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75-769: Asha Bhosle ( Marathi pronunciation: [ˈaːʃaː ˈbʱos(ə)le] ; née   Mangeshkar ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian  playback singer , entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema . Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema . In her career spanning over eight decades she has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and received several accolades including two National Film Awards , four BFJA Awards , eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards , nine Filmfare Awards including

150-645: A Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer , in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award , India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Vibhushan , the second-highest civilian honour of the country. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged her in 2011 as

225-417: A less-popular sequel . Another successful low-budget film was 2007's Paranormal Activity , with a budget of only $ 15,000, the film went on to gross more than $ 190 million. Possibly an even more successful low-budget film was the 1972 film Deep Throat which cost only $ 22,500 to produce, yet was rumored to have grossed over $ 600 million, though this figure is often disputed. Another film that not only had

300-442: A woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. The term né can be used to denote a man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over the e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but

375-423: A 2007 horror film written and directed by Oren Peli, was made for $ 15,000 and grossing about $ 193,355,800 (adjusted by inflation: $ 274,603,025). Entertainment Weekly critic Owen Gleiberman gave Paranormal Activity an A− rating (A being the highest mark) and called it "frightening...freaky and terrifying" and said that " Paranormal Activity scrapes away 30 years of encrusted nightmare clichés." One Cut of

450-402: A Sufi song, "Fariyad Sun Fakira" with co-singers Javed Ali and Pankaj Kumar. In 2016, she recorded the album "82" with music director Mandar Agashe who decorated six of Suresh Bhat 's ghazals with his musical touch of pop, reggae, blues, and rock. The album was named after her age at the time of recording. About the album "82", Bhosle said, "I had a long association with Suresh Bhat and have

525-593: A budget of only $ 7,000. Also in 2004, the documentary Tarnation had a budget of $ 218.32, but grossed $ 1,200,000. In 2007 the Tribeca Film Festival premiered the first film shot in a cell phone. Dutch avant-garde filmmaker Cyrus Frisch shot the 70-minute film, titled Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me It Would Become This Bad in Afghanistan for only $ 200 on a Sharp 903 cell phone, with its built-in 3.2-megapixel camera. Paranormal Activity ,

600-430: A closed ear on Asha". Naushad, later in his life, also admitted that he has been unfair to Bhosle. Bhosle has also worked with other noted Hindi film composers like Roshan , Chitragupt , Kalyanji-Anandji , Usha Khanna , Nadeem-Shravan , Jatin-Lalit and others. In a rare feat, noted lyricist Gulzar , music director R.D. Burman and Bhosle came together in 1987 to create a double album titled Dil Padosi Hai , which

675-586: A compilation album of songs recorded by Bhosle for albums and Hindi language films that were released between 1966 and 2003, was released. In 2012 she judged Sur Kshetra . In 2013, Bhosle debuted in the film Mai in the title role, at the age of 79. Bhosle played the role of a 65-year-old mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and is abandoned by her children. She received positive reviews for her acting as well from critics. In May 2020, Bhosle launched her YouTube channel named "Asha Bhosle Official". Music director O. P. Nayyar 's association with Bhosle

750-512: A different genre by singing several ghazals for the Rekha -starrer Umrao Jaan , including "Dil Cheez Kya Hai", "In Aankhon Ki Masti Ke", "Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston" and "Justju Jiski Thi". The film's music director Khayyam , had lowered her pitch by half a note. Bhosle herself expressed surprise that she could sing so differently. The ghazals won her the first National Film Award of her career. A few years later, she won another National Award for

825-400: A director and he has made several considerable higher budget films. In 1998, Christopher Nolan 's first film Following was filmed on a budget of £3,000. Nolan then received another £3,000 to "blow it up to 35mm". Primer is a 2004 American science fiction film written, directed and produced by Shane Carruth, a former mathematician and engineer, who also starred, and was completed on

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900-454: A lot of memories about him. With this album, I will relive those memories. I don't need to tell you how powerful his words were and, with the album, that power can be experienced again. Mr. Bhat always wanted to record these ghazals in the pop and rock genres and it is good to see Mandar fulfilling that wish. I just wish Mr. Bhat was among us today." In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic and

