Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle passes away

MUMBAI: Asha Bhosle, the legendary Indian playback singer, passed away on Sunday afternoon, Indian media has reported.

The 92-year-old had been hospitalised in Mumbai on Saturday night for what her granddaughter described on social media as “extreme exhaustion” and “a chest infection”. Her son confirmed her death, saying her last rites would be held today (Monday).

“My mother passed away today. People can pay their last respects to her at 11am tomorrow at Casa Grande, Lower Parel, where she lived. Her last rites will be performed at 4pm tomorrow at Shivaji Park.“

Bhosle, the sister of the late Lata Mangeshkar, was a legend in her own right. She held the Guinness World Record for Most Studio Singles Recorded, having achieved the feat in 2011. She had sung 11,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in over 20 Indian languages at the time.

She was known for songs such as ‘Sapne Mein’, ‘Intaha Ho Gai Intezar Ki’ and ‘Kehdoon Tumhen’ among many, many others.

Born in 1933 into the Mangeshkar family, Bhosle began performing when she was just nine years old and recorded her first song for a film in 1943, according to The Hindustan Times. Her father was the legendary classical vocalist Dinananth Mangeshkar. Monitoring Desk