Meena Khadikar is a veteran Indian singer. He is famous for composing and singing Marathi songs. He has also lent his voice to several Hindi films. She is the second eldest daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar and younger sister of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar.
Wiki/Biography
Meena Khadikar was born on Monday, 7 September 1931 (age 92 years; in 2023) in Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India (now in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, India). His zodiac sign is Virgo. He never had a formal education.
Physical appearance
Hair Color: Black (dyed)
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Deenanath Mangeshkar. He is an Indian musician and theater artist. His mother’s name is Shevanti Mangeshkar.
Pictures of Meena Khadikar’s parents
She is the sister of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Meena Khadikar (extreme left) with her siblings
Husband & Son
Meena Khadikar’s husband died in 2011. The couple had two children. His daughter’s name is Rachana, a singer. He has a son named Yogesh. Her granddaughter’s name is Saanjli Khadikar.
Career
In 1953, Meena Khadikar started singing for Bollywood films. His first song was ‘Aapne chheen liya dil;’ it is a duet song with Mohammed Rafi from the movie Farmaish. In 1954, Meena Khadikar sang the song ‘Phagun aaya’ with Mohammed Rafi from the film Pilpili Saheb. In 1957, she lent her voice in the film Mother India and sang the popular song ‘Duniya mein hum aaye hain toh.’ Before marking her singing debut in Bollywood, she had composed and sung songs in Marathi. He has composed several nursery rhymes and children’s songs including ‘Asawa Sunder Chocolatecha Bungla.’ Soon after the release of this album, it was released and recorded in Bengali and Gujarati, and Meena Khadikar’s children lent their voices to this nursery rhyme.
Literary Works
Meena Khadikar wrote a biography of Lata Mangeshkar titled ‘Mothi Tichi Savali’ in 2018. The following year, she published a book titled ‘Didi aur Main’ on the life journey of Lata Mangeshkar.
Meena Khadikar and Lata Mangeshkar while showing the book ‘Didi aur Main’ in 2019
Facts/Trivia
- She also goes by the name Meenatai.
- Meena Khadikar’s singing career spanned between 1952 to 2000.
- According to Meena Khadikar, she listens to Lata Mangeshkar’s songs every night before she sleeps. In an interview with a media house, Meena Khadikar answered a question about her favorite Lata Mangeshkar song. He replied,
When I go to sleep at night, I play his song on the phone and hear them talking to me.”
- Meena Khadikar is fond of handicrafts and artwork. In her spare time, she likes to make hats, glass boxes, durable items from scrap materials, and dolls at home.
- In September 2020, Lata Mangeshkar wished Meena Khadikar on Instagram on Meena’s birthday, and Lata also shared Meena Khadikar’s romantic song along with her birthday video.
Instagram post by Lata Mangeshkar on Meena Mangeshkar’s birthday
- Meena Khadikar has been honored with Radio Mirchi Lifetime Achievement Award on 26 March 2021. Lata Mangeshkar announced this on her Twitter handle soon after the announcement of the award to Meena Khadikar. Lata Mangeshkar wrote,
My younger sister Meena Khadikar has received Radio Mirchi Lifetime Achievement Award (Marathi). Meena is an excellent musician, singer and writer. He is holy. I bless him that he gets more awards.”
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