** RIP Lata Mangeshkar: 12 lesser-known facts about the Melody Queen, from running into a Beatle to her refuted world record

She was named Hema at birth and was later renamed Lata, after a character in her father’s play ‘BhaawBandhan’ called Latika. Her family name Mangeshkar was derived from the Mangeshi village in Goa.

Lata Mangeshkar was the first female singer who demanded better pay and royalties in Bollywood.

In 1979, she was the first Indian to perform with the Wren Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in London.