975-634: A low-budget production, and it is relative to both genre and country. What might be a low-budget film in one country may be a big budget in another. Modern-day young filmmakers rely on film festivals for pre-promotion. They use this to gain acclaim and attention for their films, which often leads to a limited release in theatres. Films that acquire a cult following may be given a wide release . Low-budget films can be either professional productions or amateur . They are either shot using professional or consumer-grade equipment. Some genres are more conducive to low-budget filmmaking than others. Horror films are

1050-547: A major return on its investment but also had a huge cultural impact was Mad Max . Mad Max was made for $ 200,000 USD but returned over 100 million USD. It also started off a major franchise that resulted in another 3 movies. Mad Max held the Guinness Book of Records record for most profitable movie for 20 years, eventually beaten by The Blair Witch Project. Rocky was shot on a budget of $ 1 million and eventually grossed $ 225 million worldwide, making Sylvester Stallone

1125-430: A marriage. During the 1960-70s, she was the voice of Hind film actress and dancer, Helen , on whom "O Haseena Zulfon Wali" was picturised. It is said that Helen would attend her recording sessions so that she could understand the song better and plan dance steps accordingly. Some of their other popular numbers include " Piya Tu Ab To Aaja " ( Caravan ) and "Yeh Mera Dil" ( Don ), among others. In 1981, Bhosle attempted

1200-409: A person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and gender transition . The French and English-adopted née is the feminine past participle of naître , which means "to be born". Né is the masculine form. The term née , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote

1275-537: A popular duet song "Konja Neram" for the Rajinikanth starrer Chandramukhi (2005) along with Madhu Balakrishnan . Bhosle has worked with Lata-patrons like Laxmikant–Pyarelal , Naushad Ali , Ravindra Jain , N. Dutta and Hemant Kumar . When Naushad was asked to sum up the essential difference between Lata and Bhosle, he said that Bhosle "lacks certain something which Lata, and Lata alone has." Later he stated in an interview, "Maybe I said it because I then had

1350-424: A private album that earned them a Grammy Award nomination. In the 1990s, Bhosle experimented with remixed R.D. Burman songs. She was criticized by many, including Khayyam , for tampering with old melodies. Nevertheless, albums like Rahul And I became quite popular. In 1997, Bhosle did a private Indipop album Janam Samjha Karo with Lesle Lewis . The album was hugely popular and won her many awards including

1425-412: A star. Halloween was produced on a budget of $ 325,000 and grossed $ 70 million worldwide. Napoleon Dynamite cost less than $ 400,000 to make but its gross revenue was $ 46 million. Divisions of major film studios that specialize in such films, such as Fox Searchlight Pictures , Miramax , and New Line Cinema , have made the distribution of low budget films competitive. The UK film Monsters

1500-567: A variety of songs, including the popular comic duet with Kishore Kumar  :– "C A T...Cat, Cat Maane Billi" ( Dilli Ka Thug ). The bhajan "Tora Man Darpan Kehlaye" ( Kaajal ) attained great popularity. They also recorded songs for many popular movies like Waqt , Chaudhvin Ka Chand , Gumrah , Bahu Beti , China Town , Aadmi Aur Insaan , Dhund , Hamraaz and many more. For Chaudhvin Ka Chand , Ravi wanted Geeta Dutt (the wife of actor and producer Guru Dutt ) to sing

1575-569: A very few. In Chhoti Si Baat (1976), Bhosle sang the "Jaaneman Jaaneman" number with K. J. Yesudas for Salil Chowdhury . Salil's 1956 movie Jagte Raho also had a number recorded by Bhosle, "Thandi Thandi Saawan Ki Phuhaar", Bhosle also lead for Salil Chowdhury in Amanat (1955). Bhosle has sung many hit songs under C. Ramchandra in films like Insaniyat (1955), Raj Tilak (1958), Paigham (1959), Navrang (1959), Amar Deep (1958), Sharada (1957), Aasha (1957) among others,

