“To have two women in long plaits, take a couple of incidents and exaggerate them into a 3-hour film is such a waste of time.”
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Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle was an Indian playback singer and actress who predominantly worked in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she was described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over eight decades, she recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and won several accolades including two National Film Awards, four…
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Born 8 September 1933 · Died 12 April 2026 · Q38393
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2026· 20 entries
“It was a love marriage and Lata didi did not speak to me for a long time. She disapproved of the alliance.”
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“I had a long association with Suresh Bhat and have a lot of memories about him. With this album, I will relive those memories. I don”
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WebIndia123: Kamal Haasan to feature in Asha Bhosle music tribute video, AR Rahman expresses gratitude
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Telegraph India: After Shah Rukh Khan, Kamal Haasan joins AR Rahman’s Asha Bhosle tribute music video
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BBC: Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
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Hindustan Times: AR Rahman thanks Shah Rukh Khan for joining Asha Bhosle’s tribute music video
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India TV News: AR Rahman thanks Shah Rukh Khan for 'graciously agreeing to be part of' Asha Bhosle's tribute music video
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Moneycontrol: Shah Rukh Khan joins AR Rahman's Asha Bhosle tribute music video, song to release soon
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The Daily Star: Shah Rukh Khan to star in AR Rahman’s tribute music video for Asha Bhosle
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The Quint rated the claim “Images of celebrities such as Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, etc., paying tribute to Asha Bhosle are being shared on social media.” False.
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The Guardian: Bollywood classics, rave bangers and Michael Stipe duets: 10 of Asha Bhosle’s greatest recordings
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The Guardian: Indian music legend Asha Bhosle dies aged 92
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Died 2026-04-12.
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“I remember, sometimes both of us would be at a function and some industry types would ignore me and interact only with her, as if to prove their loyalty. Later, didi and I would have a good laugh!”
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Bhosle featured on British virtual band Gorillaz's ninth studio album The Mountain, on the track "The Shadowy Light"
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2025· 2 entries
Released album “Popular Songs”.
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News Mobile rated the claim “Singer Asha Bhosle Passes Away” False.
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2024· 2 entries
Released album “Timeless Romantic Hits”.
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Released album “Meyera O Manush (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”.
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2023· 5 entries
Released album “Baarishein, Chai Aur Asha”.
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On her 90th birthday, Bhosle performed a Broadway-style live show at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena, where she both sang and danced
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Bhosle stated: "The most difficult part of my musical journey was to consciously create my own identity
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“The most difficult part of my musical journey was to consciously create my own identity. Today, I am pleased that my form of music is known as the Asha Bhosle style.”
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“I no longer just sing a tune, I feel the notes surging through my veins. It”
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2021· 1 entry
Bhosle was honoured with the Maharashtra Bhushan by the Government of Maharashtra
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2020· 1 entry
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown throughout the nation, Bhosle along with many noted artists like S
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2019· 1 entry
The Guardian: Asha Bhosle review – raucous farewell to a gracious Bollywood legend
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2018· 3 entries
Released album “Singing Icon - Asha Bhosle”.
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Released album “Meraj E Ghazal”.
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Was honoured with Banga Bibhushan by the Government of West Bengal
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2017· 1 entry
Released album “The Legend”.
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2016· 7 entries
Released album “MasterWorks”.
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Released album “82”.
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The Guardian: 'The soul has gone': Bollywood star Asha Bhosle on how the music has changed
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Released album “Raatne Baandhi Chhe Baahuthi”.
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Released album “Ga Pa Ga Re Sa (Disc 2)”.
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Released album “Mohabbatein”.
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Recorded the album "82" with music director Mandar Agashe who decorated six of Suresh Bhat's ghazals with his musical touch of pop, reggae, blues, and rock
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2015· 3 entries
Released album “Talima Kanku Veray”.
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Awarded BBC 100 Women (2015).
