Asha Bhosle

Luminous Beings // Radioactive Decay

Photo: Bollywood Hungama. 2008. -CC BY-SA 3.0 Sketch art by Don Rice.

Ashalata Ganpat Bhosle (born Ashalata Dinanath Mangeshkar) was an Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality who predominantly worked in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she was described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over eight decades, she recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and won several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged her in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history. Bhosle was the younger sister of playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and belonged to the prominent Mangeshkar family.

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