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1650-403: A very few. The last duet of Kishore -Bhosle "Guru Guru, Aa Jao Guru" from Waqt Ki Awaz (1988), also music by Bappi Lahiri. Bappi Lahiri also composed the memorable ghazal "Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intazaar Aaj Bhi Hai" for Aitbaar (1985), also sung by Bhosle. Prolific Indian film composer Ilaiyaraaja began employing Bhosle's vocals in the early 1980s, their earliest collaboration being for

1725-430: A very popular genre for low-budget directorial debuts . Jeremy Gardner, director of The Battery says that horror fans are more attracted to how the films affect them than seeing movie stars . This allows horror films to focus more on provoking a reaction than on expensive casting choices. Thriller films are also a popular choice for low-budget films, as they focus on narrative. Science fiction films , which were once

1800-404: Is a recent successful example of bringing what was once considered the exclusive preserve of the big studios—the expensive, special effects blockbuster—to independent, low-budget cinema. The film's budget was reported to be approximately $ 500,000, but it grossed $ 4,188,738 at the box office. A considerable number of low- and modest-budget films have been forgotten by their makers and fallen into

1875-405: Is a unique system because of the uncertainty of demand. The makers of the film do not know how well the film they release will be received. They may predict a film will do very well and pay back the cost of production but only get a portion back. Or the opposite may happen where a project that few think will go far can bring in more profit than imaginable. A big gambling variable that is also involved

1950-478: Is chiefly remembered for the songs of Umrao Jaan . Music composer Ravi considered Bhosle one of his favorite singers. She sang for his first movie Vachan (1955). The melodious lullaby from this movie, "Chanda Mama Door Ke" became an overnight hit among young mothers in India. Ravi got her to sing bhajans for the movies Gharana , Grahasti , Kaajal and Phool Aur Patthar , Ravi and Bhosle recorded

2025-501: Is part of Hindi film lore. He was the composer who first gave Bhosle her own identity. Many people have speculated about a romantic relationship between the two. Nayyar first met Bhosle in 1952, at the music recording of Chham Chhama Chham . He then called her for a film called Mangu (1954), and gave her a big break in superhit films like Baap Re Baap (1955), Ham Sab Chor Hain (1956), C.I.D. (1956), Duniya Rang Rangeeli (1957), Mr. Qartoon M. A. (1958) and many more. However, it

2100-417: Is sometimes omitted. According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , née Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , né Blythe"). Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. In Polish tradition , the term z domu (literally meaning "of

2175-429: Is the use of stars. Frequently stars are brought on to a project to gain the film publicity and fame. This process can be profitable, but it is not a foolproof mechanism to successful funding. Well-known actors may join a low-budget film for a portion of the gross. Bruce Lee 's low-budget 1970s Hong Kong martial arts films were some of the most commercially successful and profitable films of all time. The Way of

2250-465: The Marathi film Majha Bal (1943). The music for the film was composed by Datta Davjekar . She made her Hindi film debut when she sang the song "Saawan Aaya" for Hansraj Behl 's Chunariya (1948), though another film Andhon Ki Duniya was released before Chunariya in the same year, in both films she has sung one trio each. Her first solo Hindi film song was for the movie Raat Ki Rani (1949). At

2325-458: The greatest films of all time . All his other films that followed also had micro-budgets or low-budgets, with his most expensive films being The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha (1968) at Rs.   600,000 ($ 12,000) and Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) at Rs.   2 million ($ 40,000). Another example would be the 1977 cult film Eraserhead , which cost only $ 10,000 to produce. Director David Lynch had so much trouble securing funds that

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2400-688: The public domain . This has been especially true of low-budget films made in the United States from 1923 to 1978 (films and other works made in the US during this period fell into public domain if their copyrights weren't renewed 28 years after the original production). Examples include a number of films made by Ed Wood or Roger Corman . Some low-budget films have failed miserably at the box office and been quickly forgotten, only to increase in popularity decades later. A number of cheaply made movies have attained cult-film status after being considered some of

2475-536: The surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's legal name . The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in the normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of

2550-599: The 1997 MTV Award. Bhosle had been once asked by director B. R. Ishara to compose music for one of his films, but she had politely declined. In 2002, she turned music composer with the album Aap Ki Asha , an eight-song music and video album. The lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri . The album was released by Sachin Tendulkar on 21 May 2001 at a lavish party in Mumbai. The album received mixed reviews. Bhosle had spotted Pakistani singer Adnan Sami 's talent when he