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Bhosle recorded a Sufi song, "Fariyad Sun Fakira" with co-singers Javed Ali and Pankaj Kumar
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2014· 2 entries
Sang a song titled "Dil Lagane Ko Dil Jab" for the International Women's Day special album, Women's Day Special: Spreading Melodies Everywhere
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Created the album "Pancham Tumi Kothay" in honor of her husband Rahul Dev Burman's 75th birth anniversary
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2013· 2 entries
Made her debut as an actress in the film Mai, and received critical acclaim for her performance
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Bhosle debuted in the film Mai in the title role, at the age of 79
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2011· 5 entries
The Guardian: Asha Bhosle meets RD Burman
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The Guardian: Asha Bhosle and Shujaat Khan – review
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The Guardian: Asha Bhosle: The voice of Bollywood
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Released album “Flash Back - Asha Bhosle With Tabassum”.
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As the most recorded artist in music history
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2010· 2 entries
Released album “Pandharinatha Zadkari Aata”.
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Released album “Naina Lagai Ke”.
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2009· 4 entries
Released album “Together: Asha Bhosle & R D Burman”.
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Released album “Chill Out With Asha Bhosle”.
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Released album “Mone Rekho”.
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Sang a song for Sri Lankan artistes Bathiya and Santhush titled "Dedunna Sedi"
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2008· 3 entries
Released album “Audiobiography”.
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Awarded Padma Vibhushan (2008).
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Was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of the country
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2007· 2 entries
Toured the US, Canada, and West Indies in a tour called "The Incredibles"
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Released album “The Golden Voices Of Bollywood - Volume 2 - The Enchantress Of India”.
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2006· 6 entries
Released album “Love Supreme”.
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Bhosle recorded one song for the soundtrack of the Pakistani movie Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaaonga
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Stated that she had recorded over 12,000 songs in her career, a figure repeated by several other sources
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Recorded an album Asha and Friends, singing duets, with film actors Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar and famous cricket player Brett Lee, with whom she sang, "You're the One for Me" ("Haan Main Tumhara Hoon")
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Released album “Asha & Friends”.
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For "Best Contemporary World Music Album"
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2005· 6 entries
Released album “You’ve Stolen My Heart: Songs From R.D. Burman’s Bollywood”.
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Released album “Tolo China Bina”.
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American string quartet Kronos Quartet re-recorded R D Burman compositions like "Chura Liya", "Piya Tu" and "Mera Kuchh Saaman" among others and got Bhosle to sing them
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The Black Eyed Peas sampled her songs "Ae Naujawan Sab Kuchh Yahan" (Apradh, 1972) and "Yeh Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Diwana" (Don, 1978) in their hit single "Don't Phunk with My Heart"
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Bhosle released a self-titled album as a tribute to the four ghazal maestros – Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Farida Khanum and Jagjit Singh
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Released album “A Brand New Album”.
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2004· 2 entries
Released album “The Golden Years”.
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Released album “The Very Best of Asha Bhosle: Queen of Bollywood”.
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2003· 4 entries
Released album “Anmol Ratan: Asha Bhosle "Parde Mein Rahne Do"”.
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Released album “Sera Pujor Gaan - Asha Bhosle”.
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British opera pop singer Sarah Brightman sampled her song "Dil Cheez Kya Hai" on her album Harem
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Released album “The Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends: Asha Bhosle”.
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2002· 1 entry
Turned music composer with the album Aap Ki Asha, an eight-song music and video album
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2001· 5 entries
Released album “Hi Vaat Duur Jaate”.
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Released album “The Best of Asha Bhosle: The Golden Voice of Bollywood”.
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Released album “Eternal Asha”.
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Released album “Aap Ki Asha”.
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The CD single of Nelly Furtado's "I'm Like a Bird" included a "Nellie vs
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2000· 6 entries
Released album “Songs of My Soul, Volume 1”.
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Released album “Songs of My Soul, Volume 2”.
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Released album “Yere Ghana”.
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Awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2000).
