Legendary singer, Bharat Ratna and the Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar passed away today at the age of 92 years leaving her fans, family and friends in grief. With her demise the music has truly died. Lata didi as she was fondly called was India’s most revered, loved and prolific singer. In a career spanning seven decades recorded songs in over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six Indian languages and foreign languages. However, she sung mainly in Hindi and Marathi. Besides Hindi films she also sang several devotional songs and has been an idol for several playback singers.

It is near to impossible that someone somewhere is not playing a song sung by her at any moment in time. From Ae Mere Watan ke Logon that brought tears in the eyes of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and propelled him to bestow the honorific title of Nightingale of India on her, to Jab Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya from Mughal-e-Azam to Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Mann Mera from Aradhana to Tujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jaana Sanam, here’s a list of the best and most iconic song from the singer for you to listen to.

Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon

Jab Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya - Mughal-e-Azam (1960)

Naam Gum Jayega – Kinara (1977)

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Aayega Aanewala - Mahal (1949)

Piya Tose Naina Lage Re – Guide (1965)

Lag Ja Gale Ke Phir – Woh Kaun Thi (1964)

Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh - Dil Apna aur Preet Parai (1960)

Tujhse Naaraz Nahi Zindagi –Masoom (1983)

Aaja Re Pardesi – Madhumati (1958)

Hum Tere Pyar Mein Sara Alam - Dil Ek Mandir (1963)

Tu Jahan Jahan Chalega – Mera Saaya (1966)

Allah Tero Naam - Hum Dono (1961)

Inhi Logon Ne Inhi Logon Ne -Pakeezah (1972)

Chalte Chalte- Pakeezah (1972)

Raina Beeti Jaaye - Amar Prem (1972)

Beeti Na Beetayi Raina - Parichay (1972)

Bahon Mein Chale Aao -Anamika (1973)

Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi Shikwa -Aandhi (1975)

Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Mann Mera – Aradhana (1969)

Didi Tera Devar Deewana - Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994) 

Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jaana Sanam – Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995)

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)

Luka Chuppi - Rang De Basanti (2005)

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