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Meena Khadikar is a veteran Indian singer. She is greatest recognized for composing and singing Marathi songs. She has additionally lent her voice to a number of Hindi movies. She is the second eldest daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar. Lata Mangeshkar is her elder sister of Meena Khadikar.

Wiki/Biography

Meena Khadikar was born on Tuesday, 7 September 1931 (age 90 years; as of 2021) in Indore, Indore State, Central India Company, British India (now in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, India). Her zodiac signal is Virgo. She by no means obtained formal schooling.

Bodily Look

Hair Color: Black (dyed)

Eye Color: Black

Household

Dad and mom & Siblings

Her father’s identify is Deenanath Mangeshkar. He was an Indian musician and theatre artist. Her mom’s identify is Shevanti Mangeshkar.

The image of the dad and mom of Meena Khadikar

She is the sister of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.

Meena Khadikar (excessive left) along with her siblings

Husband & Youngsters

Meena Khadikar’s was married to Mr Khadikar. He died in 2011. The couple has two kids. The identify of her daughter is Rachana who’s a singer. She has a son named Yogesh. The identify of her granddaughter is  Saanjli Khadikar.

Profession

Meena Khadikar began singing Bollywood songs in 1953. Her first track was ‘Aapne chheen liya dil’ and it was a duet track with Mohammed Rafi from the movie Farmaish. Within the following 12 months, ‘Phagun aaya’ was sung by Meena Khadikar, together with Mohammed Rafi within the film Pilpili Saheb. In 1957, she lent her voice within the film Mom India and sang the favored track ‘Duniya mein hum aaye hain toh.’ Earlier than marking her singing debut in Bollywood, she used to compose and sing songs within the Marathi language. Throughout her singing profession, she has composed a number of nursery rhymes and children songs together with ‘Asawa Sunder Chocolatecha Bungla.’ Quickly after the discharge of this album, it was launched and recorded in Bengali and Gujarati languages. The youngsters of Meena Khadikar sang the songs of this album.

Literary Works

Meena Khadikar wrote the biography of Lata Mangeshkar titled ‘Mothi Tichi Savali’ in 2018. Within the following 12 months, she printed a e-book titled ‘Didi aur Most important’ on the life journey of Lata Mangeshkar.

Lata Mangeshkar whereas exhibiting the e-book Didi aur Most important in 2019

Information/Trivia

• She additionally goes by the identify Meenatai.

• The singing profession of Meena Khadikar spanned between 1952 to 2000.

• In keeping with Meena Khadikar, she listens to the songs of Lata Mangeshkar each night time earlier than sleeping. In an interview with a media home, Meena Khadikar replied to the query that which track of Lata Mangeshkar she preferred essentially the most. She stated,
  

  After I sleep at night time, I play her songs on the telephone and listen to them converse to me.”

• Meena Khadikar adores handicrafts and inventive work. She makes hats, Santa Claus, Himalayan views in glass containers, sturdy gadgets from waste gadgets, and dolls at house.

• In September 2020, Lata Mangeshkar congratulated Meena Khadikar on Instagram on Meena’s birthday, and Lata additionally shared a romantic track of Meena Khadikar alongside along with her birthday video.
  

  An Instagram put up by Lata Mangeshkar on Meena Mangeshkar’s birthday

• Meena Khadikar was honoured with the Radio Mirchi’s Lifetime Achievement Award on 26 March 2021. Lata Mangeshkar introduced this on her Twitter deal with quickly after the announcement of the award to Meena Khadikar. Lata Mangeshkar wrote,
  

  My youthful sister Meena Khadikar has obtained Radio Mirchi’s Lifetime Achievement Award (Marathi). Meena is an excellent musician, singer and author. She is of saintly nature. I bless her that she will get extra awards.”