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  • Happy Birthday to Indipop Queen Asha Bhosle: The veteran singer celebrates her 89th birthday

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    Happy Birthday to Indipop Queen Asha Bhosle: The veteran singer celebrates her 89th birthday
    Asha Bhosle, who created the enchantment of her singing, also has a particular fondness for cuisine. Asha Bhosle is the proprietor of numerous eateries.

    Digital Desk: Every year on September 8, veteran vocalist Asha Bhosle celebrates her birthday. Asha Tai is celebrating her 89th birthday this year. 

    Asha Bhosle's voice has captured millions of hearts through her magical voice. Asha Bhosle has performed almost 12,000 songs in 20 languages to date. 

    However, along the way, she witnessed many ups and downs. When her father died when she was nine years old, she began singing alongside her elder sister Lata Mangeshkar to help support the family. Lata Mangeshkar, her elder sister, looked after her sisters.

    Life of Asha Bhosle: 

    Asha Bhosle married Lata Mangeshkar's secretary Ganpatrao Bhosle at the age of 16, defying her family. According to reports, her sister Lata Mangeshkar became enraged and stopped speaking with her secretary as a result of this. However, Asha Bhosle and Ganpatrao's marriage did not survive long, and they divorced after 11 years.

    Asha Bhosle has had two children from her first marriage, and she was pregnant when she left her former husband's house with her two children. After that, at the age of 47, Asha married Rahul Dev Burman (RD Burman). 

    Pancham Da was 41 years old at the time, and Asha was 47, six years younger than Asha. This was Pancham Da's second marriage. After 14 years of marriage with Asha, RD Burman died, and Asha is now single.

    Cooking is a pastime in addition to singing says the Indipop Queen -

    Apart from singing, Asha Bhosle's second passion is cooking. Asha Bhosle, who enjoys cooking, also owns a restaurant in Dubai, where a video of her cooking previously went viral. This eatery had been operational for more than 20 years. 

    Asha Bhosle began her career in the food industry two decades ago. Following her success in overseas markets such as the United Kingdom and the Gulf, she has expanded her restaurant business into India.