2625-731: The Bhosle- Rafi duo for his most popular duets such as "Mangke Saath Tumhara", "Uden Jab Jab Zulfein Teri" (both from Naya Daur ), "Aap Yun Hi Agar Humse Milte Rahe", "Main Pyaar Ka Rahi Hoon" (both from Ek Musafir Ek Hasina ), "Deewana Hua Baadal", "Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein" (both from Kashmir Ki Kali ). Bhosle recorded her last song for O. P. Nayyar in the movie Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974). The solo number "Chain Se Humko Kabhi" garnered many awards, but it

2700-676: The Dead (2017), a low-budget Japanese zombie comedy film, was produced on a budget of ¥ 3 million ($ 25,000) and went on to gross over ¥3.12 billion ( $ 28 million ) at the Japanese box office, where it made history by earning over a thousand times its budget. Johannes Grenzfurthner 's horror films Masking Threshold (2021) and Razzennest (2022) were both made for a budget of EUR 20,000. Both films premiered at Fantastic Fest and were well received. Grenzfurthner talks about his productions and financing in lectures and interviews. Only

2775-652: The Dragon (1972) grossed $ 85 million worldwide against a $ 130,000 budget (a 65,000% return on investment ), while Enter the Dragon ( 1973 ) grossed $ 265 million worldwide against a $ 850,000 budget (a 31,000% return on investment). Another example of a very successful low-budget Asian film from the same decade was the 1975 Bollywood " Dacoit Western " film Sholay , which cost ₹ 20 million ($ 400,000) to produce and grossed ₹3 billion ($ 67 million), making it Indian cinema 's highest-grossing film ever up until then. Wayne Wang 's film Chan Is Missing , set on

2850-842: The One for Me " ( Haan Main Tumhara Hoon ). All these songs composed by Shamir Tandon were shot on video by journalist turned director S. Ramachandran . In 2014, she sang a song titled "Dil Lagane Ko Dil Jab" for the International Women's Day special album, Women's Day Special: Spreading Melodies Everywhere . It was composed by Shamir Tandon and penned by Saajan Agarwal. In 2014, she sang one more song titled "Bappa Morya" with her Granddaughter Zanai Bhosle .on Ganesh chaturthi for Saregama Music company composed by Nitin Shankar song written by SahilSultanpuri. In 2015, Bhosle recorded

2925-739: The age of 16, she eloped with 31-year-old Ganpatrao Bhosle, marrying him against her family's wishes. In the late 1940s to early 1950s, prominent playback singers like Geeta Dutt , Shamshad Begum and Lata Mangeshkar dominated the singing for the female lead and the big films. In the 1950s, Bhosle sang more songs than most playback singers in Hindi films. Most of these were in low budget films. Her earliest songs were composed by A. R. Qureshi , Sajjad Hussain , S. Mohinder , Sardar Malik , Ghulam Mohammed and some others. Singing in Sangdil (1952), composed by Sajjad Hussain, she got reasonable recognition. In

3000-401: The credit for her first big break to B. R. Chopra , the producer of Naya Daur . Another music director who recognized Bhosle's talent early was Khayyam . Their partnership dates back to his first movie Biwi (1948), in which Khayyam was assistant music director. Khayyam gave her some good assignments in the 1950s, including Footpath and Phir Subah Hogi . However, their collaboration

3075-491: The domain of B movies , frequently require a big budget to accommodate their special effects, but low-cost do-it-yourself computer-generated imagery can make them affordable, especially when they focus on story and characterization. Plot devices like shooting as found footage can lower production costs, and scripts that rely on extended dialogue, such as Reservoir Dogs or Sex, Lies, and Videotape , can entertain audiences without many sets. The money flow in filmmaking

