Singer dies at 92, last rites, final journey, death news updates
Asha Bhosle Funeral LIVE Updates: Asha Bhosle, legendary singer and one of Indian cinema’s most versatile voices, died of multi-organ failure on Sunday. She passed away at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, a day after being admitted there due to a chest infection and exhaustion.
The 92-year-old singer’s son, Anand Bhosle, said that the last rites will be held on Monday. “People can pay their last respects to her at 11 am on Monday at Casa Grande, Lower Parel, where she lived. Her last rites will be performed at 4 pm at Shivaji Park,” Anand told reporters stationed outside the hospital on Sunday.
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Asha Bhosle successfully stepped out of the shadow of her late elder sister, Bharat Ratna recipient Lata Mangeshkar, with a genre-defying voice and created her own universe in Hindi playback singing.
Bhosle sang professionally for more than eight decades, recording an incredible 12,000 songs, for which she also holds a Guinness World Record. Her first song was in 1943 at the age of 10 for the Marathi film Majha Bal. She continued to sing until the late 2010s and beyond, making her one of the longest performing singers in global music history.
Asha Bhosle has been bestowed the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Vibhushan by the Indian government. She’s also the recipient of two National Awards — the first for her ghazal “Dil Cheez Kya Hai” from Muzaffar Ali’s 1981 seminal period drama Umrao Jaan, and the second for the romantic melody “Mera Kuchh Saaman” from Gulzar’s 1987 cult romance Ijaazat.
Bhosle’s other popular songs include “Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar,” “In Aankhon Ki Masti,” “Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja,” “Duniya Mein Logon Ko,” and “Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main,” to name a few.
