Burman and Asha Bhosle came together in 1987 to create a double album, titled Dil Padosi Hai, which was released on 8 September 1987. In a rare feat, noted lyricist Gulzar, music director R.D. The song, "Nee Partha Parvai" in Tamil and Janmon Ki Jwala in Hindi (or Aparna's Theme), was a duet with singer Hariharan. In 2000, Asha sung the theme song for Kamal Haasan's political film Hey Ram.
Another notable song from this period is "Shenbagamae" for the movie Enga Ooru Pattukaran in 1987. Their association continued, mostly through the latter half of the 1980s and early 1990s. Prolific Indian film composer Ilaiyaraaja began employing Asha's vocals in the early 1980s, their earliest collaboration being for the film Moondram Pirai (1982) (remade in Hindi as Sadma in 1983).
Some of their other popular numbers include "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja" (Caravan) and "Yeh Mera Dil" (Don), among others. It is said that Helen would attend her recording sessions so that she could understand the song better and plan dance steps accordingly. During the 1960-70s, she was the voice of Bollywood's actress and dancer, Helen, on whom "O Haseena Zulfon Wali" was picturised. Bhosle's collaboration with Burman resulted in numerous hits and a marriage. Shammi Kapoor, the film's leading actor, was once quoted as saying– "If I did not have Mohammad Rafi to sing for me, I would have got Asha Bhosle to do the job". She completed the song after ten days of rehearsals, and "Aaja Aaja", along with such other songs as "O Haseena Zulfonwali" and "O Mere Sona Re" (all three duets with Rafi), became successful. While Burman offered to change the music, she refused, taking it as a challenge. Reportedly, when she first heard the dance number "Aaja Aaja", she felt she would not be able to sing this westernised tune. Burman's first soundtracks, for the movie Teesri Manzil, won popular acclaim. In 1966, Bhosle's performances in the duets from one of music director R.D. Rahul, 6 years younger than her, earlier got divorced from Rita Patel in 1971. This was the second marriage for both Rahul and Asha. She continued to sing in films to earn money. After a few years of marriage, Asha was turned out by a suspicious Ganpatrao and she went to her maternal home with two children while pregnant with her third child. Bhosle's daughter Varsha committed suicide on 8 October 2012 she was 56 years old and worked as a columnist for The Sunday Observer and Rediff.Īsha's first husband Ganpatrao was her personal secretary. The eldest of her three children, Hemant Bhosle (named after Hemant Kumar), spent most of his early years as a pilot and quit to have a brief career as a music director. They have three children and five grandchildren. Asha, at the age of 16, had eloped with 31-year-old Ganpatrao Bhosle. She has also sung in a 2014 film Parapar at the age of 81.Īsha's house is situated in Prabhukunj Apt on the Peddar Road area of South Mumbai. In this album she has sung 8 songs previously composed by Burman. In 2014, she has created the album "Pancham Tumi Kothay" in honor of her husband Rahul Dev Burman's 75th birth anniversary. In 1986, the duet with Kishore Kumar "Chiridini Tumi Je Amar" composed by Bappi Lahiri.
In 1982, she sang a Bengali Adhunik song "Kotha Hoyechilo" in Troyee for Debasri Roy. In 1981, she sang the duet "Adho Alo Chhayate" with Kishore in Kalankini Kankanati. In 1980, she sang the Bhajan "Kunjo Bihari He Giridhari" in Mayer Ashirbad. In the 1970s, she sang a lot of songs in films such as Chhadmabeshi, Bandi, Mouchak, Anand Ashram etc. In 1975, she sang the duet "Sara Pyaar Tumhara" with Kishore Kumar in Anand Ashram and "Amar Swapno Tumi" in its Bengali version with the same title. In the mid 1970s, she would frequently sing for Bengali songs tuned by Sudhin Dasgupta, Nachiketa Ghosh rtc. Rahul converted some Hindi tracks to Bengali such as "Gunjone Dole Je Bhramar" (made from Gunguna Rahe Hain Bawre in Aradhana), "Chokhe Name Bristi" (from Jane Kya Baat Hai), "Gungun Gunje" (from Pyaar Deewana Hota Hain). The following year, she recorded her very first "Pooja Songs" from HMV with music arranged by Dey again. The songs were duets with Binod Chattopadhyay and composed by Manna Dey. Asha Bhosle sang her first Bengali song in 1958 under the banner of HMV.