Legendary singer Asha Bhosle died at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday (April 12, 2026). She was 92. Hospital officials said the cause of death was multi-organ failure following a cardiac arrest.
Asha Bhosle has recorded songs in more than ten Indian languages. She began singing at the age of 10 and first song was “ Chala Chala Nav Bala” for the 1943 Marathi film Majha Bal. She entered Hindi cinema five years later with “ Saawan Aaya” in Chunariya (1948). Her work in Naya Daur (1957) brought her wider recognition. Over her career, she recorded more songs than any other female singer of her time. The Guinness World Records recognised her for the most studio recordings. She received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Vibhushan.
Bhosle, the younger sister of the late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, has recorded over 12,500 songs in different languages over a career spanning eight decades, lending her voice to leading ladies from Meena Kumari, Madhubala and Zeenat Aman to Kajol, Urmila Matondkar and South stars like Padmini and Vyjayanthimala.
Among her most memorable songs are “ Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar”, “ In Ankhon Ki Masti”, “ Dil Cheez Kya Hai”, “ Piya Tu Ab To Aaja”, “ Duniya Mein Logon Ko” and “ Zaara Se Jhoom Loon Main”.
In 2023, she performed at a special concert, ‘ASHA@90: Live in concert’, in Dubai to celebrate her 90th birthday.
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Veteran singer Asha Bhosle during an interview to The Hindu, in New Delhi. Asha Bhosle, the playback singer who recorded songs in over ten Indian languages, began singing at the age of 10.
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In this image on October 27, 2004, The siblings of Pt. Dinanath Mangeshkar, (left to right) Usha Mangeshkar, Lata Mangeshkar, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Meena Khadikar gather together to celebrate the 68th Birthday of Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar, in Mumbai.
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President Pratibha Patil presenting Padma Vibhushan Award to veteran singer Asha Bhosle at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 5, 2008.
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Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar felicitates her sister Asha Bhosle along with Usha Mangeshkar, in Mumbai in 2013.
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Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar receives Lifetime Achievement award from singer Asha Bhosle and music composer A.R. Rahman during the Global Indian Music Academy Awards function in Mumbai.
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Cricketer Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar and veteran singer Asha Bhosle, who both received Padma Vibhushan Awards from President Pratibha Patil, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 5, 2008.
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Singer Asha bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar during the Moti Tichi Savali book launch held at Ravindra Natya Mandir in Prabhadevi on September 28, 2009.
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Lata Mangeshkar sits alongside her sister Asha Bhosle during the Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar Awards in Mumbai on March 31, 2013.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award from singers Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Meena Khadikar, and musician Adinath Mangeshkar, during a ceremony, in Mumbai, on April 24, 2022.
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat attends the book launch of Asha Bhosle in Mumbai on June 28, 2024.
Published – April 12, 2026 02:29 pm IST
