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Lata Mangeshkar is 84!

India’s very own singing nightingale who has dominated Bollywood’s music scene for decades turned 84 recently. Known as the ‘Nightingale of India’, Lata Mangeshkar started her singing career aged 13 in 1942. In a career spanning over seven decades, the singer has sung several numbers in Hindi as well as in regional languages.

Celebrities across Bollywood wished the singing sensation congratulations on her landmark birthday. “I think there would not be even a single person across the world who would not want to wish Lataji,” said Megastar Amitabh Bachchan. “I wish her a long life. I wish she always lives among us. There have come moments in my life when I have been inspired by her”.

“Many wishes to Lataji on her birthday. I wish she continues to sing more and more. I am really blessed that I got to perform on her songs. I am glad that I have performed on her beautiful songs,” said veteran actress Hema Malini.