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3150-872: The duet "O Maria!" ( Saagar ). Bhosle used to call R. D. Burman "Bob". She married him in 1980. Their partnership lasted until his death. R. D. Burman made her sing some of the most legendary songs in Bengali as well, namely "Mohuaye Jomechhe Aaj Mou Go", "Chokhe Chokhe Kotha Bolo", "Chokhe Naame Brishti" (Bengali version of "Jaane Kya Baat Hai"), "Baanshi Sune Ki Ghore Thaka Jaye", "Sondhya Belay Tumi Aami" and "Aaj Gun Gun Gun Kunje Amar" (Bengali version of "Pyaar Deewana Hota Hai") and many other songs. Bhosle has long collaboration with Bappi Lahiri , starting from mid 70s to mid 90s, Bhosle gave many songs under Bappi Lahiri such, Haathkadi (1982), Namak Halaal (1982), Sharaabi (1984), Himmatwala (1983), Mawaali (1983), Tohfa (1984), Prem Pratigyaa (1989) to name

3225-515: The film Mai , and received critical acclaim for her performance. In 2006, she stated that she has recorded over twelve thousand songs in her career, a figure repeated by several other sources. Asha Mangeshkar was born in the small hamlet of Goar in Sangli , then in the salute princely state of Sangli (now in Maharashtra ), into the musical family of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar , who

3300-491: The film Moondram Pirai (1982) (remade in Hindi as Sadma in 1983). Their association continued, mostly through the latter half of the 1980s and early 1990s. Another notable song from this period is "Shenbagamae" for the movie Enga Ooru Pattukaran in 1987. In 2000, Bhosle sung the theme song for Kamal Haasan 's political film Hey Ram . The song, "Nee Partha Parvai" in Tamil and Janmon Ki Jwala in Hindi (or Aparna's Theme),

3375-622: The film had to be made over a six-year period, whenever Lynch could afford to shoot scenes. Slacker , a 1991 comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Linklater , was produced for $ 23,000. The film was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2012. Influenced by the success of Slacker , Clerks was written and directed by Kevin Smith for $ 27,575 in 1994 which he paid for on his credit card and grossed $ 3.2 million in theatres. Clerks launched Smith's career as

3450-693: The house", de domo in Latin ) may be used, with rare exceptions, meaning the same as née . Low budget Many independent films are made on low budgets, but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or unknown filmmakers can also have low budgets. Many young or first-time filmmakers shoot low-budget films to prove their talent before working on larger productions. Most low-budget films that do not gain some form of attention or acclaim are never released in theatres and are often sent straight to retail due to their lack of marketability, look, narrative story, or premise . No precise number defines

3525-442: The lockdown throughout the nation, Bhosle along with many noted artists like S. P. Balasubrahmanyam , Udit Narayan , Kailash Kher , Usha Uthup , Shaan , Alka Yagnik , Sonu Nigam and other 200 artists of India, made a song named 'Jayatu Jayatu Bharatam' to make the country unite during the pandemic. Birth name#Maiden and married names A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to

3600-499: The most recorded artist in music history. Bhosle is the sister of playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and belongs to the prominent Mangeshkar family . Renowned for her soprano voice range and often credited for her versatility, Her work includes film music , pop , ghazals , bhajans , traditional Indian classical music , folk songs , qawwalis , and Rabindra Sangeet . Apart from Hindi , she has sung in over 20 Indian and foreign languages. In 2013, she made her debut as an actress in

3675-471: The music, she refused, taking it as a challenge. 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. 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". Bhosle's collaboration with Burman resulted in numerous hits and

3750-521: The novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson . Due to budgetary constraints, the vampires in the film were zombie-like creatures instead of fast and agile monsters portrayed in the novel. This approach (and film) was not considered a success at the time, but it inspired George A. Romero 's work in his film Night of the Living Dead . Thus, The Last Man on Earth became a precursor to numerous zombie films , and fans of those films later re-discovered

3825-402: The original, making it a cult classic. A micro budget film is that which is made on an extremely low budget, sometimes as little as a few thousand dollars. An example of such would be the popular 1992 film El Mariachi , in which the director Robert Rodriguez was unable to afford second takes due to the $ 7000 budget. Despite this, it was a success both critically and commercially, and started

