Hindi cinema’s most versatile and greatest singer Asha Bhodle who has sung for films and albums for nearly eight decades, turned 91 today. The Government of India honoured her with the second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan for her contribution to music. She has recorded more than 12,000 songs in more than 20 Indian and foreign languages.
Asha Bhosle has sung popular songs like Parde Mein Rehne Do, Chura Liya Hai and Ude Jab Jab Zulfen Teri. She is the younger sister of popular singer Lata Mangeshkar for whom becoming a playback singer was not just a dream but a necessity and now, she holds the Guinness World Record for singing the most number of songs.
Asha Bhosle is still the most popular singer of Bollywood but her personal life was not as successful as her career. She fell in love with the wrong person who had such a bad influence on her life as nobody expected. She grew up in a musical family and environment. During her difficult time, she took a step that nobody expected. According to a report by Bollywoodshaadi.com, she entered into a relationship with Lata Mangeshkar’s secretary Ganpatrao Bhosle. She was only 16 years old at the time.
Asha Bhosle left the entire family to live with her 31-year-old husband after which the relationship between the sisters deteriorated. After the birth of their son Hemant, she was accepted by the Mangeshkar family but her husband did not want that. The distance between the two increased. Ganpatrao threw Asha Bhosle and her three children out of the house in 1960. She again focused on her career and scored one hit after another.
Asha Bhosle then got close to RD Burman, who was 6 years younger than her. Her first two marriages were unsuccessful. RD Burman proposed to her, but the singer initially rejected it. After a lot of persuasion from RD Burman, Asha Bhosle married him in the 80s. Both could not stay together for long. RD Burman died on January 4, 1994.
Asha Bhosle made a big comeback by singing the songs of Rangeela. At the age of 79, she made her debut as a leading lady in the film Mai in 2013. The legendary singer also loves cooking. She has turned her hobby into a career and runs restaurants in major cities across the world.
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