TRIBUTE Spoured in from across the film industry for legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle on Sunday. Celebrities, including veteran actor-politician Hema Malini, Oscar winner AR Rahman, superstar Akshay Kumar, filmmaker Karan Johar, actors SRK, Kajol, JR NTR and Vicky, paid homage to the late singer on social media. Malini said she shared a deep emotional bond with Bhosle and found it hard to believe that someone so full of life was gone. “Itis ahugeloss for Maharashtra and for the whole of India that can never be compensated or replaced ever,” she added. Rahman shared a photo with Bhosle on Instagram and posted, “She lives forever with her voice and aura ..What an artist @asha.Bhosle.” Kumar posted, “No words can convey the loss I feel at Asha Bhosle ji’s demise. Unki surily awaaz hamesha hamesha ke liye amar rahegi (Her melodious voice will remain immortal forever). Om Shanti.” Describing her death as a“loss of a legend”, Johar said Bhosle’s voice was unlike any other.

 

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan condoled the death, calling her voice one of the pillars ofIndian cinema that would resonate across the world for centuries to come. Actor Kajol, one of the many female stars for whom the legendary singer lent her voice, recalled watching her record a song when she was 19. “Ashatai was, is and will always be a legend...As a singer, as a person and as a human being.. Loved every thing about her. In a video message, Mahadevan said,“A very sad day for all of us and a very sad day for Indian music. I cannot believe that our dearest Asha Tai is no more. I am not able to express my sorrow and what I am feeling right now, as a musician, as didi’s worshipper, as a very close family friend and looking up to her like Maa Saraswati.” Singer Shreya Ghoshal said, “Today, we lost a voice that defined generations... a spirit that redefined music itself. Asha Bhosle ji wasn’t just legendary, she was limitless.”