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3900-466: The pair released an LP of eight non-film devotional songs and ghazals called An Unforgettable Treat . Bhosle considered Jaidev a close friend who stood by her when she was struggling personally and professionally. Upon his death in 1987, she released a compilation album of lesser-known songs he had composed for her, called Suranjali . Shankar–Jaikishan worked with Bhosle in a number of songs, especially, from 1965 to 1972. Some hits of this trio including

3975-521: The patronage of such composers as Sachin Dev Burman and Ravi . Bhosle and O. P. Nayyar had a professional and personal parting of ways in the 1970s. In 1966, Bhosle's performances in the duets from one of music director R.D. Burman 's soundtracks, for the movie Teesri Manzil , won popular acclaim. Reportedly, when she first heard the dance number "Aaja Aaja", she felt she would not be able to sing this westernised tune. While Burman offered to change

4050-615: The rebellious " Dum Maro Dum " ( Hare Rama Hare Krishna , 1971), the sexy "Duniya Mein Logon Ko" ( Apna Desh , 1972) and the romantic "Chura Liya Hai Tumne" ( Yaadon Ki Baaraat , 1973). Burman also recorded many hit duets with Bhosle and Kishore Kumar such as "Jaan-E-Jaan Dhundhta Phir Raha" ( Jawani Diwani ) and "Bhali Bhali Si Ek Soorat" ( Buddha Mil Gaya ). In the 1980s, Burman and Bhosle recorded subtle numbers for films like Ijaazat (1987) - " Mera Kuch Saaman ", "Khaali Haath Shaam Aayi Hai" and "Katra Katra". They also recorded

4125-754: The same year, she has lead in the film Chham Chhama Chham , under O. P. Nayyar , she has sung 10 out of 11 songs in that film. Consequently, film director Bimal Roy gave her a chance to sing in Parineeta (1953). Raj Kapoor signed her to sing all songs in Boot Polish (1954), which gained her popularity. O. P. Nayyar gave Bhosle a number of songs during 1952-1956, although she first achieved success in B. R. Chopra 's Naya Daur (1957), composed by him. Her duets with Rafi like "Maang Ke Saath Tumhara", "Saathi Haath Badhana" and "Uden Jab Jab Zulfein Teri", penned by Sahir Ludhianvi , earned her recognition. It

4200-735: The seductive "Parde Mein Rehne Do" ( Shikar , 1968). Bhosle got her second Filmfare Award for the song. She also sang " Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana " ( Andaz , 1971) for Shankar–Jaikishan, in which she tried to yodel like Kishore Kumar , whose version of the song is more popular. They also used her voice in films like Boot Polish (1954), Shree 420 (1955), Chori Chori (1956), Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Junglee (1961), An Evening in Paris (1967) and Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971), Lal Patthar (1971), Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972) among others. Bhosle gave all female vocals for

4275-814: The song Yun Na Thi to the recording Womad Talking Book Volume Four: An Introduction to Asia 1 on Womad Records. Bhosle has sung ghazals for many albums like Meraj-E-Ghazal , Aabshar-e-Ghazal and Kashish . In 2005, Bhosle released a self-titled album as a tribute to the four ghazal maestros – Mehdi Hassan , Ghulam Ali , Farida Khanum and Jagjit Singh . The album features eight of her favorite ghazals like Farida Khanum's Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo , Ghulam Ali 's Chupke Chupke , Aawargi and Dil Mein Ek Lahar , Jagjit Singh's Ahista Ahista and Mehdi Hassan 's Ranjish Hi Sahi , Rafta Rafta and Mujhe Tum Nazar Se . These classic ghazals were recreated with modern sounds by musician Pandit Somesh Mathur. The album

4350-651: The song " Mera Kuchh Saamaan " from Ijaazat (1987). In 1995, 62-year-old Bhosle sang for actress Urmila Matondkar in the movie Rangeela . The soundtrack featured songs like "Tanha Tanha" and "Rangeela Re" sung by her, and composed by music director A. R. Rahman , who would go on to record several songs with her. During the 2000s, several of Bhosle's numbers became chartbusters, including "Radha Kaise Na Jale" from Lagaan (2001), "Kambakht Ishq" from Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), "Yeh Lamha" from Filhaal (2002) and "Lucky Lips" from Lucky (2005). In October 2004, The Very Best of Asha Bhosle, The Queen of Bollywood ,

