Alka Yagnik turns 56
Written by Shresta Dutt on March 20, 2022
At the beginning of her career, she worked as a singer in a couple of movies like Paayal Ki Jhankaar (1980) and Lawaaris (1981) but her first big break came in the form of the song Ek Do Teen from movie Tezaab (1988); a song that is famous till date. The song won her, her first-ever Filmfare Awards For Best Female Playback Singer (one out of the seven she won in her career) as well and established her foothold in Bollywood for good. In an interview with Mid-Day, Yagnik confirmed that during the prime of her career she would record up to five songs daily.
Being considered One Of Bollywood’s Legendary Singers, alongside Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, Yagnik has had quite a career. She has sung over 2400 songs in over 1,000 movies, establishing her place in not only Hindi songs but over 20 different languages including Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, and Marathi. There was a time in the 90s where every film included the voice of Alka Yagnik. But her career wasn’t limited to playback singing at all. Along with that, Yagnik has done numerous live-stage shows and even world tours; The Magical Voice Of Alka Yagnik has managed to snag hearts even across seven oceans for decades on end.
