Her name was Asha Bhosle.
She was born in a small village in Sangli in 1933.
Her father died when she was 9. The family had no money. She started singing at 10 to feed her siblings.
At 16 she eloped against her family’s wishes. Her sister Lata stopped speaking to her. Her family disowned her. The marriage was abusive. It ended in 1960.
She came back with two children and pregnant with a third.
No money. No support. Three children to feed.
She went back to singing.
Nobody wanted her. In the 1950s she got only the songs Lata, Geeta Dutt and Shamshad Begum rejected. Songs for vamps. Cabaret numbers. C grade films.
She sang every single one. Because her children needed to eat.
Then came O.P. Nayyar. Then R.D. Burman. Then the world changed.
Dum Maro Dum. Piya Tu Ab To Aaja. Chura Liya Hai Tumne. She did not just sing these songs. She became them.
In 1995 at age 62 she sang Rangeela Re and silenced an entire generation that had written her off.
In 2011 the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed what India already knew. Most recorded artist in music history. 12,000 songs. 20 languages. 8 decades.
She passed away today at 92 in Mumbai.
The girl who sang vamp songs because nobody else would take her became the voice of a generation.
There will never be another Asha Bhosle.
Rest in peace Asha tai.
Route Mafia or whatever has started their PR work in support of. Vijay. Leaked audio.
I mean how can they defend this man. His own wife filing for divorce. Ennada muttu kudupeenga idhukellam.
இது ஒரு மாதிரியான சைக்கோ மனநிலை.. West sideல இருக்க cult group மனநிலை
தனக்கு சாதகம்னா எவ்ளோ வேணாலும் சப்போர்ட் பண்ணுவாங்க.. தனக்கு பாதகம்னா குடும்ப உறுப்பினரயே கூட கொன்னுடுவானுங்க. Very dangerous mentality spreading over. This has to be stopped. 🧐
Once in a lifetime
for this generation.. வெறுப்ப கக்காதீங்கடா தான்தான் பெரிய இவன் மாதிரி. 🤗 நம்ம பாக்க போறோம் இந்த மேஜிக்க இதெல்லாம் வாய்ப்பே இல்ல நினைச்சது. அந்த ரெண்டு பேருக்கும் இது அவசியமே இல்ல. அவங்க ரீயூனியட் ஆகுறது ரசிகர்களாக மட்டும் தான். Pls Celebrate our legends ❤