THE last rites of legendary singer Asha Bhosle will be performed at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Monday afternoon with State honours. Bhosle, who not only survived in the shadow of her sister’s greatness but stepped out of it with a genre-defying voice to create her own universe in Hindi play back singing, died on Sunday. She was 92. She was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on Saturday evening due to chest infection and exhaustion, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle had said.

 

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid last respects to Bhosle at her residence in Mumbai and offered floral tributes on Sunday evening. Asha tai,as the legendary singer was popularly known, was a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan and Maharashtra Bhushan awards. State Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar, along with MLAs Sunil Shinde and Prasad Lad, also paid their respects. “Asha Bhosle will be accorded a State funeral, which will take place at 4 pm onApril 13, ”Shelar said.