Legendary singer Asha Bhosle’s (1933–2026) life had many ups and downs.
She went through many personal setbacks.
Childhood : Asha Bhosle was born to Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, a classical music exponent.
Sadly, he passed away ; when she was barely nine years old.
This music prodigy was raised by his elder sister Lata Mangeshkar amidst poverty.
Singer : She sang her first song at the age of ten for a marathi movie.
She dabbled into hindi cinema as a singer in 1948.
Marriage : In 1949 , married Ganpat Rao Bhosle , her personal secretary.
Her maternal family severed all ties with her.
Her husband was nearly twenty years older than him.
This marriage turned out to be a failure and she went through abusive behavior.
Acceptance : 1960, her maternal family accepted her as she had no where to go.
She was pregnant with her third child and in a poor state.
Her husband had allegedly thrown her out.
Singer : She soon restarted her career as a playback singer.
She sang genres rejected by established female singers such as Lata Mangeshkar.
Her cabaret and rock songs became quite popular among youth.
Censured : But, many of these songs were banned by All India Radio and Doordarshan.
She also had to face public backlash for singing controversial lyrics.
Asha Bhosle sang them out of sheer financial necessity.
Rift : Down the line ; she had a rift with Lata Mangeshkar.
Well, Asha Bhosle had became a popular choice of famous music director OP Nayyar.
Lata Mangeshkar allegedly didn’t like her personal closeness with OP Nayyar, a married man.
No wonder, she soon broke all ties with him.
RD Burman : She soon became popular choice of RD Burman ,a prodigious music director.
She sang some of the best songs penned by Gulzar for him.
They both became close and married in 1980.
Interestingly , RD Burman was six years younger to her.
Tragedies : Alas, RD Burman died in 1994.
For years , he was dealing with depression and cardiovascular disease.
In 2012 , her elder daughter Varsha Bhosle committed suicide at her residence.
This known news paper- magazine columnist was dealing with clinical depression.
In 2015, her eldest son Hemant Bhosle died of Cancer.
He was a known musician- singer.
Soon, Asha Bhosle got involved in a serious property issue with his wife.
In 2022, her elder sister Lata Mangeshkar died at the age of 92.
Health : Gradually , age related problems hampered her musical career.
Like many elders, it did impact her active social life.
Fact : Asha Bhosle survived personal tragedies and failures with serenity.
Well : “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” : Confucius
Prayer : Asha Bhosle ji departed on 12th April 2026 at the age of 91 . Om Shanti !
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