Happy Birthday Lata Mangeshkar and Ranbir Kapoor: Here's something about the superstars
New Delhi : Bollywood is celebrating the birthday bash of super actor Ranbir Kapoor and super singer Lata Mangeshkar. Ranbir turns 35 today, while the Lata Ji celebrates her 87th birthday. While the former allures people with his heart-throbbing look, the later mesmerizes the entire world with her enchanting voice. Let's talk something about these two people who plays an important role in the Hindi film industry.
Ranbir Kapoor
The handsome hunk is son to yesteryear actor Neetu and Rishi Kapoor. He made his debut film Saawariya (2007) which was considered a flop movie. However, he became popular with his performances in Wake Up Sid (2009) and Rockstar (2011). won two consecutive Filmfare awards for Best Actor for his roles in Rockstar (2011) and Barfi! (2012). One of the highest paid actors in the industry, Kapoor studied filmmaking and method acting at the School of Visual Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, respectively. Of late, he is in news for rumoured love story with Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt
Lata Mangeshkar
Back in 1942, when a 13-year-old girl stood in front of the mic for the first time – she sang a Marathi song, ‘Natali chaitraachi navalaai’ in the Marathi film, Pahili Mangalagaur, one hardly knew Lata Mangeshkar would be known as Nightingale of Bollywood. As she turns 88, she says-
To be honest, ever since I was a kid, I was never excited about birthdays. It remains the same even now. In fact, whenever anyone would celebrate my birthday, I would get a bit sad (laughs). As a kid, on my birthdays, someone would get me a new frock, and my mother would perform aarti and give me something sweet to eat. That was the only ‘birthday celebration’ during our childhood. Later on, due to our circumstances, celebrating birthdays became out of question. Now, I can celebrate my birthday, but I haven’t forgotten what happened in the past. So, I have never been kicked about birthdays. Maybe, others could be but not me.
Lata Mangeshkar awards include three National Film Awards, 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Mangeshkar has three siblings also known for their singing prowess, namely, Asha Hridaynath, Usha and Meena. She was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 2001.
