Varsha Bhosle

Varsha Bhosle

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Varsha Bhosle Profile

  • Name:
  • Varsha Bhosle
  • Died:
  • October 8, 2012
  • Father:
  • Ganpatrao
  • Mother:
  • Asha Bhosle

Varsha Bhosle Biography

Varsha Bhosle was a singer, journalist and freelance writer based in Mumbai. She was the daughter of great playback singer, Asha Bhosle. Thus she was linked to Mangeshkar family; granddaughter of late Deenanath Mangeshkar, and niece to singing legends – Lata Mangeshkar, Hridayanath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. R. D. Burman was her step-father, and hence she was related to Burman family too, known as musicians. Varsha was the daughter of Asha Bhosle with her first marriage with Ganpatrao. Varsha committed suicide in 2012 aged 55.  

 

Varsha Bhosle was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra. She inherited music from her mother’s family. Varsha’s father Ganpatrao worked as secretary of Lata Mangeshkar, and later eloped with her younger sister Asha Bhosle when she was only 16. Ganpatrao was 31, almost double of his age. Varsha had an elder brother - Hemant Bhosle, who had a brief career as a composer in Bollywood, and younger brother Anand Bhosle. Hemant Bhosle passed away in 2015 due to cancer, just three years after the suicide of varsha Bhosle, just before the birthday celebration of Lata Mangeshkar.

 

Varsha, though not popular as Mangeshkar sisters had a brief career in singing, and has done Hindi and Bhojpuri songs. She was also a columnist since 1990s. She wrote for web portal Rediff, The Sunday Observer, Times of India and Rakshak - The Protector police magazine. She was married to sports-columnist Hemant Kenkre. But the couple parted in 1998. She faced depression during her last years following her troubled married life. After three unsuccessful suicide attempts, she finally did it in 2012. She shot herself with a licensed gun at her residence at Mumbai to end her life.

 

Published: September 08, 2018

Updated: September 08, 2018

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