4425-471: The song, "Prem Mein Tohre" ( Begum Jaan ) which also received praise. Madan Mohan recorded a number of songs with Bhosle, including the popular folk number "Jhumka Gira Re" picturised on Sadhana from Mera Saaya (1966), some other films of Madan Mohan with Bhosle are Aakhri Dao (1958), Adalat (1958), Pooja Ke Phool (1964), Neela Aakash (1965), Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare (1966) to name

4500-642: The songs of Mera Naam Joker (1970) also. Composer Anu Malik and Bhosle have recorded many singles together starting from Poonam (1981), including songs for the hit films like Sohni Mahiwal (1984). Their most popular songs include "Yeh Lamha Filhaal Jee Lene De" ( Filhaal ) and "Kitabein Bahut Si" ( Baazigar ) among others. The voice of Bhosle in Anu Malik's "Jab Dil Mile" ( Yaadein ) stood out among voices of Udit Narayan , Sukhwinder Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan . Their latest collaboration has been for

4575-773: The songs. Guru Dutt insisted that only Bhosle could do justice with those songs, which has been proved. Sachin Dev Burman was one of those composers, who had recognized the potentiality and versatility in Bhosle and apart from Lata Mangeshkar, he had utilised the voice of Bhosle as well, he had some misunderstandings with Lata from 1957 to 1962, on that time only Bhosle used to be his only female voice. She and Burman Dada gave many songs in movies such as Nau Do Gyarah , Kala Pani , Kala Bazar , Insan Jaag Utha , Lajwanti , Sujata , Teen Devian and many more. They recorded many songs together after 1962 as well. Bhosle first met Rahul Dev Burman (also known as Pancham) when she

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4650-415: The streets of San Francisco's Chinatown, was made for $ 20,000 in 1982. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen wrote that the budget would not have paid for the shoelaces in the film Annie . One of the most successful low-budget films was 1999's The Blair Witch Project . It had a budget of around $ 60,000 but grossed almost $ 250 million worldwide. It spawned books, a trilogy of video games, and

4725-482: The superhit song "Eena Meena Deeka" (from Aasha , sung by Kishore and Bhosle in two different versions) was composed by C. Ramchandra. Another Bhosle patron is the young composer Sandeep Chowta , who got her to sing "Kambakht Ishq", a trio with Sonu Nigam and Sukhwinder Singh for the movie Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001). The song gained major popularity among the Indian youth. Vidyasagar recorded Bhosle's voice for

4800-399: The worst features ever made for many years. The most famous examples of this latter-day popularity of low-budget box-office failures include Plan 9 from Outer Space and Manos: The Hands of Fate . Additionally, some low-cost films that have had little (or modest) success upon their initial release have later been considered classics. The Last Man on Earth was the first adaptation of

4875-458: The young director's career. Some of the most critically acclaimed micro-budget films were by the Bengali film director Satyajit Ray , his most famous being The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959). The first film in the trilogy, Pather Panchali (1955), was produced on a shoestring budget of Rs.   200,000 ($ 3000) using an amateur cast and crew. The three films are now frequently listed among

4950-412: Was Marathi and Konkani , and his Gujarati wife, Shevanti. Deenanath was an actor and classical singer on the Marathi musical stage . When Bhosle was nine years old, her father died. The family moved from Pune to Kolhapur and then to Mumbai . She and her elder sister Lata Mangeshkar began singing and acting in films to support their family. She sang her first film song '"Chala Chala Nav Bala" for

5025-439: Was Asha Bhosle. She was the best person I ever met." The parting of Bhosle and O. P. Nayyar was bitter, and probably therefore she has hesitated to give Nayyar his due. While talking about O. P. Nayyar in an interview with The Times of India , she once remarked, "Whichever composer gave me work, it was because my voice was suited to his music at that point. No one musician did me any favor by asking me to sing for him." She gives

