Asha Bhosle songs - videos

About: Asha Bhosle songs - videos

Asha Bhosle was born on 8th September, 1933 in a Gomantak Marathi Brahmin family in Sangli, Maharashtra. She was the third among five siblings. She was famous in ghazal and songs. Asha Bhosle age was not much when she started singing. She trained in classical music from a very young age along with her other siblings. Asha Bhosle voice was remarkable Though she had her brush with acting as a child artist, it was quite natural for her to choose singing. She took up acting and singing along with elder sister, Lata Mangeshkar. Asha Bhosle songs became famous and heard by the people very rapidly. The family had to move from Pune to Bombay on persistence of mentor and family friend Master Vinayak. Asha got the chance to sing in a Marathi film when she was just ten years old in 1943. It was ‘Chala Chala Nav Bala’ for the film ‘Majha Bal’ with composer Datta Davjekar. Her first venture into Hindi film playback happened with the song ‘Saawan Aaya’ from the film ‘Chunariya’ with composer Hansraj Behl in 1948. When she was 16, she escaped with her sister Lata Mangeshkar's personal secretary, Ganpatrao Bhosle and married him much against the family's wishes. The marriage failed miserably and Asha Bhosle was driven out by Ganpatrao.
Most of her songs were basically meant for the shelved roles like vamps, cabaret numbers or C-grade movies. It took a lot of perseverance from Asha to make it to the top. Her hard work and efforts paid off when she was given her first big break with the movie 1956.