Legendary singer Asha Bhosle passed away on Sunday, April 12, at the age of 92. She breathed her last at Mumbai`s Breach Candy Hospital. After her demise, several artists took to social media to pay tribute to the legendary singer. On Monday, Amitabh Bachchan expressed his “immense grief” in his latest blog.
Amitabh Bachchan expresses sorrow on Asha Bhosle`s death
The Bollywood stalwart penned a heartfelt obituary for the late singer, saying, “Sorrow and grief ..An entire era .. an incredible .. a phenominal, astounding, prodigious , presence … lost yesterday .. the iconic, legendary Asha Bhosle ji , has left us ..In immense grief ..(sic)”
Praising the craft of the celebrated singer, Big B went on to write, “Her versatility in giving life to every song she gave voice to .. gone to the heavens .. and has left us an entire encyclopedia of eternal music ..The body has left us .. but her soul shall remain forever with us ..Her voice – the soul, shall ever be immortalised ..In immense grief.”
He even visited the legendary singer`s Mumbai residence to pay his last respects to the deceased.
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On Monday, the mortal remains of Asha Bhosle were kept at her Mumbai residence so that those close to her could pay their last respects to the late singer. She received state honours with the soldiers wrapping her casket in tricolour.
People lined the streets, gathered on rooftops and windows and hundreds walked along the cortege winding its slow way from Lower Parel to Shivaji Park where Asha Bhosle, India`s singer nonpareil and Mumbai`s very own Asha Tai, would be given a final farewell.
A giant photograph of Bhosle, radiant in a red sari with her trademark bindi and an ornate nose ring, was placed on the flower bedecked bier. Chants of “Asha Tai amar rahe” went up in the crowds gathered for a last glimpse of the music legend who ruled our playlists — and perhaps our hearts — for eight decades.
The funeral procession of arguably one of India`s most popular singers started from her residence in Lower Parel to Shivaji Park in Dadar, about five kilometres away.
Her last rites were performed at 4 PM at the Shivaji Park crematorium in Dadar.
Asha Bhosle sang her first song as a playback for the 1943 Marathi drama ‘Majha Bal’. Later, she shifted her focus towards Hindi songs, and went on to deliverer many memorable numbers such as ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko’, ‘Do Lafzon Ki Hai Dil Ki Kahani’, ‘Kya Ghazab Karte Ho Ji’, ‘O Haseena Zulfonwale Jane Jahan’, and ‘Ye Ladka Hay Allah Kaisa Hai Diwana’, during her tenure spanning 8 decades.