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Was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema
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Bhosle sang the theme song for Kamal Haasan's political film Hey Ram
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1997· 6 entries
Released album “Jaanam Samjha Karo”.
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The British band Cornershop paid tribute to Bhosle with their song "Brimful of Asha," an international hit which was later remixed by Fatboy Slim
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Released album “Kabhi To Nazar Milao”.
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Bhosle did a private Indipop album Janam Samjha Karo with Lesle Lewis
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Bhosle became the first Indian singer to be nominated for the Grammy Award, for Legacy, an album with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
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Sang a love song with the boy band Code Red, at the age of 64
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1996· 5 entries
Released album “Rahul & I (Personal Memories)”.
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Released album “The Golden Collection: Asha Bhosle & Mohd. Rafi: Duets”.
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Bhosle sang Channeache Rati among several other songs in Rajendra Talak's Konkani album Daryachya Deger with Suresh Wadkar
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Released album “Aawaz Chandnyache”.
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And the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001
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1995· 2 entries
Bhosle underwent the gatha bandan (thread-tying) ceremony with Hindustani classical music maestro Ali Akbar Khan to learn a classical repertoire held within the Maihar gharana (stylistic school of Indian classical music)
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62-year-old Bhosle sang for actress Urmila Matondkar in the movie Rangeela
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1994· 2 entries
Released album “Ritu Hirwa (Bhav Geet)”.
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Released album “Sagar Dake Aay - Songs From Bengali Films”.
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1989· 1 entry
Released album “Magic Moments”.
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1988· 1 entry
Awarded National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Mera Kuchh Saamaan (1988).
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1987· 4 entries
Sang "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar" in Amar Sangee, composed by Bappi Lahiri
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To create a double album titled Dil Padosi Hai, which was released on 8 September 1987
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Released a compilation album of lesser-known songs he had composed for her, called Suranjali
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Released album “Dil Padosi Hai”.
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1982· 1 entry
Sang the Bhajan "Kunjo Bihari He Giridhari" in Mayer Ashirbad, In the same year, she sang "Kotha Hoyechilo" in Troyee
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1981· 2 entries
Sang the duet "Aadho Aalo Chhayate" with Kishore in Kalankini Kankabati
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Bhosle attempted a different genre by singing several ghazals for the Rekha-starrer Umrao Jaan, including "Dil Cheez Kya Hai", "In Aankhon Ki Masti Ke", "Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston" and "Justju Jiski Thi"
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1980· 1 entry
After a protracted romance despite opposition from Rahul's mother to their relationship
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1979· 1 entry
Bhosle emulated her elder sister and requested that her name not be considered for the nominations hereafter
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1978· 1 entry
Released album “Live at Royal Albert Hall, London”.
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1977· 2 entries
Released album “કલાનું કંકુ અને સ્વરનો સૂરજ”.
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Sang the duet "Sara Pyaar Tumhara" with Kishore Kumar in Anand Ashram and "Amar Swapno Tumi" in its Bengali version with the same title, under the music direction of Shyamal Mitra
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1974· 1 entry
Released album “Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye”.
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1971· 2 entries
Sang the Rabindra Sangeet "Megher Kole Rod Hesechhe" in Kuheli, under the music direction of Hemanta Mukherjee
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The pair released an LP of eight non-film devotional songs and ghazals called An Unforgettable Treat
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1968· 2 entries
Released ep “ये रे घना ये रे घना”.
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Released ep “ગુજરાતી ગીતો”.
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1966· 2 entries
Released ep “आशा भोसले”.
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Bhosle's performances in the duets from one of music director R
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1965· 1 entry
Released ep “સુર અને શબ્દ”.
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1964· 1 entry
Released album “Lagyo Chudiye Rang”.
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1963· 1 entry
Music director Vasant Desai used her voice with Talat Mahmood in the film, Molkarin
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1957· 1 entry
Released ep “Brahmakumari”.
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1952· 1 entry
At the music recording of Chham Chhama Chham
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1933· 1 entry
Born 1933-09-08.
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