Lata Mangeshkar thanks a gathering which celebrated her 75th birthday in Mumbai September 28, 2003, a file photo. India's legendary singer, Lata Mangeshkar, who has touched the hearts of millions with her melifluous voice in the last few decades, turned 80 today Sept 28, 2009 as several fans and friends greeted the melody queen on the occasion and thanked her for lending her golden voice over the decades to entertain people.
The icon, who first broke onto the music scene with 'Aayega Aanewaala' in "Mahal" (1949), is considered the greatest playback singer in the Indian cinema with more than 50,000 songs to her credit.
Looking back at her glorious six decades in music, the singer says, "Anybody will feel good but now that I'm turning 80, I feel extremely great. It's always a charm to age gracefully."
Talking about her colossal achievements, Lata says she is completely satisfied with her life and career.
"Whatever I achieved is by God's grace. I'm completely satisfied and content with my life and career. I want to continue singing for the rest of my life," the legendary singer told PTI.
When asked about her plans for birthday, the singer says she will be busy attending to calls from well-wishers from across the globe.
"My whole day will be spend attending to the well-wishers, who call me from the different parts of the world but there is nothing special planned for the birthday. It will be a usual affair with family members," Lata said.
Lata has become choosy over the years about Bollywood assignments but her voice in a song ensures success be it 'Kitane Azeeb' in Bhandarkar's 'Page-3' or 'Luka Chhupi' in Raykesh Omprakash Mehra's 'Rang De Basanti'.
