Hridaynath Mangeshkar

Hridayanath Mangeshkar
Background information
Native name	हृदयनाथ मंगेशकर
Also known as	Baal
Born	26 October 1937 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Genres	Pop Folk Indian classical music
Years active	1955–2009

Hridaynath Mangeshkar is a music composer and singer from India. He is the only son of noted musician Deenanath Mangeshkar and younger brother of Indian music legends Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. He is popularly known as Balasaheb in the music and film industry.

Hridaynath Mangeshkar is the only son of Deenanath Mangeshkar while his mother belonged to the Gomantak Maratha Samaj. He is a brother to four sisters, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Meena Khadikar and Usha Mangeshkar, and youngest among them. He is married to Bharati Malvankar Mangeshkar, daughter of Marathi comedian Damuanna Malvankar. They have two sons Aadinath and Vaijnath, and a daughter Radha. In 2009, Radha launched her debut album Naav Maaza Shaami. She has been trained by Hridaynath and accompanies him in various stage shows.

Hridaynath debuted his music career in 1955 with the Marathi film Akash Ganga. Since then he has composed for various Marathi films such as Sansar, Chaani, Ha Khel Savalyancha, Janaki, Jait Re Jait, Umbartha, Nivdung and a few Bollywood films; the most notable among them being Subah, Lekin... and Maya Memsaab.

He has been very selective with his work. He has composed songs in Marathi and Hindi. His songs often have complex meters and require singers of great range and depth for enjoyable renditions. His composition of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's poem Saagara Pran Talamalala is a case in point. His 1982 album Dnyaneshwar Mauli featuring compositions from Jñāneśvar, one of the most famous poet in Marathi literature, set the standard for modern devotional music in Marathi.

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