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Meena Khadikar (née Mangeshkar; born 7 September 1931 [1]) is an Indian Marathi and Hindi playback singer and composer. She is the second eldest daughter of Pt. Deenanath Mangeshkar [2] and sister of veteran singers Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar and Hridaynath Mangeshkar. [3]
Sep 7, 2023 · Meena Khadikar is an Indian playback singer and music composer who predominantly sings Marathi and Hindi language songs. Meena Khadikar is the second eldest daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti Mangeshkar.
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Meena Khadikar was born on Monday, 7 September 1931 (age 92 years; as of 2023) in Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India (now in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, India). Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She never received formal education.
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name is Deenanath Mangeshkar. He was an Indian musician and theatre artist. Her mother’s name is Shevanti Mangeshkar. She is the sister of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Husband & Children
Meena Khadikar’s husband died in 2011. The couple has two children. The name of her daughter is Rachana, who is a singer. She has a son named Yogesh. The name of her granddaughter is Saanjli Khadikar.
In 1953, Meena Khadikar started singing for Bollywood movies. Her first song was ‘Aapne chheen liya dil;’ it was a duet song with Mohammed Rafifrom the film 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 movie Mother India and sang the popular song ‘Du...
Meena Khadikar wrote the biography of Lata Mangeshkar titled ‘Mothi Tichi Savali’ in 2018. In the following year, she published a book titled ‘Didi aur Main’ on the life journey of Lata Mangeshkar.
She also goes by the name Meenatai. The PrintThe singing career of Meena Khadikar spanned between 1952 to 2000.According to Meena Khadikar, she listens to Lata Mangeshkar’s songs every night before she goes to sleep. In an interview with a media house, Meena Khadikar replied to the question that which song...Meena Khadikar adores handicrafts and artistic work. In her leisure time, she likes to make hats, glass boxes, durable items from waste materials, and dolls at home.In September 2020, Lata Mangeshkar congratulated Meena Khadikar on Instagram on Meena’s birthday, and Lata also shared a romantic song of Meena Khadikar along with her birthday video.An Instagram p...Meena Khadikar was honoured with the Radio Mirchi’s Lifetime Achievement Award on 26 March 2021. Lata Mangeshkar announced this on her Twitter handle soon after the announcement of the award to Mee...Feb 6, 2022 · Meena Khadikar is said to be the 'least-known' Mangeshkar sister. While she has kept a much lower profile than her two sisters, she made a name for herself by working as a playback singer and ...
Sep 8, 2020 · Who is Meena Khadikar? Meena is the second of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar’s five children — two years younger than Lata and two years older than Asha. The other two siblings are Usha and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Jan 10, 2014 · Meena Mangeshkar, also known as Meena Khadikar is a playback singer and composer of Hindi and Marathi movies. She is one among the great Mangeshkar singers, perhaps the less known name too! She was born as the second daughter of Master Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti.
Sep 28, 2017 · Lata Mangeshkar with sisters Usha and Meena and family members. Both Rachana Shah and Meena Khadikar referred to Mangeshkar’s work ethic when she began her songs. She worked hard to learn the songs, taking time to understand the lyrics before rendering the number in the studio.
