Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929, in a Marathi-speaking family in Indore. Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a classical singer and theatre actor, while her mother Shevanti was a homemaker.
The eldest child in the family, Lataji has three younger sisters - Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar - and a brother, Hridaynath Mangeshkar.