Meena Khadikar (

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Mangeshkar; born 7 September 1931) is an Indian

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playback singer and composer. She is the second eldest daughter of Pt. Deenanath Mangeshkar and sister of singers

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the ...

Usha Mangeshkar 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 ...

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Hridaynath Mangeshkar Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar (Marathi pronunciation: �ɾud̪əjnaːt̪ʰ məŋɡeːʃkəɾ born 26 October 1937) is an Indian music director and occasional singer. He is the only son of musician Deenanath Mangeshkar and younger brother of ...

Career

Meenatai's work in Hindi cinema includes the songs Duniya Mein Hum Aaye Jain To from Mother India (sung with

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), Phagun aaya from Pilpili Saheb, the duet Aapne chheen liya dil with Mohammed Rafi in the film Farmaish, Hai mausam yeh mastaana, muskuraana, dil churaana from Aabroo and Are koi jaao ri piya ko bulao from Patrani. She is best known for composing music for the Marathi industry, including a popular kids' song and album Asawa Sunder Chocolatecha Bungla, which was later recorded in Bengali and Gujarati too. Meena's children Yogesh and Rachna sang the original song. Her song Saang Saang Bholanaath is also well known.

Discography

Marathi Songs * "Ye Javali Ghe Priyasakhaya Bhagavanta" – Mansala Pankh Astat Composer Meena Mangeshkar Singer Lata Mangeshkar * "Bavarle Mi Bavarle"- Ek Hota Raja Best of the Song Hindi Songs * "Phagun Aaya" – Pilpili Saheb * "Hai Mausam Yeh Mastaana Muskuraana Dil Churaana" – Aabroo

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* Living people Indian women playback singers 20th-century Indian singers Singers from Mumbai Marathi playback singers Bollywood playback singers Marathi-language singers Goan people 20th-century Indian women singers 20th-century Indian composers Mangeshkar family Women musicians from Maharashtra 20th-century Indian women composers 1931 births {{india-singer-stub