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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicAsha Bhosle

Topic: Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle grooves to ‘Tauba Tauba’ at Dubai concert. Goddess of music, says Karan Aujla

Dressed in a white sari, Bhosle sang the song and even performed the signature step, made famous by Vicky Kaushal in the film. ‘What a queen,’ a user wrote.

‘Rhythm king’ OP Nayyar faced AIR bans for music that was ‘too trendy, westernised’

OP Nayyar rode success with Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle, and Mohammed Rafi but his relationships with them were difficult. He once accepted the Filmfare award on Bhosle's behalf and then tossed it out of his car on his way home.

OP Nayyar, the untrained musical genius who was more than just a hit machine

OP Nayyar was considered the biggest threat to Shankar-Jaikishan by the late 1950s. And though he and Lata Mangeshkar admired each other, they never collaborated.

How did Laxmikant-Pyarelal end Shankar-Jaikishan era in Bollywood? Happier, cheaper music

In 'Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal', Rajiv Vijayakar traces the journey of the composer duo in their musical universe.

Ijaazat is a strangely poetic take on divorce that was rare in 1980s Hindi films

Naseeruddin Shah and Rekha's portrayal of a divorced couple in this Gulzar film is more loving and honest than many marriages that do last.

Meena Khadikar, the least-known Mangeshkar sister whose birthday is just before Asha Bhosle’s

Meenatai, who turned 89, is a singer and composer just like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle and her other two siblings. She has also written a book on older sister Lata.

On Camera

Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

With 50% of India’s crude imports passing through Strait of Hormuz, concerns mount over US-Iran standoff

The crude flows in the Strait of Hormuz largely originate from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar and move to China, India, Japan and South Korea.

India asks Dassault to submit bid for 114 Rafale fighter jets by April-end

Analysis of IAF proposal shows that the true Make in India component is much lesser than expected, therefore negotiations will focus on increasing that component.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.