Asha Bhosle, India’s most versatile and prolific voice, dies at 92

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Veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle died on April 12 in Mumbai at age 92 due to chest infection and exhaustion. She recorded over 12,000 songs across Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, and Gujarati languages. Her seven-decade career spanned classical, ghazals, cabaret, and pop genres. Born in 1933, she became known for bold, experimental singing and redefined playback singing in Indian cinema.

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