By celebrating her 90th birthday with a live performance in Dubai on September 8, Asha Bhosle will be proving yet again that she not only has a tremendous zest for life, but also an ebullience that has enabled her to rule Hindi film music across many genres, from classical to cabaret numbers, sing for generations of composers and audiences, and bring home every award that counts, barring the Bharat Ratna, which she rightfully deserves.
I first met Asha Bhosle after the release of ‘Hare Krishna Hare Ram’ (1971), where I was assisting Dev Anand, and met her last as recently as in 2019 at a music festival in Jaipur, where she was surrounded by friends and admirers, and yet she mentioned to all those present how long our association has been.
I have had the good fortune of writing the lyrics of two of her ageless hit numbers — ‘Jab Chhaye Mera Jadoo’ (‘Lootmaar’; 1980) and ‘Suniye,...
I first met Asha Bhosle after the release of ‘Hare Krishna Hare Ram’ (1971), where I was assisting Dev Anand, and met her last as recently as in 2019 at a music festival in Jaipur, where she was surrounded by friends and admirers, and yet she mentioned to all those present how long our association has been.
I have had the good fortune of writing the lyrics of two of her ageless hit numbers — ‘Jab Chhaye Mera Jadoo’ (‘Lootmaar’; 1980) and ‘Suniye,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The legendary singing diva Asha Bhosle has lost her elder son Hemant Bhosle. Hemant 66 was suffering from a terminal disease and passed away on Saturday September 26 in Scotland. However Asha tai, as she is affectionately called, was not informed of the tragedy immediately as she was to perform at a concert in Singapore. This is the second offspring Asha Bhosle has lost in three years. Coincidentally Ashatai was performing live in Singapore when her daughter had ended her life. On Oct 8, 2012 while Ashaji was performing at a live concert in Singapore, her daughter Varsha committed suicide by shooting herself. Ashaji returned to Mumbai in haste to face up to the tragedy. By a bizarre coincidence Asha Bhosle was once again performing at a live concert in Singapore when her son Hemant passed away on September 26. There was fear in the Mangeshkar-Bhosle family that Ashaji in her frail twilight years may...
- 9/29/2015
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
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