bharatratna lata mangeshkar will receive the first ever hridaynath award from amitabh bachchan on 28th september in mumbai on the occasion of her birthday the event is pretty historic considering the iconic singer chooses to stay away from the limelight on her birthdays ive heard lata didi used to book a room for herself at oberoi or leela a day before her birthday so that she could keep to herself on her big day her family used to visit her at the hotel to wish her given that the fact that didi has obliged us by agreeing to attend the program and accept the award for her glorious contribution to music itself means the world to us said chairman hridayesh arts avinash prabhavalkar speaking more about the award he added this year pt hridaynathji will enter the 75th eventful year of his glorious life hridayesh arts will celebrate this moment by instituting a lifetime achievement award entitled hridaynath award which will be given to those individuals who have reached the summit of excellence in their chosen field and ruled over the hearts of millions of peopleits our privilege that bharatratna lata mangeshkar has acceded to our request to accept the 1st hridaynath award needless to state that lata didis the empress of melody and her divine voice has ruled for more than seven decades over the hearts of millions of music connoisseurs and given them immense joythe award will be presented to lata mangeshkar by superstar amitabh bachchan on 28th september in mumbai indias renowned filmmaker mr yash chopra will be the special guest of honour on this occasionthe award presentation will be accompanied by musical tribute to the melody queen by eminent singers such as suesh wadkar kavita krisnamurtysudesh bhosle sadhana sargam bela shende shaan sunidhi chauhan and sonu nigam hridaynath award night will be anchored by mr harish bhimani mr avinash prabhavalkar added it was 21 years ago that hridayesh arts launched upon a career spanning activities comprising music literature education sports theatre and areas of social concern pt hridaynathji has been a source of inspiration as well as a guiding spirit behind the formation of hridayesh arts