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Legendary vocalist Asha Bhosle died astatine Breach Candy Hospital successful Mumbai connected Sunday (April 12, 2026). She was 92. Hospital officials said the origin of decease was multi-organ nonaccomplishment pursuing a cardiac arrest.
Asha Bhosle has recorded songs successful much than 10 Indian languages. She began singing astatine the property of 10 and archetypal opus was “ Chala Chala Nav Bala” for the 1943 Marathi movie Majha Bal. She entered Hindi cinema 5 years aboriginal with “ Saawan Aaya” successful Chunariya (1948). Her enactment successful Naya Daur (1957) brought her wider recognition. Over her career, she recorded much songs than immoderate different pistillate vocalist of her time. The Guinness World Records recognised her for the astir workplace recordings. She received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Vibhushan.
Bhosle, the younger sister of the precocious legendary vocalist Lata Mangeshkar, has recorded implicit 12,500 songs successful antithetic languages implicit a vocation spanning 8 decades, lending her dependable to starring ladies from Meena Kumari, Madhubala and Zeenat Aman to Kajol, Urmila Matondkar and South stars similar Padmini and Vyjayanthimala.
Among her astir memorable songs are “ Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar”, “ In Ankhon Ki Masti”, “ Dil Cheez Kya Hai”, “ Piya Tu Ab To Aaja”, “ Duniya Mein Logon Ko” and “ Zaara Se Jhoom Loon Main”.
In 2023, she performed astatine a peculiar concert, ‘ASHA@90: Live successful concert’, successful Dubai to observe her 90th birthday.
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Veteran vocalist Asha Bhosle during an interrogation to 'The Hindu', successful New Delhi. Asha Bhosle, the playback vocalist who recorded songs successful implicit 10 Indian languages, began singing astatine the property of 10.
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In this representation connected October 27, 2004, The siblings of Pt. Dinanath Mangeshkar, (left to right) Usha Mangeshkar, Lata Mangeshkar, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Meena Khadikar stitchery unneurotic to observe the 68th Birthday of Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar, successful Mumbai.
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President Pratibha Patil presenting Padma Vibhushan Award to seasoned vocalist Asha Bhosle astatine Rashtrapati Bhavan successful New Delhi connected May 5, 2008.
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Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar felicitates her sister Asha Bhosle on with Usha Mangeshkar, successful Mumbai successful 2013.
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Legendary vocalist Lata Mangeshkar receives Lifetime Achievement grant from vocalist Asha Bhosle and euphony composer A.R. Rahman during the Global Indian Music Academy Awards relation successful Mumbai.
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Cricketer Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar and seasoned vocalist Asha Bhosle, who some received Padma Vibhushan Awards from President Pratibha Patil, astatine the Rashtrapati Bhavan successful New Delhi connected May 5, 2008.
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Singer Asha bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar during the Moti Tichi Savali publication motorboat held astatine Ravindra Natya Mandir successful Prabhadevi connected September 28, 2009.
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Lata Mangeshkar sits alongside her sister Asha Bhosle during the Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar Awards successful Mumbai connected March 31, 2013.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives the archetypal Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award from singers Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Meena Khadikar, and instrumentalist Adinath Mangeshkar, during a ceremony, successful Mumbai, connected April 24, 2022.
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RSS main Mohan Bhagwat attends the publication motorboat of Asha Bhosle successful Mumbai connected June 28, 2024.
