Singer Asha Bhosle's iconic songs helped shape the Hindi music industry, but her life was influenced by her family's deep-rooted musical legacy.
Asha Bhosle hailed from the renowned family of Deenanath Mangeshkar, who was an Indian actor, Natya Sangeet musician, and Hindustani classical vocalist.
She and her sister Lata Mangeshkar eventually became the breadwinners of the family after their father passed away when Asha was just nine years old.
Asha went against her family's wishes and eloped with her 31-year-old secretary, Ganpatrao Bhosle, at 16, but the marriage did not last long.
In 1980, she married legendary composer RD Burman, and together, they delivered timeless hits such as Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja and Mera Kuch Samaan.
Asha suffered personal tragedies later in life, including the loss of her eldest son Hemant Bhosle to cancer in 2015 and her daughter Varsha in 2012.
Her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle, born in 2002, is now carrying the family legacy forward and aspires to become an actor.
Asha Bhosle passed away on April 11 at the age of 92 after suffering respiratory and cardiac issues.
The entire film and music industry is mourning the loss of the legendary singer, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tribute on X.
