Asha Bhosle is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress, and TV personality. She has a versatile soprano voice range. In her career, she has sung in more than 20 languages and recorded over 12,000 pop songs, ghazals, bhajans, Indian classical, folk, qawwalis, and Rabindra Sangeet.
Asha is known for her songs “In Aankhon Ki Masti,” “Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar,” “Sharara,” “Yeh Vaada Raha,” “Chura Liya Hai Tumne,” and “Jhumka Gira Re.” She has also explored acting with her debut in Mai (2013).
The Asha Bhosle biography lists that she has earned multiple National Film, BFJA, Maharashtra State Film, Filmfare, Dadasaheb Phalke, Padma Vibhushan, Lifetime Achievement, and Best Female Playback Singer Filmfare Awards. She was also nominated for a Grammy twice and has recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the most recorded artist in music history.
The Number Behind Her Long Life
Asha Bhosle age is @@AGE@@. She was born on 8 September 1933 in Goar, Sangli, Maharashtra, in the famous musical Mangeshkar family. Asha Bhosle age was just nine years old when she started singing with her sister to support her family after the death of her father. She later moved to Pune, then Kolhapur, and then to Mumbai. She made her Hindi film debut with the song "Saawan Aaya" in 1948 and has a career of more than eight decades.
Love and Heartbreak Through the Years
The first Asha Bhosle husband was Ganpatrao Bhosle, whose surname she carries. He was her secretary, whom she eloped with at the age of 16 years. They separated in 1960. The second Asha Bhosle husband was music composer R. D. Burman. They got married in 1980, despite opposition from his family. He was six years younger than her, and they were very close until his death in 1994.
Growing Up in a House of Legends
Her sisters include Lata, Usha, and Meena. All of them shaped Indian music in different ways. Asha Bhosle sister Lata Mangeshkar, is remembered as the “Queen of Melody.” She has sung songs like Lag Ja Gale, Dil To Pagal Hai, Dekha Ek Khwab, Aap Ki Nazron Ne, and Itna Na Mujhse Tu.
The youngest Asha Bhosle sister, Usha, has sung Main to Aarti and Chali Chali Kaisi Hawa. While Meena is known for Phagun Aaya and Hai Mausam Yeh Mastaana.
Wealth Built from Music and More
The reported Asha Bhosle net worth is between ₹80 and ₹100 crore. Though it is not officially confirmed. She mainly earns from playback singing, live performances, and royalties. In addition, her restaurant chain “Asha’s,” with locations in the Middle East and the UK, adds another strong source of income to Asha Bhosle net worth.
Children Who Carried Her Legacy Forward
There were three Asha Bhosle children. Her son, Hemant Bhosle, was a pilot and music director. He died from cancer in 2015. Daughter, Varsha, was a columnist before her death in 2012. The youngest son, Anand Bhosle, studied business and film direction and now manages her career. Asha Bhosle children also include her grandchildren: Chaitanya Bhosle, a member of India’s first boy band, “A Band of Boys,” and Zanai Bhosle, a singer and Kathak dancer who also runs an Apple store in Mumbai.