Also did scores of Marathi songs for Dada Kondke, including the most famous "Dhagala Lagali Kala" and "Tumhawar Keli Me Marji Bahar" fromPinjara. In 2008, Usha collaborated with Shaukat (Sam) Kassam for the CDNoorani Chehra, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of theAgha Khan.
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Co-artist(s) |
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| 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 |
| 1975 | Jyotibacha Navas | "Phoola sapnala aali ga" "kunitari sobatila rahva majhya" "Kalpnecha kunchla" "Ghodyala lagaam ghala" | Sudhir Phadke | |
| 1977 | Bhingri | "Sajni ga bhulalo mi" "Bhingari Title Track" "Naar nakhryachi mi tarni" "Gorya gorya tachat" "Gobinda re" "Lagnaat gondhal ghalte" | Bal Palsule | SoloMahendra Kapoor |
| Ram Ram Gangaram | Mohra ho gangubai Gangu taroonya tujh befaam Naki doli chaan Galavarchi khali tujhya Bakricha samdyasni laglay lala | Ram Laxman | Mahendra Kapoor | |
| Bala Gau Kashi Angai | "Halke halke jojwa" "Tula kadhitari mi" | N. Dutta | Solo Jaywant Kulkarni | |
| Navra Majha Bramhchari | "Daulaticha naad nako" | Pandurang Dixit | Solo | |
| 1978 | Kalavantin | "Mee ek roop vhave" "Kaapad purena cholila" "Raat jhurtiya chandrasathi" | Ram Kadam | SoloSuresh Wadkar |
| 1982 | Bhannat Bhanu | "Majha hoshil" "Adakitta supari" "Tijori Choran phodli " | Ram Kadam | SoloSuresh Wadkar |
| 1984 | Bin Kamacha Navra | Ain dupari aad watana | Rajendra Vinay | Solo |
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