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Introduction
Asha Bhosle is an Indian playback singer. She is best known for her playback singing in Hindi cinema, although she has a wider repertoire. In 2006, Asha Bhosle stated that she had sung over 12000 songs, a figure repeated by several other sources.



Early life
Asha Bhosle was born in the small hamlet of Goar in Sangli, then in the salute princely state of Sangli (now in Maharashtra), into the musical family of Master Deenanath Mangeshkar, on 8 September 1933.

Siblings
All of Asha's siblings, Lata, Meena, Usha, and Hridaynath, are accomplished singers and musicians.

Marriage
At the age of 16, she eloped with 31-year-old Ganpatrao Bhosle, marrying him against her family's wishes.



Career
Her first solo Hindi film song was for the movie Raat Ki Raani in 1949. In the 1950s, she sang more songs than most playback singers in Bollywood. Her earliest songs were composed by A R Qureshi, Sajjad Hussain, and Ghulam Mohammed, and most of these songs failed to do well.

Sangdil
Singing in Sangdil in 1952, composed by Sajjad Hussain, she got reasonable recognition. Consequently, film director Bimal Roy gave her a chance to sing in Parineeta in 1953. Raj Kapoor signed her to sing "Nanhe Munne Bachche" with Mohammed Rafi in Boot Polish in 1954, which gained popularity.







O. P. Nayyar
O P Nayyar gave Asha a break in CID in 1956. She first achieved success in B R Chopra's Naya Daur in 1957, composed by him.



Teesri Manzil
In 1966, Bhosle's performances in the duets from one of music director R D Burman's first soundtracks, for the movie Teesri Manzil, won popular acclaim.



Voice of Helen
During the 1960-70s, she was the voice of Bollywood's actress and dancer, Helen, on whom "O Haseena Zulfon Wali" was picturised. It is said that Helen would attend her recording sessions so that she could understand the song better and plan dance steps accordingly.

National Film Award
The ghazals won her the first National Film Award of her career. A few years later, she won another National Award for the song "Mera Kuchh Saamaan" from Ijaazat in 1987.

2000s
During the 2000s, several of Bhosle's numbers became chartbusters, including "Radha Kaise Na Jale" from Lagaan in 2001, "Kambakht Ishq" from Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya in 2001, "Yeh Lamha" from Filhaal in 2002 and "Lucky Lips" from Lucky in 2005.

Mai
In 2013, Bhosle debuted in the film Mai in the title role, at the age of 79. Bhosle played the role of a 65-year-old mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and is abandoned by her children.



Concerts and collaborations with foreign artists
In the 1980s and 1990s, Asha went globe-trotting, staging concerts in Canada, Dubai, UK, US and many other countries. In October 2002, she did a concert with Sudesh Bhosle and others, in London, for "Help the Aged" to help raise funds for the elderly in India.

Sarah Brightman


In 2003, British opera pop singer Sarah Brightman sampled her song "Dil Cheez Kya Hai" on her album Harem. It was used as the intro for her song "You Take My Breath Away".

Awards
Asha Bhosle has won seven Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards of 18 nominations.

Grammy Award
In 1997, Asha became the first Indian singer to be nominated for the Grammy Award, for Legacy, an album with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

Padma Vibhushan
She was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.