<p>The Maharashtra government on Monday announced that veteran singer Usha Mangeshkar has been honoured with the 'Gansamradni Lata Mangeshkar' award for 2020-21.</p>.<p>The award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation, has been constituted for the felicitation of senior vocal artistes and their contribution.</p>.<p>Usha Mangeshkar is the youngest sister of Lata Mangeshkar, who turned 91 on Monday.</p>.<p>According to an official release, the 84-year-old singer's selection was unanimously done by a committee headed by state Culture Minister Amit Deshmukh.</p>.<p>Usha Mangeshkar made her debut in 1954's V Shantaram romantic-drama "Subah Ka Tara" with the song "Badi Dhoom Dham Se Meri Bhabhi Aayi".</p>.<p>The singer went on to croon several chartbusters over the years, including the evergreen "Aplam Chaplam" from Dilip Kumar-Meena Kumari starrer "Azaad", the title track of Basu Chatterjee's "Khatta Meetha" and one of the biggest hits of her career, "Mungda" from "Inkaar".</p>.<p>She also earned acclaim for singing devotional songs for the 1975 hit film "Jai Santoshi Maa".</p>.<p>Past recipients of the awards, being conferred by the state government since 1992, include Lata Mangeshkar's sister veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle, singer Suman Kalyanpur, music composers Ram-Laxman, Uttam Singh and Usha Khanna, the release said.</p>
<p>The Maharashtra government on Monday announced that veteran singer Usha Mangeshkar has been honoured with the 'Gansamradni Lata Mangeshkar' award for 2020-21.</p>.<p>The award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation, has been constituted for the felicitation of senior vocal artistes and their contribution.</p>.<p>Usha Mangeshkar is the youngest sister of Lata Mangeshkar, who turned 91 on Monday.</p>.<p>According to an official release, the 84-year-old singer's selection was unanimously done by a committee headed by state Culture Minister Amit Deshmukh.</p>.<p>Usha Mangeshkar made her debut in 1954's V Shantaram romantic-drama "Subah Ka Tara" with the song "Badi Dhoom Dham Se Meri Bhabhi Aayi".</p>.<p>The singer went on to croon several chartbusters over the years, including the evergreen "Aplam Chaplam" from Dilip Kumar-Meena Kumari starrer "Azaad", the title track of Basu Chatterjee's "Khatta Meetha" and one of the biggest hits of her career, "Mungda" from "Inkaar".</p>.<p>She also earned acclaim for singing devotional songs for the 1975 hit film "Jai Santoshi Maa".</p>.<p>Past recipients of the awards, being conferred by the state government since 1992, include Lata Mangeshkar's sister veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle, singer Suman Kalyanpur, music composers Ram-Laxman, Uttam Singh and Usha Khanna, the release said.</p>