A prolific artist, she recorded more songs than the Beatles ... travelled up the octaves hitting the top notes. "It's not the actress singing, it's Lata Mangeshkar," my mum informed me.

Lata Mangeshkar ... of Bollywood" was the country's most in-demand singer, with every top actress wanting her to sing their songs. Her records, meanwhile, sold in the tens of thousands, and ...

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar initially hesitated to sing ... his belief in her unique ability to do justice to the song. The soulful rendition became a timeless classic.