Asha Bhosle turns 81, thanks fans for support

The Padma Vibhushan awardee is said to have crooned more than 12,000 songs in multiple languages.

“Thank you for kind greetings. Without your support I wouldn’t have achieved my goals. Walk a bit longer with me & we’ll find the perfect note,” Asha posted on Twitter on Monday.

Asha, the younger sister of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, has sung for Bollywood actresses of Madhubala, Helen and Asha Parekh’s time to giving playback for the new-age heroines like Urmila Matondkar and Kareena Kapoor.

“Aaiye meherban”, “Jaaiye aap kahan”, “Raat akeli hai”, “Piya tu ab toh aaja”, “Dum maaro dum”, “Dil cheez kya hai” are “Yayi re yayi re” are some of her memorable numbers.

She performs live on stage till date and took to the stage at a packed show in Paris earlier this year.