Usha Mangeshkar
E135613
Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer known for her work in Hindi and regional film music and for being part of the renowned Mangeshkar musical family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usha Mangeshkar canonical | 20 |
| Hridaynath Mangeshkar | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1106551 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Usha Mangeshkar Context triple: [Lata Mangeshkar, sibling, Usha Mangeshkar]
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A.
Shevanti Mangeshkar
Shevanti Mangeshkar was the mother of legendary Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and a member of the prominent Mangeshkar musical family.
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B.
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar was a legendary Indian playback singer whose career spanned over seven decades and who became one of the most recorded and revered voices in the history of Indian music.
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C.
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is a legendary Indian playback singer renowned for her versatile voice and vast repertoire across numerous film and non-film songs in multiple languages.
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D.
Deenanath Mangeshkar
Deenanath Mangeshkar was an Indian classical singer, stage actor, and theatre producer, best known as the patriarch of the Mangeshkar musical family.
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E.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Aruna Asaf Ali was an Indian freedom fighter and political activist renowned for her prominent role in the independence struggle, particularly during the Quit India movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Usha Mangeshkar Target entity description: Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer known for her work in Hindi and regional film music and for being part of the renowned Mangeshkar musical family.
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A.
Shevanti Mangeshkar
Shevanti Mangeshkar was the mother of legendary Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and a member of the prominent Mangeshkar musical family.
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B.
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar was a legendary Indian playback singer whose career spanned over seven decades and who became one of the most recorded and revered voices in the history of Indian music.
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C.
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is a legendary Indian playback singer renowned for her versatile voice and vast repertoire across numerous film and non-film songs in multiple languages.
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D.
Deenanath Mangeshkar
Deenanath Mangeshkar was an Indian classical singer, stage actor, and theatre producer, best known as the patriarch of the Mangeshkar musical family.
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E.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Aruna Asaf Ali was an Indian freedom fighter and political activist renowned for her prominent role in the independence struggle, particularly during the Quit India movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian playback singer
ⓘ
human ⓘ playback singer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| culture | Indian ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Marathi people ⓘ |
| familyName | Mangeshkar ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian film music
ⓘ
playback singing ⓘ |
| genre |
Hindi film music
ⓘ
film music ⓘ regional Indian film music ⓘ |
| givenName | Usha ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Indian classical-influenced film songs ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Asha Bhosle
ⓘ
Hridaynath Mangeshkar ⓘ Lata Mangeshkar ⓘ Meena Khadikar ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Hindi
ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
|
| memberOf | Mangeshkar family ⓘ |
| name | Usha Mangeshkar ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Mangeshkar family ⓘ |
| notableFor | playback singing in Hindi and regional films ⓘ |
| notableWork | playback singing in Hindi cinema ⓘ |
| occupation |
playback singer
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian music industry ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Bollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
Mumbai ⓘ |
| residence | Mumbai ⓘ |
| sibling |
Asha Bhosle
ⓘ
Hridaynath Mangeshkar ⓘ Lata Mangeshkar ⓘ Meena Khadikar ⓘ |
| workLocation | India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Usha Mangeshkar Description of subject: Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer known for her work in Hindi and regional film music and for being part of the renowned Mangeshkar musical family.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Usha Mangeshkar
subject linked to:
Lata
linked to: Usha Mangeshkar
subject linked to:
Mangeshkar
subject linked to:
Mangeshkar