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Asha Bhosle, the legendary playback singer, died at the age of 92 in Mumbai on Sunday. The singer was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on Saturday. Ashish Shelar, Maharashtra’s Culture Minister, made the announcement outside the hospital. Her final rites will be place at Shivaji Park on Monday at 4:00 p.m.
Her granddaughter, Zanai Bhosle, disclosed on Saturday that her grandmother had been rushed to the hospital due to extreme exhaustion and a chest infection. She requested privacy during such times. Dropping a photo with Asha Bhosle on her official Instagram handle, Zanai wrote, “My grandmother, Asha Bhosle due to extreme exhaustion and suffering a chest infection has been admitted to hospital and we request you to value our privacy. Treatment is ongoing and hopefully everything will be well and we shall update you positively (sic). (Folded hands emoji).”
One of the most influential singers of her time, Asha Bhosle, sang her first song as a playback for the 1943 Marathi drama ‘Majha Bal’. She is known for lending her voice to some noteworthy numbers such as ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko’, ‘Do Lafzon Ki Hai Dil Ki Kahani’, ‘Kya Ghazab Karte Ho Ji’, ‘O Haseena Zulfonwale Jane Jahan’, and ‘Ye Ladka Hay Allah Kaisa Hai Diwana’, to name just a few. Along with Hindi, she has sung in around 20 Indian and foreign languages.
In 2006, Asha Bhosle revealed that she has around 12,000 songs to her credit. Asha Bhosle has collaborated with numerous renowned music composers over the course of her decades-long career, including Shankar-Jaikishan, RD Burman, OP Nayyar, Ilaiyaraaja, Bappi Lahiri, and AR Rahman. Throughout her career, she has won numerous honors for many of her most notable songs. The singer received the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award back in 2000, followed by a Padma Vibhushan in 2008.
Source: IANS
