Asha Bhosle, 92, Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Admitted To Breach Candy Hospital In Mumbai

Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, 92, suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday, April 11. Following this, she has been admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and is receiving treatment. She has been admitted to the Emergency Medical Services unit at the hospital in Mumbai, Doctor Pratit Samdani shared. Bhosle is one of the most celebrated and versatile playback singers in the Indian music and film industry. With a career spanning over eight decades, she has recorded thousands of songs across multiple languages and genres. Fans on social media are praying for her speedy recovery as more updates on her health are awaited. 

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Even in her 90s, Bhosle has been performing at live shows. "At the age of 90, I have to stand for three hours on stage and sing songs, I'm happy I can do this at this age," Bhosle said in an interview ahead of her Asha @ 90 concert tour a few years back. A video of her singing and dancing to the hit Punjabi track Tauba Tauba also went viral last year. With over 12,000 songs to her credit, she remains one of the most revered and recorded music artist in India. She received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.

She sang her first film song Chala Chala Nav Bala for the Marathi film Majha Bal in 1943. From peppy numbers such as Piya Tu Ab To Aaja and O Haseena Zulfon Wali to soulful melodies like Dil Cheez Kya Hai and the classical Tora Man Darpan Kehlaye, Bhosle has been the voice millions tuned into. Rapper Kanye West sampled Bhosle's song Mujhe Maar Dalo, released in 1970, in his new album Bully.

Bhosle, born in 1933 to Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti, is part of the illustrious Mangeshkar music family. She is the younger sister of the late singing icon Lata Mangeshkar. She eloped with Ganpatrao Bhosle in 1949. They divorced 1960. Bhosle later married composer RD Burman in 1980, with the duo churning out a big catalogue of hits. She has three children - Hemant, Varsha and Anand.