Asha Bhosle

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Ashalata Ganpat Bhosale (born Ashalata Dinanath Mangeshkar; 8 September 1933 – 12 April 2026) was an Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality who worked primarily in Indian cinema. She was described in media sources as a highly versatile singer in Hindi film music. Over a career spanning several decades, she recorded songs for films and albums in multiple Indian languages and received several awards, including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award and seven awards for Best Female Playback Singer), as well as two Grammy nominations. She was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008. In 2011, the Guinness Book of World Records listed her as one of the most recorded music artists in history. Bhosale was born in Goar in Sangli (then part of the princely state of Sangli, now in Maharashtra) into a musical family as the daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and his wife Shevanti. After her father’s death when she was nine, the family relocated several times before settling in Mumbai. She and her elder sister Lata Mangeshkar began singing and acting to support the family. She made her first film recording with the Marathi song "Chala Chala Nav Bala" for the film "Majha Bal" (1943). She later made her Hindi playback debut with "Saawan Aaya" for "Chunariya" (1948), and sang multiple songs in both "Chunariya" and

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