5100-871: Was a duet with singer Hariharan . A. R. Rahman is credited withBhosle's "comeback" with Rangeela (1995). Songs like "Tanha Tanha" and "Rangeela Re" were chartbusters. She and Rahman went on to record more hits like "Mujhe Rang De" ( Thakshak ), "Radha Kaise Na Jale" ( Lagaan , duet with Udit Narayan ), "Kahin Aag Lage" ( Taal ), "O Bhanware" ( Daud , duet with K. J. Yesudas ), "Venilla Venilla" ( Iruvar , 1999), "September Madham" ( Alaipayuthey , 2000) and "Dhuan Dhuan" ( Meenaxi , 2004). When S D Burman 's assistant Jaidev started giving music independently, he got Bhosle to sing some of his songs as well. They worked in Hum Dono (1961), Mujhe Jeene Do (1963), Do Boond Pani (1971) and other movies. In 1971,

5175-483: Was about 10 years old. At that time, she was performing in London with R. D. Burman. It was she who had asked him to pursue his interests in music. When Adnan grew up and became a professional musician, Bhosle sang the title duet with him for his best-selling album Kabhi to nazar milao . The two came together again in the album Barse Badal . The album comprises eight songs, based on Indian Classical music . She contributed

5250-990: Was aimed at the younger generation, who, according to Bhosle, are "turned off" by the traditional sounds of tabla and sarangi. Numerous compilations of Bhosle's songs have been released as well. To commemorate her 60th birthday, EMI India released three cassettes: Bala Main Bairagan Hoongi (devotional songs), The Golden Collection: Memorable Ghazals (non-film ghazals by composers such as Ghulam Ali, R.D. Burman and Nazar Hussain), and The Golden Collection: The Ever Versatile Asha Bhosle (44 popular film songs). In 1996, Bhosle sang Channeache Rati among several other songs in Rajendra Talak's Konkani album Daryachya Deger with Suresh Wadkar . In 2006, she recorded an album Asha and Friends , singing duets, with film actors Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar and famous cricket player Brett Lee , with whom she sang, " You're

5325-420: Was not included in the movie. They separated on 5 August 1972. It is not clear what made them part their ways. On being asked the reason for their parting, O. P. Nayyar once said, "I know astrology very well. I knew that one day I had to part with her. Something also happened that upset me, so I left her." Nevertheless, he also said "...now that I am seventy-six, I can say that the most important person in my life

5400-638: Was released on 8 September 1987. In 1995, Bhosle underwent the gatha bandan (thread-tying) ceremony with Hindustani classical music maestro Ali Akbar Khan to learn a classical repertoire held within the Maihar gharana (stylistic school of Indian classical music), as handed down to Khan by his father Allauddin Khan (the guru of Ravi Shankar ). Later, Bhosle and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan recorded eleven fixed compositions (or bandish es) in California for Legacy ,

5475-414: Was the first time she sang all the songs for a film's leading actress. B. R. Chopra then approached her for several of his later productions, including Dhool Ka Phool , Gumrah (1963), Waqt (1965), Hamraaz (1967), Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Dhund (1973) and many more. O. P. Nayyar's future collaboration with Bhosle also resulted in success. Gradually, she established her status and received

5550-496: Was the mother of two and he was in 10th grade having dropped out to pursue music. Their partnership was first noticed in Teesri Manzil (1966). She went on to record a variety of songs with him – cabarets , rock, disco , ghazals and classical . In the 1970s, Bhosle and Burman's youthful Western songs took Hindi film music by storm – the raunchy cabaret " Piya Tu Ab To Aaja " ( Caravan , picturized on Helen ),

5625-758: Was the success of Naya Daur (1957) that made the duo popular. After 1959, she was emotionally and professionally involved with O. P. Nayyar. The team of O. P. Nayyar and Bhosle is best remembered for their breezy and sometimes sirenish songs. Some good examples of their sensuous numbers are "Aaiye Meharbaan" picturised on Madhubala ( Howrah Bridge , 1958) and "Yeh Hai Reshmi Zulfon Ka Andhera", ( Mere Sanam , 1965). " Aao Huzoor Tumko " ( Kismat , 1968) and "Jaiye Aap Kahan Jayenge" ( Mere Sanam , 1965) were also popular. They also recorded songs for many hit movies like Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957), Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962) and Kashmir Ki Kali (1964). O. P. Nayyar used

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