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Introduction edit
Asha Bhosle[1] is an Indian playback singer. She is best known for her playback singing in Hindi cinema, although she has a wider repertoire.[2] In 2006, Asha Bhosle stated that she had sung over 12000 songs,[3] a figure repeated by several other sources.[4]
Early life edit
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.[5]
Siblings edit
All of Asha's siblings, Lata, Meena, Usha, and Hridaynath, are accomplished singers and musicians.[6]
Marriage edit
At the age of 16, she eloped with 31-year-old Ganpatrao Bhosle, marrying him against her family's wishes.[5]
Career edit
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.[5]
Sangdil edit
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.[5]
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O. P. Nayyar edit
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.[5]
Teesri Manzil edit
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.[7]
Voice of Helen edit
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.[7]
National Film Award edit
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.[7]
2000s edit
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.[7]
Mai edit
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.[8]
Concerts and collaborations with foreign artists edit
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.[9]
Sarah Brightman edit
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".[10]
Awards edit
Asha Bhosle has won seven Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards of 18 nominations.[11]
Grammy Award edit
In 1997, Asha became the first Indian singer to be nominated for the Grammy Award, for Legacy, an album with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.[11]
Padma Vibhushan edit
She was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.[12]
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References edit
- ^ Asha Bhosle has been credited variously as Asha, Asha Bhosle, Asha Bhonsale, Asha Bhonsle, Asha Bhonsley, Asha Bhosale and Asha Bhosley (See her IMDB entry for details). She is often referred to as Ashaji – the Hindi suffix ji denotes respect.
- ^ Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterji, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 532–533. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
- ^ Jyothi Venkatesh. "Asha Bhosle: Sa Re Ga Ma..." Vashi2Panvel.com. Retrieved 3 May 2006.
I would like to state humbly that I am the only singer who has sung the maximum number of songs – 12,000. If you sing one song a day, you can humanly sing 365 songs a year and 3650 songs in ten years. In around 60 years of my career I could sing 12,000 songs because there were times I had sung even four songs a day.
[dead link] - ^ Raju Bharatan (23 August 2006). "How fair were they to Mohammed Rafi?: Page 7". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
Asha Bhosle, in fact, occupies pride of place --- she is all set to complete 13,000 songs. And that must rate as the highest in Indian cinema – Guinness or no Guinness.
- ^ a b c d e "Asha, 70 years, 70 landmarks". 8 September 2003. Archived from the original on 8 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ^ "Unplugged: Lata Mangeshkar". The Times of India. September 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Malani, Gaurav (8 September 2008). "Asha Unplugged over the years". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K (30 January 2013). "'Mai' will be my only experiment with acting: Asha Bhosle". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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- ^ a b Asha Bhosle Awards. Asha-Bhosle.com. Accessed 18 October 2007
- ^ Tendulkar, Tata get top civilian honour Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 25 January 2008.