Usha Mangeshkar

Infobox Musical artist

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Name = Usha Mangeshkar
Background = solo_singer
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Born = India
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Genre = Indian classical music, playback singing
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1954–present

Usha Mangeshkar (Devanagari: उषा मंगेशकर) (born circa 1935) is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi and Marathi soundtracks. She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. She gained spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the low-budget movie, "Jai Santoshi Maa" (1975), which became an all-time blockbuster. [ [http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/jul/19kavi.htm rediff.com: Movies: Will Kavi Pradeep get his due? ] ] She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer award for her song, "Main to Aarti," in that film. She sang the same songs again for that movie's remake in 2006.

Usha has a strong interest in painting.She is also known for her famous song entitled Mungda.

Awards and nominations

*BFJA Awards for Best Female Playback Singer for Jai Santoshi Maa (1975) [ [http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/197639.htm 69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007 ] ]
*Filmfare Nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Main to Aarti" from Jai Santoshi Maa (1975)
*Filmfare Nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Mangta Hai To Aaja" from Inkaar (1977) [ [http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953 ] ]

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