Legendary
singer Lata Mangeshkar was presented the first national Yash Chopra Memorial
Award at a star studded function in Mumbai
on 19 October 2013 by Manish Tiwari (Ministry for Information and Broadcasting).
The award is a tribute to the legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra on the eve of his
first death anniversary.
The award carries a cheque of 1 million
rupees and a citation. Yash Chopra the memorial award will be given annually to
people in recognition of their outstanding contribution in the field of art and
culture.
The Yash Chopra Memorial Award has been
instituted by the TSR Foundation of T. Subbarami Reddy. Yash Chopra was a
victim of dengue in Mumbai on 21 October 2013.
Lata Mangeshkar was conferred several
national and international honours, including Bharat Ratna (2001), India's
highest civilian award, three national film awards and the One Time Award for
Lifetime Achievement in 2008 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of India's
Independence.
Lata, had started her singing career in
1942.She has continued singing for over seven decades, which includes over a
thousand Hindi movies. Moreover, She has given her voice in 36 Indian and
foreign languages.
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