Goodbye Asha Tai…Asha Bhosle merged into Panchatatva, son Anand lit the funeral pyre; Last farewell with state honors

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 13, 2026

Veteran singer Asha Bhosle, who achieved a different position in Hindi playback singing with her unique voice, passed away on Sunday. She was 92 years old. Asha Bhosle was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday evening due to chest infection and weakness. Asha Bhosle’s last rites were performed on Monday. From 11 am onwards, his body was kept at Casa Grande in Lower Parel for last respects. Then it was done in Shivaji Park at around 5:15 pm. Where his last rites were performed with full state honors and rituals. Amidst resounding slogans of ‘Asha Tai Amar Rahe’, his son Anand lit his funeral pyre. This was a moment when it seemed as if the heartbeat of the music world had stopped. At present Asha Tai has merged into Panchatattva.

Celebs paid tribute to Asha Bhosle

Asha’s mortal remains were kept at her Mumbai residence Casa Grande for the last glimpse. Celebs arrived to pay their last respects to Asha. Stars like Ranveer Singh, Tabu, Rakesh Roshan, Jackie Shroff, Helen, Udit Narayan, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammed Sira, Anuradha Paudwal, Riteish Deshmukh came to pay their last respects to Asha Bhosle. Asha Bhosle’s family is devastated by her demise. Asha’s granddaughter Janai Bhosle is in bad condition and crying. During the last darshan, celebs encouraged Janai and made her calm down.

Health and last moments

Asha was suffering from health related problems for some time. He was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on 11 April due to difficulty in breathing. When his condition worsened, he was shifted to the ICU, but despite many efforts of the doctors, he could not be saved. Doctors confirmed that he died due to multi-organ failure.

Historical journey from struggle to success

Let us tell you that Asha Bhosle was born on 8 September 1933. Asha Bhosle started singing from a very young age. Asha Bhosle’s life is not just a story of success, but of hard struggle and unwavering willpower. He sang his first song with his elder sister Lata Mangeshkar for the Marathi film ‘Chala Chala Nav Bal’. However, he got his real recognition at the age of 16, when he recorded his first solo song for the film ‘Raat Ki Rani’. He lent his magical voice to more than 12000 songs in different languages including Hindi, Bengali and Marathi.

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