Asha Bhosle Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Dress Size, Contact Details, Spouse(Husband), Children, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Asha Mangeshkar
NICK NAMES
The Queen of Indipop
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Friday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Monday
BIRTHPLACE
Sangli, Sangli State, British India
AGE
91 Years 5 Months 9 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
VIRGO
ALSO NOTED FOR
Vocalist
FEATURES
Black hair
Physical Stats
WAIST
27 ''
Hip
36 ''
DRESS SIZE
12 ''
HEIGHT
5'2''(feet & inches)
1.5748 meters
157.48 cm
WEIGHT
64 kg
140.8 lbs
Asha Bhosle Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Shevanti Mangeshkar
FATHER

Deenanath Mangeshkar
BROTHER(S) NAME

Hridaynath Mangeshkar
SISTER(S) NAME

Lata Mangeshkar

Meena Mangeshkar

Usha Mangeshkar
FAMILY IMAGE
Asha Bhosle Marriage, Affairs and Children
AFFAIR

O. P. Nayyar (Rumor)
AFFAIR

R. D. Burman
SPOUSE
Ganpatrao Bhosle (1949-1960)
Child(ren) of Asha Bhosle and Ganpatrao Bhosle

Varsha Bhosle ( 1956) (Daughter) (Died On 8 October 2012 (Singer))
Anand Bhosle (Son) (Film Producer)
Hemant Bhosle (Son) (Film Score Composer)
SPOUSE

R. D. Burman (1980-1994)
Fame & Address
DEBUT
Chala Chala Nav Bala (Marathi Film- Majha Bal 1943), Saawan Aaya (Hindi Film- Chunariya 1948)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Tum Yaad Aa Rahe (Film- Parineeta 1953), Nanhe Munne Bachche (Film- Boot Polish 1954)
https://twitter.com/ashabhosle
Official Website
http://www.asha-bhonsle.com/
Education, Net Worth & More
RELIGION
Hinduism
FAVOURITE ACTRESS
Madhubala
FAVOURITE SINGER
Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Shirley Bassey, Frank Sinatra
FAVOURITE FOOD(S)
Fish, Chips
INTERESTS
Cooking
CAR COLLECTION
Audi A8, Audi Q7
NET WORTH
$10 Million
ASHA BHOSLE PICTURE
More Information
Career of Asha Bhosle
She has ruled film industry with her melodious voice for over six decades. Her earlier success was from the song "Nanhe Munne Bachche" in Boot Polish. She had contributed many hit songs like "Dum Maro Dum", "Aaja Aaja" and more.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Asha Bhosle
- Does Asha Bhosle takes alcohol? No.
- Is Asha Bhosle in the habit of Smoking? No.
- Asha Bhosle is non vegetarian.Fish is her favorite food.
- She was just ten when she sang a song "Chala Chala Nav Bala".
- She has sung songs in over 20 language which is also a landmark in a singer's career.
- Not many people knew that she is not just a great singer but also a great mimicry artist. She can sing in the voice of her sister Lata Mangeshkar and this is truly unbelievable that she can sing in the voice of Ghulam Ali.
- Initially, she refused to sing the song "Aja Aja Main Hu Pyaar Tera" as she was not confident about the song but later on she agreed to sing the song and created history.
- She also sang in chorus in 1948 for the song "Saawan Aaya re" from the film "Chunariyaa" and her lines in the song were "Behna Khush Ho Ke Sagan Manaaye"
- One of her lesser known facts is that her all-time favorite song "Do lafzon kee hai dil ki kahani, ya hai mohabbat, ya hai jawani" was composed near by Hooghly riverside. The story was that one evening she with her husband (the late music director R.D. Burman) were sitting by the riverside. The atmosphere was quite a gentle breeze was blowing, and the boatmen were returning their homes. Suddenly Burman stand up and said "Let's go, Asha, we've found our song!" and the tune of the song was inspired by that evening side by the Hooghly river.
- She was willing to make an album with RD Burman and noted lyricist Gulzar but they both kept delaying and after requesting a number of times she left the idea. One day Burman was watching a James Bond movie in which there was a scene where Bond comes on screen and a tune plays in the background. He suddenly started
working on a few tunes and also talked with Gulzar and the album "Dil Padosi Hai" was released on Asha's 54th birthday.
- She collaborated with Boy George, Michael Stipe, the Kronos Quartet, Nelly Furtado and Code Red to form a group called The West India Company. The records released by the group was greatly admired by the public.

- She was honored by British band Cornershop in 1997 with their hit song "Brimful of Asha". Her fans will be glad to know that Black-Eyed Peas' hit song "Don't Phunk With My Heart" was based on samples from two different songs by Asha!
- She also tried her hand in acting and composing. She composed the music of the album "Aap Ki Asha". Moreover, she also worked in a Marathi film "Mai" starring actors Ram Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapure.
- After nominating for the album "Legacy" she became the first Indian singer to be nominated for a Grammy in 1997.
- She won a Filmfare award for a song which was never picturized. This is also a fact about Asha that she sang a song "Chain se hum ko kabhi aap ne jeene na diyaa" for the film "Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye" but the song was not included in the movie. It was the last song she sang for O P Nayyar.
- God has graced her with many talents. Not only she has a melodious voice but she is also a skilled cook. She has opened a number of restaurants in countries like Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Birmingham and Manchester in the UK.

- Her daughter Varsha committed suicide in October 2012, which left her devasted.
- Asha is a recipient of Dada Saab Phalke Award and the Padma Vibhushan award.

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