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My Take
What strikes me most about Asha Bhosle is the sheer endurance of her artistry. Plenty of singers define an era; she defined several, adapting her voice to whatever Indian cinema demanded across the decades while never sounding like anyone but herself. The honors, from the Dadasaheb Phalke Award to the Padma Vibhushan and a place among the BBC's 100 Women, only confirm what listeners already knew: a playback singer, invisible on screen, can still be the emotional center of a film. I find her versatility more impressive than any single hit. She made reinvention look like breathing, and that is the rarest kind of genius.
Overview
Asha Bhosle (née Mangeshkar; 8 September 1933 – 12 April 2026) was an Indian playback singer and actress 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Asha Bhosle
- Name (Japanese)
- アシャ・ボスレ
- Reading
- あしゃ・ぼすれ
- Born
- September 8, 1933 (age 92)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Sangli, Sangli district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / guitarist / composer / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2000 Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- 2008 Padma Vibhushan
- 2015 BBC 100 Women
- 1988 National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
- IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | list of songs recorded by Asha Bhosle | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from India →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.