Asha Bhosle is an Indian playback singer and singer. She has been a playback singer in films for nearly sixty years, an achievement that marks her entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most recorded songs in music history. Asha has recorded over 12,000 songs in 20 different languages. Let’s focus on her personal and professional life.
Biography/Wiki
Asha was born on 8 September 1933 in Sangli, Maharashtra, British India (age 90; as of 2023). Along with her sister Lata Mangeshkar, she was classically trained by her father Deenanath Mangeshkar. She had a very close relationship with her sister Lata Mangeshkar during her childhood. Lata takes her with her wherever she goes. She even brought Asha to school. Asha was only nine years old when her father died. This is a difficult time for the family. To support her family, she took up acting and singing along with her sister Lata Mangeshkar. They moved from Pune to Mumbai on the insistence of family friend Vinayak Guru.
Asha Bhosle’s childhood photos
In 1943, when Asha was just 10 years old, she got the opportunity to sing “Chala Chala Nav Bala” for the Marathi film “Manjha Bal”. At the age of 16, she eloped with 31-year-old Ganpat Rao Bhosle and married him.
appearance
Asha is about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 64 kg. She has black eyes and black hair.
family, caste and husband
Asha was born into a Maratha Brahmin family in Gomantak. Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a stage actor and classical singer. Her mother, Shevanti Mangeshkar, was her father’s second wife.
Asha Bhosle’s father Dinanath Mangeshkar
Asha Bhosle and her mother Shewandi
Her brother Hridayath Mangeshkar is a music director. Asha has an elder sister, Lata Mangeshkar, who is a playback singer. Her sister Usha Mangeshkar is also a playback artist and her sister Meena Khadikar is a music director.
Asha Bhosle and her siblings
At the age of 16, Asha eloped with Ganpatrao Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar’s personal secretary. She married him against her family’s wishes. Their marriage failed miserably and they eventually separated. The couple has three children.
Her son Hemant Bhosle was a pilot and briefly a music director. He died of cancer in Scotland in 2015.
Asha Bhosle with her son Hemant Bhosle and her grandson
Asha’s daughter Varsha Bhosle is a columnist for the Sunday Observer and Rediff. Varsha committed suicide on October 8, 2012; she was 56 and battling depression.
Asha Bhosle and her daughter Varsha Bhosle
Her youngest son Anand Bhosle studied film directing and business; he managed Asha’s career.
Asha Bhosle and her son Anand Bhosle
Asha is rumored to be in a relationship with OP Nayyar.
Asha Bhosle and OP Nayyar
In 1980, Asha married RD Burman, who was 6 years her junior. She used to call him “Bubs.” Their marriage was happy and lasted until Burman’s death in 1994.
Asha Bhosle and RD Burman
Her grandson Chaitanya (Hemant’s son) is a member of India’s first and only boy band “A Band of Boys”.
Her granddaughter Zanai (Anand’s daughter) is an entrepreneur. Zanai also performed on stage at a music awards show with her grandmother Asha. Asha is coaching her to become a singer.
Asha and her granddaughter Zanai
Profession
Asha made her Hindi film debut in 1948 with the song “Saawan Aaya” from the film Chunariya. In 1949, she recorded her first Hindi solo song for the film Raat Ki Raani.
In the 1960s, the playback singing industry was led by Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum and Lata Mangeshkar. Asha only gets those assignments that they reject. In 1954, Raj Kapoor signed her to sing “Nanhe Munne Bachche” with Mohammed Rafi in the film “Boot Polish”. This song earned her huge popularity.
Bosler got her big break in 1956 with the film “CID,” her first voiceover for a film heroine. Under the patronage of OP Nayyar, Asha sang hit songs like “Aaiye Meherban”, “Isharon Isharon Mein”, “Deewana Hua Badal” and “Ude Jab Jab Zulfein Teri”. In 1974, Asha recorded her last song with Nayyar and parted ways with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VePyuLWBXhw
In 1966, she collaborated with RD Burman and composed many hit scores for films such as “Kaala Pani”, “Kaala Bazaar”, “Lajwanti”, “Sujata” and “Teen Deviyaan”. Her song in the film Teesri Manzil catapulted her to fame and won her widespread acclaim. She has also lent her vocals to westernized songs like “O Haseena Zulfonwali”, “Aaja Aaja” and “O Mere Sona Re”. All three sang with Mohamed Rafi and achieved success.
Asha has also experimented with ghazals like “Dil Cheez Kya Hai”, “Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston”, “In Aankhon Ki Masti Ke” and “Justaju Jiski Thi”. The ghazal film Dil Cheez Kya Hai won her the National Film Award.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X86S-LUpQxs
Asha collaborated with her sister Lata Mangeshkar and sang in several songs including “Ai Kash Kisi Deewane Ko”, “Main Haseena Nazneena Koi Mujhsa Nahi”, “Mai Chali Mai Chali”, “Jabse Laagi Toose Najariya”. Their first duet was for the film Daman.
In 2013, he made his debut as an actor in the movie “Mai”. Her performance in the film received critical acclaim.
dispute
Singer Himesh Reshammiya’s remarks have angered Asha Bhosle. At an event in Surat, Himesh Reshammiya accused RD Burman of singing with a nasal voice; Asha responded: “If anyone says Burman Saab sings with his nose, he should be Slap.”
Awards and Honors
- Asha was known for her films with “Garibon ki Suno” (1968), “Parde Mein Rehne Do” (1969), “Piya Tu Ab To Aaja” (1972), “Dum Maro Dum” (1973) and “Dum Maro Dum” “Won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award. Chain Se Humko Kabhi” (1975) and “Yeh Mera Dil” (1979).
Asha Bhosle wins Filmfare Award
- She won the National Film Award for “Umrao Jaan’s Dil Kya Cheez Hai” (1981) and “Ijaazat’s Mera Kuch Samaan” (1986).
- In 1996, she received a special award for “Rangeela”.
- In 2001, Asha received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
- In 2002, she won the IIFA Award for “Radha Kaise Na Jale” in the movie “Lagaan”.
- Asha was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the Government of India in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2008.
Asha Bhosle meets Padma Vibhushan
- In 2023, she received the Lata Mangeshkar Award.
net worth
Asha’s net worth is approximately $10 million (as of 2016).
favorite thing
- Her hobby is cooking.
Asha Bhosler Cooking
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet and prefers fish and chips.
- Madhubala ranks high in her list of favorite actresses.
- Asha’s favorite singers are Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Shirley Bassey and Frank Sinatra.
Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar
fact
- She owns an Audi A8 and Audi Q7.
- She is fondly called the “Queen of Indian Pop”.
- Asha said in an interview that if she were not a singer, she would be a chef. She also added that she already makes money by cooking in four houses.
- Bhosle was a mother of two when she first met RD Burman, who had given up her tenth grade studies to pursue a career in music.
- Asha owns restaurants in Kuwait, Dubai and Manchester.
Asha cooks at restaurant in Dubai
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education