
Kolkata (West Bengal) Correspondent:
Born on September 8, 1933, Sangli, Mumbai Presidency British India, now in independent India. On April 12, 2026, Asha Bhosle left everyone behind. At the age of 92, she could not hold on to the failure of multiple organs, she left everyone behind forever, her father Dinnath was a renowned professional in classical music and a star in the world of Marathi theater and singing. Dinnath passed away in 1942.
Her children Lata, Meena Asha, and Usha were very young at that time. At this time, Lata first turned to acting and singing professionally. Meena Asha is on the same path.
Since then, the two sisters have built a country's playback music empire for so many years, just as Didi Lata Mangeshkar left everyone behind, today her sister Asha left everyone behind forever, leaving behind their voices and songs. Her funeral was held on Monday at Shivaji Park, where her sister Lata Mangeshkar had passed away four years ago.
She was admitted to Mumbai's Bridge Candy Hospital on Saturday with a chest infection. But on Sunday, she passed away. She left behind three children. Hemant Bhosle, Barsha Bhosle, Anand Basle, and her husband was Ganapatrao Bhosle. Asha Bhosle was a creator of pop folk music, Indian classical music, and one of the most influential and versatile playback singers in Indian cinema. She recorded thousands of songs in her career, singing in films and albums in languages ââfor more than 8 decades since 1943.
She was awarded various awards, two National Film Awards, 18 Maharashtra Film Awards, and a Bengali Film Journalists Association Award. A Lifetime Achievement Award, including nine Filmfare Awards, two Grathi Awards, Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2008, Padma Vibhushan Award of the Government of India in 2008. Banga Bibhushan Award in 2018, Maharashtra Bhushan Award in 21.
His first song was recorded in a duet - in the film Kashmire Ki Kali. He made his first playback at the age of 21, in the Marathi film Maja Bal in 1943. The name of the film in 1948 was Chunaria, the song - Shaon Aya, in 1949, in the film Raat Ki Rani. In 1952, Asa's life was a new chapter, Sangabil gave hope a lot.
Sajjad Hussain's knife Asa impressed everyone with the song in that film, in 1958 in the film Howrah Bridge, Ae Kya Kar Dala Tune. In 1955 in the film Bapare Baap - Piya Piya Piya Girls Jiya Pukar. Apart from this, in the tunes of OP Nair and RD Burman, Piya Tu Ab To Aja, Dum Maro Dum, numerous Bengali songs won the hearts of the people, Nach Mayuri Nach Re, Ami Pathabhola, Akashe Aaj Rang Kheela, Monero Naam Madhumati, Mon Meteche, Fuar Gandh Nei, several Bengali songs resonated in everyone's voices.
We have lost two legends of the music world, whose songs penetrate the human voice, Lataji Ashaji, the film industry has lost great personalities, leaving behind a little of their voice, the melody of their songs, which will never be erased and will resonate anew in everyone's voices, not even from afar, they will remain in everyone's hearts and voices.