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Asha Bhosle (born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer and an entrepreneur. Bhosle’s career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She is best known for her playback singing in Hindi cinema, although she has a wider repertoire. Apart from Hindi, she has sung in over 20 Indian and foreign languages. In 2013, she made her debut as an actress in the film Mai, and received critical acclaim for her performance. In 2011, she was officially acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in music history. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies.
Songs sung by Asha Bhosle :
1. Radha kaise na jale
2. Le gayi
3. Chanda mama door ke
4. Pyar hamara amar rahega
5. In aankhon ki masti
6. Zara sa jhoom loon main
7. Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko
8. Tumhari nazron mein humne dekha
9. Ek pardesi mera dil le gaya
10. Mujhe naulakha mangawa de re
11. Sharara
12. Pyar kabhi kam nahi karna
Awards won by Asha Bhosle :
i. Padma Vibhushan in 2008
ii. Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001
iii. Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001
iv. Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1988 and 1982
v. Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1979 , 1975 , 1974
vi. Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 2002
vii. Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female in 2002
viii. Filmfare Special Jury Award in 1996
ix. International Viewer’s Choice Award for MTV India in 2001 and 1997
x. IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011
xi. Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012
More about Asha Bhosle :
Asha’s father was an actor and classical singer of Marathi Musical stage. She took up acting and singing along with elder sister, Lata Mangeshkar. The family had to move from Pune to Bombay on insistence of mentor and family friend Master Vinayak.
