ASHA BHOSLE
ASHA BHOSLE COMES ALIVE ON NET
DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD FOR ASHA BHOSLE
Dada Saheb Phalke Award For Ashaji
This is one award over which there will be no dispute. Asha Bhosle was honoured with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for th year 2000 for her contribution to cinema. In the world of Indian films, there is no greater prize. And there is no argument over Asha Bhosle’s greatness. “I am very happy. It is a great honour for me,” said Asha when she heard about the award. But the news would also have been music to the ears of the vast legion of her fans around the world. The award carries a cash price of Rs 200,000, a shawl and a swarna kamal [golden lotus]. The award was instituted in 1969 to commemorate the outstanding contribution to the Indian film industry of the late Dadasaheb Phalke, the country’s first filmmaker. President K R Narayanan will give away the prestigious award at Rashtrapati Bhavan later this year.
Born on September 8, 1933, Asha Bhosle was initiated into music by her father, the renowned Marathi stage actor-singer Dinanath Mangeshkar. Having sung her first song for a Marathi film in 1943, she celebrated her 58th year in the entertainment industry this year.
Bhosle has the distinction of having sung nearly 12,000 songs in practically every major Indian language. The versatility of her voice and talent have been acknowledged through a host of awards conferred on her, including the National Award twice, the prestigious Filmfare Award eight times, the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, several state governments awards, the MTV award and the Channel [V] award five times. She is also the first Indian singer to have been nominated for a Grammy Award.
Asha Bhosle hasn’t just survived through the ages. She has thrived. From working with Shankar-Jaikishan for Raj Kapoor’s magnum opus Mera Naam Joker to singing playback for Karisma Kapoor in Dil To Pagal Hai she has done it all.
Of course, her fans would say, there’s lots more to come.
Born on September 8, 1933, Asha Bhosle was initiated into music by her father, the renowned Marathi stage actor-singer Dinanath Mangeshkar. Having sung her first song for a Marathi film in 1943, she celebrated her 58th year in the entertainment industry this year.
Bhosle has the distinction of having sung nearly 12,000 songs in practically every major Indian language. The versatility of her voice and talent have been acknowledged through a host of awards conferred on her, including the National Award twice, the prestigious Filmfare Award eight times, the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, several state governments awards, the MTV award and the Channel [V] award five times. She is also the first Indian singer to have been nominated for a Grammy Award.
Asha Bhosle hasn’t just survived through the ages. She has thrived. From working with Shankar-Jaikishan for Raj Kapoor’s magnum opus Mera Naam Joker to singing playback for Karisma Kapoor in Dil To Pagal Hai she has done it all.
Of course, her fans would say, there’s lots more to come.
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