 She is the youngest sister among Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Meena Khadikar, and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar.She came into the spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the low-budget movie "Jai Santoshi Maa" (1975), which became an all-time blockbuster.She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer award for her song "Main to Aarti" in that film.