Asha Bhosle
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Asha Bhosle was an Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality who predominantly worked in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she was described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over eight decades, she recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and won several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of the country. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged her in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history.
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Asha Bhosle (आशா भोसले) was an Indian singer, actor, guitarist, and composer. Born in Sangli in 1933, she began her work period in 1943. Her musical genres included filmi music, Hindustani classical music, world music, and Indian classical music. She performed using her voice and the guitar.
She was the daughter of Deenanath Mangeshkar and the sister of Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar, Meena Khadikar, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Bhosle was married to R. D. Burman and had three children, including Varsha Bhosle. She was a Hindu and held citizenship in the British Raj, Dominion of India, and India.
Bhosle received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Vibhushan, BBC 100 Women recognition, and the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer. She died in Mumbai in 2026 due to cardiac arrest from natural causes.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Mumbai
- Active from
- 1933
- Active to
- 2026
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Sangli
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Spouse
- R. D. Burman
- Child
- Varsha Bhosle
- Father
- Deenanath Mangeshkar
- Sibling
- Hridaynath Mangeshkar
- Occupation
- playback singer
- Languages spoken
- Marathi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Family
- Manikya Dynasty
- Genre
- world music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.
- Official website
- ashabhosle.com
- Image
- Asha Bhosle - still 47160 crop (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Asha Bhosle
- date of birth
- 1933-09-08
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- आशा भोसले
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
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- 287000
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
- date of death
- 2026-04-12
- end of work period
- 2026-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
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Asha Bhosle (née Mangeshkar; 8 September 1933 – 12 April 2026) was an Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality who predominantly worked in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she was described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over eight decades, she recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and won several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of the country. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged her in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history.
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