Wow , Love this internet thing... Yday I had read some very good articles in Hindi at
http://www.naidunia.com and today I find someone has already translated part of it in english. Some interesting facts about lata ji ( Courtsey of Nayi Duniya website ) and to the unknown guy who spent time translating /re-typing in english
(As Actor)
lataa abhineet filme.n:
1942
- pahalii ma.ngaLaagaur (maraaThii)
1943
- chimukaLaa sa.nsaar (maraaThii)
- maajhe baaL (maraaThii)
1944
- gajaabhaauu (maraaThii)
1945
- ba.Dii maa.N
1946
- jeevan yaatraa
- subhadraa
1948
- mandir
1952
- chhatrapati shivaajii
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(As Producer)
lataa nirmit filme.n:
1953
- vaadak (maraaThii)
- jhaa.Njhar (sa.ngiitakaar see raamachandra ke saath)
1955
- ka.nchan
1990
- lekin
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(As composer "Anandghan")
lataa dwaaraa sa.ngiitabaddh filme.n ('aanandaghan' naam se):
1950
- raam-raam paahuNe (maraaThii)
1963
- mohityaa.N chii ma.njuLaa (maraaThii)
1964
- maraaThaa titu kaa meLawaawaa (maraaThii)
1965
- saadhii maaNasa.n (maraaThii)
1969
- taamba.Dii maaTii (maraaThii)
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(Composers with more than 100 songs with Lata)
lataa ke saath 100 se adhik giit dene waale sa.ngiitakaar
696 - lakShmiikaant-pyaarelaal
456 - sha.nkar-jayakishan
331 - raahul dev barman
302 - kalyaaN jii-aanand jii
298 - see raamachandra
240 - chitragupt
210 - madan mohan
182 - sachin dev barman
161 - naushaad
146 - roshan
139 - hemant kumaar
132 - raajesh roshan
128 - salil chaudhurii
123 - anil biswaas
112 - vasant desaaii
111 - bappii laahi.Dii
107 - husnalaal-bhagataraam
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(Singers singing more than 50 duets with Lata)
lataa ke saath 50 se adhik yugal giit gaane waale gaayak-gaayikaa
440 - rafii
327 - kishor
161 - mukesh
107 - mannaa De
74 - aashaa bho.nsale
65 - talat mahamood
62 - uShaa ma.ngeshakar
52 - hemant kumaar
50 - see raamachandra
The complete article could be read here :-
http://www.naidunia.com/articles_m.asp?art...e=rJNuM&author= along with many other very informative articles from the bottom of the age. Good luck with Hindi.... well thank god I have not forgotten reading hindi that badly...though it was little tough on eye , lots of wonderful articles , worht reading...especially the Asha one talking about her sister, etc........